Big start for lacrosse
The Women of Troy kick off the future of women's lacrosse at USC at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. NCAA sports at the university now total 21.
Scientists brrrr-ing cold-sensing cells to light
Imagine if you never felt cold. USC Dornsife researchers made that happen in lab models, eliminating the nerve cells responsible for chilly sensations while keeping the ability to feel heat and touch. Ultimately, their findings might lead to ways to control pain without knocking out other perceptions.
Please, no texting at the dinner table
Emailing while in line at the DMV? Cool. Emailing during dinner with your significant other? Not cool. A new survey from the USC Annenberg Center for the Digital Future and Bovitz Inc. outlines developing etiquette from the mobile world. The verdict: Many of us think texting during mealtime and meetings is taboo.
Keeping track as America sticks to its guns
The shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School has the nation debating its gun policies. One USC expert suggests that behavior related to guns has changed, and that should spur us to rethink how we keep track of weapons through a coordinated database accessible to law enforcement.
