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Painter coauthors new book comparing Payment by Results social investment efforts in US, UK
April 25, 2018
Coauthored by USC Price Center for Social Innovation Director Gary Painter, Payment by Results and Social Impact Bonds: Outcome-based payment systems in the UK and US will be released in the U.S. in May, distributed by The University of Chicago Press.
New partnership drives public policy and on-the-ground solutions to end homelessness
April 24, 2018
Los Angeles County’s growing population of individuals experiencing homelessness requires Los Angeles to leverage all of its resources to inform and implement workable solutions. To respond to this need, the USC Price Center for Social Innovation and the United Way of Greater Los Angeles Home for Good Initiative have joined forces to create the Homelessness Policy Research Institute (HPRI), a group of local and national experts from a variety of research institutions dedicated to studying and solving homelessness.
Price’s Richard Green addresses SoCal’s soaring housing prices on KPCC
April 24, 2018
KPCC-FM’s “Take Two” featured USC Price Professor Richard Green, director of the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate, who weighed in on southern California’s housing prices, which reached all-time high, and discussed what factors are driving the market.
Myers’ research shows what areas have reached “peak millenial”
April 20, 2018
Los Angeles Times cited research by Dowell Myers of the USC Price School on how many urban areas have already reached “peak millennial” capacity.
Green examines private funding requirements for stadiums in LA
April 20, 2018
BusinessNow quoted Richard Green, Director of the USC Lusk Center, on the trend in Los Angeles to require private funding for new stadium projects.
USC Price student-led forum focuses on issues of identity, resistance
April 19, 2018
The interconnectedness of identity issues and their collective power was a recurring message for the 2018 Students of Color and Allies Policy Forum, which took place April 7 at the California African American Museum. The theme of the event, organized by USC Price School of Public Policy students, was “Reclaiming our Roots: Identity and Resistance in Trump’s America.”
Experts debate current, future dilemmas at Neely Center’s Next Generation Ethics Conference
April 19, 2018
Neely Center Director Ali Abbas addresses the audience at the 2018 Next Generation Ethics Conference. (Photo by Deirdre Flanagan) See more photos on Flickr » By Matthew Kredell Leading experts in the fields of public policy, business, engineering, technology and medicine converged at USC on March 30 for the Next Generation Ethics Conference, a discussion of important ethical dilemmas that society currently faces, or will face in the near future. The symposium is the first […]
Education can hold off dementia, new USC-led study finds
April 19, 2018
Two USC-led studies – which appeared on April 16 in a special, dementia-focused supplement of The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences – shed new insight into dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. One study, led by USC Price School of Public Policy Vice Dean Julie Zissimopoulos, a researcher at the Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics, explored how dementia would be impacted if other chronic diseases associated with increased risk of dementia were addressed; for example, if the onset of diabetes or hypertension after age 50 was reduced by half. Such a feat would extend people’s lives by a year and improve their overall health, Zissimopoulos and co-authors found. However, those improvements would come with a significant tradeoff: more people aged 65 and over would live with dementia and for a longer period of time.
Videos: Strategies for improving affordability of high-quality care and coverage
April 19, 2018
The USC Schaeffer Center for Health policy & Economics, in partnership with the National Coalition on Health Care, hosted the Southern California Health Care Summit: “Strategies for Improving the Affordability of High-Quality Care and Coverage” in March at USC. The event brought together health care experts to discuss advances in practice and policy that aim to improve the affordability of health care — for patients and families, employers, public and private payers, and providers.
Students with a passion for social justice find a home at USC’s Bohnett Residential College
April 19, 2018
The Price School of Public Policy’s master’s and certificate programs in social justice were highlighted in a USC News story about USC’s Bohnett Residential College, which is home to students who share a commitment for helping solve important social issues such as homelessness, gun violence and college access.
LIVE WEBCAST: Innovations in Urban Housing Summit – Friday 4/27 @ 8am PT
April 19, 2018
The Price Center’s 2018 Social Innovation Summit: Innovations in Urban Housing will explore innovative models to increase the affordable housing stock, as well as new models to increase workforce housing and housing for individuals experiencing homelessness.
Goldman’s research shows patients overpay for prescriptions
April 19, 2018
Houston Chronicle cited research by Karen Van Nuys, Geoffrey Joyce, Dana Goldman and colleagues at the USC Schaeffer Center on how many patients overpay for prescription medications with their copays.
Boarnet discusses the possible fast-track approval for Elon Musk’s underground tunnel
April 18, 2018
Los Angeles Times quoted Marlon Boarnet of the USC Price School about a possible move by the Los Angles City Council to fast-track permitting for Elon Musk’s proposed underground tunnel project.
From crime to contracts, Price undergrads learn the law from judges’ perspective
April 15, 2018
This year, nearly 80 undergraduates appeared before a judge on a weekly basis — as part of two courses offered at the USC Price School of Public Policy. The courses are taught by Superior Court judges Tomson T. Ong and Stephen P. Pfahler.
Trojan Family Magazine: USC-LAPD community policing training seeks to reduce use of force
April 15, 2018
USC Trojan Family magazine highlighted the Los Angeles Police Department’s partnership with the USC Price School of Public Policy and the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work to train officers to deal with some of the biggest social problems – including mental illness, homelessness, human trafficking and domestic violence – and build bridges with the communities they serve.
Student aims to help LA’s most vulnerable through County Board fellowship
April 15, 2018
USC Price School of Public Policy master’s student Chris Ah San knew he couldn’t change a system unless he understood it. Now he’s getting the background he needs working in the office of Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors with help from a fellowship funded by the David Bohnett Foundation. Ah San’s experience – including what motivates his desire for change – is chronicled in the Spring 2018 issue of Trojan Family Magazine.
Environmental expert calls waste, recycling world’s ‘biggest business opportunity’ during USC sustainability seminar
April 15, 2018
Waste is the gold rush of the 21st century, former California Environmental Protection Agency Secretary Terry Tamminen told students at Lewis Hall in the final event of the inaugural seminar series, Voices for a Sustainable and Equitable Future, offered by the USC Center for Sustainability Solutions.
SCI shares expertise with Tajikistan officials on extremism reduction strategies
April 15, 2018
Led by Professor Erroll Southers, the USC Price School of Public Policy’s Safe Communities Institute hosted a seven-person delegation from the Central Asian country of Tajikistan to discuss strategies around countering violent extremism.
Melnick’s research examines rising health care costs in CA
April 14, 2018
Los Angeles Times cited research by Glenn Melnick and Katya Fonkych of the USC Schaeffer Center on the rise of health care costs among certain providers in California.
Green examines the impact of the federal Fair Housing Act
April 14, 2018
Curbed LA quoted Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center about the long-term impacts of the federal Fair Housing Act.