Investigations
USC students report dirty plates, bugs and bad cake in dining halls
Facilities continue receiving grade ‘A’ cleanliness scores despite further reports of unsanitary conditions.
Policy says patients come first. Doctors say they were told to ‘defer to ICE’
Doctors at Los Angeles General Medical Center said ICE agents influenced patient care, raising questions about how a new county policy will be enforced.
Families left in the dark: UCSD, USC quietly sell donors’ bodies to Navy for Israeli military training
The U.S. Navy has taken the first steps to extend the program that relies on anatomical donations from USC and the UC system until 2029.
After decades of growth, Keck Medicine gutted staff and slashed benefits
The university made $3.2 billion from healthcare services in 2025. It also laid off more than 400 Keck employees and raised its nurses’ healthcare costs.
Viterbi professor maintained close relationship with Jeffrey Epstein after conviction
The university quietly removed a spotlight of Victoria Stodden this month.
USC, Navy program appears linked to specific Israeli brigade that massacred paramedics, photo shows
A photo shared with Annenberg Media shows two people wearing hoodies advertising the Navy’s “Joint Training Exercise” with the Israeli military.
USC employees face limited options for obstetric and gynecological care under new insurance policies
Doctors say Keck Medicine lacks sufficient OB-GYNs to care for thousands of employees who were redirected to new Trojan Care insurance plans.
USC professor asked Jeffrey Epstein to privately fund research in 2013
Emails from Epstein’s inbox show the Brain and Creativity Institute director met with the financier years after his 2008 conviction.
Cadavers contract extended between USC and Navy
Further reporting reveals UC San Diego as a major source of bodies used to train IDF.
USC is ending its retirement perk for high-paid employees
The policy cost an estimated $10 million in three years.
Maggots, other bugs and mold reported at USC dining halls
USC students documented instances of food contamination in dining halls, spanning back to September.
Meet the USC Board of Trustees’ 10 highest political donors
Annenberg Media sorted through FEC data to locate where the board’s federal donations were going.
USC international students face rising uncertainty under US visa crackdown
Under intensifying restrictions, international students say they are not feeling supported.
Here is every accessible water fountain on USC’s University Park Campus
While USC notes the existence of over 200 across campuses, the average UPC student can only access about 10 on a given day.
Over 90% of USC trustees’ political donations have gone to Republicans, thanks to one member
Honorary trustee Miriam Adelson — one of Trump’s most prominent backers — has donated more than 30 times as much as the 39 voting members’ contributions combined.