Interview: Christopher Jones on AirTalk
Jones explains how lawmakers may approach regulating prediction gambling markets, which offer high risk bets on everything from the stock market to world events.
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Interview: Christopher Jones on AirTalk
Jones explains how lawmakers may approach regulating prediction gambling markets, which offer high risk bets on everything from the stock market to world events.
Interview: Marco Aponte-Moreno on LBC
Aponte-Moreno comments on the growing tensions between the United States and Venezuela.
Quoted: Nathanael Fast in BBC
Fast explains that Australia's social media ban for children under 16 could be a proof of concept for other countries to do the same.
Cited: Shon Hiatt in E&E News
Shon Hiatt quoted, "It is not surprising that gas is getting a boost as AI deals get larger and technology companies look for around-the-clock power."
Quoted: Kerry Fields in LA Times
Fields explains how Paramount’s negotiations with Middle Eastern wealth funds sewed doubts over their financial commitment to a deal with Warner Bros.
Cited: Richard Sloan in Bloomberg Tax
Sloan’s research shows that financial auditing and accounting cases usually decline during the first year of a new presidential administration as new division directors are hired.
RECENT OP-EDS
Cited: Shon Hiatt in E&E News
Shon Hiatt quoted, "It is not surprising that gas is getting a boost as AI deals get larger and technology companies look for around-the-clock power."
Op-Ed: Luca Cascio Rizzo in Fast Company
Cascio Rizzo explains how his research links purposeful hand gestures with perceptions of competence.
Op-Ed: Giovanni Luca Cascio Rizzo in the Independent
Referencing his research, Rizzo writes how hand gestures give people a visual shortcut to a speaker's meaning.
Op-Ed: Giovanni Luca Cascio Rizzo in The Conversation
Referencing his research, Rizzo writes about how purposeful hand gestures can boost persuasiveness, making the speaker see more clear and competence.
Cited: Michael Mische in CS Monitor
The Golden State is reconsidering its oil reserves and its policies.
Op-Ed: Sharna Wiblen in HR Executive
Wiblen writes that although HR has access to more technology, the accumulation may undermine talent strategy.
21ST CENTURY LEADERSHIP
Interview: Christopher Jones on AirTalk
Jones explains how lawmakers may approach regulating prediction gambling markets, which offer high risk bets on everything from the stock market to world events.
Quoted: Nathanael Fast in BBC
Fast explains that Australia's social media ban for children under 16 could be a proof of concept for other countries to do the same.
Interview: Dean Geoffrey Garrett in USC Today
Dean Garrett speaks about the university’s AI Strategy Committee leading in efforts to integrate AI across multiple disciplines.
Dean Geoff Garrett on the Future of AI in Higher Ed
Dean Garrett speaks about the University’s AI Strategy Committee, which he’s leading in efforts to integrate AI across multiple disciplines.
Cited: Ravi Iyer in WMAZ
Iyer will present in front of a Georgia Senate committee on the impact of social media and artificial intelligence on children.
Cited: Peter Cardon in Minnesota Star Tribune
Business leaders who utilized AI say integrity will matter most in the age of artificial intelligence, according to a survey conducted by Cardon.
PATH-BREAKING RESEARCH
Op-Ed: Luca Cascio Rizzo in Fast Company
Cascio Rizzo explains how his research links purposeful hand gestures with perceptions of competence.
Quoted: Cheryl Wakslak in Fast Company
Wakslak explains how exclamation point usage in emails doesn’t affect perceptions of confidence, contrasting with researchers’ assumptions.
Op-Ed: Giovanni Luca Cascio Rizzo in the Independent
Referencing his research, Rizzo writes how hand gestures give people a visual shortcut to a speaker's meaning.
Op-Ed: Giovanni Luca Cascio Rizzo in The Conversation
Referencing his research, Rizzo writes about how purposeful hand gestures can boost persuasiveness, making the speaker see more clear and competence.
Quoted: Nikhil Malik in Business Insider
Malik’s research shows that employees perceived to be attractive may earn a higher annual salary.
Research: Wendy Wood in The Independent
Wood’s research demonstrates that Instagram users who claim to be addicted to the platform actually display few symptoms typically associated with addiction.
TROJAN NETWORK
Interview: Paul Orlando in Beta Boom
Orlando explains how he and the Greif Incubator support founders at USC Marshall.
Quoted: Charlie Hannigan in Spectrum News
Hannigan explains how Marshall’s AI for Business joint degree combines technical expertise with business acumen.
Cited: Leigh Tost in U.S. News
Tost describes USC Marshall’s OMBA program, from its comprehensive business curriculum to its flexibility for students based around the globe.
Podcast: Dean Geoffrey Garrett on In Good Company
Dean Geoffrey Garrett speaks with Nicolai Tangen about modern leadership principles and the importance of being “human” as a leader.
Interview: Raghav Mahajan in Poets&Quants
Raghav Mahajan is recognized in Poets&Quants’ Best and Brightest MBA students of 2025.