Little library brings literature to community
The USC Department of Public Safety (DPS) is hoping to build a relationship with children and youth in the Boyle Heights community one book at a time.
DPS and Keck Medicine of USC collaborated to bring a Little Free Library to Hazard Park Recreation Center, which sits across the street… Read More »
Colleagues thank Stimmel for service as Pharmacy interim dean
Glen L. Stimmel, PharmD, who served as interim dean of the USC School of Pharmacy since June 2015, was surprised by more than 100 faculty and staff members who gathered at a breakfast reception… Read More »
NIH grant to fund development of virtual-reality based system for walking rehabilitation
A trip to the physical therapist could soon feel a bit more like a trip to the arcade, thanks to a new multidisciplinary study being conducted at USC.
James Finley, PhD, and Beth Fisher, PhD, MS, of… Read More »
Chen earns nation’s highest pharmacy honor
Steven Chen, PharmD, chair of the Titus Family Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Economics & Policy, received the 2016 Pinnacle Award from the American Pharmacy Association (APhA) at a ceremony Sept. 19 at the APhA… Read More »
Medical clowns making their mark at USC
To many, the term “clowning” may not invoke more than an image of childhood birthday party entertainment. However, recent studies show that there is more to clowning than what initially meets the eye. Over the past… Read More »
Keck School of Medicine names new chair of Anesthesiology
The Keck School of Medicine of USC has named Holly A. Muir, MD, as the new chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, effective Jan. 1.
Muir specializes in obstetric anesthesia, with expertise in the effects of interventions… Read More »
$6 million NIH grant to fund study of environment’s influence on health
Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers have received a two-year, $6 million National Institutes of Health grant to examine health issues related to asthma and obesity.
Part of the funding will go toward the USC Children’s… Read More »
USC and Amgen launch two lecture series
Without collaboration between universities and pharmaceutical companies, scientists might never have developed essential medicines ranging from the antibiotic streptomycin in the 1950s to HIV medications in the 1990s. In recognition of the ever-increasing importance of these… Read More »
Keck School program receives national honor for health services
USC Correctional Health, a Keck School of Medicine of USC program, won the 2016 Best in Category Achievement Award for Health from the National Association of Counties (NaCo). This is the second prestigious award for the program,… Read More »
Experimental stem cell therapy helps paralyzed man regain use of arms and hands
On March 6, just shy of his 21st birthday, Kristopher (Kris) Boesen of Bakersfield suffered a traumatic injury to his cervical spine when his car fishtailed on a wet road, hit a tree and slammed into… Read More »
Meet the Faculty: Justin Ichida, a stem cell scientist with the spirit of aloha and rock ’n roll
As a third-generation Hawaiian, USC Stem Cell researcher Justin Ichida, PhD, is equally comfortable with lu’aus and lead guitars as with laboratories.
As an assistant professor of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine at USC, he dedicates… Read More »
Flu vaccine available Sept. 12
Flu vaccines will be available to all faculty, nurses and Keck Medicine of USC staff starting Sept. 12 at Employee Health Services Monday through Friday from 7:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the Evaluation & Treatment Clinic,… Read More »