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Monday, May 6, 2019
Airborne lead from recycled car batteries at the Exide plant in Vernon ended up in the baby teeth of children living nearby, a USC study shows. “We found the higher the level of lead in the soil, the higher the amount of lead in baby teeth,” said first author Jill Johnston,... Read More »
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Monday, May 6, 2019
Eddie Menacho, PA-S, will graduate this May from the Primary Care Physician Assistant (PA) Program at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. “I am most proud of being able to be the first PA student to do my advanced rotation with the Street Medicine Team at USC,” Menacho shared.... Read More »
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Monday, May 6, 2019
The 136th Commencement at the University of Southern California begins at 8:30 a.m. May 10 at Alumni Memorial Park. U.S. Rep. Karen Bass will be the speaker. Individual school ceremonies follow the main ceremony. Here is a list of times, locations and speakers for the school commencement ceremonies and receptions... Read More »
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Monday, May 6, 2019
Keck Medicine of USC has been contracted by the Culinary Health Fund to provide health care to the members and families of the Culinary Workers Union in Las Vegas. Under the terms of the agreement, clinical staff from Keck Medicine will provide primary care, internal medicine and pediatric care to... Read More »
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Monday, May 6, 2019
For Elizabeth Haddad, a graduate of the USC Master of Science in Neuroimaging and Informatics (NIIN) program’s Class of 2019, led by the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (INI), finding time to conduct compelling research was a natural and crucial part of her graduate education. In... Read More »
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Monday, May 6, 2019
From neighborhoods near USC to communities in Panama that can only be reached by boat, Jackson Fein has reached out to connect with those who need it most. Fein is graduating from the Keck School of Medicine of USC Master of Science in Global Medicine program’s clinical track, ready to... Read More »
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Thursday, May 2, 2019
As part of broader efforts to strengthen USC’s organizational culture, experienced attorney and university administrator Felicia Washington will join USC as senior vice president of human resources, USC interim President Wanda M. Austin and President-elect Carol L. Folt announced today. Her responsibilities will include overseeing the long-term strategic management and support... Read More »
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Thursday, May 2, 2019
Every weekday afternoon, high school senior Anthony Ball walks from Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School to a sixth-floor lab in the USC John Stauffer Pharmaceutical Sciences Center. He’s used to the routine by now: He puts on his white lab coat, picks up a pipette and gets to work.... Read More »
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Thursday, May 2, 2019
The numbers tell a startling story about Los Angeles’ current homelessness crisis: Between 2010 and 2017, L.A. County’s homeless population surged 42% from 38,700 to more than 55,000 people. The 2018 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count reports that more than 65% of homeless adults have lived in the county for... Read More »
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Wednesday, May 1, 2019
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center has launched a study to determine how financial assistance for costs associated with clinical trial participation might increase enrollment, particularly among low-income patients and racial and ethnic minorities. The study, known as Improving Patient Access to Cancer Clinical Trials (IMPACT), assesses social and cultural barriers to... Read More »
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Wednesday, May 1, 2019
USC has named strategic communications professional Glenn Osaki as the university’s new senior vice president and chief communications officer, USC interim President Wanda M. Austin and President-elect Carol L. Folt announced May 1. Osaki has more than 30 years of experience in strategic communications, most recently serving as president of... Read More »