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Monday, March 4, 2019
If time management isn’t the top skill Faisal Rashid lists on his resume, he might want to consider adding it in big, bold letters. The 28-year-old recently completed the Los Angeles Police Department’s rigorous reserve officer program. That’s on top of working a full-time job in radiation oncology. Oh, and... Read More »
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Friday, March 1, 2019
Yijun “Jane” Liu and Hui “Angela” Wang knew they were in for an adventure when they accepted a 2017 offer to become China Initiative Scholars through the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy. As such, Yijun and Hui will earn both master’s and clinical doctorate degrees at USC before... Read More »
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Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Three million people in the United States currently have dental implants, and every year that number increases by about 500,000. But, for some, getting a dental implant is not the end of the story. Similar to what occurs with a natural tooth, bacteria can build up on the implant’s base... Read More »
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Wednesday, February 27, 2019
All babies born at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital in February received red hats knitted and crocheted by volunteers for the American Heart Association (AHA) in celebration of American Heart Month. USC-VHH is one of 30 hospitals participating in the AHA’s Little Hats Big Hearts program, which raises awareness of heart... Read More »
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Wednesday, February 27, 2019
In between training future healers as a professor of clinical pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, as well as seeing patients and directing treatment as chief psychologist of general pediatrics at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Marie Kanne Poulsen, PhD, applies her experience to help shape public policies... Read More »
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Wednesday, February 27, 2019
On Jan. 26, the Keck Medicine of USC Stroke Program, joined by a team of nurses, participated in the 2019 Skid Row Carnival of Love. This annual event connects people to resources that provide continued support through their journey out of homelessness. These include clothing donations, medical services, career opportunities,... Read More »
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Tuesday, February 26, 2019
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH) recently hosted a reception marking the opening of the fifth USC-VHH Healing Arts Exhibit, featuring the watercolors of Gayle Roski and iPhone art of Kitty Keck. Roski featured images from her trip to Guatemala accompanying Lawrence Douglas Dorr, MD, professor of clinical orthopaedic surgery at... Read More »
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Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Cells should be treated as individuals, according to the scientists who presented research at the Junior Faculty Candidate Mini-Symposium, hosted by the Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC on Feb. 5. While cells traditionally have been evaluated as populations, these... Read More »
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Monday, February 25, 2019
U.S. Rep. Karen Bass will speak to more than 60,000 fellow members of the Trojan Family when she delivers USC’s 136th commencement address May 10. Bass joined the U.S. House of Representatives in 2011 and was sworn in as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in January. A lifelong Angeleno and daughter... Read More »
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Friday, February 22, 2019
On Feb. 20 and 21, Tom Jackiewicz, CEO of Keck Medicine of USC, spoke with staff at a pair of town hall-style meetings addressing the state of the health system. The standing-room-only events were held at Soto II and Aresty Auditorium on the Health Sciences Campus. Joining Jackiewicz were Rod... Read More »
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Thursday, February 21, 2019
Shannon Grady can remember her high school graduation just like it was yesterday. Walking proudly across the stage, Grady reached out to get her diploma from the vice principal — a man with whom she had always had troubles — when he said, with a sneer, “You will never be... Read More »