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Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Steven Giannotta, MD, has been named the Dr. Martin H. Weiss Chair in Neurological Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. He serves as chair of Department of Neurological Surgery at the Keck School and is also program director of the school’s Neurosurgery Residency Training Program. Giannotta is... Read More »
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Tuesday, February 5, 2019
The opioid epidemic has become a public health crisis with devastating consequences felt by individuals, families and communities. In fact, Americans are now more likely to die of an opioid overdose than in a vehicle crash, according to the National Safety Council. A Monday, Jan. 28 event in USC’s Doheny... Read More »
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Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Oihana Iriondo, PhD, the newest Broad Postdoctoral Fellow, has always been curious about how things work. “What I like about science is that you are constantly learning new things and unlearning things that you thought you knew, when new evidence proves old theories wrong,” she said. “What drove me to... Read More »
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Monday, February 4, 2019
Nearly 50 million people worldwide have Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia. While age is the greatest risk factor for developing the disease, researchers believe most Alzheimer’s cases occur as a result of complex interactions among genes and other factors. But those factors and the role they play are... Read More »
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Friday, February 1, 2019
Imagine outsinging the Phantom of the Opera and then freeing your friends by distracting a pack of trolls. No, this isn’t the plot of a new fantasy video game; instead, it’s an innovative method to deliver speech therapy. The game, called Amplify, uses the voice-assisted technology of Google’s AIY Voice Kit to provide... Read More »
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Thursday, January 31, 2019
Katherine Greenwood and Thomas Kosakowski were announced Jan. 29 as the university ombuds. Here is a Q&A with them on the new USC Office of the Ombuds and their roles. Q. What is an ombuds? A: An ombuds, or ombudsperson, is an individual who serves as a confidential, impartial,... Read More »
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Wednesday, January 30, 2019
USC leaders want to stop sexual assault and relationship violence before it even starts. That focus on prevention is at the heart of a renewed outreach and education effort led by experts from Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention and Services (RSVP), a division of USC Student Health. They plan to expand... Read More »
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Tuesday, January 29, 2019
USC has launched a new Office of the Ombuds to provide independent, confidential and impartial support for the university community. After a national search, Katherine Greenwood, JD, PhD, will be the university ombuds at the University Park Campus and Thomas Kosakowski, JD, will be the university ombuds at the Health... Read More »
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Tuesday, January 29, 2019
USC Interim President Wanda Austin, PhD, spoke recently at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital with health care leaders from Keck Medicine of USC and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) about leadership, change, and inspiring the next generation. On January 11, she took questions from participants in the Keck Medicine-CHLA Healthcare Leadership... Read More »
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Monday, January 28, 2019
Interim USC President Wanda M. Austin has appointed Keck School of Medicine of USC professors Maja J. Matarić and Andrew P. McMahon as Distinguished Professor and University Professor, respectively. The two are joined by USC Davis School of Gerontology Professor Kelvin J. A. Davies and USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and... Read More »
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Monday, January 28, 2019
USC Interim President Wanda Austin, PhD, spoke recently at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital with health care leaders from Keck Medicine of USC and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) about leadership, change, and inspiring the next generation. On January 11, she took questions from participants in the Keck Medicine-CHLA Healthcare Leadership... Read More »