• Carolyn Meltzer, MD, dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC (left) and Rod Hanners, CEO of Keck Medicine of USC

A holiday message from Keck Medicine and the Keck School

December 19th, 2024

Rod Hanners, CEO of Keck Medicine of USC, and Carolyn Meltzer, MD, Dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, have released a video reflecting on the growth of their respective institutions over the ... Read More »

  • A microscope stands in a lab for pharmaceutical research

School of pharmacy releases 2024 research roundup

December 18th, 2024

The USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has released its 2024 list of grant-funded research projects for the past year. Cited studies included investigations on possible treatments for cystic fibrosis, sickle ... Read More »

  • A woman with brown eyes

Up to $47 million award supports collaborative eye transplant research co-led by USC

December 18th, 2024

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) — a federal funding agency that supports high-impact research capable of driving biomedical and health breakthroughs — has awarded up to $47 million for a project aimed ... Read More »

  • Medical students walk the halls of USC Norris Cancer Hospital

USC Norris Cancer Hospital earns Leapfrog Top Hospital award for fourth year in a row

December 17th, 2024

USC Norris Cancer Hospital was named a Top Teaching Hospital by The Leapfrog Group, a leading national patient safety watchdog organization, for the fourth consecutive year. To qualify for the distinction, hospitals must rank top among ... Read More »

  • USC President Carol L. Folt with members of the Health Sciences Campus staff at the all-staff holiday reception.

USC President Folt treats Health Sciences Campus staff to holiday reception

December 12th, 2024

In keeping with tradition, USC President Carol L. Folt treated faculty and staff of the Health Sciences Campus to a holiday breakfast reception complete with a photo booth, candy buffet and popular Christmas music. Held ... Read More »

  • Marlena Fejzo, PhD, geneticist with the Keck School of Medicine of USC

USC geneticist speaks at White House Conference on Women’s Health Research

December 12th, 2024

Marlena Fejzo, PhD, the USC geneticist behind the groundbreaking discovery of the role the hormone known as GDF15 plays in pregnancy sickness, delivered a speech at the first-ever White House Conference on Women’s Health Research on Wednesday, Dec. ... Read More »

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