In a single month, Keck School professor finishes two society presidential terms

Fred Weaver, MD, MMM, professor of surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and chief of the division of vascular surgery and endovascular therapy at Keck Medical Center of USC, just finished concurrent terms as president of two Read More »

April 18th, 2014|Announcements|

Alia Tutor Endowed Chair established at Keck School of Medicine of USC

Alia Tutor, wife of USC trustee Ronald Tutor, both longtime supporters of the university, is providing a gift to establish the Alia Tutor Chair in Reproductive Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. The new chair Read More »

April 18th, 2014|Announcements|

USC hosts prestigious Lasker Lectures on cochlear implants

Nearly 4,800 children in the United States are born with profound hearing loss each year, and another 5,000 will develop it by age 5, according to John Niparko, MD, chair of the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery.

With Read More »

April 17th, 2014|Announcements|

Thousands flock to Festival of Books at USC

The nation’s largest literary festival — Los Angeles Times Festival of Books — took its 19th bow over the weekend, attracting as many as 150,000 people to the Read More »

April 17th, 2014|Announcements|

United Cancer Research Society makes $5 million pledge for Norris HCC

The vision for the forthcoming USC Norris Healthcare Consultation Center is simple, according to Stephen Gruber, MD, MPH, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Director — a place where research, clinical care and education all converge under Read More »

April 17th, 2014|Announcements|