Everyday pollutants hurt the environment — and a baby’s brain

A powerful relationship exists between prenatal exposure to a common pollutant and disturbances in parts of the brain that support information processing and behavioral control.

The findings were made by researchers at the Institute for the Developing Mind at Children’s Hospital Read More »

April 20th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Faculty physician Roberta Williams is Presidential Medallion recipient

Standout students, faculty and administrators celebrated the heights of Trojan scholarship at the 34th annual Academic Honors Convocation on April 15.

USC President C. L. Max Nikias presented the Presidential Medallion, the university’s highest honor, to Roberta G. Williams, MD, and Read More »

April 20th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck team climbs to the top at Lung Association fundraiser

A group from Keck Medical Center of USC was the top fund-raising team in the Fight for Air Climb, a stair-climbing event held April 11 in downtown Los Angeles. The Keck Medical team was also the largest group, with 46 Read More »

April 20th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Health Pavilion is a centerpiece at Festival of Books

More than 150,000 book lovers descended on the University Park Campus this past weekend for the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, an annual event considered the largest public literary celebration in the country.

Held at USC since 2011, the two-day Read More »

April 20th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Medicine of USC-led study finds genetic predisposition for noise-induced hearing loss

In a new genome-wide association study, an international team led by Keck Medicine of USC neuroscientists has found evidence that some people may be more genetically susceptible to noise-induced hearing loss than others.

Noise-induced hearing loss is one of the most Read More »

April 17th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|