What is an ombuds? And other questions answered

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 Read More »

January 31st, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC boosts prevention, outreach efforts to reduce sexual, relationship violence on campus

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), Read More »

January 30th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Two named to new USC Office of the Ombuds

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, Read More »

January 29th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

On Leadership: Austin shares ways to improve morale, boost creativity

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 Read More »

January 29th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Matarić, McMahon earn university recognition for faculty roles

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. Read More »

January 28th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

On Leadership: University, health care system are partners, Austin says

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 Read More »

January 28th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

On Leadership: USC Interim President talks challenges, values

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 Read More »

January 25th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Does air pollution make teens eat fattening foods?

Could air pollution be making us fat?

A new USC study suggests that exposure to traffic pollution during childhood makes adolescents 34 percent more likely to eat foods high in unhealthy trans fats — regardless of household income, parent education level Read More »

January 25th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Cancer has a biological clock and this drug may keep it from ticking

A new drug shows potential to halt cancer cells’ growth by stunting the cells’ biological clock.

The findings from scientists at the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience and Nagoya University’s Institute of Transformative BioMolecules (ITbM) advance a burgeoning area Read More »

January 25th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Commencement 2019: Keck School announces speaker for MD ceremony

Jimmy Kimmel, late-night talk show host and comedian, will be the featured speaker at the Keck School of Medicine of USC class of 2019 commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 11, at the Galen Center, on USC’s University Park Campus. Kimmel Read More »

January 24th, 2019|Announcements, Commencement, Commencement19, Keck Net Intranet, Press Page|

NCI award to support colorectal cancer research

A grant from the National Cancer Institute will advance researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC and the USC Viterbi School of Engineering in their fight against colorectal cancer.

Stacey Finley, PhD, holder of the Read More »

January 24th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Commencement 2019: Leonard D. Schaeffer to deliver 2019 USC School of Pharmacy commencement address

Business leader, policy expert and philanthropist Leonard D. Schaeffer will be the distinguished keynote speaker for the 112th USC School of Pharmacy Commencement on Friday, May 10, at 2 p.m. on Broad Lawn on the USC Health Sciences Campus.

In 2009, Schaeffer Read More »

January 24th, 2019|Announcements, Commencement|

Study sheds new light on targeted drugs to treat acute myeloid leukemia

A team of researchers at the USC School of Pharmacy has found that midostaurin, the first new drug in nearly two decades to receive regulatory approval for acute myeloid leukemia (AML), reduces regulatory T cells in patients with the disease.

The Read More »

January 23rd, 2019|Announcements|

Novel partnership helps students deal with physical stress caused by dentistry

Minalie Jain had experienced pain before, but when she started to work in the simulation lab at USC, the shooting pain in her arm caught her attention.

The sim lab involves a lot of fine handwork, with students bent over molds Read More »

January 22nd, 2019|Announcements|

Celebration at USC, Los Angeles City Hall honors 70 years of universal human rights

Global dignitaries, activists and leaders spoke at USC’s University Park Campus as part of a  public symposium, followed by a youth summit at City Hall, on Human Rights Day, Dec. 10.

In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Read More »

January 22nd, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Training physical therapists to be advocates, too

Last summer, Ashley Wallace took a deep breath as she stepped into Assembly member Patrick O’Donnell’s office.

“I was incredibly nervous,” she recalled. “I had been preparing to make sure I knew each detail of any issue or bill we might Read More »

January 16th, 2019|Announcements|

USC Stem Cell acquires two instruments to advance state-of-the-art cell sorting

When it comes to sorting cells or other small particles, there’s no better place to do so than USC. The university’s Flow Cytometry Facility recently acquired two top-of-the-line cell sorters, the BD FACSymphony and the BioRad S3e, thanks to generous Read More »

January 15th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

NIH awards $1.69 million to study arthritis and aging

What causes joints to age, lose their regenerative capacity and succumb to arthritis, and how can we slow this process? To address these questions, the National Institutes of Health have awarded a $1.69 million research project grant to investigator Read More »

January 15th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Alzheimer’s researchers find new culprit and potential treatment target for disease

Leaky capillaries in the brain portend early onset of Alzheimer’s disease as they signal cognitive impairment before hallmark toxic proteins appear, new USC research shows.

The findings, which appear in the Jan. 14 issue of Nature Read More »

January 14th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

New USC physician: Stay healthy by focusing on prevention and balancing your life

New USC physician Vladimir Ayvazyan brings his internal medicine expertise to USC Student Health as its newest physician.

His compassion for helping others and giving back to the community is what inspired him to be a doctor. Disease prevention and treating Read More »

January 11th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|