Commencement 2019: Spotlight on Jamil Samaan, Keck School of Medicine of USC

When he was 10 years old, Jamil Samaan and his family came to the United States from Syria. School was a struggle — he didn’t speak any English. Despite the challenges he faced as a young immigrant in the U.S., Read More »

May 7th, 2019|Commencement, Commencement19, Keck Net Intranet|

Commencement 2019: Spotlight on Jamie Clarke, Keck School of Medicine of USC

For Jamie Clarke, USC was more than a place to learn. USC became a place to integrate her passion for medical science with her desire to give back to underserved communities. Clarke began her journey as a Trojan as an Read More »

May 7th, 2019|Commencement, Commencement19, Keck Net Intranet|

Lead contamination found in baby teeth of children living near Exide battery plant

Airborne lead from recycled car batteries at the Exide plant in Vernon ended up in the baby teeth of children living nearby, a USC study shows.

“We found the higher the level of lead in the soil, the higher the amount Read More »

May 6th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Commencement 2019: Spotlight on Eddie Menacho, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Eddie Menacho, PA-S, will graduate this May from the Primary Care Physician Assistant (PA) Program at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.

“I am most proud of being able to be the first PA student to do my advanced rotation Read More »

May 6th, 2019|Commencement, Commencement19, Keck Net Intranet|

Commencement 2019: Information about the Health Sciences ceremonies

The 136th Commencement at the University of Southern California begins at 8:30 a.m. May 10 at Alumni Memorial Park. U.S. Rep. Karen Bass will be the speaker. Individual school ceremonies follow the main ceremony. Here is Read More »

May 6th, 2019|Announcements, Commencement, Commencement19, Keck Net Intranet|