Each day, USC’s faculty and students work to show the impact that one of the nation’s leading research institutions can have. Here are some of 2019’s top stories that highlight their groundbreaking research.

Pollution and changes in the brain

Memory problems and … Read More »

Keck Medicine of USC CEO Tom Jackiewicz, MPH, and Keck School of Medicine of USC Dean Laura Mosqueda, MD, look back at the last year with a sense of pride and gratitude. Click on the image below to see photos … Read More »

Six faculty members from the Keck School were recently named to the 2019 list of Highly Cited Researchers, which identifies scientists who are among the most influential in their fields.

To make the list, which is compiled … Read More »

Air pollution is a major problem in large cities from Los Angeles to New Delhi, with studies linking pollutant inhalation to chronic health conditions such as asthma, the most common respiratory disease worldwide. In fact, an increase in air pollution … Read More »

Why do some leukemia patients have more aggressive disease, and why do some of their cancer cells resist treatment? USC Stem Cell scientist Rong Lu, PhD, is tackling these critical questions with $550,000 of support from … Read More »