Shapiro to be interim dean of Keck School starting July 1

Steven Shapiro, MD, will serve as interim dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC beginning July 1, USC President Carol L. Folt, PhD, announced in a memo. Shapiro currently serves as USC’s senior vice president Read More »

June 30th, 2021|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC community stepping up to support vaccination

Mark and Marilou Hamill took to social media for a simple mission: encourage as many people as possible within the USC community to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

The Hamills are part of a wave of USC alumni, supporters, students and faculty Read More »

June 30th, 2021|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Framing COVID-19 as a health and human rights issue

The United States has administered 321 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, with about 67% of adults expected to be partly vaccinated by July 4.

But vaccine distribution and access are a different story in other parts of the Read More »

June 30th, 2021|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Program aims to boost literacy skills for deaf children

One of the overarching goals of the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery is to improve the lives of all people who are deaf or hard of hearing. With that goal in mind, clinicians at the Read More »

June 29th, 2021|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Dentistry, social work provide mobile dental clinic for homeless and at-risk veterans

During the week of April 15 – 21, 2021, five mobile dental clinics, containing 15 dental operatories, took over the parking lot of the Leo Baeck Temple near the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center (WLA VA) to provide Read More »

June 28th, 2021|Announcements|