On National Donor Day, organ recipient breaks down misinformation

On New Year’s Day, USC junior Selah Kitchiner floated down Colorado Boulevard on a conveyance both dazzling and ephemeral. The purple and gold 2022 Donate Life Rose Parade float was covered in roses, sunflowers and seaweed with Venetian columns and Read More »

February 15th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Meet the scholarship winners in USC’s stem cell master’s program

For the second consecutive year, USC’s master’s program in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine has been able to offer scholarships to its talented students. Supported by the generosity of an anonymous donor who established the Cardinal Read More »

February 14th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Researchers publish first successful “smart boot” study regarding diabetes-related wounds

A bald, bespectacled doctor grins David Armstrong, PhD, DPM (Photo/Ricardo Carrasco)

As part of its partnership with Center to Stream Healthcare in Place (C2SHIP), Keck Medicine of USC has developed a Read More »

February 14th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Relief in sight as COVID-19 winter surge tapers at the University of Southern California and in Los Angeles County

The COVID-19 omicron variant — which went from newly detected to widespread transmission seemingly overnight — is showing a decline both in Los Angeles County and at the University of Southern California.

“We are relieved to have passed the peak of Read More »

February 11th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

A meeting of the minds: Neuroimaging across the lifespan with the Stevens INI

In early February 2020, prior to sweeping lockdowns due to the pandemic, the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (USC INI) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, hosted the Pacific Read More »

February 10th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|