A holiday message from Keck Medicine and the Keck School

Rod Hanners, CEO of Keck Medicine of USC, and Carolyn Meltzer, MD, Dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, have released a video reflecting on the growth of their respective institutions over the past year, thanking the faculty, Read More »

December 19th, 2024|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

School of pharmacy releases 2024 research roundup

The USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has released its 2024 list of grant-funded research projects for the past year.

Cited studies included investigations on possible treatments for cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia and Read More »

December 18th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Up to $47 million award supports collaborative eye transplant research co-led by USC

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) — a federal funding agency that supports high-impact research capable of driving biomedical and health breakthroughs — has awarded up to $47 million for a project aimed at moving eye transplants to Read More »

December 18th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Norris Cancer Hospital earns Leapfrog Top Hospital award for fourth year in a row

USC Norris Cancer Hospital was named a Top Teaching Hospital by The Leapfrog Group, a leading national patient safety watchdog organization, for the fourth consecutive year.

To qualify for the distinction, hospitals must rank top among peers on the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, Read More »

December 17th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC President Folt treats Health Sciences Campus staff to holiday reception

In keeping with tradition, USC President Carol L. Folt treated faculty and staff of the Health Sciences Campus to a holiday breakfast reception complete with a photo booth, candy buffet and popular Christmas music.

Held on the Broad Read More »

December 12th, 2024|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

USC geneticist speaks at White House Conference on Women’s Health Research

Marlena Fejzo, PhD, the USC geneticist behind the groundbreaking discovery of the role the hormone known as GDF15 plays in pregnancy sickness, delivered a speech at the first-ever White House Conference on Women’s Health Read More »

December 12th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy honors USC expert

Jonathan Sum, DPT, associate professor of clinical physical therapy with the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, has received this year’s Lynn Wallace Excellence in Clinical Education and Professional Development Award, which recognizes extraordinary Read More »

December 10th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Americans uninformed about and under-vaccinated for HPV

Two recent studies from the USC Head and Neck Center, part of Keck Medicine of USC and the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, examined public knowledge of the link between HPV and Read More »

December 10th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

NIH funds study on sensory adaptations that may ease children’s dental anxieties

A new study funded by more than $5.5 million from the National Institutes of Health will test whether a sensory-adapted dental environment — a novel intervention that provides soothing visual, auditory and tactile input within the dental Read More »

December 3rd, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Suicide rates for young male cancer survivors tripled in recent years

New research published in JAMA Network Open from USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of Keck Medicine of USC, suggests that among all cancer survivors, male adolescents and young adults (AYA) have the highest rate of death by Read More »

December 3rd, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Governor of Guam visits Keck Medical Center of USC

Keck Medical Center of USC recently welcomed Lourdes “Lou” Leon Guerrero, MPH, governor of the U.S. territory of Guam, and her staff, who had flown in to meet with executives, tour the facilities and look in on a patient from Read More »

December 3rd, 2024|Announcements, featured|