Recent News
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Physical therapy professor named 2025 National Athletic Trainers’ Association Fellow
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Lori Michener, PhD, PT, ATC, SCS, professor-clinical scholar of physical therapy for the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, has been recognized as a 2025 Fellow of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), a distinction awarded to only the most accomplished scholars contributing to the athletic training profession. The designation... Read More »
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USC study reveals link between type 2 diabetes and brain health in older adults
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
A new USC-led study has uncovered a significant link between type 2 diabetes mellitus and cortical thickness in older adults from various populations. Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI), the University of North Texas Health Science Center... Read More »
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USC Mann class of 2025 looks to the future with purpose
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Bringing together hundreds of graduates, family members, friends, and loved ones, the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences celebrated its 118th commencement ceremony honoring the class of 2025 on Friday, May 16 at the McCarthy Quad on the University Park Campus. Pharmaceutical industry executive and USC... Read More »
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Keck Medicine of USC supports Altadena school through book drive and grant
Friday, May 23, 2025
On May 22, Keck Medicine of USC employees made a very special delivery to students of Pasadena Rosebud Academy, a transitional kindergarten-8th grade school that was destroyed in the recent Eaton fire and is being temporarily housed at a nearby school. Keck Medicine staff presented the school’s founder and executive... Read More »
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NIH to award $8 million for new USC Superfund Center to address ‘forever chemicals’
Monday, May 19, 2025
A team of scientists from the Keck School of Medicine of USC and the USC Viterbi School of Engineering has been awarded an $8 million, five-year grant from the the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health, to launch the Southern California Superfund Research... Read More »
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$10 million gift to fund USC Longevity Research Accelerator initiative
Monday, May 19, 2025
The Keck School of Medicine of USC will launch a new research initiative focused on extending the human health span with a $10 million transformative gift from R. Rex Parris and his wife Carrol Parris. R. Rex Parris is the founding partner of the Parris Law Firm. The USC Parris... Read More »
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USC, UCLA team up for the world’s first-in-human bladder transplant
Monday, May 19, 2025
Surgeons from Keck Medicine of USC and UCLA Health have performed the world’s first-in-human bladder transplant. The surgery was successfully completed at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on May 4 in a joint effort by Inderbir Gill, MD, founding executive director of USC Urology, part of Keck Medicine of USC, and... Read More »
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2025 Nurses Week awards recognize nurses for bravery, compassion and innovation
Friday, May 16, 2025
On May 7, in honor of National Nurses Week, Keck Medical Center of USC and USC Care and Ambulatory Services recognized the organization’s nursing staff at its annual Nurses Week Recognition and Scholarship Awards ceremony. Over the course of an hour, nurse, physician and executive leadership thanked nursing staff for their... Read More »
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Mother’s Day tradition continues with rose deliveries for 2025
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
In honor of Mother’s Day, the ambulatory infusion teams distributed roses to patients who visited USC Norris Cancer Day Hospital, the Norris Healthcare Center Treatment Center and Women’s Specialty Care Clinic, and Keck Medicine of USC treatment centers in Arcadia, Buena Park, Koreatown, Santa Clarita, Newport Beach and Pasadena during... Read More »