-
Monday, May 16, 2016
On May 13, 105 newly minted graduates from the Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, and Global Health programs of the Keck School of Medicine of USC cheered as Program Director and Associate Dean Elahe Nezami, PhD, told them to “Fight on!” one last time after announcing... Read More »
-
Monday, May 16, 2016
Thousands of family and friends filled the Galen Center on May 14 as the more than 400 PhD and master's students celebrated their commencement from the Keck School of Medicine of USC. The processional was led by the USC Trojan Marching Band and included speeches by Grand Marshal Michael Stallcup, PhD, professor... Read More »
-
Monday, May 16, 2016
On May 13, the Primary Care Physician Assistant Program at the Keck School of Medicine of USC held a satellite commencement ceremony at the southwest lawn of the Allan Hancock Foundation Building on University Park Campus. There were 54 graduates from the program this year. Several leaders from the Keck... Read More »
-
Monday, May 16, 2016
The USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy welcomed 94 new doctors of physical therapy into the profession as part of its 2016 commencement proceedings. “Graduates, you are entering the profession at a very exciting time. Barriers to practice are coming down and your financial incentives will come. You will be... Read More »
-
Friday, May 13, 2016
Thousands of people celebrated across the University Park and Health Sciences campuses for the university's 133rd commencement. Nearly 17,000 degrees were given May 13 and 14 to a diverse group of USC graduates, representing all 50 states and 112 nations. The main commencement ceremony, held early May 13 on the University Park... Read More »
-
Friday, May 13, 2016
Daniel R. Mishell Jr., MD, a longtime professor and former chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, died May 4. He was 84. “Daniel R. Mishell Jr., MD, had been a leader in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology for almost... Read More »
-
Thursday, May 12, 2016
A gentle giant, selfless, gracious, gifted, angel in human form. These were just some of the words used to memorialize the late John K. Niparko, MD, former Tiber Alpert professor and chair of the USC Tina and Rick Caruso Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the Keck... Read More »
-
Thursday, May 12, 2016
Technology entrepreneur Larry Ellison has donated $200 million to establish the Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of USC, a new center in Los Angeles that will combine interdisciplinary research with the holistic prevention and treatment of cancer. David B. Agus, MD, professor at the Keck School of Medicine... Read More »
-
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Four graduating students from Keck School of Medicine of USC's Bachelor of Science in Global Health and Master of Public Health programs sat down recently to reflect on their academic careers and the paths that led them to commencement day, May 13 and 14. ***** [caption id="attachment_5777" align="alignright" width="300"] Sandra Najuna[/caption]... Read More »
-
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Scientists have long believed that the processes required for embryonic development are recapitulated during the regeneration of damaged body parts, such as fractured bones. In a new study published in Development, USC Stem Cell researchers Sandeep Paul, Simone Schindler and colleagues use the regeneration of the zebrafish jawbone to show... Read More »
-
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
USC’s May 14 commencement ceremony will mark a beginning, not only for its two-year-old master’s program in the nascent field of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine, but also for this program’s second graduating class. The 35 graduates of the master of science in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine... Read More »