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Monday, May 23, 2016
Employees were recognized recently for their years of dedicated service to Keck Medical Center of USC. [caption id="attachment_5875" align="alignright" width="300"] Employees enjoy breakfast at Keck Medicine of USC's Years of Service breakfast celebration during Hospital Week, May 9, 2016. (Photo/Douglas Morino)[/caption] About 470 employees were honored at the 2016 Years... Read More »
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Monday, May 23, 2016
One of the few dedicated eye pathology labs in the country has opened at the Keck School of Medicine, providing an important resource for clinical applications, education, and researchers to study the delicate, sometimes very small tissue samples that are common in ophthalmology. [caption id="attachment_5871" align="alignright" width="199"] From left, Michael... Read More »
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Friday, May 20, 2016
John W. Carlson III likes keeping busy. He simultaneously pursued two bachelor’s degrees at USC — in Biochemistry and East Asian Languages and Cultures — and enrolled in USC’s progressive degree program, which enabled him to begin work on a master’s degree in Regulatory Science, part of the USC School... Read More »
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Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Timing is everything when it comes to the development of the vertebrate face. In a new study published in PLoS Genetics, USC Stem Cell researcher Lindsey Barske, PhD, from the laboratory of Gage Crump, PhD, and her colleagues identify the roles of key molecular signals that control this critical timing.... Read More »
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Wednesday, May 18, 2016
USC School of Pharmacy’s annual High School Career Day on April 15 brought approximately 140 students to the Health Sciences Campus from local high schools. [caption id="attachment_5788" align="alignright" width="300"] Students participate in a hands-on exercise in compounding, the art and science of preparing personalized medicines for patients. (Photo/Chris Jones)[/caption] Alumna... Read More »
Commencement 2016: USC School of Pharmacy graduates challenged to alleviate health care inequalities
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
The USC School of Pharmacy marked its 109th Commencement on the afternoon of May 13 at the Harry and Celesta Pappas Quad on the Health Sciences Campus before an audience of more than 2,000 family, friends, faculty and staff. Interim Dean Glen L. Stimmel presided over the event, awarding degrees... Read More »
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Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Celebrations rang out across Keck Medical Center of USC during Nurses Week, a time to honor the men and women on the front lines of patient care. Nurses Week was highlighted by two ceremonies celebrating the important work being done by nurses at Keck Medical Center. The Nursing Recognition Awards... Read More »
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Tuesday, May 17, 2016
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital celebrated Nurses Week recently, with a variety of activities that included a breakfast event, ice cream social and various information sessions during two education days. A DAISY Award ceremony was held May 11 to honor winner Ellen Day. DAISY Foundation founders Bonnie and Mark Barnes were... Read More »
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Tuesday, May 17, 2016
The USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Foundation recently held a special event with the Armenian International Women’s Association (AIWA) Los Angeles Affiliate to better acquaint the community with the clinical innovations and high level of medical expertise available at the hospital. More than 100 people attended the April 6 event to mingle... Read More »
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Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Mark S. Humayun, MD, PhD, co-director of the USC Gayle and Edward Roski Eye Institute and director of the USC Institute for Biomedical Therapeutics, received the nation’s highest award for achievement in technology from President Barack Obama during a May 19 ceremony at the White House. Humayun received the prestigious National Medal... Read More »
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Monday, May 16, 2016
Fariborz Maseeh, ScD, delivered the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy commencement speech on May 13. Maseeh founded the Kids Institute for Development and Advancement (KiDA) in 2008 after his son was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder at the age of 2. Maseeh credited much of the... Read More »