The National Cancer Institute has given a $20 million grant to the USC Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science (USC TCORS) to research shifting patterns in the use of flavored tobacco products among teenagers and … Read More »
According to a working paper by the USC Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics in collaboration with Brown University, a global rollout campaign encouraging COVID-19 vaccination saved 2.4 million lives in … Read More »
USC alumna Kayla Tilton, MPH, has earned a spot in the de Beaumont Foundation 40 Under 40 in Public Health for her creative leadership and impactful work with … Read More »
Father Hrant Yeretzian, a 75-year-old Armenian priest, spent years seeking help for vocal cord scarring that had left him unable lead chants and masses — his great joy and the main part of his ministry. Then he met … Read More »
Founded by the Keck School’s Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, the Los Angeles Biostatistics and Data Science Training Program introduces a nationally selected group of students to the field and provides them with … Read More »
A new study from the USC Leonard D. Schaeffer Center of Health Policy and Economics offers substantial new data to help policymakers better assess when COVID-positive children should return to school. Current policies — … Read More »
Martin Heur, MD, PhD, has been appointed chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, effective immediately.
Keck School Dean Carolyn Meltzer, MD, announced the appointment on Oct. 17, noting that Heur was selected from … Read More »
Jeannine Taylor, deputy general counsel for Keck Medicine of USC, has been installed as the 104th president of the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles (WLALA) and its 3rd Black president. In this role, her goals … Read More »
The National Hypertension Control Roundtable has honored the USC-led California Right Meds Collaborative (CRMC) with the Hypertension Hero Award. The award, new this year, honors individuals or organizations with innovative, collaborative programs or partnerships addressing … Read More »
A new clinical trial from Keck Medicine of USC is investigating whether an anti-inflammatory nutrition plan could ease the effects of long COVID.
Inflammation is a normal part of the immune system’s response to infection and injury, but … Read More »
Preventive Pros, produced by the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, premiered its second season of podcasts on Tuesday, Oct. 10.
Each concise, weekly episode features an expert from the department … Read More »
The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation (RLCF) has awarded a grant to USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of Keck Medicine of USC, in order to establish a Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Prevention, slated to open in the spring.
This award … Read More »
Director of USC’s Doctor of Physical Therapy Program Julie Tilson, PT, DPT, MS, is set to be named USC’s 11th Catherine Worthingham Fellow by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), the association’s highest membership category. … Read More »
Amy S. Gottlieb, MD, a seasoned faculty affairs leader and nationally known expert on gender equity in medicine, has joined the Keck School of Medicine of USC in the newly created position of vice dean for faculty affairs, advancement, and … Read More »
The California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has bestowed $2 million upon the Keck School of Medicine of USC to support advanced operational and technological capabilities at the new USC/CHLA cGMP Laboratory.
The cGMP Lab is a state-of-the-art … Read More »
Come Read with Me at USC, a three-week summer program geared to providing literacy services to children from bilingual (English-Spanish) households who are deaf and hard of hearing, celebrated its 10-year anniversary this July.
The innovative program, part of the USC … Read More »
Ceonne Houston-Raasikh, DNP, MSN, RN, has been named the new chief nursing officer (CNO) for Keck Hospital of USC. She is currently the associate chief nursing officer for the hospital — a position she has held for over a year … Read More »
For the eighth year in a row, Keck Medicine of USC is sponsoring the American Heart Association’s Greater Los Angeles Heart and Stroke Walk. To contribute to the fundraising effort, employees throughout the organization are registering to … Read More »
An international research team led by the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Center for Genetic Epidemiology and the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center discovered an association between aggressive prostate cancer and mutations in … Read More »
Five faculty members from the Keck School of Medicine of USC were among nine recipients of the prestigious awards, as well as two faculty members of the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
The awards support translational … Read More »