Study reveals the importance of precise DNA condensation patterns within cell nuclei

In a new paper published in Nature Communications, USC Stem Cell scientists from the Bell Lab have released a study on DNA condensation in human cell nuclei and how variations in its loop-like Read More »

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

Novel approach to collaboration accelerates multidisciplinary research

Steve Kay, PhD, head of convergent research initiatives for the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has created a new approach to developing collaborations between academic disciplines. Last year, he brought medical researchers together with computer and Read More »

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

USC research spending surpasses $1 billion for the first time

The latest federal Higher Education Research and Development Survey puts USC within an exclusive pack of 13 private universities whose research expenditures top $1 billion annually, with a significant portion of expenditures coming from the Keck School of Read More »

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

Clinical study aims to decrease clinician burnout

Keck Medicine of USC and its Care for the Caregiver program have partnered with USC Dornsife Public Exchange and the Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research to address physician burnout, a widespread problem currently impacting thousands of clinical care Read More »

January 17th, 2024|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

Jeana Rettig honored by Becker’s Hospital Review

Becker’s Hospital Review has named Jeana Rettig, chief marketing and communications officer for Keck Medicine of USC, one of “60 hospital and health system chief marketing officers to know” for 2023.

In a statement, Becker’s said, “These bold strategic leaders drive Read More »

January 10th, 2024|Announcements, Commencement 2023, featured|

USC Arcadia Hospital announces updates to executive team

On Jan. 2, Ike Mmeje, MHSA, president and CEO for USC Arcadia Hospital, announced several updates to the hospital’s executive team, all effective this month.

“USC Arcadia Hospital has been serving the community for more than a century, yet each year Read More »

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

USC Verdugo Hills Hospital and USC Arcadia Hospital welcome New Year’s babies

A woman in a hospital bed cradles a newborn beneath a hand-knitted baby blanket Left to right: Mandi Rub, RN, Annie Nguyen, MD, Theodore, Andy Nguyen. Blanket knitted by Rub. (Photo/Courtesy of USC-VHH) Read More »

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

Game-changing organoid model developed to study the human brain

In a first for USC Stem Cell scientists, the Quadrato Lab has pioneered a novel human brain organoid model that generates all the major cell types of the cerebellum, a brain region predominantly made Read More »

January 4th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Hearing aids may help people live longer

According to a new study from the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, adults with hearing loss who regularly use hearing aids have a 24% lower risk of early death than those who Read More »

January 4th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Smartphone mobility data linked to diet and diet-related disease

A multidisciplinary team including researchers from three USC schools — Viterbi School of Engineering,  Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and the Keck School of Medicine of USC — in Read More »

December 20th, 2023|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Novel predictor of prediabetes in Latino youth identified in new USC study

A team of researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have identified two metabolites, substances produced by the body during metabolism, that may help predict which young Latino people are most likely to develop prediabetes, a precursor to Read More »

December 20th, 2023|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Carol L. Folt, PhD, treats Health Sciences Campus to a holiday reception

(Photo/Ricardo Carrasco III)

On Dec. 14, USC President Carol L. Folt, PhD, treated faculty and staff of the Health Sciences Campus to the annual all-staff Holiday Reception.

Held on the Read More »

December 19th, 2023|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

Shawn Sheffield, MBA, MHSA, honored by Becker’s Hospital Review

Shawn Sheffield, MBA, MHSA, chief strategy officer for Keck Medicine of USC, has been named one of 65 “incredible health system chief strategy officer[s] you should know in 2023” by the Becker’s Healthcare publication, Becker’s Hospital Review.

In a statement, Read More »

December 14th, 2023|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

Americans more likely to choose vegan food if labeled ‘healthy’ or ‘sustainable’

Americans are far less likely to choose a gourmet holiday gift basket without meat or dairy if it is labeled “vegan” or “plant-based,” according to a nationally representative survey from the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy Read More »

December 13th, 2023|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Researchers identify key cause of pregnancy sickness and a potential preventive measure

A new study from the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences — in collaboration with University of Cambridge — has confirmed a long-suspected cause for the nausea and vomiting commonly experienced by women during pregnancy. The Read More »

December 13th, 2023|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Tournament of Roses Royal Court pays visit to USC Norris Cancer Hospital

As part of a longstanding annual tradition, Pasadena’s 2023 Tournament of Roses Royal Court visited USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center on November 28.

After sharing breakfast with members of the hospital staff, six princesses and the Rose Queen toured the hospital Read More »

December 5th, 2023|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Biokinesiology program partners with USA Cycling for new internship

A new partnership between the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy and USA Cycling is giving students enrolled in the master of science program in biokinesiology with a sports science emphasis a rare Read More »

December 5th, 2023|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Evidence review expands understanding of enhanced recovery after surgery

A recent evidence review on enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is spreading awareness about  the clinical effectiveness of current best practices, as well as gaps in knowledge and evidence, particularly in regard to vascular surgery.

The analysis, conducted by Read More »

December 5th, 2023|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

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

The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit that monitors and analyzes hospital quality and safety, has named USC Norris Cancer Hospital a 2023 Top Teaching Hospital. This is the third year in a row the hospital has received this distinction.

To read Read More »

December 5th, 2023|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

Students reflect and brainstorm as the UN presents “Climate Can’t Wait” conference

As leaders from government, NGOs, businesses, and civil society gathered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates for the UN’s climate change conference, Ans Irfan, MD, EdD, DrPH, ScD, MPH, MRPL, associate professor of clinical population and public health Read More »

November 29th, 2023|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|