Administrators recently offered an update on a variety of construction projects affecting the Health Sciences Campus community. In a memo distributed by Keck School of Medicine of USC Dean Laura Mosqueda, MD, and Rod Hanners, COO of Keck Medicine of … Read More »
Airborne lead from recycled car batteries at the Exide plant in Vernon ended up in the baby teeth of children living nearby, a USC study shows.
“We found the higher the level of lead in the soil, the higher the amount … Read More »
The 136th Commencement at the University of Southern California begins at 8:30 a.m. May 10 at Alumni Memorial Park. U.S. Rep. Karen Bass will be the speaker. Individual school ceremonies follow the main ceremony. Here is … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC has been contracted by the Culinary Health Fund to provide health care to the members and families of the Culinary Workers Union in Las Vegas.
Under the terms of the agreement, clinical staff from Keck Medicine will … Read More »
As part of broader efforts to strengthen USC’s organizational culture, experienced attorney and university administrator Felicia Washington will join USC as senior vice president of human resources, USC interim President Wanda M. Austin and President-elect Carol L. … Read More »
Every weekday afternoon, high school senior Anthony Ball walks from Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School to a sixth-floor lab in the USC John Stauffer Pharmaceutical Sciences Center. He’s used to the routine by now: He puts on his white … Read More »
The numbers tell a startling story about Los Angeles’ current homelessness crisis: Between 2010 and 2017, L.A. County’s homeless population surged 42% from 38,700 to more than 55,000 people. The 2018 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count reports that more than … Read More »
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center has launched a study to determine how financial assistance for costs associated with clinical trial participation might increase enrollment, particularly among low-income patients and racial and ethnic minorities. The study, known as Improving Patient Access … Read More »
USC has named strategic communications professional Glenn Osaki as the university’s new senior vice president and chief communications officer, USC interim President Wanda M. Austin and President-elect Carol L. Folt announced May 1.
Osaki has more than 30 years of … Read More »
USC Interim President Wanda Austin and President-elect Carol L. Folt have announced the creation of a provost search committee and the appointment of Interim Provost Elizabeth Graddy. The announcement came in a memo to faculty and staff, distributed April 30. … Read More »
Experienced administrator David Wright has been selected as USC’s senior vice president for administration, USC interim President Wanda M. Austin and President-elect Carol L. Folt announced April 29.
Having served in the position on an interim basis since July, he will … Read More »
Keck School of Medicine of USC Associate Dean for Undergraduate, Master’s, and Professional Programs Elahe Nezami, PhD, recently was named the 2019 winner of the Riegelman Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Public Health Education. The Association of Schools and … Read More »
Millions of microorganisms make their home within the human stomach and intestines. Made up of critters with names like Alistipes, Bilophila and Collinsella, it’s an alphabet soup of bacteria with a literal life of its own.
Collectively known as the gut … Read More »
As the sun rose over Keck Hospital of USC on April 5, staff members from the USC Transplant Institute gathered together to celebrate organ and tissue donation by raising a flag in honor of National Donate Life Month.
“We are proud … Read More »
The more disadvantages you face, the more likely you are to smoke — and have difficulty quitting, according to a new USC study in JAMA Internal Medicine that sheds light on groups that are resistant to anti-smoking efforts.
In … Read More »
An advance in the groundbreaking cancer treatment known as CAR T-cell therapy appears to eliminate its severe side effects, making the treatment safer and potentially available in outpatient settings, a new USC study shows.
“This is a major improvement,” said … Read More »
Fellows of the Royal Society of London have included Sir Isaac Newton, Sir Charles Darwin, and Stephen Hawking. This week, a new name has been added to that exclusive list: USC professor and scientist Steve … Read More »
The No. 1 excuse adults give for not exercising is time, USC experts say. But what if working out didn’t mean waking up at the crack of dawn or missing happy hour?
Research shows that taking a break to exercise during … Read More »
A stylized demon is poised to pluck out the eye of his victim. A mixed-media bust sports a headdress of layers that tumble playfully upwards in bursts of blue. On video, a couple dances the tension as a man tries … Read More »
The University Kidney Research Organization (UKRO) held its ninth annual gala at The Beverly Hilton on March 9, with over 300 attendees. KABC-TV (Channel 7) Eyewitness News anchor and living kidney donor Phillip Palmer served as Master of Ceremonies. The … Read More »