Improved air quality in the Los Angeles region is linked to roughly 20% fewer new asthma cases in children, according to a USC study that tracked Southern California children over a 20-year period.
The findings appeared in the … Read More »
The lower two-thirds of a tooth are known as the root. Normally covered in bone, they anchor the tooth into the jaw.
But the exact mechanisms and pathways that create the root — and its delicate interactions with … Read More »
The sparkling vineyards near Cape Town, South Africa, produce some of the world’s best wines. But there’s a darker story among the people who work and live in the sunny wineries’ shadows: The region has the world’s highest prevalence of … Read More »
On the morning of April 29, visitors to the California Endowment Center were greeted by a sign reading, “Improved quality of care has become a priority issue in the American health care system. What do you contribute?”
Below the sign in … Read More »
On April 5, members of the Keck School of Medicine of USC community gathered in Aresty Auditorium to hear firsthand impressions of students’ experiences while participating in study away experiences with the Master of Science in Global Medicine program. Global … Read More »
Three junior faculty members in the Department of Neurological Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have been chosen to participate in the American Academy of Neurological Surgeons Emerging Investigator Mentoring Program.
“This award goes out to junior faculty … Read More »
How do bones heal, and how could they heal better? The answer to these questions may lie in a newly discovered population of “messenger” cells, according to a recent USC Stem Cell study published in the journal eLife.
“With nearly half … Read More »
In honor of Mother’s Day, the ambulatory infusion teams handed out roses to patients who visited the USC Norris Cancer Hospital, Healthcare Center 3 Treatment Center and Women’s Specialty unit, and the Arcadia, Orange County and Pasadena treatment centers during … Read More »
For Ivana Giang, USC’s 2019 commencement was a tearful one.
Giang admits she’s prone to crying, whether it’s after a dance competition or while mentoring kids in South L.A. But on Friday, her tears symbolized a new milestone as … Read More »
Vaughn A. Starnes, MD, a pioneering, internationally renowned cardiothoracic surgeon, chair of the Department of Surgery at Keck Medicine of USC, and co-director of the Heart Institute and founder of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Children’s … Read More »
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 »