Roz Chast hadn’t planned on drawing her mother after she died. The longtime New Yorker cartoonist had spent the past decade chronicling her parents’ final years, writing down their conversations and animating her parents’ everyday life. But by the time … Read More »
A new book by Steven Sussman, PhD, professor of preventive medicine, psychology and social work, takes a broad, multidisciplinary look at addiction.
“Substance and Behavioral Addictions: Concepts, Causes, and Cures” focuses on two categories of addiction, substance (tobacco, alcohol, other drugs … Read More »
Earlier this year, newborns at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital were gifted with red caps hand-knitted by American Heart Association volunteers across the country to raise awareness for congenital heart defects.
Congenital heart defects are the most common birth defect in the … Read More »
Grace Baranek, PhD, is the newly appointed associate dean and chair of the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy. She had previously been at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was associate chair … Read More »
Zea Borok, MD, professor of medicine, chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine and director of the Hastings Center for Pulmonary Research at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, will be tackling ambitious research on … Read More »
A surgical team at Keck Medicine of USC pushed the boundaries of clinical care by performing the first-ever robotic, minimally invasive surgical removal of a stage IV tumor thrombus — a kidney cancer tumor that extends into the heart.
The nearly … Read More »
USC honored Trustee Rick J. Caruso, ’80, with its most distinguished alumni honor, the Asa V. Call Award, at its 83rd annual Alumni Awards on April 22.
The Asa V. Call Award is given to alumni who have shown exceptional commitment … Read More »
USC students with a startup idea or invention are encouraged to enter the USC Stevens Student Innovator Showcase business competition and win thousands of dollars in funding.
The USC Stevens Center for Innovation currently is seeking applications from undergraduate and graduate students … Read More »
“Through your support, you allow young people to achieve their dreams,” said Dean Vassilios Papadopoulos as he welcomed guests to the USC School of Pharmacy Annual Scholarship Luncheon on Thursday, March 30. The event enables students to meet and thank … Read More »
Recognizing the most influential people around the globe in ophthalmology, The Ophthalmologist named Amir H. Kashani, MD, PhD, of the USC Gayle and Edward Roski Eye Institute to its annual Power List 2017 announced April 12.
The Power List, which publishes … Read More »
The best of the best gathered at Town and Gown on the University Park Campus recently to celebrate notable achievements among both faculty and students. The Academic Honors Convocation was held April 17 and recognized several faculty members from the … Read More »
The USC Health Sciences Campus Beautification Project, a multiyear effort to give the campus a more pedestrian-friendly, park-like feel, continues to move forward.
As part of the project, sidewalks are being widened, new signage and new lighting is being installed, trees are … Read More »
A standing-room-only audience filled the Herklotz Seminar Room to hear Bin He, PhD, Distinguished McKnight University Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Minnesota, the most recent speaker in the Keck School of Medicine of USC Dean’s Distinguished Lecturer … Read More »
The USC Health and Wellness Pavilion returns to the 2017 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, held April 22-23 on the University Park Campus. Activities include the following:
Saturday, April 22
10 a.m.-6 p.m.
When he was applying to medical school, one reason that the Keck School of Medicine of USC was Phillip Abarca’s top choice was the opportunity to train at Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center. Having grown up in a … Read More »
When Jerry Andes, MD, Class of 1960, and Nancy Towbin, MD, Class of 1991, talk about being members of the Trojan Family, they are serious — the father/daughter both attended the Keck School of Medicine of USC, albeit 30 years … Read More »
Critical care is a medical subspecialty that is growing in importance. When it is done well, critical care can improve patient outcomes, decrease length of stay and reduce overall costs of care. So to promote excellence in the delivery of … Read More »
The physicians of Keck Medicine of USC were celebrated and acknowledged for their commitment to exceptional patient care on National Doctors’ Day, March 30. Physicians at Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center were treated to breakfast … Read More »
Keck Hospital of USC has been nationally recognized for consistently providing high-quality customer service and financial communications to patients.
The award — the National Recognition for Excellence in Financial Interactions with Patients — is given by the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) … Read More »
USC Stem Cell scientist Joanna Smeeton, PhD, knows what arthritis can do to people; she’s witnessed the annual exodus out of her native country of Canada during the winter months. As this year’s Broad Fellow, … Read More »