New study reveals age-related brain changes influence recovery after stroke

A global team of researchers led by Sook-Lei Liew, PhD, of USC’s Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, has revealed that areas of age-related damage in the brain relate to motor outcomes Read More »

May 7th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Schaeffer Center researchers’ growing influence on Capitol Hill

Darius Lakdawalla, PhD, director of research for the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, has become a regular advisory presence on Capitol Hill. In his most recent testimony before the U.S. Senate, Read More »

May 7th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

The Keck School announces a prestigious list of commencement speakers

The Keck School of Medicine of USC’s five commencement ceremonies will feature four renowned leaders in medicine, research and public policy. (California’s Surgeon General Diana E. Ramos MD, MPH, MBA, will speak at two ceremonies.)

In keeping Read More »

May 6th, 2024|Announcements, Commencement 2024, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Medicine is ‘Greening the OR’

Arash Motamed, MD, medical director for operating rooms at Keck Hospital of USC and medical director of sustainability for Keck Medicine of USC, is making Keck Hospital operating rooms more sustainable.

Arash Motamed, MD Read More »

May 6th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Hospital of USC earns an ‘A’ in safety from The Leapfrog Group

For the eighth time in five years, Keck Hospital of USC has earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization.

The Leapfrog Group ratings, released every fall and spring, are based on over 30 Read More »

May 1st, 2024|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Medical Center celebrates Donate Life Month with annual flag-raising

As part of a program commemorating National Donate Life Month, the USC Transplant Institute hosted a flag-raising ceremony on April 17 in front of Keck Hospital of USC. The event aimed to recognize and celebrate eye, organ, Read More »

April 30th, 2024|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

A new way to grow cells that form the kidney’s filtration system

Scientists from USC Stem Cell have reported significant progress in cultivating nephron progenitor cells (NPCs), the cells destined to form nephrons, which make up the kidney’s filtration system.

NPCs hold immense promise for understanding kidney development, modeling diseases, Read More »

April 30th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Medical Center of USC receives sustainability award

On April 17, the 2024 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Awards recognized Keck Medical Center of USC for finding a way to save over 1.7 million gallons of water in a single year.

Each year, the LADWP Key Read More »

April 25th, 2024|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Medicine of USC opens new Las Vegas transplant care clinic

Keck Medicine of USC has opened the Las Vegas Transplant Evaluation Clinic to provide specialized care for patients in Las Vegas and surrounding communities who need a liver or heart transplant. The clinic will be the first Read More »

April 25th, 2024|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

Jay Lieberman, MD, elected 2024 AAAS fellow

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has named Jay Lieberman, MD, chief of the orthopaedic surgery service at Keck Medical Center of USC, one of four 2024 fellows from the University Read More »

April 22nd, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Meet J. Dominic Femino, MD, leader of the USC Sarcoma Program

Orthopaedic oncologist J. Dominic Femino, MD, is an associate professor of clinical orthopaedic surgery and chief of musculoskeletal oncology at the Keck School of Medicine, and is leading the USC Sarcoma Program at Keck Read More »

April 22nd, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

The value of art in medical recovery

Keck Medicine of USC and schools throughout the university have implemented a wide variety of artistic programs for sick and injured patients of all ages. Each program was developed from research showing that creativity promotes healing, physical health and overall Read More »

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

Sean Penn to speak at USC Mann commencement

Oscar-winning actor, filmmaker and philanthropist Sean Penn will deliver the keynote address at the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences’ commencement on Saturday, May 11.

The ceremony will honor 351 graduates who have earned bachelor’s, master’s and Read More »

April 17th, 2024|Announcements, Commencement 2024, Keck Net Intranet|

Alzeimer’s risk factors among Californians from the Middle East and North Africa

A new study led by the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute is set to illuminate the under-explored domain of brain aging and risk for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias among Middle Eastern and Read More »

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

Earth Month events coming to the Health Sciences Campus

April is Earth Month, a time when people all over the world celebrate the planet and reflect on humanity’s relationship with it. This year, the Health Sciences Campus is offering a wide range of events, activities and discounts for faculty, Read More »

April 16th, 2024|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

LA Business Journal nominates Shannon Bradley for DEI Executive of the Year

On March 21st, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) leaders from USC — including Keck Medicine of USC and the Keck School of Medicine of USC — attended the 2024 Los Angeles Business Journal Diversity, Equity + Inclusion Symposium to take Read More »

April 9th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Right Meds Collaborative named Community of Practice team to advance health equity

The American Pharmacists Association and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have named the California Right Meds Collaborative — led by the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Read More »

April 8th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

President of Occupational Therapy Association of California to deliver keynote address

Bryant Edwards, OTD, OTR/L, BCP, MPH, a national leader in the field of occupational therapy, has been named the commencement speaker for the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy.

An alumnus of USC, Edwards is Read More »

April 8th, 2024|Announcements, Commencement 2024, Keck Net Intranet|

Organoids reveal how to protect the brain against dementia and ALS

In a study published in Cell Stem Cell, scientists from the Ichida Lab, part of USC Stem Cell at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, used lab-grown human brain structures known as organoids Read More »

April 8th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Schaeffer determines scope of potentially predatory hospital payment systems

Hospitals have increasingly implemented medical payment products — such as credit cards and loans administered by hospitals, physician practices or third-party companies — and the process has come under scrutiny by consumer advocate groups.

Now, researchers with the Read More »

April 2nd, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|