Youth visit campus to learn about science, arts

On Feb. 23, the annual wRiting, Engineering, Art, Communication, and Health (REACH) Symposium for Kids took place at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Nearly 300 hundred elementary school students visited campus to gain exposure to real-life scenarios in the Read More »

March 14th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Symposium offers support for women in leadership

On March 12, more than 100 female leaders gathered in the lower level café of the Norris Healthcare Consultation Center for the eighth annual Los Angeles Women in Leadership Symposium. Organized by the California Diversity Council, the theme for the Read More »

March 13th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck School’s physician assistant program ranked No. 1 in California

The Primary Care Physician Assistant Program at the Keck School of Medicine of USC ranked No. 1 in California and No. 10 nationally in physician assistant programs in the 2020 U.S. News & World Report “Best Graduate Schools” Read More »

March 12th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Commencement 2019: Eli, Edythe Broad to receive honorary degrees at USC ceremony

USC will recognize seven honorary degree candidates for their leadership in government, science, philanthropy, humanitarianism and the arts at the university’s 136th commencement ceremony on the University Park Campus on May 10.

The honorary degree recipients are U.S. Rep. Karen Bass, Read More »

March 11th, 2019|Announcements, Commencement, Commencement19, Keck Net Intranet|

Society of Graduate Surgeons launches annual Berne Day

The Society of Graduate Surgeons has long held a Berne Professorship Lecture in honor of Clarence J. Berne, MD, — this year will be the 27th in the annual series — but after the passing of his son Thomas Berne, Read More »

March 11th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Students see ‘behind the veil’ of public health policy

Hayley Sayrs, Master of Public Health candidate at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, shared her story about a recent trip to Sacramento with her classmates.

 

It’s the ultimate field trip for public health policy students: visiting the State Capitol Read More »

March 8th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

New gift strengthens USC Schaeffer Center’s influence in health policy

Ten years after they created a research center at USC dedicated to advancing health policy, Leonard and Pamela Schaeffer have renewed their investment with a donation of $17 million.

The new gift will support efforts at the USC Leonard D. Schaeffer Read More »

March 7th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Diet reverses Alzheimer’s-like symptoms in lab model

A diet containing compounds found in green tea and carrots reversed Alzheimer’s-like symptoms in mice genetically programmed to develop the disease, USC researchers say.

Researchers emphasize that the study, published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, was in mice, Read More »

March 6th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Fotonovela heightens hypertension awareness

“Lucia’s Llama Drama,” the USC School of Pharmacy’s latest fotonovela, explains the importance of managing high blood pressure — also known as hypertension — to a high-risk population.

The comic-book-style booklet tells the story of two women whose luxury weekend vacation Read More »

March 6th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Fasting-mimicking diet holds promise for people with digestive problem

What if a special diet could reduce inflammation and repair your gut?

USC researchers provided evidence that a low-calorie “fasting-mimicking” diet has the potential to do just that. Published in the March 5 edition of Cell Reports, the Read More »

March 5th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Police badge is latest achievement for aspiring neuroscientist

If time management isn’t the top skill Faisal Rashid lists on his resume, he might want to consider adding it in big, bold letters.

The 28-year-old recently completed the Los Angeles Police Department’s rigorous reserve officer program. That’s on top of Read More »

March 4th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Antimicrobial film could revolutionize way common dental issues are treated

Three million people in the United States currently have dental implants, and every year that number increases by about 500,000.

But, for some, getting a dental implant is not the end of the story. Similar to what occurs with a natural Read More »

February 27th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Little Hats Big Hearts warms heads at USC-VHH

All babies born at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital in February received red hats knitted and crocheted by volunteers for the American Heart Association (AHA) in celebration of American Heart Month. USC-VHH is one of 30 hospitals participating in the AHA’s Read More »

February 27th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Professor brings experience, passion to Sacramento

In between training future healers as a professor of clinical pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, as well as seeing patients and directing treatment as chief psychologist of general pediatrics at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Marie Kanne Read More »

February 27th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Medicine team participates in Skid Row Carnival of Love

On Jan. 26, the Keck Medicine of USC Stroke Program, joined by a team of nurses, participated in the 2019 Skid Row Carnival of Love.

This annual event connects people to resources that provide continued support through their journey out of Read More »

February 27th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Verdugo Hills Hospital hosts reception for fifth Healing Arts Exhibit

USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH) recently hosted a reception marking the opening of the fifth USC-VHH Healing Arts Exhibit, featuring the watercolors of Gayle Roski and iPhone art of Kitty Keck.

Roski featured images from her trip to Guatemala accompanying Lawrence Read More »

February 26th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Stem cell scientists take it one cell at a time at mini-symposium

Cells should be treated as individuals, according to the scientists who presented research at the Junior Faculty Candidate Mini-Symposium, hosted by the Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC on Feb. Read More »

February 26th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Commencement 2019: U.S. Rep. Karen Bass named 2019 speaker for USC ceremony

U.S. Rep. Karen Bass will speak to more than 60,000 fellow members of the Trojan Family when she delivers USC’s 136th commencement address May 10.

Bass joined the U.S. House of Representatives in 2011 and was sworn in as chair of Read More »

February 25th, 2019|Announcements, Commencement, Commencement19, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Medicine leaders discuss progress, goals for enterprise

On Feb. 20 and 21, Tom Jackiewicz, CEO of Keck Medicine of USC, spoke with staff at a pair of town hall-style meetings addressing the state of the health system. The standing-room-only events were held at Soto II and Aresty Read More »

February 22nd, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Is the keto diet safe? USC experts have some serious concerns

The keto diet — a high fat, moderate protein, very low carbohydrate plan — might be eclipsing paleo and Whole30 as the hot diet trend of 2019.

The diet asks for cutting out major groups of foods, such as grains, Read More »

February 20th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|