Keck School alumni, faculty honored at 2019 Scholarship Gala

More than 300 alumni, friends, donors and students gathered for the Keck School of Medicine of USC 2019 Scholarship Gala, held March 16 at the Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles. The Scholarship Gala honors exceptional students, faculty and alumni Read More »

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

USC named one of nation’s top producers of Fulbright students for 2018-19

For the seventh year in a row, USC is among the top universities for U.S. Fulbright students.

Institutions with the most students accepted to the prestigious program are announced by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and highlighted Read More »

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

Researcher gives bare bones explanation of skeletal development study

How do our skeletons form during embryonic development? To approach this question, PhD student Dion Giovannone, research scientist Sandeep Paul, PhD, and the USC Stem Cell laboratory of Gage Crump, PhD, looked to our not-so-distant relative: the tiny, Read More »

March 19th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Is year-round daylight saving time a good idea? Maybe not

If you were yawning more than usual thanks to last week’s switch to daylight saving time, you weren’t alone.

It takes some people a full week to recover from feeling more sluggish than usual after rolling back the clock for daylight Read More »

March 19th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Researcher to study cellular, genetic changes in retinoblastoma

Retinoblastoma is a tumor of the retina that generally affects children under 5 years of age and accounts for approximately 4 percent of childhood cancers. If not diagnosed early, retinoblastoma may result in loss of one or both eyes and Read More »

March 19th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Hospital of USC receives 4-star rating in national quality review

Keck Hospital of USC has received a 4-star quality rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in its January 2019 review. The ratings ranged from 1 to 5 stars, with most hospitals receiving a 3.

“We are very Read More »

March 18th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Graduating medical students learn residency plans during Match Day

On the third Friday of every March — also known as Match Day — fourth-year medical students across the United States simultaneously experience a series of emotions that are nearly universal. First, there is nervous anticipation. At 9 a.m., excitement Read More »

March 15th, 2019|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

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|