‘Move the Horizon’
Beong-Soo Kim offered words of inspiration Friday at his formal investiture as USC’s 13th president. The ceremony, steeped in Trojan tradition, was followed by a universitywide celebration.
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The trial will evaluate whether a blood test can help detect breast cancer earlier than mammograms alone.
PODCAST: The president sits down with two leading USC physician-scientists to discuss how close we are to preventing Alzheimer’s disease, and the role academic medicine can play in changing the future of healthcare.
The Goldrich Family Center for Holocaust Memory and Contemporary Affairs at the USC Capital Campus will house the foundation’s CEO office, Countering Antisemitism Lab, government relations and leadership training programs, and original art and testimony exhibitions.
The national traveling exhibition is complemented by We Are Connected, featuring highlights from the USC museum’s own Himalayan collection.
Toward Healthier Lives
In classrooms, clinics and labs, Trojans are sharing their knowledge, providing care and making discoveries that are changing the health landscape.
Expertise in Every Discipline
USC’s health expertise extends from the university’s medical school to fields including dentistry, pharmacy, physical and occupational therapy, aging and social work. And in every corner of the university, experts in myriad fields are helping their health colleagues make advances that were previously unimaginable.
Personality traits influence level of lasting distress during a crisis, USC-led study finds
National study finds neuroticism was associated with greater and more persistent mental distress during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Global study examines Alzheimer’s blood biomarker across racial, ethnic groups
The USC study found blood biomarker levels differed across racial and ethnic groups, but the relationship between biomarker levels and brain amyloid was generally similar.
Clinical trial evaluates investigational injection for knee osteoarthritis
USC trial tests a new investigational treatment and its potential effects on preventing cartilage deterioration for people with the most common form of osteoarthritis..
Plastic surgeon at USC Roski Eye Institute takes compassion and curiosity as his guide
Surgeon-scientist Farzad Pakdel specializes in orbital and oculofacial plastic surgery, skull-base and optic nerve procedures, endoscopic orbital and lacrimal surgery, and advanced reconstructive and aesthetic surgery.
USC clinical trial to evaluate blood test for early detection of breast cancer
The trial will evaluate whether a blood test can help detect breast cancer earlier than mammograms alone.
Spotlight: USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Powered by the creative energy of Los Angeles, state-of-the-art facilities, a faculty of leading scholars and practitioners, and a global network of industry partners, the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism connects intellectual rigor and professional practice in ways few schools can. Students gain the knowledge, experiences and connections to shape the future of communication, journalism and public relations.
USC United Against Alzheimer’s
Learn how USC researchers and clinicians are making groundbreaking strides in the treatment, prevention and care of the debilitating disease.
Collaborating in Research and Care
This series showcases how USC researchers and clinicians are on the cusp of a revolution in Alzheimer’s prevention, making groundbreaking strides in the treatment, prevention and care of Alzheimer’s. In the near future, their discoveries promise to make the devastating disease a thing of the past.
Can we prevent Alzheimer’s disease within a decade?
USC researchers are on the cusp of a revolution in Alzheimer’s prevention. In the near future, their discoveries promise to make the devastating disease a thing of the past.
To reduce Alzheimer’s risk, focus on overall health
Researchers across USC are studying how lifestyle and environment influence dementia risk and resilience. They’re finding that what’s good for the body is also good for the brain.
How AI and advanced computing are accelerating Alzheimer’s research
Cutting-edge technologies developed by USC researchers are changing not just the pace of Alzheimer’s disease discoveries but also the ways scientists make those discoveries.
Caring Connections
Keck School of Medicine of USC practitioners connect Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers to leading-edge research — and, just as importantly, to compassionate care.
