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Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:44:50 -0800

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Keck School names executive director of development

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:51:45 -0800

Ann Braun will join the Keck School of Medicine as executive director of development and senior associate dean for resource development, effective Feb. 1, 2010, signaling a new era of integrated fundraising efforts for the newly integrated USC academic medical center.

Keck School begins major re-development of its Web site

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:51:28 -0800

A new Web site is in the works for the Keck School of Medicine to provide expanded functionality and tools, improved navigation and a fresh new design for the Keck School community. Development of the new site is under way with planned launch in July 2010. “In this era of transformation on our medical school campus, we are in need of a robust Web presence that reflects—and supports—our ambitious plans for growth and excellence in education, research and clinical care,” said Keck School Dean Carmen A. Puliafito.

USC breast cancer experts disavow new screening guidelines

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:51:12 -0800

If you’re thinking about canceling your mammogram after reading about guidelines recently announced by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, USC breast cancer experts urge you to keep the appointment.

USC celebrates 50-year tenure of pharmacy professor Walter Wolf

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:50:05 -0800

While many things have changed at USC over the last 50 years, professor Walter Wolf has remained a consistent force at the School of Pharmacy.

Columbia University honors USC diabetes expert Richard Bergman

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:49:40 -0800

For his achievements in research on type 2 diabetes, Richard Bergman has been honored with the Naomi Berrie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Diabetes Research from Columbia University Medical Center.

ACS offers $25,000 seed grants

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:49:23 -0800

FIGHTING CANCER IS ALWAYS IN FASHION

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:47:07 -0800

HONORING CANCER CENTER SUPPORTERS

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:46:47 -0800

The Weekly NEWSMAKERS

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:46:33 -0800

THAT’S THE SPIRIT!

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:46:19 -0800

Medical students connect with donors at scholarship luncheon

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:45:56 -0800

For fourth-year medical student Grant Shifflett, the decision to attend medical school was a need instead of a choice. “Medicine is a calling with an almost gravitational pull,” said Shifflett, speaking at the annual Keck School scholarship luncheon on Nov. 4 at Hoffman Hall.

U.S. Congressman Schiff joins USC discussion on health care reform

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:37:28 -0700

The Keck School of Medicine brought a hot topic to the table Tuesday evening when it presented a health care reform discussion with Representative Adam Schiff (D-29th Congressional District).

With white coats and parties, Keck School welcomes students

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:37:07 -0700

It may feel like summer, but for students in the Keck School of Medicine, it is back-to-school season.

Keck School posts 9% jump in research grant funding

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:36:51 -0700

Despite an extremely competitive national research grant environment, the Keck School of Medicine is celebrating a 9 percent surge in research funding from all grant sources during the fiscal year that ended June 30.

USC opens new Evaluation and Treatment Clinic

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:36:38 -0700

The Evaluation and Treatment Clinic (ETC) celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house on Aug. 14.

Baxter Foundation awards $200,000 to Keck School researchers

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:36:22 -0700

Research on stem cells and cancer will be supported by junior faculty awards from the Donald E. and Delia B. Baxter Foundation to the Keck School of Medicine for 2009.

Hospital employees learn USC’s code words

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:36:06 -0700

“Do you know the code?”

For weeks, employees of USC’s hospitals have puzzled over the meaning of cryptic, cardinal-colored posters on the walls asking that question—and equally mysterious gold-colored flyers that warn, “No One Breaks This Code.”

USC seeks volunteers for Great California ShakeOut Drill

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:35:38 -0700

Employees have an opportunity to enhance their disaster response skills by providing basic first aid during the Great California ShakeOut on Oct. 15 at the Health Sciences Campus.

BE PREPARED

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:35:19 -0700

A bright future in medicine begins with knowing its past

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:47:56 -0700

In a discussion that ranged in time frame from the mid-1800s to post-Hurricane Katrina, Bryant Boutwell, associate vice president for accreditation and international programs at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, presented lessons from the life and teachings of Sir William Osler on Monday, July 27.

NCI awards USC drug study $3.5 million

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:47:41 -0700

Alan L. Epstein, professor of pathology, recently received an award of $3.5 million for a drug development project through the National Cancer Institute’s Rapid Access to Intervention Development (RAID) program.

Study sheds new light on schizophrenia risk

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:47:26 -0700

An international research consortium that includes researchers from the Keck School of Medicine has discovered that many common genetic variants contribute to a person’s risk of schizophrenia and explain at least a third of the risk of inheriting the disease.

One-finger exercise reveals unexpected limits to dexterity

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:47:13 -0700

“Push your finger as hard as you can against the surface. Now as hard as you can but move it slowly—follow the ticking clock. Now faster. Now faster.”

ETCETERA

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:46:59 -0700