Faculty take vision for the future of medicine to Beverly Hills
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"There is a reason why we are here in Beverly Hills," said Carmen A. Puliafito, dean of the Keck School. "It has become very clear that reaching out into the community both west toward Beverly Hills and east toward Pasadena is an important part of our strategy going forward."
More than 125 friends of the Keck School of Medicine gathered to hear the panel of speakers moderated by Puliafito.
Five USC physicians and researchers made presentations about innovative advances in their areas of expertise:
• Vaughn A. Starnes, Hastings Distinguished Professor and chair of cardiothoracic surgery: "Innovative Strategies in Cardiovascular Disease"
• Heinz-Josef Lenz, chair of the Gastrointestinal Oncology Program and co-director of the Colorectal Center: "The Conquest of Colon Cancer"
• Mark S. Humayun, professor of ophthalmology, cell and neurobiology, and biomedical engineering at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, the Doheny Eye Institute and the USC Viterbi School of Engineering: "Restoration of Sight to the Blind"
• Francine R. Kaufman, distinguished professor of pediatrics and communications at the Keck School of Medicine and the Annenberg School of Communications: "A Focus on Preventing Childhood Diabetes"
• Martin Pera, professor and founding director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC: "Stem Cells and the Future of Medicine"
Puliafito closed the event with thanks for speakers and attendees.
"It's wonderful to have such a great audience for these outstanding speakers," said Puliafito. "I think you can really sense the excitement surrounding the innovative work that's going on at the Keck School, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and our USC University and Norris Cancer Hospitals."
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The Chronicle of Higher Education mentioned USC’s $6 billion fundraising campaign. The story noted that USC had already raised $1 billion in a “quiet phase,” including the $200 million naming gift from USC Trustee and alumnus David Dornsife and wife Dana Dornsife to the USC Dornsife College.
The Guardian (U.K.) highlighted two major gifts to USC in a list of the 10 biggest philanthropic benefactors in America. The list included the $200 million naming gift from USC Trustee and alumnus David Dornsife and wife Dana Dornsife to the USC Dornsife College, and the $110 million gift from USC Trustee and USC Viterbi School alumnus John Mork and wife Julie to create the USC Mork Family Scholars Program.
The New York Times featured the USC U.S.-China Institute documentary “Assignment: China — The Week that Changed the World.” The documentary, part of a series, examines media coverage of the 1972 Nixon trip that reshaped U.S.-China relations after a quarter century of isolation and hostility. “People look back now and take it for granted that the outcome was preordained,” said the institute’s Mike Chinoy, who produced the documentary. Voice of America also featured the story.
Los Angeles Times featured the Oscar Senti-meter, a tool developed by the USC Annenberg School, Los Angeles Times and IBM that analyzes thousands of tweets about the Academy Awards nominees. The story noted that Mexican actor Demian Bechir received an enormous boost on Twitter the day of the nominations, with a total of 6,893 tweets mentioning him, a 47-fold increase from the day before. The story noted the tool uses language-recognition technology developed in collaboration with USC Viterbi School’s Signal Analysis and Interpretation Lab.
The Times of India (India) featured a three-day medical emergency training workshop organized in association with USC. At the workshop, held at GCS Medical College in India, 50 doctors and more than 100 paramedics learned how to improve emergency support systems. William Mallon of the Keck School of USC said that discussion topics included the use of portable ultrasonic devices to scan patients. “The ultrasound applications help physicians make accurate and timely decisions,” he noted. Daily News & Analysis (India) also featured the workshop.
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