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Federal Agency Features Professor’s Research on Depression
- USC School of Social Work professor Kathleen Ell
February 8, 2012 1:42 PM
A federal agency that highlights groundbreaking health care research has featured USC School of Social Work professor Kathleen Ell’s innovative efforts to improve depression treatment among low-income Hispanics with diabetes.
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Study Produces New Findings on Autism and GI Dysfunction 02/07/12
A researcher at the Keck School of Medicine of USC has published a study highlighting the importance of physicians listening to parental reports of gastrointestinal problems in their autistic children and screening these children for gastrointestinal dysfunction.
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Ostrow School Celebrates Give Kids a Smile Day 02/07/12
The Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC took part in the national Give Kids a Smile Day service event on Feb. 3 by providing free dental screenings and oral health education to local elementary school children.
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What’s Best for Your Aging Brain? 02/03/12
Conventional wisdom and popular science suggest many solutions to keeping our minds sharp as we age: medications, physical exercise, brain games. But which is truly best?
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With Transformative Gift, USC Launches Keck Medicine Initiative 01/30/12
The W. M. Keck Foundation’s June 2011 $150 million naming gift is the lead donation to support the new $1.5 billion Keck Medicine Initiative.
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Ostrow School Resident Provides Care in Thailand 01/27/12
Dozens of patients in Thailand received free dental care from first-year Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC advanced endodontics resident Sue Suh in December.
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Cancer Study Examines Diets High in Fish 01/24/12
New research from USC and the Cancer Prevention Institute of California (CPIC) has found that eating salmon and other dark, fatty fish may decrease the risk of developing prostate cancer, while consuming flounder and other white, lean fish may increase the risk.
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Bridging the GAP 01/23/12
Rekindling the romantic spark between a 90-year-old wife and her 94-year-old husband was just another day at the office for the Geriatric Assessment Program, a cross-campus project with interdisciplinary roots at USC.
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Autism Experts to Gather at USC Symposium 02/07/12
USC faculty and community experts are slated to convene on March 9 at the USC Occupational Science Symposium.
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Chi Named to Honorary Post at University of Hong Kong 02/06/12
USC School of Social Work professor Iris Chi was named honorary associate director of the Sau Po Centre on Aging at the University of Hong Kong.
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Fit Families Nutritionist Wins Role Model Award 02/06/12
Nutritionist Sara Train has received a $2,500 Maestro Positivo (Positive Role Model) award from the California Milk Processor Board.
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Researchers Study Kaposi’s Sarcoma Virus 02/02/12
To understand a virus that causes cancer - and ultimately learn how to beat it - scientists must be able to infect a healthy cell with the virus, keep that cell alive and transform it into a cancerous cell.
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Obese Women on Depo-Provera May Increase Diabetes Risk, Study Shows 02/02/12
Obese women may increase their risk for developing type 2 diabetes by using the birth control shot marketed as Depo-Provera, according to a study by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
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Mexico Program Targets Care for Mentally Ill 01/23/12
In a neighborhood in Puebla, Mexico, a dozen promotoras - health care workers who screen ill people to determine what level of doctor care they need - gathered at a private home for a chat with a USC professor and his students.
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Agus’ Book Focuses on New View of Health 01/17/12
A new definition of health and how to achieve it is the subject of a new book written by David Agus, a faculty physician and researcher at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
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$15 Million Norris Gift Funds USC Cancer Care 01/10/12
USC has announced an expansion of cancer care facilities made possible by a $15 million donation from the Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation.
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USC in the News
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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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