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Health

AI could save lives by identifying relapse risk in potential liver transplant patients

Predicting the variables that could lead to damaging alcohol use in post-surgical cases may spur lifesaving interventions, a USC study finds.
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Health

Living Donor Program From Keck Medicine of USC Is a Win-Win

The shortage of organs for transplants is an issue for patients. Living donors are one key. Another: Helping them get healthier to ensure successful outcomes for the donor and the patient.
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Science/Technology

Wake up and smell the habit: Study finds we overlook the influence of habits — like drinking coffee

Coffee drinking and other daily behaviors are habitual, but people strongly discount the influence of habits when explaining their behavior, USC researchers find.
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Social Impact

Becoming an ‘eco-minimalist’: USC experts show how you can help the planet

EARTH WEEK: No one can solve environmental problems alone, but these actionable ideas can reduce your environmental footprint.
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Health

Keeping the planet healthy could help people have healthier lifespans, too

EARTH WEEK: Experts at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology share why caring for the environment can help people as they age.
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Science/Technology

Climate change is taking a toll on our health: USC experts weigh in

EARTH WEEK: From disparities to interdisciplinary teamwork, Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers explore evidence and seek solutions.
Elli Hanson and Samantha Coxe
Social Impact

Plastic is overwhelming our world, but USC Dornsife students and alumni aim to cut off the strangle-hold

EARTH WEEK: Plastic pollution is killing wildlife, clogging our waterways and even contaminating our blood. Meet some of the USC Dornsife students and alumni finding innovative ways to stem the plastic tsunami.
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Business

Incorporating sustainability in a business curriculum? USC Marshall is doing it

EARTH WEEK: Today’s business students want more sustainability content in their studies. Learn how USC’s business school is meeting the demand.
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Health

A team of USC students is helping to clear the air in Alaska

EARTH WEEK: Wood burning stoves are fouling the air in Fairbanks. USC Viterbi is bringing together students from across the university to clean the city’s air with “chimney cherries” that filter out smoke particles.
Carol L. Folt
Health

Campaign aims to double Health Sciences Campus’ footprint, research portfolio, President Folt says

In her second 2022 State of the University speech, the president reiterated her priorities of expanding the scope and scale of Keck Medicine of USC, while highlighting the accomplishments of the university’s health sciences community.