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Law enforcement veteran Lauretta Hill to lead USC Department of Public Safety
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Law enforcement veteran Lauretta Hill to lead USC Department of Public Safety

The new DPS leader has been chief of police at Dallas College — one of the largest community colleges in Texas, with nearly 75,000 undergraduate students — for six years.
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
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USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center receives grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation

The new Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Prevention will aim to reduce cancer disparities in underserved communities in Los Angeles and surrounding areas.
Historic year for USC’s military celebrated with full honors
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Historic year for USC’s military celebrated with full honors

A World War II hero, an astronaut and a pioneering Air Force general are saluted at the USC military community’s biggest night.
Marlena Fejzo
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USC geneticist Marlena Fejzo named one of Time magazine’s 2024 ‘Women of the Year’

The recognition follows the Keck School of Medicine professor’s recent study that showed that a hormone produced by the fetus triggers nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.
USC health researchers rise to the challenge of improving diversity in clinical trials
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USC health researchers rise to the challenge of improving diversity in clinical trials

Clinical trial diversity has two key ingredients: training and hiring a more diverse group of clinical professionals, and enrolling more racially and ethnically diverse participants.
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Scientists aim to catalyze USC drug discovery using workshops and new technology

Scientists at USC Dornsife and the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience are hoping to spark drug research across the university by hosting a series of workshops starting Friday.
USC’s Neighborhood Academic Initiative marks more than 1,500 graduating scholars since 1997
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USC’s Neighborhood Academic Initiative marks more than 1,500 graduating scholars since 1997

Strong representation in STEM majors and continued support for transfer students are hallmarks of the USC Leslie and William McMorrow Neighborhood Academic Initiative.
What makes people smoke? Nearly 60 percent of people reporting five or six disadvantages in the USC study were smokers. (Photo/Lindsay Fox)
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Study finds disadvantages in life add up to increased smoking risk, difficulty quitting

With each additional disadvantage — unemployment, poverty, low education, disability, serious psychological distress and heavy drinking — smoking rates climbed.
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David Carlisle named interim chief of USC Department of Public Safety

The assistant chief replaces the retiring John Thomas, who will stay with the university as a key adviser.
USC researchers awarded $5 million to study cancer risk across diverse populations
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USC researchers awarded $5 million to study cancer risk across diverse populations

Because certain racial and ethnic groups have much higher incidence rates of certain types of cancer, the team will create one of the largest and most diverse genetic cohorts.