The list of honorees includes veterans scoring a repeat trip to the awards, rising talents in the music industry and first-time nominees.
Keck Hospital of USC and USC Verdugo Hills Hospital each received the top ranking from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit focused on patient safety.
The winning project — the Global Observatory for Healthy and Sustainable Cities — now includes 319 researchers and policy practitioners from 198 cities in 57 countries.
The honor celebrates those whose career work exemplifies the values of the iconic Star Trek character Spock — rationality, peace, compassion and belonging.
The academy recognized Lakdawalla for transforming the study of value in health care.
The Association of American Medical Colleges recognizes the school for outreach, education, service, research and increasing access to cutting-edge clinical care.
Doctoral student Shuwan Liu receives a 2025 Young Investigator Award for her work examining which signals drive cells to heal large-scale bone injuries.
The hospital is a recipient of Vizient’s Birnbaum Quality Leadership Performance award, which recognizes top performers’ quality of patient care.
The health system takes home three top honors and three finalist awards.
The certification of USC’s Washington, D.C., facility underscores the university’s commitment to sustainability coast to coast.
