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Study: Vitamin D May Play a Role in Prostate Cancer Disparities

April 18, 2023 sarah JonasResearch Results

Vitamin D deficiency could be the reason African American men experience more aggressive prostate cancer at a younger age compared with European American men, new research from Cedars-Sinai Cancer suggests.

USC Center on Public Diplomacy Holds Summit on City Diplomacy

March 29, 2023 sarah JonasHigher Education Event

The USC Center for Public Diplomacy Summit on City Diplomacy will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on March 30 and can also be attended online.

USC AWARDS FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND INNOVATION PRIZE

November 10, 2022 sarah JonasAnnouncement

The annual Ameri Prize is a first-of-its-kind award to recognize U.S. public diplomacy professionals who devise innovative and scalable strategies for advancing foreign policy and international cooperation. The program was launched by CPD in collaboration with the State Department in 2021. It has been endowed by Goli Ameri, entrepreneur and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs. The inaugural prize honored two U.S. diplomats for exceptional innovation and creativity in countering disinformation in Poland.

Jehni Robinson, MD, named president of USC Care Medical Group

July 22, 2021 sarah JonasAnnouncement

Robinson will lead the physician practice and collaborate with health system leaders to improve clinical efficiencies, promote innovation and growth of Keck Medicine as well as enhance equity in patient care delivery.

Surgical procedure may help restore hand and arm function after stroke

April 26, 2021 sarah JonasResearch Results

Patients who received a novel treatment that combines vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) and rehabilitation showed two to three times the improvement in upper body motor impairment compared to those who received sham (inactive form of) stimulation and rehabilitation.

Significantly less addictive opioid may slow progression of osteoarthritis while easing pain

July 13, 2020 sarah JonasResearch Results

A Keck Medicine of USC study reveals that kappa opioids, a significantly less addictive opioid, may preserve cartilage in joints and ease pain

A simpler way to make sensory hearing cells

July 1, 2020 sarah JonasResearch Results

USC Stem Cell scientists have pioneered a simpler way to generate the sensory cells of the inner ear. The study was published in the journal eLife.

Thomas Jackiewicz Appointed President of University of Chicago Medical Center, COO of UChicago Medicine health system

May 28, 2020 sarah JonasAnnouncement

Thomas E. Jackiewicz, a leader with extensive experience in top academic health systems and medical schools, has been appointed the new president of the University of Chicago Medical Center and chief operating officer of the UChicago Medicine health system, succeeding Sharon O’Keefe, who earlier announced her plans to retire in July 2020.

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