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March 7, 2019

Please note: Next week's newsletter will be distributed on March 15

to provide coverage of the Keck School's participation in Match Day.


Four stories to read this weekend, chosen by our editors

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Police badge is latest achievement for aspiring neuroscientist

Police badge is latest achievement for aspiring neuroscientist

If time management isn't the top skill Faisal Rashid lists on his resume, he might want to consider adding it in big, bold letters. The 28-year-old recently completed the Los Angeles Police Department's rigorous reserve officer program on top of working a full-time job in radiation oncology and studying for his master's degree in neuroimaging and informatics at the Keck School.

China Initiative scholars at halfway point of USC journey

China Initiative scholars at halfway point of USC journey

Yijun "Jane" Liu and Hui "Angela" Wang knew they were in for an adventure when they accepted a 2017 offer to become China Initiative Scholars through the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy.

Fotonovela heightens hypertension awareness

Fotonovela heightens hypertension awareness

"Lucia's Llama Drama," the USC School of Pharmacy's latest fotonovela, explains the importance of managing high blood pressure — also known as hypertension — to a high-risk population.

Diet reverses Alzheimer's-like symptoms in lab model

Diet reverses Alzheimer's-like symptoms in lab model

A diet containing compounds found in green tea and carrots reversed Alzheimer's-like symptoms in mice genetically programmed to develop the disease, USC researchers say.

Featured Event

Department of Medicine Lecture

Date: Wednesday, March 13

Time: Noon

Event: "Meira and Shaul G. Massry Visiting Professor Medicine Grand Rounds," Arlene Chapman MD, University of Chicago

Location: Aresty Auditorium

Info: Taneisha Jackson, (323) 442-1040, Taneisha.Jackson@med.usc.edu

Find more campus events at hscnews.usc.edu/calendar-of-events/.

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