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May 3, 2018

Four stories to read this weekend, chosen by our editors

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USC recruits participants for landmark $1.5 billion precision medicine research initiative

USC recruits participants for landmark $1.5 billion precision medicine research initiative

The Keck School of Medicine of USC and nationwide partners are launching a landmark $1.5 billion National Institutes of Health-led program that seeks to accelerate the development of precision medicine. One of the project's priorities is to achieve a demographically, geographically and medically diverse community of participants, especially by including those who are underrepresented in biomedical research.

Commencement 2018: Information about the Health Sciences ceremonies

Commencement 2018: Information about the Health Sciences ceremonies

The 135th Commencement at the University of Southern California begins at 8:30 a.m. May 11 at Alumni Memorial Park. Individual school ceremonies follow the main ceremony. Here is a list of times, locations and speakers for the individual ceremonies and receptions on May 11 and 12. For more commencement coverage, click here.

Gift boosts lung disease research at the Keck School

Gift boosts lung disease research at the Keck School

Pioneering research on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of advanced lung disease is being strengthened at the Keck School of Medicine of USC with a new gift of $12.5 million to the USC Hastings Center for Pulmonary Research.

Study: Teen tanning addiction afflicts minorities in Los Angeles

Study: Teen tanning addiction afflicts minorities in Los Angeles

Tanning addiction plagues teenage minorities in Los Angeles, and that dependency is associated with marijuana abuse, obsessive-compulsive disorder and other mental health issues, a new USC study reports.

Featured Event

Southern California Environmental Health Sciences Center Seminar

Date: Friday, May 4

Time: 11:45 a.m.

Event: "PBDEs and the Developing Brain: A Cautionary Tale," Julie Herbstman, PhD, Columbia University.

Location: Soto I Building, Room 115/116

Info: Marissa Jacy, jacy@usc.edu, (323) 442-1096

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

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