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June 21, 2018

Four stories to read this weekend, chosen by our editors

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Epstein family gift enhances sports medicine research and care at USC

Epstein family gift enhances sports medicine research and care at USC

Researchers and clinicians at the Keck School of Medicine of USC's Department of Orthopaedic Surgery will advance their pioneering work on treatments and techniques to prevent and heal sports-related injuries thanks to a new $10 million gift from the Epstein Family Foundation.

Tom Jackiewicz shares year-end update with Keck Medicine community

Tom Jackiewicz shares year-end update with Keck Medicine community

Keck Medicine of USC CEO Tom Jackiewicz recently spoke with physicians, nurses and staff in a series of town hall–style meetings about the state of the health system, the 2018 fiscal year and what's to come in the year ahead.

Meet the Director: Sofia Gruskin invigorates legacy of global health research, education

Meet the Director: Sofia Gruskin invigorates legacy of global health research, education

Sofia Gruskin, JD, MIA, recently appointed director of the USC Institute for Global Health, is working to steer interdisciplinary research and education to confront inequality and the many forms it takes around the world — and here at home.

Study: Late diabetes diagnosis could be pancreatic cancer signal

Study: Late diabetes diagnosis could be pancreatic cancer signal

For African-Americans and Latinos, a diagnosis of diabetes after age 50 may come with a more than threefold risk for developing pancreatic cancer, according to a new study led by the Keck School published June 17 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Featured Event

Department of Anesthesiology Open House

Date: Friday, June 22

Time: 4:30 p.m.

Event: "Dedication of Departmental Suite in Honor of Vladimir Zelman, MD, PhD"

Location: Healthcare Center 4 (HC4), Third Floor.

Info: Deborah Caldwell, deborah.caldwell@med.usc.edu, (323) 442-7400


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