News Archive
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For National Childhood Obesity Week, July 3 - 9, we explore how early traumatic experiences can lead to a lifelong struggle with obesity.
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Continuing our series of posts to highlight the cause and effect of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) during the June awareness month, one of the foremost experts in the field of child trauma, Dr. Marleen Wong, provides invaluable insight on how to recognize PTSD in children.
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Alzheimer's disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, and the only cause in the top ten that cannot be cured or reversed. Understanding the symptoms is key to early diagnosis, which can lead to a better quality of life for the patient and family as the disease progresses.
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The USC Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society (CAIS)—a joint venture of the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work and USC Viterbi School of Engineering—will host its first Visiting Fellows Program this summer focused on employing AI to help solve complex societal problems.
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For most students, receiving a scholarship can make a critical difference to their choice of school, ability to focus exclusively on their studies, or even the chance to pursue an advanced degree at all. The USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work is committed to increasing its capacity to help ease the burden of debt to our students and ensuring that we continue to provide opportunities for the best and brightest to become part of the Trojan Family, regardless of financial circumstances.
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Danny Hernandez ’09, MSW ’12, knows what it means to be a Trojan. He has been an undergraduate, a master’s student, a doctoral student, an alumnus, an enthusiastic supporter and an employee at institutions that hire USC alumni.
So he is uniquely positioned to bring his impressive qualifications and his Trojan spirit to a new role—senior director of student life at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work.
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Despite the many cultural and societal differences among nations of the Pacific Rim, they share at least one major commonality: the pressing need to support and enhance the health and well-being of military veterans and their families.
During a two-day symposium hosted by USC, leaders from universities throughout the region focused on strategies to improve policies and practices affecting men and women who served in the armed forces, particularly regarding health, housing, education and employment.
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One year, Kim Brimhall would be a dynamo on the softball field, cracking nearly every pitch sent her way and hurtling around the diamond making defensive plays.
The next year, she’d be a dud, logging strikeout after strikeout and dropping easy catches.
Although only 8 or 9 years old at the time, she quickly connected the dots. Each year, she had a different coach.
“I realized leadership made a big difference in terms of how well I played and how much I felt included,” she said. “If I felt like I belonged, I tried harder and played better.”
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Shopping for healthy and wholesome food can be a challenge.
Sugary cereals and candy gleam in colorful packaging. Prominent displays of cakes and tasty treats abound. Initial intentions to stick to a list of nutritious items can quickly evaporate, especially when shopping on an empty stomach.
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The number of homeless people in the Los Angeles area has increased 23 percent to 57,794 since the 2016 count, according to the latest data analyzed by USC researchers for the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.
The results of the latest homeless count were released May 31 by LAHSA officials in coordination with elected officials, including LA Mayor Eric Garcetti and LA County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas.
“There is no sugarcoating this bad news: Our count is up,” Garcetti said.