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โจTo stay up-to-date on the latest in public health research & education follow us on the following accounts.๐
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NEW RESEARCH: E-cigarette and cannabis social media posts pose risks for teens, study finds. The study led by health behavior researcher Julia Vassey, PhD, was published in JAMA Open Network. Read the findings hereโฌ๏ธ
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โจNew USC study links wildfire smoke exposure and heat stress to adverse birth outcomes. Learn how by reading this recent publication led by our postdoctoral researcher Roxana Khalili, PhD.
@keckschoolusc.bsky.social @rnbluthenthal.bsky.social @usc.edu
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Chibuzor Babalola and Jeffrey Klausner
โจResearch Associate Chibuzor Babalola, MD, MPH, has been awarded the Summer Research Fellowship from the American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association (ASTDA)
to conduct research on chlamydia trachomatis infection during pregnancy. Learn more here: bit.ly/3SY1UlF
@keckschoolusc.bsky.social
Global Climate Change Leadership 2025: Students take the lead as future policy makers.
โจStudents from the University of Southern California participated in the Global Climate Change Leadership program hosted by The Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU)
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Meet the 2025โ2026 Dhablania and Kim Family Global Medicine & Health fellows: Students will conduct research and clinical work in a country of their choice, deepening their understanding of global health issues through hands-on experiences.
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โจOur faculty, Drs. Vaia Lida Chatzi and Max Aung are studying the health impacts of PFAS, a group of manmade chemicals linked to fatty liver disease, fertility issues, learning delays, hypertension, cancer & other ailments.
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Interview by @kcrw.com on cuts to Narcan funding and its implications with the always insightful @somasnakeoil.bsky.social . @uscpphs.bsky.social @keck.usc.edu
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How are childrenโs lives impacted by disasters and how prepared are we at addressing their needs?
๐MD/MPH student Christine Raj, provides insights published in a FEMA funded report.
๐กRead about her work and other student stories in our annual report.
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โจNew Study Shows AI Can Predict Child Malnutrition, Support Prevention Efforts.
๐กA multidisciplinary team of researchers including Laura Ferguson, PhD, has developed an AI model that can predict acute child malnutrition in Kenya.
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โจNEW RESEARCH: Changes in BMI during adolescence may explain link between air pollution exposure and insulin resistance, study shows.
๐กRead the study led by postdoc researcher Fangqi Guo, PhD.
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Congratulations, Class of 2025 ๐ We canโt wait to see all you will accomplish! Welcome to the Trojan alumni family.
Fight On Forever!โ๏ธ
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Drs. Bluthenthal, Hughley, Hughes Halbert
๐Introducing Dr. Raymond Hughley with Drs. Bluthenthal and Hughes Halbert.
โจHughley graduated with a Doctorate in Epidemiology.
โ๏ธFight On Forever!
#KSOMGrad #USCGrad #Classof2025
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2025 commencement ceremony
๐ The world better get readyโฆ because here comes the Class of 2025! ๐ช๐ฅ
#KSOMGrad #USCGrad
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Congratulations to our MD and @uscpphs.bsky.social graduates! ๐
#KSOMGrad2025
โจMeet Miguel Bugayong:๐2025 Undergraduate Student Speaker and Aspiring Physician.
โSpeaking at commencement means the world to me. Itโs a chance to honor my journey and also share the stories and sacrifices of all the people who have supported me."
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โจ Meet Juan Luis Flores,๐ a first-gen college student graduating with a Master of Public Health: Global Health degree.
Flores plans to be a physician. โI hope to bridge the gap between clinical practice and public health by integrating population-level insights into individual patient care.โ โ๏ธ
๐Class of 2025: Graduate & Doctoral Students turn their training into action.
As our students get set to cross the stage, we highlight a few graduate-level students from our programs.
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๐ฐ NIH to award $8 million for new USC Superfund Center to research and address โforever chemicals.โ This collaborative effort is led by ShARP Center Director and faculty member Vaia Lida Chatzi, MD, PhD. @uscedu.bsky.social
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๐Class of 2025: โจUndergraduate Stories of Impact, Growth, and New Beginnings
๐Meet Adona, Annette, Meri, and Elijah!
โ๏ธFight On Forever!
@keckschoolusc.bsky.social @rnbluthenthal.bsky.social @uscedu.bsky.social #USCGrad #KSOM #classof2025 #KSOMGrad2025
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2024-2025 ANNUAL REPORT:โจOur students, faculty, and staff didnโt just study population & public health sciencesโthey shaped it!
๐Explore our highlights: research breakthroughs, community partnerships & incredible achievements.
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๐Meet Daniel Rud, a 2025 PhD graduate developing models โ and futures.
โI want to continue to deepen my knowledge of statistical and machine learning methods to tackle complex problems,โ says Rud.
Fight On Forever!โ๏ธ
@rnbluthenthal.bsky.social @uscedu.bsky.social
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What if your childโs blood pressure risk began before they were born?
A new @uscpphs.bsky.social study finds children born to mothers with obesity, gestational diabetes, or high blood pressure face higher and faster-rising blood pressure from ages 2 to 18. bit.ly/44qz0Sh
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USC geneticist Marlena Fejzo, PhD, has won the inaugural 2025 BioInnovation Institute & Science Translational Medicine Prize for Innovations in Womenโs Health for uncovering the cause of Hyperemesis Gravidarumโsevere morning sickness.
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Eunice Dulalia Graduation Photo
โจMeet Eunice Dulalia, a first-generation college student graduating with a Master of Science in Global Medicine degree. Dulalia is a progressive degree student also graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Global Health.
Fight on Eunice! โ๏ธ
@keck.usc.edu
#KSOMGrad #classof2025 #uscgrad #KSOMGrad2025
Grace Guo graduation photo
โจ Meet Grace Guo,๐a first-generation college student graduating with a Master of Public Health degree in biostatistics/epidemiology. Guo is a progressive degree student graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Global Health.
@keck.usc.edu
#KSOMGrad #classof2025 #uscgrad #KSOMGrad2025
Skyler Nahouray graduation photo
โจMeet Skyler Nahouray,๐ who is graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. Nahourayโs interests lie at the intersection of public health, animal welfare, and community care.
@keck.usc.edu @rnbluthenthal.bsky.social
#KSOMGrad #classof2025 #uscgrad #KSOMGrad2025
Insightful research from Dr. Leventhal!๐
01.05.2025 15:57 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Twice as many teens used nicotine pouches in 2024 than in 2023, according to a study led by Adam Leventhal, PhD, with @uscpphs.bsky.social and the @usc.edu Institute for Addiction Science.
Read the full story: bit.ly/4lUemjJ
#MedSky #Health #Addiction
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Congratulations to Lindsay Renfro, MS, PhD, who has been promoted to Professor of Research Population and Public Health Sciences. "I look forward to continuing to educate others in the biostatistics principles of clinical trial design, conduct, and analysis.โ
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