Rohit Varma named chair of the Department of Ophthalmology


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On Wednesday, Feb. 5, Rohit Varma, M.D., M.P.H. was named as the chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and the director of the USC Eye Institute. Varma was previously a professor at the Keck School of USC, as well as a director of the clinical trials unit, the glaucoma service, and ocular epidemiology. Varma will […]

Celebrating fettuccine Alfredo and the Olympics


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In light of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, I think it is appropriate to not only celebrate our athletes and all of their hard work, but to also celebrate what they eat. Most athletes can consume just the types of food we usually try to avoid in excess: carbs and proteins. They have […]

USC sells itself when recruiting athletes


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With signing day now behind us, a new recruiting class in the books and a lot of optimism about USC football’s  future, I wanted to take a second to reminisce about a special someone. Someone who was always regarded as a top-notch recruiter and was loved by all. I’m talking, of course, about former USC […]

Roundup


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The following incidents were reported in the USC Dept. of Public Safety crime/incident summary between Tuesday, Feb. 4 and Thursday, Feb. 6. Crimes against property At 11:28 A.M on Feb. 4, an unknown suspect went into the Eileen and Kenneth T. Norris Dental Science Center and stole a dental instrument from a secured cabinet. At […]