Gift helps fund USC coronavirus research
A donation from the W. M. Keck Foundation is helping the Keck School of Medicine invest in improving and expanding research.
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Lucy Westlake: The youngest American woman to summit Everest is an incoming Trojan
Lucy Westlake, 18, will join the USC Track & Field team as a freshman this fall.
On rent and Ph.D. stipends: The push for higher pay
90% of stipended full-time doctoral students are classified as “rent burdened.”
Student Health expects rise in cases during fall semester
USC will continue to operate testing sites and provide isolation spaces.
Keck reaches agreement with HHS to settle Title IX complaints
The voluntary resolution agreement addresses the compliance review that began in 2019 in response to sex discrimination complaints.
Suzanne Nora Johnson elected as new Board of Trustees chair
The appointment follows former Chair Rick Caruso’s stepping down for his mayoral candidacy.
Students, psychologists no strangers to burnout
Students and clinicians spoke about symptoms and facing mental exhaustion.
LAC+USC physicians reach tentative agreement with L.A. County
The new agreement includes a 5.5% pay rise for all housestaff and a 14.5% pay rise for first-year residents.
Caruso yet to step down from chairmanship following close primary in L.A. mayoral race
Candidates Rick Caruso, chairman of the Board of Trustees, and U.S. Rep. Karen Bass will face off again in November.
USG finalizes budget reallocating Green Engagement Fund, approves judicial branch
With pushback from campus sustainability groups, USG voted 7-5 to approve a budget reallocating dollars from the Green Engagement Fund to the Legislative Fund.