A Deep Dive into the Mexican Day of the Dead: The Iconic Images and its Mesoamerican Roots

Hastings Auditorium, Hoffman Medical Cancer Research Building 1989 Zonal Ave, Los Angeles, CA

All are welcome!  Special Seminar with Guest Speaker, Dr. Sandra Luz Del Castillo, will take a deep dive into the Mexican Day of the Dead.  A short ritual honoring our ancestors will follow immediately after the lecture. Seminar at 12 Noon in HMR 100 with zoom option.  Sign up in advance!  See registration link in ... Read more

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Dean’s Transformative Lecture Series: Evidence-based Medicine Eats Itself, and How to do Better (Andrew Gelman, PhD)

Hastings Auditorium, Hoffman Medical Cancer Research Building 1989 Zonal Ave, Los Angeles, CA

Andrew Gelman is a professor of statistics and political science at Columbia University. He has received the Outstanding Statistical Application award three times from the American Statistical Association, the award for best article published in the American Political Science Review, the Mitchell and DeGroot prizes from the International Society of Bayesian Analysis, and the Council ... Read more

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Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Althea Alexander

Hastings Auditorium, Hoffman Medical Cancer Research Building 1989 Zonal Ave, Los Angeles, CA

The Althea Alexander African Heritage Inclusion Resource Group and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at the Keck School of Medicine of USC invite you to celebrate the Life and Legacy of Althea Alexander who served as the Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at the School of Medicine for more than 50 years. RSVP ... Read more

Bold Thinkers of Our Time Lecture Series: Engineering Vaccines, Cell and Gene Therapies using Synthetic Biology

Hastings Auditorium, Hoffman Medical Cancer Research Building 1989 Zonal Ave, Los Angeles, CA

Dr. Wilson Wong is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and an Allen Distinguished Investigator at Boston University.  He is an expert in immune cell engineering and synthetic biology for therapeutic applications. Dr. Wong’s research has been published in numerous high-impact journals, including Nature, Nature Biotechnology, Cell, and PNAS. Dr. Wong has been recognized with multiple ... Read more

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Bold Thinkers of Our Time Lecture Series: Ruth Carlos, MD, MS, FACR

Hastings Auditorium, Hoffman Medical Cancer Research Building 1989 Zonal Ave, Los Angeles, CA

Mapping the Biology of Discrimination: Social Genomics and Health Equity Ruth Carlos, MD, MS, FACR Professor of Radiology, Assistant Chair for Clinical Research, University of Michigan RSVP by Tuesday, November 28, 2023 Click Here to RSVP Click Here to for Zoom Lecture/Talk/Workshop Office of the Dean Office of the Dean Hastings Auditorium, Hoffman Medical Cancer ... Read more

This program is open to all eligible individuals. Keck School of Medicine of USC operates all of its programs and activities consistent with the University’s Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.