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Department of Population and Public Health Sciences 2024-2025 Annual Report details innovation, education, and collaboration

May 08, 2025
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Campus News

USC researchers to assess immediate and long-term health impacts of LA wildfires through Project Firestorm

February 19, 2025
Los Angeles Wildfire
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USC-led CLIMA Center awarded $4.1 million by NIH to study impact of wildfire smoke and extreme heat on human health

December 04, 2024
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THE GUARDIAN ◆ Study links higher PFAS levels to ‘superfund’ sites and limited fresh-food access

November 30, 2024
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Study finds health disparities in PFAS levels linked to drinking water, food access and industrial pollution

November 21, 2024
Image shows water from faucet with the letters PFAS under a magnifying glass.
Press Release

New USC research center explores environmental health across the lifespan

November 15, 2024
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Press Release

USC Researchers develop novel framework leveraging multi-omics data to advance environmental precision health

November 12, 2024
Image shows a finger pointing to DNA.
Campus News

Exposure to certain pollution sources harms children’s learning and memory, USC study shows

October 31, 2024
smog along the skyline of Los Angeles
Campus News

Salton Sea — an area rich with lithium — documented as hot spot for child respiratory issues

October 28, 2024
The Salton Sea — created by accident in 1905 by a canal system breach — was sustained largely by irrigation runoff from farmland until recently.
Press Release

USC study finds link between PFAS, kidney function and gut health

October 17, 2024
3D illustration of human kidneys with cross-section