Andi Jilling leads USDA-funded projects to protect America's soil health
The environmental health sciences assistant professor is focused on identifying threats to healthy soil and protecting it on behalf of farms and consumers across the country.
Angela Liese selected by American Society for Nutrition as an inaugural Excellence in Nutrition Fellow
The American Society for Nutrition has launched an Excellence in Nutrition Fellows program, and epidemiology professor Angela Liese has been chosen as one of the inaugural recipients.
New grant will enable Xueying Yang to improve HIV care through AI-powered tools
With her latest National Institutes of Health grant of nearly $5.1 million, Yang will delve into a health challenge that accompanies the longer lifespan of individuals living with HIV: neurocognitive decline.
Physical activity may protect older adults from hearing loss, new study finds
Researchers from the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders have partnered with faculty from across the Arnold School and USC to complete a study investigating the connections between physical function, blood pressure, hearing, and cognition among older adults.
A different way of speaking
USC features a new partnership between the College of Nursing's simulation lab and ambassadors from the Arnold School's Aphasia Lab to help nursing students learn healthcare communication skills from patients with aphasia.
Student balances work, family, graduate school to become speech-language pathologist
When looking at graduate programs, Goldsmith had significant coursework and experience in the field, but she also had to consider factors such as proximity, family responsibilities, fulltime work, and cost.
August graduate aims to advance healthy aging by addressing social and structural factors
Ph.D. in HPEB graduate Anna Chupak plans to research cognitive aging, dementia, and health disparities by understanding broader social and structural factors.
Arnold School launches new leadership program, announces inaugural faculty cohort
When long-time health promotion, education, and behavior professor Daniela Friedman officially took on the Arnold School's Associate Dean for Research position in 2025, the role came with an extended title and a pioneering charge rarely seen in academic units.
Doctoral graduate poised to use nutrition to fight chronic diseases
Enid Keseko already knew she was passionate about improving health through food and nutrition when she discovered she could use the public health field to extend her impact even further.
Mental health among rural Black women
Members of the Center for Healthcare Quality have completed two studies examining resilience, social support, and coping impact mental health among rural black women facing discrimination.
MPH graduate secures prestigious applied epidemiology fellowship
Graduate school has taught Naomi Higgins what type of epidemiologist she wants to be - someone who works in the field or a lab rather than solely crunching numbers behind a desk.
I Am Public Health: Taylor Bryant
Interested in investigating why negative emotions occur and for whom they occur in children with developmental language disorder and dyslexia, Taylor Bryant recently completed a Ph.D. in Communication Sciences and Disorders.