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USC wins big at international global health case competition

Posted on March 29, 2017April 4, 2019

An interdisciplinary team of students representing four USC schools won the International Emory University Global Health Case Competition Mar. 25, joining the elite few to have clinched first place in the event’s seven year... read more →

Not without a fight: standing up against the Global Gag Rule

Posted on March 6, 2017August 25, 2018

An editorial co-authored by Laura Ferguson, associate director of the Program on Global Health & Human Rights, reflects on the impact that President Donald Trump's restoration of the Global Gag Rule will have on women a... read more →

Students pitch global surgery solutions

Posted on February 27, 2017February 27, 2018

Students from across USC’s campuses spent a week strategizing ways to improve Nicaragua’s surgical infrastructure as part of the sixth annual USC Global Health Case Competition Feb. 14. (more…)... read more →

Participate in APRU & The New York Times Asia-Pacific Case Competition

Posted on February 21, 2017February 21, 2017

The inaugural APRU–NYT Case Competition will bring together the best minds from universities in the Asia-Pacific region to raise awareness and solve a pressing issue: The Future of the Pacific Ocean. Students will have the ... read more →

Mexico public health institute honors Jonathan Samet

Posted on January 27, 2017January 27, 2017

The Institute of Public Health in Mexico (INSP) celebrated the career of Dr. Jonathan Samet, Flora L. Thornton Chair of the USC Department of Preventive Medicine and director of the USC Institute for Global Health, as part of... read more →

USC goes smoke-free

Posted on January 10, 2017January 20, 2017

The University of Southern California announced Jan. 10 its campuses and facilities, indoor and outdoor, are now smoke-free. (more…)... read more →

USC contributes to surgeon general’s first report on e-cigarettes and youth

Posted on December 12, 2016December 12, 2016

The United States Surgeon General on Dec. 8 released a new report calling e-cigarettes "a major public health concern." (more…)... read more →

APRU Global Health Case Competition 2016

Register to compete in the 2017 APRU Global Health Case Competition

Posted on December 2, 2016May 30, 2017

The 2016 Association of Pacific Rim Universities Global Health Case Competition was a great success with finalists and the winning team showcasing their video at the annual Global Health Conference at UNSW Australia. Next yea... read more →

Could tobacco companies quit making traditional cigarettes?

Posted on December 1, 2016December 6, 2016

Amid declines in smoking and tightening regulations, companies may consider dropping traditional cigarettes entirely in favor of newer technologies, like e-cigarettes. Still, health experts remain skeptical of the alleged be... read more →

WORLD AIDS DAY: Moving beyond despair to concerted HIV activism

Posted on December 1, 2016October 2, 2020

World AIDS Day is a time for reflection, remembrance and re-energizing efforts to address HIV. The latter seems particularly critical this year as we find ourselves in a state of political, economic and social upheaval such a... read more →