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We are one of the best and fastest growing academic
units at USC. Our impressive and diverse research portfolio and our strong tradition of collaborating with public and private health agencies and institutions
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generate new knowledge that can lead to improvements in
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train highly educated health
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serve the larger communities in which we live and work, by using our special
skills and knowledge.
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News & Notes
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Biostatistics Forum - April 10, 2013
HESC (RM 105), 4-5 pm
Zhen Chen, Investigator at the Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Branch, National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, NIH will present a talk titled, "Recent development in Bayesian constrained analysis." |
Study enters new phase
The Graniteville Recovery and Chlorine Epidemiology (GRACE) Study is entering a new phase. Free lung diagnostic testing for former mill workers in Graniteville is being offered. |
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Mexican-American youth at rick
A study by Dr. Jihong Liu in "Journal of Nutrition" finds that less acculturated Mexican-American youth at risk for obesity, poorer diet as they adapt to U.S. lifestyles. |
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HIV/AIDS:
30 years later
Arnold School faculty continue to be at forefront of HIV/AIDS education and prevention. |
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 SciGirls take on health
(February 5, 2013)
Dr. Daheia Barr-Anderson is featured in the PSB Kids program SciGirls. The program, taped last April, puts Barr-Anderson's research into practice as 'tweens focus on fitness. |
 ADHD focus of CDC study
(November 13, 2012)
South Carolina was part of a CDC report, undertaken by USC and University of Oklahoma, on ADHD among children. Dr. Robert McKeown of the Arnold School led USC's research team.
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 New study on prostate cancer
(November 13, 2012)
A study by Dr. Susan Steck reveals that plant-based foods may lower the risk for aggressive prostate cancer. The findings, reported at an international conference, have garnered worldwide media attention. |
 Health Disparities Community Forum
is July 26
(July 18, 2012)
Focus will be on Latino health and communities as population grows in Palmetto State. |
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