With Father’s Day on our minds, seven USC faculty members share touching stories of how their dads helped shape who they are today. http://ow.ly/marh50uvUCS

Do you know Mickey Mouse and Joe Camel?

Keck Medicine of USC researchers found among “never users” of e-cigarettes, individuals who recognized cartoons were more likely to be susceptible to future use.

College football star finds calling as teacher and role model via MyUSCStory.org http://ow.ly/VJbk50uEi0f

USC Thornton School of Music alum Robert Perkins loves drumming - he's performed with jazz legends and Grammy winners, but his real passion is connecting musicians with performance opportunities. Through his agency, On The beat, Perkins put over 100 musicians to work each month, including his fellow Trojans.

On April 18 as part of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism -HBO Diverse Voices Series.

Two-time Academy Award winner, Mahershala_Ali, sat with USC students and shared the experiences that shaped him as an actor, individual, and how students can find motivation amid failure.

#FlashbackFriday

USC Viterbi School of Engineering sophomore Bethany Chen is a
☑️Chemist
☑️robot programmer
☑️computer scientist
☑️hip-hop dancer
☑️philosopher
☑️black belt expert in hapkido

Bethany shares how USC has helped explore her diverse interests.

It's #FlashbackFriday!

Take a trip back to USC's commencement through the years. You might spot a few celebrities, plus did you know we had a "dog-torate" degree?

Please share your fondest commencement memory!

Skateboarding is not a crime – and research from USC Pullias Center for Higher Education and Tony Hawk Foundation is working to capture the perspectives of skaters around the country, and learn more about how skate culture intersects with education and more.

“Increased exposure to traumatic events online, whether they involve members of one’s own racial-ethnic group or those of other racial-ethnic groups, are related to poor mental health outcomes,” said lead author Brendesha Tynes of USC Rossier School of Education.

We have all seen the stories on Stan Lee and the accusations of elder abuse. The statistics nationally are that one in nine elders were abused, neglected, or exploited over the past year.

Dr. Laura Mosqueda, dean of Keck Medicine of USC and director of the National Center on Elder Abuse, notes that this is just the tip of the iceberg, and that the numbers of reported abuse aren’t aligning with the actual number.

Graduates around the country share the inspiration behind their decorated mortarboards; make sure you see the scale model of USC on USC School of Dramatic Arts #USCGrad Mallory Gabbard’s cap from this year.

Too much or too little coffee – what’s your limit?

Parveen Garg of Keck Medicine of USC says, “Coffee and caffeine have a wide range of effects on the body outside of the cardiovascular system. When consumed in high amounts, these effects can be harmful”.

If you’re a gamer, you know that E3 is happening right now. But did you know about the great games being developed at USC Games by our students? These five games have caught the attention of the industry, and won awards.

Keck Medicine of USC free lung screening program – started four years ago – now has had more than 400 participants, many from the neighborhoods around the USC campuses.

A USC Chan Division Global Initiatives researcher is working to integrate occupational therapies into homeless health care and helping those affected be ready for new opportunities.

“My ultimate goal is to run my own fashion company, but after that, down the road, I’d love to open a dance studio for children.” - USC Marshall School of Business graduate Bryanna Wallace.

Built by USC Viterbi School of Engineering students, the “Mobile Teacher” android app enables teachers in developing countries around the world to share videos of their effective teaching practices with peers.

USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences student, Tingyee Chang had a passion for helping immigrants as an attorney. But her academic path took an unforeseen turn.

Geoffrey Garrett, current dean of The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, is named the new dean of USC Marshall School of Business. Geoffrey Garrett will join USC Marshall in 2020, and professor Gareth M. James will serve as dean in the interim.

USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology's Berenice Benayoun reels us in with the potential secret to holding back aging, and no, it's not a fishy story 🐟.

USC School of Pharmacy researchers underscore the need for future studies diagnose and new treatment strategies for staph infections – with more people dying each year than AIDS, tuberculosis, and hepatitis combined.

If your head feels like it’s imploding 😫, then it might be time to see a doctor, but here are five other headache symptoms the researchers at Keck Medicine of USC suggest may not be normal.

What are your summer plans? 🌞

USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences students will dive in and study ways to preserve coastal ecosystems in Catalina & in the Bahamas in the course “Tropical Coastal Zone Sustainability” (ENST 483).

📸: David Ginsburg

http://ow.ly/yNYS30oQDni

Getting into USC was bittersweet after the death of her father. But USC Marshall School of Business graduate Eugenia Huang found help, and mentorship...and quickly found her balance.

“The Trojan Family taught me a lot of things,” she says. “But it hasn’t taught me rejection.”

Is there a way to balance preserving life at all costs with accepting that life is finite?

Keck Medicine of USC's Sunita Puri explores what makes a good life - and death.