Carolyn Barnes - Department of Population and Public Health Sciences

Artificial Intelligence in Health: USC Researchers receive $10.5 million to develop cutting edge machine learning approaches in cancer research

Dec 5, 2022

Keck School researchers among world’s most influential resources

Nov 21, 2022

USC receives $1.5 million in federal funding dedicated toward MPH degree scholarships

Nov 11, 2022

The Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC has been awarded $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Resources and Services Administration grant is dedicated towards training the next...

USC Assistant Professor selected for prestigious JPB Environmental Health Fellowship

Oct 31, 2022

Assistant Professor of environmental health, Max Aung, PhD, MPH, has been selected as a 2022 JPB Environmental Health fellow. This competitive fellowship program supports junior faculty members in the U.S. who demonstrate expertise, commitment, and enthusiasm toward...

USC faculty member wins Award of Excellence for emergency preparedness

Oct 31, 2022

Associate Professor Rita Burke, PhD, MPH, has been selected as a 2022 recipient of the Award of Excellence from the Business and Industry Council for Emergency Planning and Preparedness (BICEPP). The organization is a non-profit association in emergency management...

USC student wins American Association of Public Health student award

Oct 17, 2022

Isabella Hernandez is a 2022 recipient of the Public Health Education and Health Promotion (PHEHP) Student Award from the American Public Health Association (APHA).

A mental health superhero takes the White House

Oct 13, 2022

Carla Ibarra’s heart still skips a beat when she recalls her trip to Washington D.C. this past May. The MPH candidate visited the White House as part of MTV’s first Mental Health Youth Action Forum. There, she met with Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, First Lady Dr. Jill...

USC Latino Alumni Association Scholar advises next generation of public health students

Sep 30, 2022

Reyna Macias, MPH '11 is a 2022-2023 recipient of the USC Latino Alumni Association (LAA) scholarship. She is one of six scholars from the USC Department of Population and Public Health Science to receive this recognition this year. Macias is currently a...