Population and Public Health Sciences at USC

Through discovery, training and action, we are solving public health and health equity challenges, from local to global, for today and tomorrow.

[Population and Public Health Sciences at USC @uscpphs]

2024-2025 ANNUAL REPORT:✨Our students, faculty, and staff didn’t just study population & public health sciences—they shaped it!

🔍Explore our highlights: research breakthroughs, community partnerships, and incredible achievements.
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Our students, faculty and staff are at 2026 APHA Annual Meeting & Expo in San Antonio! Join ~11,000 public health professionals from around the world. Attending? Stop by and say hello!

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Learn what our courses are all about 👀 Foundations of Addiction Science, taught by University Professor Adam Leventhal, PhD, is part of the Master of Addiction Science degree in the Institute for Addiction Science.

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Faculty in Focus: Lidia Mínguez-Alarcón, PhD, MPH, Visiting Associate Professor of Population and Public Health Sciences at @KECKSchool_USC, studies how chemical exposures affect fertility and cardiometabolic health.

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Faculty in Focus is here! First up: Julia Vassey, PhD, of the @KECKSchool_USC, a former broadcast reporter now studying how tobacco marketing on social media reaches young people. 🔬

"I wanted to contribute to research that helps make social media a healthier place."

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We’re proud to highlight alumna Dr. Andrea Banuelos Mota, who joined the Family Docs Podcast to discuss CAFP’s JEDI Committee and its Latine Focus Groups, which aim to close leadership gaps for Latine physicians by 2030.

🎧 https://t.co/umRJaMD56q

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Volunteers needed this Saturday, 10/17! Help run our booth at the 17th Annual El Sereno Día de los Muertos Festival at El Sereno Park. Spanish speakers especially welcome, no science background needed, and food is provided.

More information in flyer.

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“Climate change is closely connected to our communities, our health, and our shared future.” MPH student Junaira Faruk reflects on the APRU Certificate in Global Climate Change Leadership, where she joined 220 students from 25 universities as a mock UN climate delegate.

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Innovation and collaboration on display at the 2026 PPHS Research Symposium! Yesterday, our community came together to explore how AI is shaping the future of public health research, from faculty talks to rapid-fire postdoc presentations & a lively poster session.
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Learn what our courses are all about 👀 Ming Li, PhD, teaches Principles of Biostatistics.

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Learn what our courses are all about 👀 In Introduction to Data Science with Kelly Street, PhD, students learn how to work with data in R and create data visualization.

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Our department ranks #1 in NIH funding in its field (2025 Blue Ridge) and helps drive Keck’s #1 NIH funding per investigator. With 125+ faculty, research spans 12+ countries and partnerships with WHO, UN & LA County.

🔗 Learn more: https://t.co/5jQwcSCggl

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This summer, Michelle Navarette Vega, an MS in Biostatistics student at USC, joined @UTMDAnderson's Cancer Prevention Research Training Program.She applied Bayesian modeling to biomarker data to improve breast cancer risk prediction, now eyeing a PhD in early disease detection.

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Our @uscpphs faculty & staff at @keckschool_usc came together for our summer meeting & BBQ! We enjoyed great food and connection, plus a special moment celebrating the retirement of Daniel Stram, PhD. Thank you for your years of dedication to our department, students, and field.

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Is the soil in your yard safe after the Palisades and Eaton fires? USC researchers have answers.

Our researchers and USC Dornsife’s Public Exchange provide one of the most comprehensive pictures yet of how the fires affected environmental contamination.

https://t.co/wllYnQr5ea

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Learn how healthcare systems improve quality, outcomes, and patient care.

In Dr. Sue Kim’s Quality in Health Care course, MPH students explore value-based care, quality outcomes, and how healthcare organizations work together to deliver high-quality care.

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Victoria Cortessis, PhD, of @KECKSchool_USC, discusses new research showing people with Type 1 diabetes may face up to a 4x higher risk of bladder cancer. Researchers uncovered a link that could support earlier detection and better outcomes.

Learn more: https://t.co/I0kNOLCsAD

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Global Health Summer @ USC brought together students from around the world for four weeks of hands-on learning, tackling real-world public health challenges through outbreak investigations, research, and global collaboration.

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Another year of Global Health Governance and Diplomacy in Practice has wrapped! Over the course of two weeks, twelve USC students embarked on a whirlwind tour of the 79th World Health Assembly on the ground in Geneva.

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Congratulations to Drs. Stern, Tsui, and Miller on helping lead this important effort to address cancer disparities and improve outcomes for all.

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USC cancer researchers Drs. Mariana Stern, Jennifer Tsui, and Kimberly Miller helped lead @AACR's 2026 Cancer Disparities Progress Report, which highlights progress against cancer while underscoring persistent inequities and funding concerns.

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