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USC Grad 'EYE' drops new song "Graduation"

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Oral Cancer Can Be Caught Before It Kills

Many don’t know they’re at risk, but having regular dental checkups is an important defense against oral cancer.

Oral cancer – cancer in the mouth, on the lips, or in the throat – is a complex disease, and many people don’t know they’re at risk for it, says Dr. Parish Sedghizadeh, a dentist at the Ostrow School of…

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Added by Beth Newcomb on November 18, 2013 at 9:01am — 2 Comments

Protect Your Child’s Smile from the Start

Good dental habits for parents and babies prevent problems when kids are older, says USC pediatric dentist Dr. Gardner Beale.

 

Dental problems are one of the biggest health issues facing kids in Los Angeles. Mouth pain from tooth decay is the number one reason L.A. kids miss school, and children with poor dental…

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Added by Beth Newcomb on November 11, 2013 at 9:38am — No Comments

Healthy 'Hoods: Leimert Park’s Hidden Passage to Health

The Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook looks to be little more than oversized steps up a steep, rugged hill.…



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Added by enhager on November 3, 2011 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Healthy 'Hoods: Getting Outdoors in South Los Angeles



This video and article was produced in collaboration with KCET program SoCal Wanderer with host Jacob Soboroff.

There are a lot reasons to head to South Los Angeles and hiking probably isn't at the top of your list. As home to nearly one…

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Added by enhager on November 2, 2011 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Healthy 'Hoods: How do you build a healthy community?

The health of South Los Angeles suffers in part because much of this area was designed for the poor. The infrastructure itself plays a role.…

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Added by enhager on November 1, 2011 at 5:30pm — 3 Comments

Healthy 'Hoods: Obesity is a problem in Los Angeles, but South LA suffers more

“Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States.”

That quote should read like a public health bombshell, yet it’s not even news anymore. It was the opening line of a study published in “Science” magazine back in 1998. The authors, James O. Hill of the University of Colorado and J.C. Peters of Procter and…

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Added by enhager on October 31, 2011 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Leimert Park Beat: The power of community!

I was honored to be asked to be a project adviser last month for a USC masters class in Specialized Journalism. USC Professor Sasha Anawalt invited some of my favorite journalists in Los Angeles to lead students to cover a topic in depth yet quickly with a video camera. The journalist…

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Added by enhager on September 22, 2011 at 11:00pm — No Comments

LATimes Festival of Books comes to USC April 30 and May 1

The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is coming to our neighborhood and we're all invited.

 

One of Southern California’s most cherished and engaging weekend celebrations kicks off its 16th storied year in a new home on USC’s University Park campus April 30 and May 1, 201.

 

Here are…

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Added by enhager on April 21, 2011 at 1:03pm — No Comments

Jan. 15 empowerment congress features Kamala Hairrs, USC Presdient C.L. Max Nikias

The 19th Annual Empowerment Congress Summit will feature Attorney-General elect Kamala D. Harris and USC President C.L. Max Nikias .



The Jan. 15 event at USC's Bovard Auditorium  isfrom 8 a.m.  to noon.

 

The Empowerment Congress attempts to engage the communitiy, encourage participation, educating and informing the community about how government works, developing strategies that shape policy and…

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Added by enhager on January 11, 2011 at 7:30am — No Comments

Need to know info about Obama's USC visit



President Barack Obama will speak at a political rally Friday at USC on the University Park campus that could attract 30,000.





10 a.m.: Gates Open

11 a.m.: Program Begins





The public should enter the area at Trousdale Parkway, just south of West 34th Street and will be individually screened for security through metal detectors. No overnight lines will be permitted.





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Added by enhager on October 20, 2010 at 10:30pm — 2 Comments

USC reseach into online communities

For the past three years, I have been taking classes at night in order to get my master's of communication at the University of Southern California, where I also work.



As a matter of fact, I created LeimertParkBeat.com as part of a final project in the first class I took in 2007 with Professor Elizabeth Osder, who had worked at Yahoo, New York Times and others.



I am one class away from my degree. But first I need to finish a research paper for my sociology class with Professor… Continue

Added by enhager on April 25, 2010 at 9:42am — 1 Comment

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