Best Keck School Of Medicine Of USC Podcasts (2024)

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The GRIT Lab Goes to Kenya with Global Health Students 23:04

3h ago23:04

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Razanne Mihtar and Nicole Tang recently traveled to Kenya with the USC GRIT Lab run by Heather Wipfli, PhD. Hear about their experience implementing a youth ambassador training program with local youth. Mihtar is a sophomore in the BS in Global Health program, with minors in natural science and cinema-television for health professions. Tang is a ju…

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PFAS with Lida Chatzi, MD, PhD 15:54

9d ago15:54

15:54

Lida Chatzi, MD, PhD is professor of population and public health sciences in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC. She has more than 20 years of experience in environmental health research and a track record of research productivity in multi-disciplinary translational settings (R01s, R21s and U0…

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Climate Change and Rethinking the Status Quo with Ans Irfan, MD, EdD, DrPH, ScD, MPH, MRPL 19:12

22d ago19:12

19:12

Ans Irfan, MD, EdD, DrPH, ScD MPH, MRPL, associate professor of population and public health sciences in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC, examines the role society and policies play in climate change, the need to confront the big questions, and how we might adjust our approach to improve hum…

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Asthma and Environmental Justice in the Salton Sea with Shohreh Farzan, PhD and Connie Valencia, MPH, CHES, PhD 25:39

29d ago25:39

25:39

Shohreh Farzan, PhD is an environmental epidemiologist, with a background in molecular biology and toxicology. Farzan’s research focuses on the impact of environmental contaminants on maternal-child health, with a special interest in cardiometabolic health. Much of Farzan’s work focuses on the role of environmental exposures in altering preclinical…

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Public Health Workforce Development with Jane Steinberg, PhD, MPH 17:53

1M ago17:53

17:53

Jane K. Steinberg, PhD, MPH is an Associate Professor in the Department of Population Sciences and Public Health in the Keck School of Medicine at USC. Trained as a behavioral scientist, her research focuses on determinants of multiple risk behaviors (alcohol/drug use, tobacco and cannabis use) among youth, and the development of effective programs…

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PFAS in teas, processed meats and food packaging with Jesse Goodrich, PhD 14:42

1M ago14:42

14:42

Jesse Goodrich, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Environmental Health at the University of Southern California. His research combines data on environmental exposures with information on molecular-level biological processes to understand the effects of environmental pollutants on the risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cancer. He i…

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Using HEPA Air Purifiers to Reduce Indoor Air Pollution with Zhanghua Chen, PhD 19:15

2M ago19:15

19:15

Zhanghua Chen, PhD is an environmental epidemiologist and biostatistician with multidisciplinary expertise in environmental health, biostatistics, epidemiology, clinical medicine, obesity and diabetes pathophysiology, genomics, metabolomics, and data science. She has a strong track record in environmental health research with particular interests i…

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Community Outreach, Genetic Testing and Colorectal Cancer in Hispanic Populations with Mariana Stern, PhD 24:06

2M ago24:06

24:06

Mariana Stern, PhD is a professor of clinical population and public health sciences and urology, and the Ira Goodman Chair in Cancer Research. Stern is co-lead of the CoGENES program along with Lourdes Baezconde Garbanati, and associate director for population science at USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. Stern obtained her undergraduate train…

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Childhood Stress with Fangqi Guo, PhD 10:25

2M ago10:25

10:25

Fangqi Guo, PhD is a postdoc in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences. Guo's current research focuses on environmental determinants of cardiovascular diseases and the individual-level behavioral and physiological processes that partially explain these environmental-health links. Her PhD research focused on the promotion of early d…

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The Cause of Hyperemesis Gravidarum (Extreme Morning Sickness) in Pregnancy with Marlena Fejzo, PhD 21:43

3M ago21:43

21:43

Marlena Schoenberg Fejzo, PhD is a medical scientist whose research focuses on conditions and diseases that primarily affect women. As part of a team of researchers from the United States, United Kingdom and Sri Lanka, she has collected extensive evidence showing the cause of pregnancy sickness: a hormone known as GDF15. Fejzo received a PhD in Gen…

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Season 2 Finale: The Hydrogen Sulfide Disaster in Carson, CA with Arbor Quist, PhD 16:50

5M ago16:50

16:50

Arbor Quist, PhD is an environmental epidemiologist interested in community-driven research that addresses climate and environmental injustice. Quist recently completed her PhD in epidemiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her dissertation examined how hurricane flooding and industrial swine operations, separately and jointly,…

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Addressing the Health and Needs of People Who Inject Drugs with Ricky Bluthenthal, PhD 26:15

5M ago26:15

26:15

Ricky N. Bluthenthal, PhD is the Associate Dean for Social Justice and a professor in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC. His research has established the effectiveness of syringe exchange programs, tested novel interventions and strategies to reduce HIV risk and improve HIV testing among injec…

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The HPV Vaccine and Barriers to Uptake with Jennifer Tsui, PhD, MPH 19:22

6M ago19:22

19:22

Jennifer Tsui, PhD, MPH is a health services researcher and cancer population scientist. Her research focuses on disparities in cancer care delivery and cancer outcomes, particularly among racial/ethnic minority and low-income populations. Tsui leads a five year study funded by the American Cancer Society to investigate health care organizational a…

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Hormone Replacement Therapy as Treatment During Menopause with Roksana Karim, PhD, MBBS 18:26

6M ago18:26

18:26

Roksana Karim, PhD, MBBS is an epidemiologist researching women's health, particularly the impact of menopause and sex hormone concentrations on atherosclerosis/cardiovascular disease and other age-related chronic inflammatory outcomes including bone density and cognition. Karim also has vast interest in HIV-associated endocrine and cardiovascular …

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The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children's Activity Levels with Genevieve Dunton, PhD, MPH 29:12

6M ago29:12

29:12

Genevieve Dunton, PhD, MPH is a professor of population and public health sciences and psychology, and chief of the Division of Health Behavior Research in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC. Dunton's research examines health behaviors related to chronic disease risk in children and adults, wit…

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Pursuing Prevention of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) with Adam de Smith, PhD 17:39

6M ago17:39

17:39

Adam de Smith, PhD is an assistant professor of population and public health sciences in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC. He is a member of the USC Center for Genetic Epidemiology and the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. de Smith is a genetic epidemiologist with a research focus on id…

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Emerging Zoonotic Viruses and the Role of Bats with Olivier Pernet, PhD 22:52

7M ago22:52

22:52

Olivier Pernet, PhD is an assistant professor of research pediatrics at Keck School of Medicine of USC. He is a virologist with over 15 years of research experience in the field of emerging zoonotic viruses, with a special attention on bat related diseases such as Nipah Virus, Ebola Virus, SARS-CoV-1, and SARS-CoV-2. Pernet's work focuses on host-v…

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On interviewing elected state officials with Benjamin Gamson 9:52

7M ago9:52

9:52

In this episode of "General Education," the Daily Trojan's flagship news podcast, host Jonathan Park dives deep with assistant news editor Benjamin Gamson on what it was like interviewing the two elected state officials representing the districts containing USC: California State Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas and Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer. Gam…

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Racial Ethnic Disparities in Cancer Mortality and the Healthcare Delivery System with Albert Farias, PhD 14:18

7M ago14:18

14:18

Albert Farias, PhD is an assistant professor in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. His research is devoted to helping eliminate racial/ethnic disparities in cancer outcomes by furthering the understanding of how the provision of medical care contributes to racial/ethnic disparities in canc…

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Radiation Exposure with Daniel Stram, PhD 14:36

7M ago14:36

14:36

Daniel Stram, PhD, is a professor of population and public health sciences. His research is on general biostatistical issues in epidemiology, and he is a long time collaborator on a number of important prospective (cohort) studies of cancer and other diseases. These include the Atomic Bomb Survivors Study, the Multiethnic Cohort Study, and the Chil…

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Maternal Cannabis Use with Rachel Carmen Ceasar, PhD 14:41

7M ago14:41

14:41

Rachel Carmen Ceasar, PhD is an assistant professor of clinical population and public health sciences and a medical anthropologist. She leads the USC Maternal Cannabis Lab, where qualitative and quantitative research is conducted to document the historic and systematic inequities people face when they use cannabis during pregnancy. The goal in this…

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An Interview with NABA and other stories 13:07

8M ago13:07

13:07

This week on "General Education," host Grace Ingram covers a letter writing campaign on campus, relief for the disasters in Morocco and Libya and an interview with NABA members Bryan Alexander, Joseph Ogumola and faculty advisor Professor Zivia Sweeney. Hosted by Grace Ingram. Written by Benjamin Gamson, Mccarthy Mahoney and Quinten Seghers. Based …

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An interview with Los Angeles' youngest elected official, Triston Ezidore and other stories 17:27

8M ago17:27

17:27

In this episode of General Education, host Kevin Gramling covers delays in housing developments near campus, the newest in USC sustainability initiatives and an interview with Culver City board member Triston Ezidore, a junior at USC and the youngest elected official in Los Angeles. This episode was hosted by Kevin Gramling. Written by Quinten Segh…

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An interview on USC's new Sustainability Hub 17:09

8M ago17:09

17:09

This week on “General Education,” host Grace Ingram sits down with Mateo Villalba-Mutis and Nathan Elias to discuss their article on USC’s new Sustainability Hub. This episode was hosted by Grace Ingram. Written by Quinten Seghers, Claire Qiu, and Grace Ingram. Edited by Kevin Gramling. Produced by Jonathan Park, Christina Chkarboul and Grace Ingra…

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A switch from Blackboard to Brightspace, and other stories 8:22

9M ago8:22

8:22

USC skirted federal aid law⁠, ⁠graduate students rally for workplace rights⁠ and an interview with Quinten Seghers on his ⁠article⁠ about USC making the change from Blackboard to Brightspace. This episode was hosted by Macarthy Mahoney. Written by Benjamin Gamson, Macarthy Mahoney, Julianne Cox and Quinten Seghers. Edited by Grace Ingram. Produced …

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Legacy admissions face renewed scrutiny and other stories 11:54

9M ago11:54

11:54

A year of USC employee labor action, Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity's attorneys ask for dismissal of sexual assault case, rent around USC continues to increase with new “luxury” housing and an interview with news editor Eva Hartman about the future of USC legacy admissions. Content warning: This episode contains references to sexual assault and violence…

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Season 1 Finale: World Drowning Prevention Day and Global Health Work in Uganda with Heather Wipfli, PhD 17:48

10M ago17:48

17:48

Season 2 coming Fall 2023! Heather Wipfli, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of USC with a joint appointment in the Department of Political Science and International Relation at the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences at USC. She is also the Director of the Unde…

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Creating Sustainable Antiracist Curricular Change in Higher Ed with Jonathan Cohen, JD, MPhil and Karina Dominguez Gonzalez, DSW(c), MPH 14:55

10M ago14:55

14:55

Jonathan Cohen, JD, MPhil and Karina Dominguez Gonzalez, DSW(c), MPH discuss the Continuous Learning for Antiracist Curricular Change (CLARCC) Fellowship. The fellowship is one of several efforts organized by the Department’s Race, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) Council – a dedicated team of faculty, staff, and students – and is part of the…

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Pediatric Disaster Management with Rita Burke, PhD, MPH 6:25

10M ago6:25

6:25

Rita Burke, PhD, MPH returns to discuss pediatric disaster management. Burke is an associate professor of clinical population and public health sciences in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, and holds a joint appointment in the Department of Pediatrics. Her research focuses on pediatric disaster preparedness and injury prevent…

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Affirmative action and other stories 12:50

11M ago12:50

12:50

The Supreme Court Shuts down loan forgiveness and affirmative action, USC alumni host an urban planning podcast, judge denies bid in Ridley-Thomas trial and Mu Theta’s attorneys urge dismissal of assault case. Content warning: This episode contains references to sexual assault and violence, from 3:59 to 5:04. If you are in need of support, help is …

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A new boba place coming to the USC village, USG passes a bill amending 2023-24 budget and POIR fights to keep beloved outreach center funded 12:40

11M ago12:40

12:40

A new boba place coming to the USC village from the founder of Cafe Dulce, USG Senate passes a bill amending next school year’s budget plan and an interview with staff writer Nathan Elias about his article on funding cuts for the Center for Active Learning in International Relations. This episode was hosted by Kevin Gramling. Written by Kevin Graml…

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Native Americans and Diabetes with Claradina Soto, PhD, MPH 4:39

11M ago4:39

4:39

Claradina Soto, PhD, MPH (Navajo/Jemez Pueblo) is an associate professor in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences. She has over 20 years working with American Indian and Alaska Native populations in public health, collaborating with urban and Tribal communities in CA to reduce and prevent mental health disparities, cancer prevalen…

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Disaster Preparedness with Rita Burke, PhD, MPH 3:44

11M ago3:44

3:44

Rita Burke, PhD, MPH is an associate professor of clinical population and public health sciences in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, and holds a joint appointment in the Department of Pediatrics. Her research focuses on pediatric disaster preparedness and injury prevention. Burke's work includes evaluating gaps and identifyi…

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Homicides targeting Los Angeles' unhoused population and other stories 10:08

11M ago10:08

10:08

Renovations to “Old” Annenberg, improvements to USC athletic facilities and stadiums, dorm demolitions and a new contract for Keck School of Medicine housestaff. Host Grace Ingram speaks to staff writer Zack Lara, who wrote an article about homicides against the unhoused population of Los Angeles. Content warning: This episode contains references t…

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Obesity and Diabetes with Richard Watanabe, PhD 7:40

11M ago7:40

7:40

Richard Watanabe, PhD is a professor of population and public health sciences in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences and associate dean for health and population science programs at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. His primary research interest is in the pathophysiology and genetics of type 2 diabetes mellitus. His research p…

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Former Keck School of Medicine resident sues for discrimination and other stories 17:51

11M ago17:51

17:51

Content warning: This episode contains references to sexual assault and violence, from 0:24 to 1:21. USC football cornerback charged with raping three women, President Carol Folt appoints new senior vice president and communications officer, Student Health highlights its gender-affirming care services and the Undergraduate Student Government budget…

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Tensions run high as USG looks to address funding concerns next fall 5:27

12M ago5:27

5:27

This week on General Education, host Kevin Gramling interviews staff writer Becca Speier, who worked on an article about Recognized Student Organizations’ concerns about funding from the Undergraduate Student Government and USG’s plans to address them. This episode was hosted by Kevin Gramling. Written by Kevin Gramling. Edited by Thomas Johnson. P…

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Mind and Body Practices and Diabetes with Fatimata Sanogo, PhD 6:59

12M ago6:59

6:59

Fatimata Sanogo, PhD, graduated in May 2023 from the PhD in Epidemiology program in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences. Her research focuses on understanding the benefits of mind and body practices for patients living with Type 2 Diabetes and those at risk for Type 2 Diabetes. She investigates the physiological pathways through…

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Nicotine Gummies with Alyssa F. Harlow, PhD, MPH 6:47

12M ago6:47

6:47

Alyssa F. Harlow, PhD, MPH is an epidemiologist and postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at the University of Southern California and the USC Health, Emotion, and Addiction Laboratory. Harlow’s research applies novel epidemiologic methods and causal inference to better understand the determinants and healt…

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USC’s athletic director resigns, Student Health offers summer services and a research project on regenerative agriculture 14:36

12M ago14:36

14:36

This week on General Education, host Kevin Gramling recaps two articles about the USC athletic director’s resignation as well as USC Student Health’s summer services. Afterward, Kevin speaks with staff writer Claire Qiu about her recent article on a pair of USC students’ research project on regenerative agriculture. This episode was hosted by Kevin…

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Air Pollution and Pregnancy with Carrie Breton, ScD and Zhongzheng Jason Niu, PhD 6:35

12M ago6:35

6:35

Carrie Breton, ScD is a professor of population and public health sciences and co-director of the Maternal And Developmental Risks from Environmental and Social Stressors (MADRES) Center for Environmental Health Disparities. Breton is interested in understanding how prenatal environmental exposures and stressors affect epigenetic pathways and mater…

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Changes to Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies, water damages to Birnkrant and an interview on philanthropic coffee shop Kind Grounds 8:08

1y ago8:08

8:08

This week on General Education, host Kevin Gramling recaps two articles about the new changes to the Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies WIES and the water damages that Birnkrant Residential College is facing due to flooding. Producer Grace Ingram sits down with Erin Walton to discuss her article on Kind Grounds coffee shop. Hosted by Kevin…

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Lack of diversity among USC's tenured faculty, a sustainability town hall and an interview on the University's fossil fuel divestment 10:44

1y ago10:44

10:44

This week on General Education, host Kevin Gramling recaps two articles about the lack of ethnic diversity among tenured faculty at USC and the sustainability town hall hosted Tuesday. Kevin also speaks to finance beat writer Sparsh Sharma about his article on the University's fossil fuel divestment. Hosted by Kevin Gramling. Written by Kevin Graml…

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Allyson Felix Field, a new USG initiative, and an interview on USC's rabbinic intern 12:13

1y ago12:13

12:13

This week on General Education host Kevin Gramling recaps two articles about the track field dedicated to Allyson Felix and the bill drafted by the USG aimed at increasing funding transparency. Kevin also speaks to Jennifer Nehrer about her recent profile about a queer, Jewish student whose authenticity inspires those around her. Hosted by Kevin Gr…

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Initiative to expand languages, a new provost and number of humanities majors consistent 12:26

1y ago12:26

12:26

This week on General Education, host Grace Ingram recaps two articles about the newly appointed provost and a study that finds that the number of humanities majors at USC have generally remained unchanged. She also speaks to Marcel Lacey about his article “Student Initiative Looks to Diversify Languages on Campus”. Hosted by Grace Ingram. Written b…

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Electric Vehicle Adoption with Sandrah Eckel, PhD 7:32

1y ago7:32

7:32

Sandrah Eckel, PhD is an associate professor of population and public health sciences, and director of the PhD in Biostatistics program. Her latest research documents the actual impact of electric vehicle adoption in the first study to use real-world data to link electric cars, air pollution and health. Leveraging publicly available datasets, the r…

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Trailer 0:57

1y ago0:57

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Learn more about this episode and others at keck.usc.edu/pphs/podcast Stay in the loop - subscribe to the Preventive Dose newsletter for monthly news straight to your inbox. Follow us on social - find us at @uscpphs Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn X YouTubeBy Keck School of Medicine of USC, Department of Population and Public Health Sciences

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Class of 2027 admissions, tuition increases and the State of the University Address 10:13

1y ago10:13

10:13

This week on General Education, host Shatha Fadul speaks to Jennifer Nehrer about her article, "Admits reflect on historic admissions cycle." We also recap two other stories about a USC tuition increase and Carol Folt's State of the University address. Hosted by Shatha Fadul. Written by Norissa Ramirez, Stacey Obodoechine, Benjamin Papp and Shatha …

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LAC+USC residency pay inequity, Navajo water rights and Architecture's "stressful" environment 7:14

1y ago7:14

7:14

Daily Trojan writers discussed a Keck School of Medicine resident-led campaign for a "fair" contract, water rights legislation in the Southwest, and mounting student concern about communication and affordability at the School of Architecture. Hosted by Shatha Fadul. Written by Norissa Ramirez, Stacey Obodoechine, Benjamin Papp,and Shatha Fadul. Edi…

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Affirmative action, shuttle driver union protests and students reacting to Roe v. Wade 8:15

1y ago8:15

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Hosted by Shatha Fadul. Written by Norissa Rameriz and Benjamin Papp. Edited by Au Chung, Benjamin Papp and Shatha Fadul. Produced by Christina Chkarboul and Grace Ingram. General Education is one of three shows on the Daily Trojan podcast network. You can find more episodes anywhere you listen to podcasts, as well as our website, dailytrojan.com. …

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