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3 Pregnant Nurses Can't Imagine Not Working and Helping Others During Pandemic
Three pregnant nurses working on the front lines of the pandemic say it’s a mixture of joy and fear, but they have no plans to stop working and helping people amid the coronavirus pandemic. The three are all nurses at USC Verdugo Hills hospital and all three will be delivering their babies there in March and April.
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USC Stuns UCLA 64-63 on Tahj Eaddy's Late 3-Pointer
USC completed a season sweep of the rival Bruins, having beaten them by 18 points last month.
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3 Pregnant Nurses Have No Plans to Stop Working During Pandemic
While they say there is joy and fear, they also say the can’t imagine not seeing their coworkers and patients. Kim Baldonado reports March 5, 2021.
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USC's University Park Campus to Host City-Run COVID-19 Vaccination Site
A Los Angeles city-run vaccination site will open at the University of Southern California starting Tuesday, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Thursday.
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New Grads Start Podcast to Help Others Find Job in Pandemic
The USC grads landed jobs, but found others struggling, so they started a podcast called “Opportunity Unknown.” Angie Crouch reports March 3, 2021.
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USC Plans Full Return to Campus Life for Fall 2021 With In-Person Classes and Residential Life
USC announced Friday it is planning for a full return to campus life in the fall semester, including in-person classes and residential life.
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Buccaneers Running Back Extends USC's Long Super Bowl Presence
Former USC running back Ronald Jones II will try to help the Tampa Bay Buccaneers complete their turnaround from having losing records in eight of the previous nine seasons to NFL champions when they face the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday in Super Bowl LV.
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COVID-19 ‘Fatigue' Causing Drop in Some Protective Measures, Study Finds
COVID-19 “fatigue” is having a negative effect on some protective measures that people are taking to guard against the coronavirus — although mask-wearing is up, according to a new USC survey.
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Half of U.S. Adults Not Wearing Masks During Close Contact With Others, Study Says
Three out of 10 Los Angeles County residents and nearly half of adults in the U.S. don’t wear protective face masks when they are in close contact with people who live outside their households, according to findings released today of an ongoing study by researchers at USC. The USC Dornsife Understanding Coronavirus in America Study found that 67% of Los...
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Researchers Find Powerful Protein Doubles Running Capacity, Improves Physical Performance
Humans express a powerful hormone during exercise and that treating mice with the hormone improves physical performance, capacity and fitness, according to a new USC study released Wednesday.
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Researchers Say Sewers Could Be Key to Monitoring COVID-19 Outbreaks
We can learn about the spread of COVID-19 from what is in our wastewater. Carolyn Johnson reported on NBC4 News on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020.
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Research Shows Sewers Could Be Key to Identifying, Stopping COVID-19 Outbreaks
COVID-19 cases are reaching record highs in Southern California. Hospitals and intensive care units are packed as the number of positive tests has soared in recent weeks. But researchers have tracked another indicator, found in our sewer system.
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No. 13 USC Opts Out of Bowl Game
No. 13 Southern California became the sixth Pac-12 team to opt out of a bowl game Saturday, citing a recommendation from team doctors and discussions with players. In an e-mail released to the media, USC said that the decision was made following a recommendation from the USC medical team and with the Trojan football leadership council. A few weeks ago,…
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Too Many Mistakes Add up to No. 13 USC's First Loss in Pac 12 Championship
Kedon Slovis and Southern California have been clutch in the fourth quarter this season. But too many mistakes squashed any hopes of the 13th-ranked Trojans claiming their second Pac-12 football title in four years and a shot at a New Year’s Six bowl game. Slovis’ three interceptions top the list of USC gaffes in its 31-24 loss to Oregon...
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USC's 4th Quarter Magic Comes to an End as Oregon Holds on to Win Pac-12 Title 31-24
Oregon didn’t win its Pac-12 division, and it only got into the championship game because Washington had to drop out. The Ducks hadn’t won a game in nearly a month before they took the Coliseum field Friday night. They still ended up celebrating amid confetti and streamers in their rivals’ empty stadium. After yet another display of the big-game...
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Top 10 Most Memorable Moments in Los Angeles Sports in 2020
In a chaotic year that shook Southern California with the tragic death of Lakers’ legend Kobe Bryant and a global pandemic that shut down the sports world, we take a look back at the ten most memorable moments in Los Angeles sports in 2020. -
USC Will Be Able to Conduct 100,000 COVID-19 Tests Per Week During Spring Semester
USC announced Monday it will be able to conduct 100,000 COVID-19 tests per week during the spring semester, a significant increase from the 5,000 a week testing capacity during fall. The new program was spearheaded by the Keck Medicine of USC team in partnership with campus operational teams, according to a letter sent to the USC community from Dr. Sarah…
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USC Men's Basketball Game Against Stanford Postponed Due to Confirmed COVID-19 Case
USC-Stanford Sunday men’s basketball game at the Galen Center has been postponed and team activities will be paused because of a confirmed case of COVID-19 in the Trojans’ program, the university announced.
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Kedon Slovis Throws 5 Touchdowns as No. 16 USC Rallies From 18 Points to Stun Rival UCLA
Kedon Slovis threw an 8-yard touchdown to Amon-Ra St. Brown with 16 seconds left for his fifth passing TD of the game, and No. 16 Southern California rallied from an 18-point, third-quarter deficit to beat UCLA 43-38 on Saturday night. UCLA took a 38-36 lead with 52 seconds remaining on Nicholas Barr-Mira’s 43-yard field goal, but USC (5-0) answered quickly….
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No. 20 USC Trojans Rout Washington State 38-13 on Rare Sunday Night Game
Clay Helton walked into the USC Trojans’ locker room and breathed a sigh of relief. Not because his team had just played a dramatic closely fought game, but simply because they were able to play at all. After two weeks, three confirmed positive COVID-19 cases, and over 10 players stuck in quarantine, the USC Trojans finally played football again. “To…