USC in the News

December 23, 2021

Keck School of Medicine of USC

• Associated Press | California to require booster shots for healthcare workers | Jeffrey Klausner quoted
  Additional coverage found in Fox11, U.S. News & World Report, ABC News, NBC4
• Los Angeles Times | Flying over the holidays? Here are tips for reducing your Omicron risk | Paula Cannon quoted
  She was also quoted about the transmission of polio.
• Los Angeles Times | California braces for Omicron wave amid grim forecasts, concerns for hospitals | Stephanie Hall quoted
  Spanish version available
• Los Angeles Times | Male birth control: A promising new trial in California, and why reproductive autonomy matters | Brian Nguyen research highlighted

USC

• Los Angeles Times | Former USC football player arrested for alleged role in COVID fraud scheme | School mentioned
  KTLA-TV, CBS2, The Sacramento Bee, Fox News, and Deadspin also covered the story.
• New York Post and Los Angeles Magazine | USC student ‘diversity’ senator under fire for tweet threatening to kill Zionists | School mentioned
• The New York Times | Who Wants to Be the Next Mayor of Los Angeles? | School mentioned 

USC Annenberg School

• Los Angeles Times | Podcast: When the labels don’t feel right | USC Annenberg School students featured

USC Dornsife College

• Associated Press | Deceptive videos used to link athlete deaths to COVID shots | Norbert Schwarz quoted
  Additional coverage found in ABC News and U.S. News & World Report
• The New York Times | What It’s Like to Live Next to America’s Largest Port Amid a Global Supply Chain Crisis | Manuel Pastor quoted
• CNBC | How Amazon’s CamperForce program doubled this year, adding jobs for seasonal workers who live on the road | Manuel Pastor interviewed
• CNN | Federal pandemic rental aid helped 2.5 million households. Nearly 5 million are still struggling | Analysis by the National Equity Atlas noted

USC Media Group

• Los Angeles Sentinel | President of USC Medical Group Jehni Robinson Strives for Excellence |  Jehni Robinson profiled

USC Lusk Center

• Los Angeles Times | To bid or not to bid? With Angel Stadium sale in limbo, Anaheim is on the clock | Richard Green quoted

USC Schaeffer Center

• Fortune | One Chicago pharmacy avoids creating another drugstore desert by tapping into its deep roots | Dina Qato quoted
• The New York Times | Covid News: Scientists Warn Omicron Will Surge and Say Biden’s Plan Is Insufficient | Neeraj Sood quoted