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Five Trojans aboard 2017 Rose Parade float ⟩
December 29, 2016

Alumni Associations and Bodies Events Faculty

Occupational Therapy Association of California float commemorates 100-year anniversary of profession's founding

Float rendering courtesy of the Occupational Therapy Association of California/Fiesta Floats On the morning of Jan. 2, 2017, five USC Trojans will be floating high above the streets of Pasadena, Calif., during the world-famous Tournament of Roses® Rose Parade. The Trojans will be riding on board…

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23 Trojans on AOTA centennial list of 100 most influential people ⟩
December 6, 2016

Alumni Associations and Bodies Awards Faculty

USC Chan faculty members Cermak and Clark among all-time notables

By Mike McNulty Twenty-three USC alumni and faculty members are among the 100 most influential people who have shaped the occupational therapy profession throughout its century-long history, according to a new list compiled by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). In preparation for…

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Remembering Florence Cromwell ⟩
December 1, 2016

Alumni Associations and Bodies Faculty

An esteemed USC alumna and occupational therapy leader passed away on Nov. 5, 2016, at the age of 94

By John Hobbs MA ’14 Florence Cromwell 1922-2016. Photo undated. Occupational therapy visionary, two-time AOTA president, and former faculty member Florence S. Cromwell MA ’52 died Nov. 5, 2016. She was 94. The former faculty member was a USC alumna, an interim chair for two years before…

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China Initiative Visits Yantai and Shanghai | October–November 2016 ⟩
November 27, 2016

China Initiative Community and Partners Faculty Lectures and Talks Students

Purpose In Yantai, the team presented at the "Fourth National Congress of Rehabilitation Education of the Chinese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine." Carey Sokol and OTD Resident Lily Xu presented on OT fieldwork models in the US, while Adley Chan and OTD Resident Sherry Chen gave a…

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Toddler palace may house clues to social skills in autism ⟩
November 12, 2016

Autism Chan in the Media Conferences Faculty Research

Dr. Barbara Thompson's research is highlighted at the 2016 Society for Neuroscience meeting

By Sarah Deweerdt/Spectrum News Palace keep: The amount of time a young child spends in a play castle may provide hints about her social motivation. A half-hour-long ‘playdate’ between a toddler and an adult could help answer a long-standing question about whether and how much a child with…

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Five Trojans to take AOTA awards ⟩
November 7, 2016

Associations and Bodies Awards Conferences Faculty

Florence Clark to receive rarefied AOTA-AOTF Presidents’ Commendation

By Mike McNulty Exhibit Hall at 2016 AOTA Conference Five USC Trojans will win annual awards from the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The recipients were revealed last week by AOTA and will be presented their awards during AOTA’s annual conference in April 2017, when the…

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USC, Peking University to team on one of China’s first graduate programs in occupational therapy ⟩
October 17, 2016

Chan in the Media China Initiative Community and Partners Faculty International

The partnership has the potential to transform the quality of life for millions of people, USC provost says

By Mike McNulty and John Hobbs/USC Today USC Provost Michael Quick and Peking University Health Science Center President Qimin Zhan formalize the partnership between the two institutions. (Photo/Philip Channing) USC and Peking University have forged a partnership that could impact the quality of…

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Crafting a kinder chemo ⟩
September 22, 2016

Autism Chan in the Media Clinical Faculty Research

How changes in the environment might improve experiences during outpatient infusions

By Mike McNulty/USC Today A USC researcher suggests that settings in which chemo is delivered should be controlled. (Photo/iStock) There’s no such thing as peaceful chemotherapy. The anti-cancer drugs that attack the body’s dangerous cancer cells cannot discriminate from its healthy ones,…

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A dog among doctors: Health center’s newest staffer is man’s best friend ⟩
September 15, 2016

Chan in the Media Clinical Faculty Health and Wellness

Meet Professor Beauregard Tirebiter, the first full-time university facility dog in the country: He’s got office hours and everything

By Joanna Clay/USC News USC recently added a new staff member. And you could easily say he’s the furriest. Professor Beauregard Tirebiter — dubbed “Beau” for short — is a 2-year-old black Goldendoodle. He makes USC the first and only university in the United States with a full-time…

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Could occupational therapy lead to a better night’s sleep? ⟩
September 12, 2016

Faculty Health and Wellness Lifestyle Redesign Research

By Mike McNulty Every occupational therapist knows that the foundation for living well includes a healthy daily balance between work, play, rest and sleep. But while therapeutic interventions often target patients’ habits, roles, routines and environments during waking hours, their combined…

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