Month: April 2021
USC’s Street Medicine team delivers COVID-19 vaccines to homeless clients
It’s not easy for people experiencing homelessness to find their way to a vaccination site. That’s why the Street Medicine team is focused on bringing the vaccines to them. Every afternoon, Kevin Mowrey rides his bike a half hour from the San Gabriel Foothills to Azusa to purchase food and supplies for the night while…Continue Reading USC’s Street Medicine team delivers COVID-19 vaccines to homeless clients
Why a successful engineer left the career he loved to teach kids STEM
Once USC alum Darin Gray got his first taste of teaching, he couldn’t give it up. For decades, he’s helped educate Angelenos in science and math through USC Viterbi’s K-12 STEM Center. by Gustavo Solis As a young engineer at the Hughes Aircraft Co. in the 1980s, Darin Gray worked on technology that was so new that…Continue Reading Why a successful engineer left the career he loved to teach kids STEM
E-waste isn’t wasted at USC, thanks to partnership that helps the community
An enduring program that reclaims old computers helps students and local families bridge the digital divide while also keeping more than 1 million pounds of used electronics out of landfills. by Ron Mackovich At one of the entrances to USC’s University Park Campus, forklifts load pallets bearing a half-ton of electronics onto trucks emblazoned with…Continue Reading E-waste isn’t wasted at USC, thanks to partnership that helps the community
Local entrepreneur ready to revitalize South L.A. food deserts, with USC help
Thanks in part to guidance from USC’s Bridges to Business Success Program, Javonne Sanders believes her company, Toss It Up Salad, is primed to provide the community with much-needed healthy options. Javonne Sanders was in a rut. Her enterprising spirit was burning bright, but she couldn’t muster the courage to leave her job as a…Continue Reading Local entrepreneur ready to revitalize South L.A. food deserts, with USC help
Unsung heroes keep kids and families together in neighborhoods around USC
As the pandemic began to threaten people’s lives and their livelihoods, USC’s Neighborhood Academic Initiative staff stepped in to help. by Gustavo Solis While many schoolchildren in Los Angeles were trying to keep up with remote classes this winter, several kids in a USC college prep program faced deeper struggles: They lost their mom or…Continue Reading Unsung heroes keep kids and families together in neighborhoods around USC
Youngest son aims to be family’s first child with college degree, with some help from USC
Five years ago, Christopher Chavez and his family committed to the university’s Neighborhood Academic Initiative, a decision that transformed their future. by Gustavo Solis Fifth grader Christopher Chavez came home from his first Saturday school session at USC and couldn’t contain his excitement. His mom, Maria Rodriguez, still remembers that exact moment and even his…Continue Reading Youngest son aims to be family’s first child with college degree, with some help from USC