Single father Shaun Kalpakoff is one of an estimated 20,000 Americans who live with ALS. It all started two years ago when he broke his right heel bone in a running-related accident. He’s getting help from the USC ALS Clinic.

To finish his studies, graduate Jason Ezzy DPT ’25 had to balance his DPT studies with unimaginable loss, including the destruction of his Altadena home.

Thanks to USC surgeons, women born with Apert syndrome and a cleft lip deal with life on their own terms.

College of the Canyons unveiled its new health care training simulation center with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Don Takeda Science Center Wednesday morning. The simulation center, on the science center’s second […]

Having already earned a DPT degree, PhD graduate in biokinesiology Matt Heindel joins the pantheon of clinician-scientists — highly trained individuals who can move seamlessly between the clinic and the lab — poised to make significant impacts in

College of the Canyons became the only Southern California community college affiliated with Bee Campus USA last week, pledging to become a better place for pollinators of all stripes. The Bee Campus USA program is run by the Xerces Society, […]

First-generation college student and doctoral graduate Felipe Martinez DDS ’26 aims to use his oral healthcare education to inspire others to see beyond their current limitations. GROWING UP IN ONTARIO, CALIF., Felipe Martinez DDS ’26 saw education

College of the Canyons honored 58 graduates from the Registered Nurse Class of 2025 during a pinning ceremony at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center on Monday, Dec. 8. The […]

The College of the Canyons spring 2026 semester is underway after classes began recently. The semester includes more than 1,690 sections of core courses across a wide range of subjects, along […]

More than 260 students attended the recent Transfer Day at College of the Canyons. Representatives from more than 50 colleges and universities met with students, answered questions, and provided transfer […]

The entrepreneur hopes to impart lessons learned over a successful career to graduates as they begin their own professional journeys.

Faculty member Daniel Kirages earns 2025 James A. Gould Excellence in Teaching Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Award, a prestigious honor given to an individual with exemplary teaching skills to recognize and support excellence in instructing

The USC Pediatric Dentistry Clinic provides families with affordable high-quality dental care. IN 2015, ALEM VIVEROS WAS PLAYING IN THE FRONT YARD of his Sun Valley, Calif., home when he fell off his scooter. The impact of the accident knocked out

USC javelin thrower aims to use her experience as a high-level athlete to help other athletes as a physical therapist.

Robert Johnson recently underwent osseointegrative surgery after experiencing a leg amputation. After surgery, he was treated by USC faculty member Lisa Fukuzato, who helped him get back to the life he left behind. Next goal for Johnson: to run! BY

USC biokinesiology students commemorate National Biomechanics Day by introducing sports science to underrepresented high school students. BY STEPHANIE CORRAL AFTER ATTENDING A NATIONAL BIOMECHANICS EVENT in May at the Crenshaw Family YMCA, Kaitlin Lewis, 17, says she feels inspired to learn more about the power of sports science and how it can affect athletic performance.

The Division’s pro bono preventive wellness program for low-income residents faces uncertainty as funding dries up. BY STEPHANIE CORRAL November 29, 2021 THE FIRST TIME SERGIO JUAREZ ATTEMPTED THE 10-MINUTE WALK from his home to the USC campus, the

USC’s doctor of physical therapy program requires students to spend nearly 60 days in on-campus immersions, focusing on their hands-on skills.

Stephanie Saldana was born with amelogenesis imperfecta, a rare tooth development that causes teeth to be unusually small, grooved or discolored. Thanks to the work of two USC Ostrow School of Dentistry students, the 14-year-old girl no longer has a