Discover the Power of Occupation, the science behind how everyday activities restore meaning, spark joy, and connect us to what matters most.
November 10, 2025
Amber Angell to lead five-year, $3.6 million study analyzing electronic health records, with collaborators from academia and the autistic community.
October 24, 2025
Honor celebrates values of iconic “Star Trek” character Spock, such as rationality, peace, compassion and belonging.
October 15, 2025
Five-year, $6.5 million project will leverage data science, artificial intelligence and machine learning to build large rehabilitation research datasets for precision rehabilitation.
October 1, 2025
World-renowned primatologist held adjunct faculty appointment for 13 years.
September 30, 2025
New NIH-funded project uses AI to enhance MRI image resolution to better understand how global brain health impacts long-term stroke recovery.
During the past decade, USC’s Summer Occupational Therapy Immersion program has graduated more than 500 students, changing their lives and careers while building an internationally-connected Trojan…
After receiving a heart transplant at Keck Hospital of USC, former NCAA soccer player Courtney Shoda is relearning how to play the game of life.
By partnering with a community organization, one USC Chan faculty member demonstrates how to engage a user base, develop a collaborative research agenda and put knowledge to work for the people who…
New $5.5 million NIH-funded study led by Leah Stein Duker extends research line begun in 2011.
Celebrating the 55-year career of one of occupational therapy’s most prolific researchers studying developmental disorders in children.
One of the amazing perks of being a USC student is the numerous free experiences that we can take advantage of throughout the school year. This semester, the USC Environmental Student Assembly (ESA)…
As occupational therapists, we often talk about finding the “just right challenge.” It’s one of those guiding OT principles that stays with you long after you leave the classroom or the…
