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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Located in Los Angeles, a global center for arts, technology and international trade, the University of Southern California is one of the world’s leading private research universities. USC enrolls more international students than any other U.S. university and offers extensive opportunities for internships and study abroad. With a strong tradition of integrating liberal and professional education, USC fosters a vibrant culture of public service and encourages students to cross academic as well as geographic boundaries in their pursuit of knowledge. USC's University Park campus, located in the heart of Los Angeles' Downtown Arts and Education Corridor, is home to the USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and many professional schools. The Health Sciences campus, northeast of downtown Los Angeles, is home to the Keck School of Medicine of USC, the School of Pharmacy, three major teaching hospitals and programs in Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, and Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy.
USC has a long history of biomechanics research. The university boasts a number of laboratories dedicated to the biomechanical investigation of movement, musculoskeletal disorders, interventions, and adaptations. The biomechanics faculty at USC are recognized as leaders and innovators in their respective areas of research. The various biomechanics related laboratories at USC include:
• Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Research Lab (Powers, Salem, Kulig, Sigward)
• Computational Learning and Motor Control Lab (Schaal)
• Brain-Body Biomechanics Lab (Valero-Cuevas)
• Biomechanics Research Lab (McNitt-Grey)
• Biomimetic Microelectronic Systems Lab (Loeb)
• Computational Neuro-Rehabilitation and Learning Lab (Schweighoffer)
• Motor Behavior and Neurorehabilitation Lab (Winstein)
• Virtual Reality, Psychology, and Social Neuroscience lab (Rizzo)