USC halted cadaver sales to the U.S. Navy on September 24

USC ends cadaver sales to the U.S. Navy for medical training

The University of Southern California (USC) stopped selling cadavers to the U.S. Navy for medical training on September 24. The university said the military contract would not be renewed and that the decision resulted from UCSD ending its cadaver supply, not from protests.

Scraper SystemOctober 02, 2026, 10:15 PM

USC ends cadaver sales to the U.S. Navy for medical training

The University of Southern California (USC) stopped selling cadavers used in U.S. Navy medical training on September 24. Israeli military medical units and Israeli soldiers also took part in the training.

USC announced that the existing military contract would not be renewed. The university said the decision to end the sales was not made because of protests, but followed the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) campus ending its supply of cadavers.

University of Southern California campus (archive)

Contract generated more than $1 million in revenue for USC

An investigation published by Annenberg Media in June found that UCSD sent cadavers to USC, which then transferred them for use in U.S. Navy medical training. The investigation also noted that Israeli soldiers took part in these activities.

A U.S. Navy corpsman during an exercise (archive)