Education can hold off dementia, new USC-led study finds
Related study shows the importance of discovering how to delay the onset of dementia; otherwise, more people will end up living longer with the debilitating condition.
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USC Leonard Davis alumna Laura Trejo reaches out and builds bridges
Laura Trejo ’82, MSG/MPA ’86 listens and communicates across disciplines and cultures as general manager of the L.A. Department of Aging.
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New $10 million National Institute on Aging grant supports research on fasting, cell regeneration and disease protection
USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology Professor Valter Longo, expert on dietary restriction and regeneration, leads team of USC and Harvard researchers looking to slow aging and prevent disease.
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Portrait exhibit shares stories of a diverse group of older Angelenos
“Quiet Heroes – Over Eighty,” a new exhibit in the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology’s Sophie Davis Gallery by photographer and USC alumnus Barry Shaffer, provides universal life lessons from older Los Angeles immigrants and people of color.
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Professor Kelvin Davies inducted as a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
Fellowship in the Royal College honors individuals who have made major and significant contributions to the practice or science of medicine.
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Experts Highlight Emerging Trends at Senior Living Executive Course
A robust economy, increased life expectancy, and changing consumer demands are spurring new trends
in how and where adults will live as they age, according to experts.
Cardiovascular Risk: Men and Women are Now Equal—and Both Improving
Examination of 20-year trends shows risk factors, and gender and age differences, decreasing among adults over 50. Researchers say medications play a major role.
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Ready to start your journey into the gerontology field? Find out how to apply to USC Leonard Davis School academic programs.
Learn MoreMeet the Dean
Read a welcome message from Pinchas Cohen, Dean of the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology and Executive Director of the Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center.
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Want to support innovative gerontology education, research, and service? Learn more about ways to contribute to the USC Leonard Davis School.
Learn MoreAging2.0 Los Angeles
The Aging2.0 Los Angeles chapter is hosting an event around one of this year’s Grand Challenges, Caregiving
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Speaker: John Kopchick, PhD
USC Longevity Institute’s 2018 Seminar Series John Kopchick, PhD “Are there benefits of endocrine defects: Lessons from the mouse GHR knock-out” USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, RM 124
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Speaker: Holly Brown-Borg, PhD
“Somatropic signaling and metabolism: Impact on health and aging”
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“My studies of Chinese, Spanish and Italian are proving to be incredibly beneficial! The USC Leonard Davis School has so many great internship opportunities abroad. My plan is to use my knowledge of languages to study eldercare in other countries.”
and Master of Aging Services Management
