Sorry Los Angeles—you lost to Provo-Orem, Utah (#1), Des Moines, IA (#6) and Toledo, Ohio (#8). In the first-ever “Best Cities for Successful Aging” ranking report, the City of Angels finished a less-than-heavenly #30. Compiled by the Milken Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank, the report made waves around the country at every professional level, [Continue Reading...]
At first, USC’s large, interdisciplinary series of studies into air pollution and brain health seemed outside the wheelhouse of USC Davis School of Gerontology postdoc Jennifer Ailshire, a sociologist and demographer. After leading researcher Caleb E. Finch tapped her to contribute to the massive project, however, she found an unexpected and extremely valuable niche. By [Continue Reading...]
Pinchas Cohen, dean of the USC Davis School, announced this week that longtime researcher Christian Pike, Ph.D., was promoted from associate to full professor. A biogerontologist with a joint appointment in neuroscience, Pike focuses his research on Alzheimer’s disease, specifically the role sex steroid hormones play. Pike has made national headlines for his research into [Continue Reading...]
End-of-life pain is poorly managed across the board, but why, even with palliative care efforts, do minorities suffer disproportionately? Tackling what he calls the first study to investigate pain experiences among Whites, Blacks and Latinos following inpatient palliative care (IPC) consults, USC Davis School of Gerontology doctoral student Jeff Laguna won the Gerontological Society of [Continue Reading...]
Pinchas Cohen was officially installed as dean of the USC Davis School of Gerontology, executive director of the Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center and holder of the William and Sylvia Kugel Dean’s Chair in a formal ceremony held on Oct. 31 at Town & Gown. [Continue Reading...]
Singing bacteria—a veritable Menudo made up of microorganisms—was the latest synthetic biology brainchild of USC’s International Genetically Engineered Machine competition (iGEM) team. Advised by the USC Davis School of Gerontology assistant professor Sean Curran and grad student Percy Genyk, the team consisted of USC undergrads Megan Bernstein, Rachel Kohan, Ellen Park, Stephan Genyk, Eric Siryj, [Continue Reading...]
From Oct. 8-12, 2012, the USC Davis School of Gerontology welcomed delegates from The School of Applied Gerontology at the Windesheim University of Applied Sciences in Zwolle, the Netherlands. For one week, Hugo van den Beld, M.A., professor Carolien Smits, Ph.D. and Annelies Harps-Timmerman, MSc, RN met with the School’s faculty, staff and students; toured [Continue Reading...]
Eileen Crimmins, Ph.D., AARP Chair of the USC Davis School of Gerontology, capped off an impressive year with her election to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), one of the world’s most prestigious honors in the fields of health and medicine. Building on her momentum, which included being named the winner of the Gerontological Society of [Continue Reading...]
After a long battle with Parkinson’s disease, USC Davis School of Gerontology professor emeritus David A. Peterson died on Thursday, October 4, 2012. Peterson was an expert on lifelong learning who served as director of the USC Davis School from 1978 to 2003. He was appointed the first holder of the Edward and Rita Polusky [Continue Reading...]
