USC faculty member Valter Longo’s research was featured in an ABC News report on new efforts to fight cancer. His team is developing drugs to prevent cancer based on innovative research, both in the lab and with a group of people in Ecuador who have a condition that leads to dwarfism, long lives, and exceptionally low rates of cancer. [ Continue Reading... ]
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Archive: December 2013
Teresa Seeman, PhD Presents at 2013 Kesten Memorial Lecture
Teresa Seeman, PhD, Professor in the Division of Geriatrics at the David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA presented a lecture titled, “Investigating Biopsychosocial Effects on Aging” on December 12, 2013. The Davis School auditorium was filled with faculty, students, and community members who enjoyed the opportunity
President Obama Mentions Davis School Faculty Member in Affordable Care Act Speech
When Julia Walsh, USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology Applied Legal and Regulatory Issues in Aging instructor, wrote a letter to President Obama explaining why she appreciated the Affordable Care Act, she may not have expected anything in return. However, after describing the progress that