Congratulations Class of 2014! The largest class in the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology’s history graduated today. Bringing together faculty, staff and students, the graduation program also included the largest number of award presentations by the University to students from the Davis School. “I
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Archive: May 2014
USC Stem Cell researchers share a vision of the future
As part of this year's Milken Institute Global Conference principal USC stem cell investigators Drs. Pinchas Cohen, Valter Longo and Edna M. Jones, of the USC Davis School of Gerontology, share their findings and give us a glimpse into the future of regenerative medicine. [Continue Reading...}
Expanding What it Means to Protect the Health of Older Adults
Dawn Alley, Ph.D. class of 2006 was profiled recently by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation highlighting her work in the Health and Society program which she is involved. [Continue Reading...}
Wisdom Research Opportunity
Bob Knight, Ph.D. and his research team at USC’s Davis School of Gerontology are interested in learning more about wisdom and developing a better way to measure wisdom. Below is a link to the Survey. Your participation is voluntary. We expect the full set of questions to take about 60 minutes to complete. Follow the link for more information and contact information. Thank you. [Go to Survey]
USC Leonard Davis PhD student and Professional Harpist featured in National Geographic
Ph.D. Student, Alison Balbag, was featured in National Geographic for her work on mapping the positive effects of playing a musical instrument on brain growth and cognitive function. Her studies support research that demonstrates the increase in brain activity and enhanced neural connections. [Continue Reading...]