
SFGate discussed how Kevin Rose, cofounder of Digg and a handful of other startups, launched an app called Zero to take the guesswork out of daily fasting. The app references the research of Dr. Valter Longo, director of the USC Longevity Institute and a leading expert on fasting.
California Health Report published a column detailing the work of Paul Irving, Chair of the Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging and USC Leonard Davis Distinguished Scholar in Residence, to change the narrative around aging.
Entrepreneur noted a gift by Kevin and Leah Xu to establish the USC Leonard Davis School’s Brighten Award for Entrepreneurial Gerontology.

CNBC highlighted research by Jennifer Ailshire of the USC Leonard Davis School and colleagues about the negative effects on retirement savings when parents take on student loan debt for their children. “This debt crisis is not just about students, it’s about parents as well; it paints a dismal picture and we’re only at the beginning of this trend,” Ailshire said.