The Genetics Society of America and the Gruber Foundation have awarded Assistant Professor Bérénice Benayoun the 2019 Rosalind Franklin Young Investigator Award for her research in genetics.
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Forbes quoted Mireille Jacobson of the USC Leonard Davis School on how pharmaceutical insurance coverage decisions are made based on drug efficacy.
CNBC cited a study from John McArdle of the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and the USC Leonard Davis School on wealthy students earning higher SAT scores.
KABC-TV and USC Annenberg Media covered celebrations hosted by the USC Leonard Davis School for International Day of Older Persons, which included music and dance performances, food, crafts, and a screening of the film The Farewell.
Forbes quoted Jon Pynoos of the USC Leonard Davis School on how minimalism can benefit older adults with dementia.
In the freshman seminar course GESM 131g, "Prosperity Across the Lifespan," Min-Kyoung Rhee and students explore the diverse aspects of success, lifespan and human development.
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Rahil Khasgiwale chose a Master of Science degree program at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology before pursuing his medical degree so that he would be prepared to tackle cutting-edge issues related to aging.
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KPCC-FM featured research from Caleb Finch of the USC Leonard Davis School on how environmental factors interact with genetic factors to increase or reduce risk for Alzheimer’s disease. “Nobody had pulled this together, and that’s what our contribution is: to get people to recognize and begin to think of environmental factors, many of which can be improved in lifestyle, to reduce the genetic risk of Alzheimer’s,” he said.
During National Suicide Prevention Week, Professor Elizabeth Zelinski discusses the need for better mental health supports for older adults.
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NBC Los Angeles featured research from Caleb Finch of the USC Leonard Davis School on how environmental factors interact with genetic factors to increase or reduce risk for Alzheimer’s disease. “We propose a new approach to comprehensively assess the multiple brain-body interactions that contribute to Alzheimer’s disease,” he said. Additional coverage was found on Telemundo Los Angeles, MyNewsLA and KNX 1070 AM.
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