Beth Newcomb

The Daily Trojan spoke to Assistant Professor Jennifer Ailshire about city and county measures that passed during the November 8 election. “Efforts to combat homelessness need to be focused not just on getting people into housing but getting them into permanent affordable housing so the risk of becoming homeless again is minimized,” Ailshire said. “We need a more permanent path out of homelessness if we are to have any hope for reducing homelessness in L.A. and HHH provides both the vision and funding to accomplish this.”

Kiplinger quoted USC Leonard Davis Distinguished Scholar in Residence Paul Irving about the need to make communities more conducive to healthy, independent aging.

Vice quoted Christian Pike of the USC Leonard Davis School about the effectiveness of testosterone replacement therapy, the need for more research and possible health effects.

USC Leonard Davis School Distinguished Scholar in Residence Paul Irving was quoted in the Washington Post about using adult education policies to address unemployment and other economic issues.

Univision (in Spanish) ran a story on the Caregivers Are Learning More (CALM) conference organized by the USC Family Caregiver Support Center. The conference taught caregivers about how taking on the roles of a caregiver exposes them to  depression and other illnesses, how they can more safely care for loved ones and themselves and how to take advantage of support services offered by various entities.

Fitness personality and wellness author Kathy Smith spoke to Valter Longo about fasting-mimicking diets for her On Health: the Art of Living podcast.

Lisa Napoli spoke to students in GERO 435, Women and Aging, and instructor Caroline Cicero on why young people should study aging for Gracefully, her podcast on aging topics.