Terrie Moffitt of Duke University delivers the 2021 Esther and Isadore Kesten Memorial Lecture.
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Archive: November 2021
Hanson-Thorell Family Research Awards Support New Studies on Diet & Exercise
Research Assistant Professors T. Em Arpawong and Sebastian Brandhorst will each receive $25,000 in funding for one-year pilot projects.
Gift Supports Senior Living Students
Donations provide scholarship support for students pursuing the first-of-its-kind Master of Arts in Senior Living Hospitality, which is designed to prepare senior living professionals to address a growing population and changing consumer demands.
Immigration boosts U.S. life expectancy, according to USC/Princeton study
The study finds that immigrants are responsible for approximately half of recent U.S. life expectancy gains.
Spanish-language Videos Use First-Person Stories to Increase Awareness of Palliative Care Among Latinx Communities
A video series produced by the Enguídanos Lab offers structured accounts of how a range of individuals have benefited from palliative care.
USC Launches Three New Nutrition and Dietetics Master’s Degrees
Beginning in the fall of 2021, these innovative programs, offered both online and on campus, will provide students with a flexible approach to gaining expertise for in-demand careers in areas of food service management, dietetics, and nutrition across the lifespan.
New findings help explain how COVID-19 overpowers the immune system
Discovery of unique virus traits offer possible explanations as to why older adults and people with diabetes or heart disease can have more severe responses to COVID-19 than others, say USC researchers.
Virtual cultural immersion in Colombia
In May 2020, students in GERO 499 took a virtual visit to Colombia.
USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology and The Buck Institute for Research on Aging Win $4.6 Million NIA Grant
Prestigious award establishes the USC-Buck Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging.
USC Leonard Davis School Assistant Professors Receive Hanson-Thorell Research Awards For Promising Research Directions
Jessica Y. Ho will explore the impact of the opioid epidemic on older adults, and Andrei Irimia will examine risk of cognitive decline after concussions.