As the global population ages and technology advances faster than ever, the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology leads the exploration of how cutting-edge tech—paired with gerontology expertise—can address aging’s biggest challenges.
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USC Leonard Davis alumna and Assistant Professor Lauren Brown wants to challenge the way researchers study older Black and Brown adults — and to question how researchers define “old” in the first place.
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The National Institute on Aging (NIA) has awarded a five-year, $3.6 million grant to fund USC’s Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR), which supports junior scientists exploring health and economic disparities associated with dementia.
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Groundbreaking entrepreneurship event brings together experts from throughout USC to discuss meeting the emerging needs of an aging population.
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Can we objectively tell how fast we are aging? With a good measure, scientists might be able to change our rate of aging to live longer and healthier lives.
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A new USC Leonard Davis School project aims to provide life lessons from the people who are redefining old age.
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Addressing the continuing Covid-19 pandemic, which has lowered life expectancy and widened health disparities in the U.S., calls for preventive behaviors and policy change, say USC researchers.
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Despite vaccination rollout, 2021 reductions in life expectancy appear to exceed those in 2020, and racial disparities have persisted, say researchers.
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The findings further reinforce the need for targeted support and resources for families and patients living with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
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Terrie Moffitt of Duke University delivers the 2021 Esther and Isadore Kesten Memorial Lecture.
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