Featured Archives

Oct 17

Portrait of Sally Duplantier smiling and sitting in a living room

Model for Healthy Aging: Student Earns Master of Science in Gerontology at Age 68

By USC Leonard Davis Communications Alumni, Featured, Health and Wellness

Sally Duplantier founded her second company, Zing, and earned a Master of Science in Gerontology in her 60s. Her goal is to help older adults age better.

Oct 17

Peter Mullin driving a car and posing for the camera

In Memoriam: Peter Mullin

By Beth Newcomb Featured, In Memoriam

Longtime member of the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology Board of Councilors passed away September 18, 2023.

Oct 16

Venture Capitalist Gains Confidence and Credibility From Dual MSG/MBA Degree

By Beth Newcomb Alumni, Careers in Aging, Featured, Student Profile

A dual MSG/MBA degree merged Daniel Kaplan’s interests in gerontology and business. He now invests in solutions that bring equity to aging populations worldwide.

Oct 07

Ageism Awareness Day: Debunking the myths of aging

By USC Leonard Davis Communications Featured, Health and Wellness, Intergenerational

In honor of Ageism Awareness Day, we are highlighting some insights from a recent presentation by Instructional Professor Paul Nash to the Los Angeles County Commission on Older Adults.

Sep 29

People surrounding and looking at the GLAM poster session

Conference Shines Spotlight on L.A. Geroscience Research

By Beth Newcomb Events, Featured, Research, Students

Inaugural Geroscience Los Angeles Meeting (GLAM) welcomes researchers from many Southern California institutions for a day of scientific discussion focused on students and trainees.

Sep 22

Two people near a table talking at the Symposium on Future of Aging

Marshall and Leonard Davis Partner for Symposium on Future of Aging

By USC Leonard Davis Communications Events, Featured, Technology

USC faculty, students, staff, and experts in gerontology, technology, and entrepreneurship gathered on September 8 for the inaugural Aging is Now | Aging is the Future: Entrepreneurship Symposium, jointly hosted by Marshall and Leonard Davis.

Sep 12

Two pairs of hands holding onto each other

USC’s Minority Aging Research Center Secures $3.6M for Alzheimer’s Research

By USC Leonard Davis Communications Alzheimer's and Dementia, Demography, Featured, Research

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.

Sep 05

Graphic showing three older people atop 3D illustration, embossed mesh representing internet connections, cloud computing and neural network.

The Opportunity – and Necessity – of the “Longevity Economy”

By Beth Newcomb Careers in Aging, Demography, Featured, Technology

Groundbreaking entrepreneurship event brings together experts from throughout USC to discuss meeting the emerging needs of an aging population.

Aug 18

A Tsimane family travels upstream in the local river

Alzheimer’s gene associated with increased fertility in Amazonian women

By Beth Newcomb Alzheimer's and Dementia, Featured, Research

Allele associated with increased risks for dementia and heart disease is linked to earlier age of first birth as well as shorter intervals between births in a Bolivian indigenous community.

Aug 16

Portrait of Everett Kalin and family atop Half Dome in Yosemite National Park

What did you do this summer? USC Leonard Davis student climbed Half Dome with her 93-year-old grandfather

By USC Leonard Davis Communications Featured, Intergenerational, Students

Everett Kalin has long been an inspiration to his granddaughter Sidney, a sophomore human development and aging major at the USC Leonard Davis School and an avid hiker and adventurer.