Featured Archives

May 27

Congratulations to the Class of 2025!

By Beth Newcomb Alumni, Featured, School Culture, Students

The USC Leonard Davis School celebrated more than 240 graduates — the school's largest-ever graduating class — on May 16, 2025.

May 14

Arts and Healthy Aging Center Fund launched with $2.5M gift and $1M matching opportunity

By Beth Newcomb Featured, Giving

Gift and matching challenge from the Leonard and Sophie Davis Fund supports the study of artistic engagement and the aging process.

May 01

Brain and money connected by a thread on a white background

U.S. Dementia Costs to Exceed $780 Billion This Year, USC-Led Research Finds

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

A multidisciplinary dementia cost project led by USC researchers provides updated estimates of the financial toll on patients, care partners and society.

Apr 16

The USC Distinguished Leaders Program’s inaugural cohort includes executives, educators, nonprofit leaders, legal experts and technology innovators, all forging meaningful connections throughout the program with one another as mentors and collaborators. (Photo/Credit: Alex Tafreshi of 20 Twenty Productions)

USC’s Distinguished Leaders Program: Charting new paths for late career and beyond

By Beth Newcomb Featured

Program advisor Caroline Cicero, instructional associate professor at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology and director of the USC Age-Friendly University Initiative, helps participants explore the evolving concept of retirement not as an endpoint, but as a launchpad for new endeavors.

Apr 03

MASM Graduate Is Part of a Transformation in Senior Living

By USC Leonard Davis Communications Alumni, Caregiving, Featured

With undergraduate and graduate degrees from the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, Lourdes Bustamante is on track to become a senior living leader.

Apr 01

Arnold Whitman, Amir Dan Rubin, Pinchas Cohen, Jonathan Bandel, and David Krane (via Zoom) take part in a panel discussion on investment in aging and technology during the 2025 USC Age Tech Symposium.

USC Age Tech Symposium Sets the Stage for Innovation

By Beth Newcomb Demography, Featured, Technology

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.

Mar 20

Students and Faculty Connect with Patients, Providers and Professionals during March’s National Nutrition Month

By Beth Newcomb Courses, Featured, Health and Wellness, Nutrition

Appropriately for this year’s theme, “Food Connects Us,” students and faculty of the USC Leonard Davis School strengthen ties across the university, the food industry, and the dietetics field.

Mar 03

Over-The-Counter Narcan Spray by Darwin Brandis - stock.adobe.com

Who Carries and Uses Naloxone in the U.S.?

By Beth Newcomb Featured, Health and Wellness, Policy, Research

Amid an ongoing opioid crisis that contributes to shortening American lifespans, a new study addresses the lack of nationwide data on who keeps the lifesaving medication with them and uses it to reverse overdoses.

Feb 26

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Study: Extreme Heat May Speed Up Aging in Older Adults

By Beth Newcomb Environment, Featured, Health and Wellness, Research

People in neighborhoods that experience more days of high heat show faster aging at the molecular level than residents of cooler regions, say USC researchers.

Feb 24

New AI Model Measures How Fast the Brain Ages

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

The first-of-its-kind tool can non-invasively track the pace of brain changes using MRI scans; faster brain aging closely correlates with a higher risk of cognitive impairment.