A recent analysis of nearly 200,000 researchers – roughly the top 2% of the world’s scientists – has shown several USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology faculty members to be among the most highly cited investigators on the planet.
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Interventions to Improve Late-Life Health & Longevity Must Begin in Early Life, Says Noted Researcher
Terrie Moffitt of Duke University delivers the 2021 Esther and Isadore Kesten Memorial Lecture.
Senior Associate Dean Maria Henke Honored for Education Leadership
The Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education Administrative Leadership Honor recognizes extraordinary efforts in advancing gerontology education.
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.
USC Leonard Davis Assistant Professor Receives Prestigious Investigator-Focused Grant
The Maximizing Investigators' Research Award directly supports scientists, providing stability, flexibility and more opportunities for breakthroughs.
Bérénice Benayoun Receives GSA Nathan Shock New Investigator Award
The distinguished honor is given for outstanding contributions to new knowledge about aging through basic biological research.
Eileen Crimmins wins demography field’s most prestigious award
The Population Association of America Irene B. Taeuber Award recognizes innovative contributions to the scientific study of population.
Alumna to Receive AFAR Scientific Award of Distinction
The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) has announced that our 2015 PhD in Gerontology graduate Morgan Levine will receive the Vincent Cristofalo Rising Star Award in Aging Research.
USC Leonard Davis Faculty Honored for Mentoring and Teaching
Eileen Crimmins named an outstanding mentor for faculty and postdoctoral scholars; Min-Kyoung Rhee receives USC Dornsife general education teaching award.
USC Family Caregiver Support Center Wins Innovations in Alzheimer’s Caregiving Award
Honor recognizes impactful public policy work.