2011 PhD in Gerontology graduate will research the role of social workers in evaluating older adults’ capacity to make decisions.
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Category: Honors and Awards
Eileen Crimmins Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The prestigious honorary society recognizes exceptional individuals from academia, the arts, industry, public policy, and research and engages them in addressing significant global and national challenges.
Eileen Crimmins Receives 2022 Provost’s Mentoring Award
The annual award honors a faculty member who provides exemplary guidance and support for other USC faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and students.
Neuroscience Student, USC Leonard Davis Lab Member Wins Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
Ammar Dharani researches the structural and connectivity changes following traumatic brain injury.
USC Gerontology Faculty Listed Among Top Scientists Worldwide
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.
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.