Honors and Awards

University Professor and AARP Professor in Gerontology Eileen Crimmins, elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2016, will be introduced to her colleagues in the Academy and sign the Registry of Membership on Saturday, April 29, with the ceremony streaming live beginning at 5pm Pacific/8pm Eastern.

USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology faculty member Kelvin J. A. Davies has been named an Honorary Distinguished Professor of King’s College, London University in England.

USC Davis School Vice Dean and James E. Birren Chair in Gerontology is recognized with the 2017 Hiram J. Friedsam Mentorship Award from the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education.

Dean Pinchas Cohen praises lab manager Hemal Mehta as an “extraordinary leader.”

Awards support travel to scientific meetings and research projects for undergraduate, doctoral and postdoctoral researchers.