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Archive: February 2021

Meet A Home Contractor Who Helps Older People Age In Place (NPR)

NPR’s “All Things Considered” highlighted USC Leonard Davis School student Leon Watts, who is 66 and works to modify homes in Los Angeles for older adults. “When you can’t ski anymore, you don’t golf anymore, your friends aren’t around anymore, and your kids have grown

Turning Insights into Products

In 2014, David Markovich chalked up a tingling sensation in his legs and pain in his lower back to nothing more than signs of being tired. But in a matter of hours, he lost the ability to walk. It wasn’t due to an accident or

Kevin Xu Endows Lab and Chair at USC Leonard Davis School

A large gift from biotech entrepreneur Kevin Xu ’11 establishes the Rongxiang Xu Regenerative Life Science Lab and the Kevin Xu Chair in Gerontology at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. USC Leonard Davis School Dean Pinchas Cohen announced the gift at a dedication