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Aging is Happening is a monthly email newsletter featuring aging news and insights from the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology.
- March 2022: How stress affects aging, dementia rates in the Amazon, master’s student builds on medical training, and more Aging is Happening
- February 2022: Making homes safer, how adversity affects aging, disparities in dementia and lifespan, and more Aging is Happening
- January 2022: Why social distancing matters, how economics shed light on well being, where TV and gerontology meet, and more Aging is Happening
- December 2021: Tips for happy and healthy holidays, our top stories from 2021, and more Aging is Happening
- November 2021: International collaboration, pollution and Alzheimer’s, excellence in gerontology education, and more Aging is Happening
- October 2021: Expanding long-term care access in Black communities, why clean air matters for brain health, how immigration increases U.S. life expectancy, and more Aging is Happening
- September 2021: Addressing addiction in older adults, highlighting Latinx palliative care experiences, discussing brain health and more Aging is Happening
- August 2021: Protecting against diabetes, international aging research, welcoming back students and more Aging is Happening
- July 2021: Disparities in COVID-19 deaths, tips for healthy brain aging, immune differences between the sexes, and more Aging is Happening
- June 2021: New dietetics programs, how the pandemic affected US lifespans, tips for brain health, and more Aging is Happening
- May 2021: Slowing brain aging, helping older adults navigate technology, honoring outstanding educators, and more Aging is Happening
- April 2021: Brain changes after injury, the economics of Alzheimer’s, labeling generations, and more Aging is Happening
- March 2021: Measuring mutations, getting vaccines to elderly immigrants, building homes from shipping containers and more Aging is Happening
- February 2021: Eating and living well, preventing muscle loss, understanding Alzheimer’s risk and more Aging is Happening
- January 2021: COVID-19 and life expectancy, older adults in the movies, “exercise protein” improves fitness in mice, and more Aging is Happening
- December 2020: Happy holiday wishes, staying connected despite the distance, and more Aging is Happening
- November 2020: Keeping students engaged from afar, fighting loneliness, leveraging tech for older adults, and more Aging is Happening
- October 2020: Media trust and COVID-19, big data for biologists, mindful caregiving and more Aging is Happening
- September 2020: Living and interning in a retirement community, teaching online, making cities age-friendly, and more Aging is Happening
- August 2020: Demographics of dementia, racism as a public health issue, reproduction research, and more Aging is Happening
- July 2020: A prestigious new grant, how fasting may help cancer treatment, the benefits of mindfulness, and more Aging is Happening
- June 2020: COVID-19 research, tiny protein’s big role in longevity, why men and women age differently, and more Aging is Happening
- May 2020: Celebrating the class of 2020, fighting COVID-19 in New York, honoring a star researcher and more Aging is Happening
- April 2020: COVID-19 expertise, older social media influencers, reaching out to isolated seniors and more Aging is Happening
- March 2020: A message from Dean Pinchas Cohen and gerontology perspectives on COVID-19
- February 2020: Diet and aging, making a difference, intergenerational friendships and more Aging is Happening
- January 2020: Addressing elder abuse, recognizing aging’s opportunities, preventing falls, and more Aging is Happening
Vitality Magazine
Vitality is the official magazine of the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. To share questions, comments, or story ideas, please email editor Beth Newcomb.
Fall 2021
Fall 2020
Spring 2020 – Supplement
Spring 2020
Fall 2019
Spring 2019
Fall 2018
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