News - 2004
Friday : December 17th, 2004
Fall
Prevention Center Established
Falls are a preventable problem for many older persons. The new
unit will train health-care and social-service professionals, creating
model programs and best practices for California and the nation. more...
Tuesday : December 14th, 2004
Fewer Calories Could Slow
Alzheimer's
A USC study with mice finds that a restrictive diet reduces build-up
of a substance linked to memory loss. The research raises questions
about whether the findings can be applied to humans. more...
Friday : October 15th, 2004
Elder
Research Gets $2.2 Million Grant
The National Institute on Aging has awarded USC occupational therapy
researchers a four-year, $2.2 million grant to expand on their successful
Well Elderly program.
Florence Clark, professor and chair of the department of occupational
science and occupational therapy, is principal investigator of the
new study. Clark also headed the prior study. more...
Tuesday : October 12th, 2004
China Honors Professor's
Elder Efforts USC researcher Iris Chi has been awarded the Bronze Bauhina Star by
the People's Republic of China for her meritorious public service
with the elderly in Hong Kong.
Chi holds the Chinese-American Golden Age Association/Frances
Wu Chair for the Chinese Elderly in the USC School of Social Work. more...
Monday : June 21, 2004
Elizabeth
Zelinski Named Interim Dean
Elizabeth M. Zelinski, a professor of gerontology and psychology,
has been appointed interim dean and executive director of USC’s
Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center and the Leonard Davis School
of Gerontology, effective July 1. more...
Friday : May 21, 2004
Teaching & Learning
After more than 17 years of leadership, Edward L. Schneider will
step down as dean of USC’s Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
on June 30. more...
Thursday : May 20, 2004
Keeping Commitments
USC gerontology students have been recognized for their academic
achievement and commitment to promoting scholarship, professionalism,
friendship and services to older persons. more...
Tuesday : May 11, 2004
Practical
Application
Gretchen Alkema, a second-year Ph.D. student in the USC Leonard
Davis School of Gerontology, has received the American Society on
Aging Graduate Student Research Award for exceptional research relevant
to aging and applicable to practice. more...
Thursday : April 29, 2004
A
Lasting Impression
USC architect and gerontologist Victor Regnier has won the 2004
Icons of the Industry Award from the National Association of Home
Builders Seniors Housing Council. more...
Monday : April 19, 2004
Masterful
Work
Three USC master's students in gerontology have earned awards for
their research and community service efforts. more...
Friday : March 12, 2004
Senior
Standing
The USC Andrus Gerontology Center has joined with the USC College
of Letters, Arts and Sciences to establish a new research institute
that will examine emerging issues for seniors, it was announced
today. more...
Tuesday: March 2, 2004
The
Winners Are...
Emeritus professor Gerald A. Larue will receive a Faculty Lifetime
Achievement Award. more...
Monday : March 1, 2004
Serving
Seniors
Emeritus professor Gerald A. Larue has received the Leibovitz Award
for distinguished volunteer service to seniors by a retired USC
faculty member. more...
Friday : February 13, 2004
Thinking
of Others
USC gerontology professor Donna Benton has received
a Fearless Caregiver Award for her support of Los Angeles families. more...
Monday : January 19, 2004
‘Hearing
and the Aging Ear’ Is on the Web
The House Ear Institute offers a public-access link to a new USC
Agework online educational program. “Hearing and the Aging
Ear” is part of an educational series offered by the Ethel
Percy Andrus Gerontology Center at USC. more...
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