Congratulations to GEMSTEM scholars Vandita Gorla and Maria Oorloff on winning first place at the Undergraduate Symposium for Scholarly Work! 🎉

.South China Morning Post highlighted research by Professor Caleb Finch that explores why and how one Bolivian community, the Tsimané, has largely avoided Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Better brain health in our later years is “depend on heart health,” he said.

🔗 scmp.com/lifestyle/heal…

Tomorrow, 4/18 @ 12PM: Join us for a Colloquium Series lecture presented by Brittany Lasseigne, PhD, an assistant professor of cell, developmental and integrative biology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB CDIB).

gero.usc.edu/event/speaker-…

.Economic Times published a .The New York Times profile on Professor Valter Longo (.Valter Longo) and his research on longevity, diet and nutrition.

🔗 economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/pana…

.The Independent and Yahoo cited Asst. Prof. Francesca Falzarano’s (@F_Falzarano) comments originally appeared in a The New York Times story on “carefluencers” for its own version about the rising trend of caregivers’ social media posts of helping aging loved ones.
🔗 independent.co.uk/life-style/car…

.The New York Times interviewed Assistant Professor Francesca Falzarano (.Francesca Falzarano) about 'carefluencers,' #caregivers on social media sharing experiences caring for #aging relatives, inspiring and informing audiences about the daily experiences elder care.

🔗 nytimes.com/2024/04/03/sty…

.Tech Explorist covered research led by Dean Pinchas Cohen (.Dean Pinchas Cohen) that examined how a mutation in a mitochondrial protein could protect against #Alzheimers in people with the APOE4 gene, which normally confers a higher risk of the disease.

🔗 techexplorist.com/mitochondrial-…

Join us for a USC Buck Nathan Shock Center Journal Club on Friday, April 5 at 1 pm PT.

The Journal Club will feature a presentation by Christina King, PhD, Associate Director of the Proteomics Core at Buck Institute. Register to join:
uscbucknsc.org/event/usc-buck…

Join us on Apr 5 @ 1 pm PST for our next Journal Club featuring Christina Christina King of the Buck Institute Mass Spectometry and Proteomics Core presenting. USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology birgit schilling Nathan Shock Centers Register and receive the zoom link here: uscbucknsc.org/event/usc-buck…

.Good Morning America, Good Morning America interviewed Professor Valter Longo (.Valter Longo) about his work indicating a fasting-mimicking diet could improve health and extend lifespan. The story has also aired across .ABC News affiliates nationwide.

🔗 abcnews.go.com/GMA/Wellness/v…

On March 29th, Leonard Davis School admission counselors are hosting open office hours via Zoom. They will answer questions about our programs, application process, application deadlines and more.
bit.ly/gero-office-hrs

Tomorrow, 3/28 @ 12PM: Join us for a Colloquium Series on 'Accessibility in education for neurodivergent learners' lecture presented by Kelsey Vukic, head of social and behavioral sciences at @USC Libraries.

gero.usc.edu/event/speaker-…

PhD candidate Sheila Salinas Navarro (Sheila Salinas Navarro) and other experts will explore recently piloted programs aimed at reducing social isolation to digitally excluded communities.
American Society Aging
#OnAging2024
🗓️ 1:30pm at Union Square 19-20