April 12, 2013
Maria Aranda, an associate professor at the USC School of Social Work and faculty member of the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging, discussed findings from an Institute of Medicine (IOM) report at a legislative staff meeting in Sacramento and at the California Council on Gerontology and Geriatrics' 33rd...
April 2, 2013
By Vincent Lim: Daniel Lai, a professor and associate dean at the University of Calgary, Faculty of Social Work, discussed the many challenges facing Chinese older adults in Canada on April 2 at the USC School of Social Work. The event was sponsored by the China Program and the USC...
March 14, 2013
By Vincent Lim: Speaking at the first Advocates for African American Elders public event held in February, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Los Angeles) said she believes her job is to fight for the care and support of seniors, especially on the issues of Alzheimer's disease, elder abuse, housing and quality health...
March 1, 2013
By Vincent Lim: Hole in the Head: A Life Revealed, an award-winning documentary that tells the shocking and inspiring life story of Vertus Hardiman—the victim of a horrifying medical experiment—was presented by the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging and Visions and Voices. Karen Lincoln, associate professor at the...
February 6, 2013
By Maya Meinert: Even though Winston Wong now has a big job as medical director of community benefit at Kaiser Permanente, the nation's largest nonprofit health care provider, he still maintains a small family medicine practice. "I want to always learn and remember what our patients face every day," said...
January 18, 2013
By Vincent Lim: Maria Aranda, associate professor at the USC School of Social Work and core faculty of the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging, was presented the California Elder Mental Health and Aging Coalition's Older Adult Leadership and Advocacy Award at the California Association of Area Agencies on...
January 11, 2013
Lucille Beserra Roybal, the wife of the late Rep. Edward R. Roybal and an activist in the Latino community, died on Dec. 23, 2012 at the age of 95, two weeks before her 96th birthday. The funeral mass for Beserra Roybal was held on Jan. 4 at Calvary Mortuary Chapel...
December 5, 2012
By Eric Lindberg: Vern Bengtson had his sights set on a career in medicine when he got a little sidetracked. Having just completed his undergraduate studies in philosophy at Chicago's North Park College, he planned to pursue a joint MD/PhD program but his affection for a woman prompted him to...
December 3, 2012
By Vincent Lim: Maria Aranda, an associate professor at the USC School of Social Work and core faculty of the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging, presented findings from a recent Institute of Medicine report commissioned by Congress on the state of the geriatric mental health and substance abuse...
November 29, 2012
By Maya Meinert: USC School of Social Work faculty have made the rounds in the nation's capital, participating in high-level discussions and sharing their knowledge in veterans affairs, behavioral health, child welfare and geriatric care... Associate Professor Maria Aranda presented findings in a Congressional briefing from the Institute of Medicine...