May 10, 2012
A panel of experts from eight USC schools, led by Lihua Lui of the the Department of Preventive Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, will continue to work toward finding new solutions to reduce persistent health disparities and improve health outcomes in the United States in the...
April 20, 2012
Karen Lincoln, the associate director of the USC Roybal Institute, spoke at The California Wellness Foundation's 2012 Conference on Healthy Aging in Glendale, California on April 18. The conference brought together directors and key program staff from organizations addressing healthy aging in California and featured an array of breakout sessions...
April 20, 2012
The USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging conducted a community survey to learn—in the wake of the recent economic crisis—about the living situations and social relationships, patterns of activity limitation and health/mental health of older residents of East and South Los Angeles. To read the full report, click here...
April 12, 2012
By Vincent Lim: James Lubben, an internationally acclaimed researcher in geriatric social work, discussed the importance of social ties for the health and well-being of older adults on March 27 at an event sponsored by the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging at the USC School of Social Work...
February 29, 2012
By Vincent Lim: Henry Cisneros, executive chairman of the investment firm CityView and former secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), said America needs to build and modify homes and communities to support its growing older adult population. His remarks were made during the 2012 Edward...
February 28, 2012
2012 Translational Research in Aging Training Program: Research Training Opportunity for Predoctoral Students Short-term (8-12 week) T32 funded research training positions available for pre-doctoral PhD students in basic or clinical research The Harvard-Wide Translational Research in Aging Training Program provides several funded short-term clinical or basic science research training opportunities...
February 22, 2012
William Vega, executive director of the USC Roybal Institute, was interviewed by KPCC about the undertreatment of Latinos for mental health issues. The story discussed a recent incident where an apparently mentally ill woman tried to drown her daughters. "Latinos overall have an under-treatment profile that's gone on for decades...
February 1, 2012
By Vincent Lim: Frances Yang, a research scientist at the Institute for Aging Research at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital's Department of Psychiatry, discussed issues related to how older adults from different ethnic and racial backgrounds are screened for depression on January 10 at the USC School...
January 25, 2012
Karen Lincoln, associate director of the USC Roybal Institute, was quoted in Scientific American. The story discussed the challenges of providing care for the rapidly growing older adult population in the United States. Lincoln spoke about health disparities affecting elders of colors and the future of the Social System. "There's...
January 5, 2012
By Vincent Lim: Min-Kyoung Rhee, a doctoral student at the USC School of Social Work, first became interested in the employment issues facing older adults when she was living in South Korea during the Asian financial crisis in 1997. "I observed massive unemployment and involuntary early retirement for people in...