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By Vincent Lim
Spawned from discussions with Mexico’s National Institute of Geriatrics (INGer) about shared research interests, the Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging at the USC School of Social Work conceived the idea of organizing an event that would

By Vincent Lim
The new California State Senate Select Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care held its first hearing at Glendale Central Library, which brought together experts on aging who offered their recommendations for creating a more effective support and

By Vincent Lim
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA), the nation’s largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging, has elected Karen Lincoln, associate professor at the USC School of Social Work, as a fellow in its behavioral and

By Charli Engelhorn
Mutually beneficial relationship between the disciplines of social work and engineering is not necessarily an obvious combination.
However, leaders from the USC School of Social Work and USC Viterbi School of Engineering believe collaboration between the two

By Vincent Lim
Karen Lincoln, associate professor at the USC School of Social Work, ranks among the most influential African-American social work scholars in the United States, according to a list published in Research on Social Work Practice.
Researchers like

By Eric Lindberg
In the lush, verdant hills of India, Bhagavan Kani rises from his bed.
He spends a few serene moments gazing at the early morning sun as it crests the horizon, sipping water infused with a local spice

By Vincent Lim
Vern Bengtson, a senior scientist with the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging at the USC School of Social Work, is the recipient of the 2014 Eugene Litwak Award from the Mailman School of Public Health

By Eric Lindberg
As a young scholar in Taiwan, Shinyi Wu felt like she was being pulled in opposite directions.
Despite being drawn to the social sciences and efforts to improve societal well-being, she possessed a strong desire to pursue

By Vincent Lim
Originally published in Hamovitch PI, Spring 2014
Many state, local, and national organizations have compiled publicly available data from sources such as the U.S. Census Bureau to produce health scorecards or rankings that seek to offer meaningful

By Vincent Lim
Unprecedented health and social challenges face today’s returning military service members, and they will only mount as veterans age, according to former U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs and former U.S. Secretary of the Army Togo West Jr.,