Engaging Communities, Advancing Research
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
By Vincent Lim
With the upcoming election days away, a public event was held at the Expo Center to help older voters better understand and become more informed about this year’s California statewide ballot measures.
Karen Lincoln, associate professor at
By Eric Lindberg
When Associate Professor Karen Lincoln joined the USC School of Social Work, she quickly noticed a critical issue in the lower-income areas of Los Angeles. Despite experiencing high rates of mental illness and other chronic health conditions,
By Eric Lindberg
Despite their status as the fastest-growing segment of the aging population in the United States, ethnic minority groups face significant health care disparities and remain at higher risk than the general population for serious illness such as diabetes
