Vitality Magazine Fall 2021 - USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology Close Search Vitality Magazine Fall 2021 Vitality Magazine Fall 2021 Aging as a Global Issue How international collaboration addresses the challenges facing aging societies Full Magazine All Vitality Fall 2021 Cover Aging as a Global Issue Aging as a Global Issue All Vitality Fall 2021 BoB Vitality Fall 2021 Feature Vitality Fall 2021 FoB Labor of Love: COVID-19 Made it Clear We Need to Care for Caregivers Labor of Love: COVID-19 Made it Clear We Need to Care for Caregivers Grow Old With Me Grow Old With Me Hanson-Thorell Family Research Awards Support New Studies on Diet & Exercise Hanson-Thorell Family Research Awards Support New Studies on Diet & Exercise Two Health Food Industry Pioneers Support Research on How Diet & Nutrition Affect Alzheimer’s Two Health Food Industry Pioneers Support Research on How Diet & Nutrition Affect Alzheimer’s New Scholarship Fund Honors Edward Schneider New Scholarship Fund Honors Edward Schneider Knowledge and Service Knowledge and Service Gift Supports Senior Living Students Gift Supports Senior Living Students A Commencement Like No Other A Commencement Like No Other New Book Provides Lessons in Senior Living Leadership New Book Provides Lessons in Senior Living Leadership A Healthy Start for the Fall Semester A Healthy Start for the Fall Semester Small Protein Protects Pancreatic Cells in Model of Type 1 Diabetes Small Protein Protects Pancreatic Cells in Model of Type 1 Diabetes International Comparisons Provide New Insights on Aging International Comparisons Provide New Insights on Aging Latinos are more likely to die from COVID-19, underlining racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes Latinos are more likely to die from COVID-19, underlining racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes Study Highlights Differences in Immune Cell Function Between Male and Female Mice Study Highlights Differences in Immune Cell Function Between Male and Female Mice $4 Million National Institute on Aging Grant Supports Next Generation of Geroscientists $4 Million National Institute on Aging Grant Supports Next Generation of Geroscientists Eileen Crimmins wins demography field’s most prestigious award Eileen Crimmins wins demography field’s most prestigious award Seven Tips about Alzheimer’s and Brain Health from USC Experts Seven Tips about Alzheimer’s and Brain Health from USC Experts USC Launches Three New Nutrition and Dietetics Master’s Degrees USC Launches Three New Nutrition and Dietetics Master’s Degrees Amazon indigenous group’s lifestyle may hold a key to slowing down aging Amazon indigenous group’s lifestyle may hold a key to slowing down aging USC Gerontology Students Help Older Adults Navigate Technology, Fight Isolation USC Gerontology Students Help Older Adults Navigate Technology, Fight Isolation What’s in a Name? 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