August 21, 2009

Welcome Back BBQ/Student Orientation: Get ready for a great Gero reunion and the welcoming of our new family members. The Orientation will be held on Friday, August 21 followed by a BBQ lunch and activities in the courtyard. Events will begin at around 10a.m., so arrive early to get the choicest potato salad. Until then, SAVE THE DATE!

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Thursday, September 3, 2009, GER 224, noon, Lunch provided

JOHN STRAUSS, Ph.D.,
Professor of Economics, USC
“HEALTH-SES ASSOCIATIONS AMONG THE ELDERLY IN CHINA: EVIDENCE FROM THE CHINA HEALTH AND
RETIREMENT LONGITUDINAL STUDY-PILOT”

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Wednesday, September 9, 2009, Lunch provided

First SGA general meeting, 12:00 p.m.: Room 230 (the "smart" classroom) Please fill out a membership application, and bring it with you along with $10 dues ($20, if you want a t-shirt), to the meeting.

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Wednesday, September 16, 2009-- 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Gerontology Auditorium-- RSVP to 213-740-5156, followed by a discussion panel.

John West, lawyer, author, and son, followed by a discussion panel.

The Last Goodnights- Assisting My Parents with Their Suicides-- In November 1998, John West's falther, who had recently been diagnosed with cancer asked him an extraordinary favor: help him commit suicide. After the tremendous weight of those words settled squarely on West's shoulders, he looked at his father and said the only thing he knew to say, "You got it."

Thursday, September 17, 2009, Lunch provided

ALAN CASTEL, Ph.D. GER 224, noon
Assistant Professor of Psychology, UCLA
“MEMORY EFFICIENCY AND VALUE-DIRECTED REMEMBERING IN YOUNGER AND OLDER ADULTS”

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Wednesday, September 23, 2009. Lunch Provided

Dr. Sidney Harman will be giving a lecture in GER 224. For those of you that attended Dr. Harman's lecture last year you remember how wonderful it was to have Dr. Harman share his wisdom with us. The lecture will not be streamed through Media Site due to the location. Please RSVP by Noon on Tuesday to my email mhenke@usc.edu

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Thursday, September 24, 2009, Lunch provided

DANA GOLDMAN, Ph.D., GER 224, noon
Norman Topping Chair in Medicine and Public Policy, Schools of Pharmacy and Public Policy,
Planning, and Development, USC
“SOCIOECONOMIC GRADIENTS IN HEALTH: THE ROLE OF PATIENT SELF-MANAGEMENT”

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Tuesday, October 6, 2009, 4:00 - 7:00p.m.

SGA Happy Hour-- Midterms can be stressful. Take the edge off by joining us at the 2-9 Bar for food and drinks.

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Wednesday, October 14, 2009, Lunch provided

Second SGA general meeting, 12:00 p.m.: Room 230 (the "smart" classroom) We will be sharing lunch with the Andrus Volunteers. Please fill out a membership application, and bring it with you along with $10 dues ($20, if you want a t-shirt), to the meeting.

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Thursday, October 15, 2009, GER 224, noon, Lunch provided

VALTER LONGO, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor in Gerontology and Biological Science, USC
“TURNING ANTI-AGING GENES AGAINST CANCER”

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Friday, October 23, 2009, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., USC Davis School Auditorium-- Lunch Immediately Following.

USC Davis School of Gerontology Presents: California Dreamin' How the Real life Gidget became the Little Surfing Granny.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009, 5:00p.m., Refreshments provided

SGA Movie Night @ Andrus. Okay all you gero-ghouls. Come prepared to be scared!! We will be watching Sleepy Hollow Starring Johnny Depp. Wear a costume to increase the fun!!

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Friday, October 30, 2009, 5:30 p.m. Cemetary Tour, Forest Lawn in Glendale

Meet at the Andrus Gerontology Center courtyard. Transportation to Glendale will be provided by the USC Davis School.

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk. Downtown Los Angeles. For more information, please click here to see the event website.

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November 5, 2009, GER 224, noon, Lunch Provided

ANDREW NOYMER, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Sociology, School of Social Sciences, University of California Irvine
“DO SOCIAL GATHERINGS PREDICT INFLUENZA MORTALITY”

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Sunday, November 8, 2009, Refreshments served

2nd Annual Classic Intergenerational, Round-Robin Doubles Tournament.

Join SGA in a classic intergenerational, round-robin doubles tournament. Bring your racket, grab a partner, and join the fun! Please RSVP to Joohong Min at joohongm@usc.edu.

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009, Blood Drive

Give from the heart at the fall blood drive to occur in room 224, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Contact Bernard Steinman (bsteinma@usc.edu) to make an appointment.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Third SGA general meeting, 12:00 p.m.: Room 230 (the "smart" classroom) Please fill out a membership application, and bring it with you along with $10 dues ($20, if you want a t-shirt), to the meeting.

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Saturday, November 14, 2009.

SGA Homecoming Tailgate Party-- BYOM (meat) to the GERO quad on Saturday, to show your Trojan spirit!! For those of us gerontology students without tickets, let's bar-b-q and watch the game on our own home field. Details to come.

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Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 6:00p.m.

SGA-BMC- First meeting of the SGA Book-of-the-Month Club. We will be discussing The Crazed, by Ha Jin. Inexpensive copies of the book can be purchased on Amazon, so come having read the book. Dinner will be held at a to-be-determined locale. Stay tuned for details.

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Monday, December 7, 2009 –tentative-

Dr. R.G. J. (RUDI) WESTENDORP
Professor, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
“TBA”

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