Dr. Bennett Gurian ’56 ScM

 Dr. Bennett Gurian ’56 ScM, of Brookline, Mass.; Oct. 24. He was a senior researcher in neurochemistry at Massachusetts General Hospital and was appointed director of geriatrics and founder/director of Positive Aging Services. He was an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, past president of the Massachusetts  Gerontology Association, chairman of the Clinical Medicine Section of the Gerontological Society of America, national vice president of Physicians for Social Responsibility, and a consultant to the U.S. Department of Justice. He  was widely published, received numerous awards and honors, and served on many boards. He is survived by wife Tanya, five children, and 11 grandchildren.