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For 15 years, the National Council on Aging, the Falls Free Initiative, and other partners have educated older adults about falls prevention during Falls Prevention Awareness Week. This year’s theme is ‘From Awareness to Action’. During the week of September 18-22, 2023, the spotlight will be on falls in older...

This year’s recipient of the Brown/Kraus Scholarship in Gerontology is an aspiring theater design student. Nim, the 2023 awardee, believes the theater brings the generations together and creates joy. She remembers the fun of having older adults from the local senior center attend dress rehearsals for shows at Middletown High School...

Before AGS 2023 began in earnest, attendees participated in a day of pre-conference activities on Wednesday, May 3. One of these events was the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) pre-conference session.

On May 11, 2023, the 6th Annual Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day Symposium will help empower aging services professionals with tools to improve the lives of older adults. This all-day symposium is sponsored by the National Council on Aging. The event is virtual and free of charge. Find additional...

Recently, clinicians and staff from ºÚÁÏÍø Geriatric Medicine attended GSA22, the Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting. At the GWEP-CC Pre-Conference Meeting, Social/Clinical Research Assistant Jennifer Hubbard represented the CGWEP. This preconference event had a range of speakers presenting on various topics. Some topics covered included the 4Ms consumer...

Dr. John Buse and colleagues complete first study comparing commonly used medications for type 2 diabetes.

Ageism is a problem. Helping to change people’s attitudes will make life better for all. Listen to Dr. Becca Levy from Yale School of Public Health as she explores the topic ‘Why We Should Fight Back Against Ageism’.

ºÚÁÏÍø’s Center for Aging and Health and the University of Louisville Trager's two-year HRSA grant will fund “FlourishConnect’ which will create and deliver COVID-19-specific education and training to the nursing home workforce, residents, families, and caregivers.