AGING IS THE FUTURE. TEXAS IS THE FUTURE OF AGING.
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Support Grad Student work in aging! TALC Grad Students are raising $ today & tomorrow thru @UTAustin's annual 40 For Forty giving campaign. Please donate and share this if you can! @Aging2Austin @utexascoe @UTAustinSHE #aging #research #science
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Do you or someone you know have a parent with #dementia? Consider sharing your story for #research study and/or a #documentary #caregivers #COVID19
Unlike gay men, women who are married to women are “constantly monitoring each other’s emotions and needs and responding to them — but they are doing it for each other, so it’s reciprocated.”
Debra Umberson featured in @nytimes. Times.nytimes.com/2020/06/01/paren…
“There’s no doubt that the death rate in nursing homes is astronomical, but when you look at the statistics, only 5% of older adults are in nursing homes.” Karen Fingerman, Texas Aging & Longevity Center co-director, is featured in @RollingStone.
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Join us in congratulating Karen Fingerman as the recipient of the 2020 Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSS) Distinguished Mentorship in Gerontology Award! This award is given to individuals who have fostered excellence in the field by virtue of their mentoring. Congrats, Karen!
Gloria González-López, @UTAustinSoc professor, wrote a beautiful piece about her mother and not being able to visit her at the nursing home during the #COVID19Pandemic. msmagazine.com/2020/05/08/th… via @msmagazine
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Here are some reminders for how to participate in today’s conversation. #EquityFlattensTheCurve
Two freshmen in the UT College of Engineering (@CockrellSchool) started an incredible organization to bring together younger and older adults during this pandemic. Read about it in the @HoustonChron. houstonchronicle.com/techbur…
"Grouping all older adults together sets us up to misunderstand the disease process and may lead to misappropriation of resources." New Op Ed by Karen Fingerman in @usatoday.
usatoday.com/story/opinion/2… via @usatoday
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Join us this Thursday via Zoom for the @TheLBJSchool Colloquium with Dr. Fernando Riosmena. He will present "The Likely 'Impacts' of Mexico-U.S. Migration on Healthy Aging on Both Sides of the Border."
More info: liberalarts.utexas.edu/prc/e…
Co-sponsored by @UTPopCenter and @TxAging.
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Much of the cost associated with Alzheimer's is not covered by #Medicare. #Caregivers of loved ones with #Alzheimers and #dementia are burdened with the cost of care & need more support services. Learn more in our study: bit.ly/2X4b71a #NationalFamilyCaregiversMonth
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My latest Wall Street Journal blog:
Before Panicking Over Memory Loss, Read This blogs.wsj.com/experts/2019/1… via @WSJ
Texas Aging and Longevity Center is leading a cluster hire for 4 faculty positions. Check it out. #aging #research #hiring
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Have you registered for the 2019 Aging and Health Informatics Conference? Registration open until Nov. 10th (that's Sunday!). Texas Aging and Longevity Center is a sponsor of AHICS. #aging #health #informatics #conference #research
A new study by TALC researchers shows when older adults are socializing with friends, family, and acquaintances they are more physically active and less sedentary. #journalsofgerontology #agingresearch
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Upcoming event sponsored by GRACE Program at UT. The presentation will incorporate a screening of Being Mortal, focused on the work of Dr. Atul Gowande, a discussion of advance care planning, and time for Q and A. See below for details.
It was a packed house! Standing room only! Thank you to everyone who attended Dr. Robin Hilsabeck's lecture and award presentation today.
