Our goal is to stimulate interdisciplinary, innovative research and education related to aging issues. We support collaboration of U.Va. faculty across all disciplines to address critical issues affecting the aging population such as quality of life, health care, housing, and public policy.
Upcoming Events
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Save the Date-Sept 16, 2008-2:00 pm.
ACAC - Albemarle Square
SPECIAL PROGRAM ON EXERCISE AND HEALTHY AGING
This event will feature a lecture by Dr. William J. Evans, Director of Nutrition, Metabolism and Exercise, Reynolds Department of Geriatrics, University of Arkansas Medical Sciences.
Dr. Evans is a national authority on exercise and nutrition. His lecture will be followed by a demonstration of exercise programs to stay fit and healthy. This event will be sponsored by the Institute on Aging, ACAC, and the Senior Center.
News & Announcements
- Dr. Steven Sabat, Professor of Psychology at Georgetown University-"Supporting the Self-Esteem of People with Alzheimer’s Disease"
Click here for Podcast and slides.
- NIA Grant to Further Novel Research Methods Training
Innovative methods used to map the cognitive behavioral changes that occur with age.
http://oscar.virginia.edu/researchnews/x13319.xml -
The Darden School and the University of Virginia’s Architecture School, Department of Urban and Environmental Planning, have received a grant from the Jefferson Area Board for Aging (JABA) and the UVA Institute on Aging to fund student research this summer.
http://www.darden.edu/html/news_article.aspx?id=14790
- Older and Wiser: U.Va. Engineers Strive to Solve Problems of the Aged
http://www.seas.virginia.edu/enews/enews_june08/aged.php.