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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Alzheimer's Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and
Related Disorders
Sponsor's Hall-Darden School of Business
The conference will feature Dr. Steven T. DeKosky, the new Vice President and Dean of the U.Va. School of Medicine. Dr. DeKosky is a preeminent expert on “translational” research which brings knowledge more quickly from the research lab to patients’ bedsides. Dr. Gary Small, Director of the UCLA Center on Aging and the author of the bestselling book The Memory Bible will deliver a major talk on breakthrough technologies allowing physicians to detect Alzheimer’s years before patients start showing symptoms.
The conference will be held Saturday, June 20 from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm at the Darden School of Business. It is jointly sponsored by the University’s Institute on Aging and the Alzheimer’s Association, Central and Western Virginia Chapter. The Commonwealth of Virginia’s Geriatric Care and Training Initiative of the Virginia Center on Aging is supporting the conference.
Primary care physicians, neurologists, nurse practitioners, long-term care senior staff, and faculty and students from Virginia universities will be among those attending.
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News & Announcements
- Report by Darden, Architecture School Team Aims to Ease the Flow of Local Foods
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U.Va.'s Institute on Aging Teams University Researchers with Health Care Technology Company to Develop Novel Sensor Devices for the Elderly
- Cognitive Decline Begins in Late 20s, Study Suggests
according to a research study by Timothy Salthouse, a UVA Psychology professor and the study's lead investigator.
- Lifelines-New Electronic Newsletter
For the latest research, programs and events on aging from the University of Virginia, read our new e-newsletter. Sign up to receive Lifelines Newsletter
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Researchers at the University of Virginia are working on a home monitoring system that could one day allow people to live in their homes longer. This work has been sponsored by the Institute on Aging and will be featured at the Community Research Forum on April 6, 2009.
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U.Va.'s Cooper Center Advises Legislators to Prepare for Aging Population
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U.Va.'s Jeremy Tuttle Receives Grant to Explore Possible Link Between Bladder Control Drugs and Structural Brain Damage
Va. Health System Study Shows New Drug Boosts Muscle Mass in Arms and Legs of Older Adults
Institute on Aging Conducts Long-Term Cognition Study
- Older and Wiser: U.Va. Engineers Strive to Solve Problems of the Aged
- 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.