Our society is rapidly aging and more people are living longer than ever before. This increase in longevity presents both exciting opportunities and urgent challenges to society. Some of these challenges include managing an increasingly older workforce, controlling health care costs and informing policies that support an older and more active population.

Promoting healthy aging in the 21^st century requires a better understanding of how social, psychological and biological processes interact to confer either risk or resilience for the aging individual. The Center for Healthy Aging Research aims to advance this understanding and build a basis for the development of successful intervention strategies that enhance and extend productive life. Our center conducts and supports research focused on health and well-being from early adulthood into later-life.