Mar 20 2025

Aging Colloquium

Event Time: Thursday, March 20, 2025 - 10:00am to 1:30pm
Event Location: 110 Henderson Building (the Living Center)


Please mark your calendars for a colloquium and networking lunch on Thursday, March 20 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in 110 Henderson Building. All faculty and students are welcome! 
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Mar 04 2025

Risky Business: Neural Navigation of Decision Making

Event Time: Tuesday, March 4, 2025 - 10:00am
Event Location: The Village at Penn State, 260 Lions Hill Road, State College, PA 16803

Join us for an engaging and informative discussion on the neuroscience of risk and decision making across the lifespan. Dr.

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Dec 09 2024

On the Road for Better Health: LION Mobile Clinic

Event Time: Monday, December 9, 2024 - 9:30am
Event Location: Foxdale Village, 500 E. Marylyn Avenue State College, PA 16801

Please join us for our upcoming healthy aging lecture, "On the Road for Better Health: LION Mobile Clinic", given by Dr. Michael McShane. The LION Mobile Clinic is a student-led free clinic that...

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Feb 29 2024

2/29/24 Lecture: Aging in a Hotter World

Event Time: Thursday, February 29, 2024 - 9:30am
Event Location: 500 E. Marylyn Ave. State College, PA

Please join us for our upcoming healthy aging lecture, "Aging in a Hotter World", given by Dr. W. Larry Kenney!  Global warming brings about more frequent and hotter heat waves.  This discussion will...

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Feb 29 2024

Penn State Aging Research and Training Colloquium

Event Time: Thursday, February 29, 2024 - 9:00am to 1:00pm
Event Location: Bennett Pierce Living Center, 110 Henderson Building

The Center for Healthy Aging, the College of Nursing, and the Geroscience & Dementia Prevention Consortium are sponsoring an Aging Research and Training Colloquium on Thursday, February 29th at...

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Mar 14 2023

All Work and No Play?

Event Time: Tuesday, March 14, 2023 - 9:30am
Event Location: 260 Lions Hill Road State College, PA

Martin Sliwinski is a Professor of Human Development and Family Studies and the Director of the Center for Healthy Aging at Penn State. Dr. Sliwinski will discuss the role that work and play have for...

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Dec 15 2022

Close Relationships for Late Life Health

Event Time: Thursday, December 15, 2022 - 6:00pm
Event Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Dr. Lynn Martire will discuss ways to identify which close relationships in adulthood influence health and chronic illness management, and the effects of chronic illness on close relationships. In...

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Nov 29 2022

Maintaining Healthy Memory As We Age

Event Time: Tuesday, November 29, 2022 - 9:30am
Event Location: 1930 Cliffside Dr State College, PA

Nancy Dennis is a Professor of Psychology and Assistant Director for Research with the Center for Healthy Aging at Penn State. Dr. Dennis will highlight recent research and share ways individuals can...

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Feb 14 2022

The "Where," "What," and "Who" of Healthy Aging

Event Time: Monday, February 14, 2022 - 1:30pm
Event Location: The Village at Penn State Auditorium

Martin Sliwinski is a Professor of Human Development and Family Studies and Director of the Center for Healthy Aging at Penn State. Dr. Sliwinski will discuss the importance of place, actions we can...

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Feb 19 2020

Aging Special Interest Group: Mind and Body Initiatives for Diverse Communities

Event Time: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Event Location: 412 Biobehavioral Health Building

Mind and Body Initiatives for Diverse Communities
Dr. Alyssa Gamaldo, Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
Penn State University

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Feb 05 2020

Aging Special Interest Group: Mortality and Allostatic Load

Event Time: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Event Location: 412 Biobehavioral Health Building

Mortality and Allostatic Load: Quantifiying Acceleration of Death and Mediation of Racial/Ethnic Disparities
Dr. Alexis R. Santos, Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
Penn...

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Jan 23 2020

Healthy Aging Lecture Series: Sleep for Health

Event Time: Thursday, January 23, 2020 - 9:30am
Event Location: The Village at Penn State, 260 Lions Hill Rd, State College

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Dec 12 2019

Aging Special Interest Group: Visual Field Loss and Change Blindness When Driving

Event Time: Thursday, December 12, 2019 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Event Location: 412 Biobehavioral Health Building

The Center for Healthy Aging is hosting a special interest group (Aging SIG) in aging for graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and faculty interested in the study of aging.

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Dec 05 2019

Renal Relationships: Understanding Living Kidney Donor Relationship Patterns in the United States

Event Time: Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Event Location: 412 Biobehavioral Health Building

The Center for Healthy Aging is hosting a special interest group (Aging SIG) in aging for graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and faculty interested in the study of aging.

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Nov 07 2019

Aging Special Interest Group: Using Model-Based Cluster Analyses of Cognitive Performance to Unpack Sub-Group Differences in Psychosocial Outcomes

Event Time: Thursday, November 7, 2019 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Event Location: 412 Biobehavioral Health Building

The Center for Healthy Aging is hosting a special interest group (Aging SIG) in aging for graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and faculty interested in the study of aging.

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Nov 06 2019

Ins and Outs of Brain Fitness for Healthy Aging

Event Time: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 - 9:30am
Event Location: Willows Dining Room, Juniper Village at Brookline, 1930 Cliffside Drive, State College, PA 16801

Ins & Outs of Brain Fitness for Healthy Aging (Martin Sliwinski, Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Director for the Center for Healthy Aging)

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Oct 24 2019

Aging Special Interest Group: Style and Substance: Profiling the Care Management Styles of Dementia Caregivers

Event Time: Thursday, October 24, 2019 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Event Location: 412 Biobehavioral Health Building

The Center for Healthy Aging is hosting a special interest group (Aging SIG) in aging for graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and faculty interested in the study of aging.

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Oct 15 2019

Mt. Nittany Residences Resource Fair

Event Time: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 - 10:00am to Wednesday, October 16, 2019 - 3:00pm
Event Location: Community Room, 301 Rolling Ridge Dr, State College, PA 16801

Presentations

1. How to Avoid Being Scammed Online (Phone)?

October 15, 10:30 – 11:30 am

2. Budget Friendly Healthy Meals

October 15, 1:30 – 2:00 pm

3. Senior Volunteer Program

October 15, 2:15...

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Oct 10 2019

Aging Special Interest Group: Understanding and Reversing the Effects of Early Life Adversity on Midlife Health

Event Time: Thursday, October 10, 2019 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Event Location: 412 Biobehavioral Health Building

The first meeting of the Aging Special Interest Group is on Thursday (10/10) from 4 to 5 PM in 412 BBH Building. Dr.

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Aug 22 2019

ABC’s of LGBTQ+: Healthy Aging and Inclusion

Event Time: Thursday, August 22, 2019 - 9:30am to 10:00am
Event Location: Foxdale Village Auditorium, 500 E. Marylyn AveState College, PA 16801

Britney Wardecker, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Affiliate Faculty with the Center for Healthy Aging

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