-Lorek appointed interim director of Women’s Leadership Initiative

Lorek appointed interim director of Women’s Leadership Initiative

Published on: Aug 3 2020

The College of Health and Human Development has appointed Amy Lorek as interim director of the college’s Women’s Leadership Initiative.


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Assistant Research Professor Amy Lorek in the classroom.-Learning Across the Ages

Learning Across the Ages

Published on: Jul 14 2020

By the age of 60 Harold Woodruff had been a teacher (elementary school and then high school industrial arts), and, when he “needed to take a break from teaching,” he says, he became a machinist and...

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-Evidence-to-Impact Podcast: Aging in America - Challenges and Opportunities

Evidence-to-Impact Podcast: Aging in America - Challenges and Opportunities

Published on: May 2 2020

For this month’s episode, we spoke to Penn State’s Marty Sliwinski, PhD, Director of the Center for Healthy Aging and Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, and Stephanie Cole, Director...

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-Widsom of The Ages: WPSU is looking for adults 85+ for a video series

Widsom of The Ages: WPSU is looking for adults 85+ for a video series

Published on: Dec 10 2019

WPSU is looking for adults 85+ who are willing to share their wisdom and insights gained over a lifetime as part of a video series called Wisdom of The Ages.  
We are looking for people to be...

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-Online Now: "The Ins and Outs of Brain Fitness for Healthy Aging"

Online Now: "The Ins and Outs of Brain Fitness for Healthy Aging"

Published on: Dec 10 2019

If you missed our last Healthy Aging Lecture, we missed you! If you would like to view it online or on TV see the information below. 

Be sure to mark your calendar for the next lecture scheduled for...

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-Connecting Resources with Mt. Nittany Residents

Connecting Resources with Mt. Nittany Residents

Published on: Nov 5 2019

Penn State faculty, staff, and students worked together with community organizations to execute a 2-day Resource Fair at Mt. Nittany Residences, an affordable housing complex for older adults in...

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-Aging Special Interest Group

Aging Special Interest Group

Published on: Oct 8 2019

The Center for Healthy Aging is hosting a special interest group in aging for students, post-doctoral researchers, and faculty interested in the study of aging. The group will provide a forum for...

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The Intergenerational Friends Fair, to be held June 1 at the State College Friends School, is part of an effort to "foster the sharing of time, experience, skills and friendship across generations.-Intergenerational fair designed to strengthen families, enhance communities

Intergenerational fair designed to strengthen families, enhance communities

Published on: May 1 2019

An event to bring together participants of all ages for art, storytelling, music, baking, dancing, gardening and other activities.

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Participants in the project will complete the cognitive training programs at home using online games to measure cognitive, psychological, and lifestyle changes throughout the study-New research project to analyze cognitive training programs for older adults

New research project to analyze cognitive training programs for older adults

Published on: Feb 6 2019

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A new research project at Penn State aims to evaluate how cognitive training programs can maintain the brain and everyday functioning in older adults.

Funded by a $1...

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Helping Older Adults Pursue the Good Life

Published on: Jun 11 2018

Philosophical discourses of sages help identify possible paths for older adults to achieve the good life. Empirical evidence of social psychological research provides information to understand human...

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A faculty affiliate of the Larson Transportation Institute and acting director of the Center for Healthy Aging from 2017-2018, Lesley Ross will chair the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine standing committee on Safe Mobility of Olde-Lesley Ross to Chair Transportation Committee on Safe Mobility of Older Persons

Lesley Ross to Chair Transportation Committee on Safe Mobility of Older Persons

Published on: Apr 17 2018

The Larson Transportation Institute (LTI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Lesley Ross, associate professor of human development and family studies (HDFS) at Penn State, to chair the ...

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The Future of Medicare by Mark Sciegaj-Future of Medicare talk now online & TV

Future of Medicare talk now online & TV

Published on: Nov 13 2017

​The November 9th Healthy Aging Lecture by Mark Sciegaj is now online at cnet1.org.  A direct link to the online program is here.



The program will be televised on C-NET Channel...

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Presentation by Dr. Nancy Dennis, Cognitive Aging and Neuroimaging Lab, Psychology Dept., Penn State-Memory As We Age video now posted

Memory As We Age video now posted

Published on: Oct 16 2017

The October 12th Healthy Aging Community Lecture, "Memory As We Age", by Dr. Nancy Dennis is now available to view online at cnet1.org.  A direct link to the online program is here. 
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