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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS! 2023 Friedman Awards for outstanding contributions in the field of aging
Award nominations are being accepted for the 22nd Annual Friedman Lecture & Awards taking place on April 21. Read more about the awards and how to nominate someone for their outstanding work in the field of aging!
Friedman Center Addresses Ageism in Academia and Beyond (Links to an external site)
Read more about how the Friedman Center for Aging at the Institute for Public Health works to address the prevalent issue of ageism.
Morrow-Howell Earns Gerontological Society of America’s Maxwell A. Pollack Award
Director of the Institute’s Friedman Center for Aging, Nancy Morrow-Howell, PhD, has received a prestigious award from the Gerontological Society of America.
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Experiencing College in Later Life: “When I’m 64: Transforming Your Future”
A participant in the “When I’m 64…” course at WashU talks about her experience.
A lesson in successful aging
Successful aging can be achieved through patient-focused care, according to this student in the Summer Research Program-Aging & Neurological Diseases Track.
Learning about clinical research by assessing fidelity
Learn more about how one study is helping reduce symptoms of anxiety or depression that older adult patients may face before/after surgery.