One in a series of stories about the history of the UMass Boston Gerontology Institute and its centers and programs as we celebrate the Institute’s 40th anniversary in 2024. Since its inception in 2006 , the Elder Index™ has served… Continue Reading →
The California Department of Aging awarded a three-year, $4.3 million contract to the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston—through the center’s partner, Community Catalyst—to study policy opportunities to address the affordability of long-term services and supports. The project, the largest single… Continue Reading →
Jeein Jang returns to UMass Boston this fall with renewed motivation for her third year of the gerontology doctoral program after working as a summer public policy intern for the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) in Washington, D.C. “I had… Continue Reading →
Glickman Fund supports non-traditional students dedicated to improving older adults’ quality of life
“My life has changed in a direction I never would have seen it gohad I not been an MAS student. I hope to make you all proudas I move forward in my career in aging.”Sophia Casale, MAS ’23, lifestylist, Chelsea… Continue Reading →
In fiscal year 2023, staff members and volunteers at the Gerontology Institute’s Pension Action Center opened 330 cases and recovered $1.1 million in pension benefits, at no cost to clients. These facts and more are featured in the center’s latest… Continue Reading →
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UMass Boston, begun as Life Enrichment Through Studies, celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2024 When they signed up for their first adult education classes at UMass Boston in 1999, Rita Wolfson and Arlene Wolk… Continue Reading →
The Gerontological Society of America has honored Edward Alan Miller, PhD, with its prestigious Maxwell A. Pollack Award for Contributions to Healthy Aging. The award, funded by The New York Community Trust, recognizes an individual who has distinguished themselves by… Continue Reading →
UMass Boston’s Center for Social and Demographic Research on Aging (CSDRA) is serving as project evaluator for a three-year grant program, Activating Boston, that aims to build and support social connections, health, and well-being in four city neighborhoods. The initiative… Continue Reading →
Meet the five gerontology doctoral candidates who successfully defended their dissertations in the spring of 2024 and were hooded as new PhDs at ceremonies on campus May 22, 2024. Elizabeth Gallagher Hometown: Fitchburg, Massachusetts Dissertation: “Challenging Aspects of Caregiving: The… Continue Reading →
The Department of Gerontology at UMass Boston presents five annual awards to deserving graduate students. Four of the awards include a $200 prize to be used for the students’ professional development. Winners of the Capstone Project Award are honored with… Continue Reading →
