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On May 1, 2025, a new set of The Healthy Aging Data Reports will be released by a team at the Gerontology Institute. They present a detailed picture of aging in America that’s provided nowhere else: a neighborhood-level examination of the challenges faced by older adults.
Demographic changes are affecting the future of higher ed: Older adults seek to enhance their lives by furthering or restarting their education. Yet, challenges remain in making these opportunities available.
The WISH Act is a case study in collaboration, compromise, and negotiation. Learn about the people and organizations who created a pragmatic proposal for long-term care insurance for older adults with disabilities.
Harry Margolis, a fellow with the Gerontology Institute, hosts the podcast, Risking Old Age in America. His conversations with lawmakers, scholars, housing experts, and more reveal not just the immensity of the emerging care crisis but the ingenuity of those who work to alleviate it.
The Center for Social and Demographic Research on Aging leads engaged research in neighborhoods around the city to learn the needs of older adults. The findings from these conversations guide the city’s Age Strong campaign. “This research allows the City of Boston to implement programs that are closely aligned with what residents need and look for,” says Caitlin Coyle, PhD, CSDRA director.
Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation that approved changing the name of the Executive Office of Elder Affairs to the Executive Office of Aging & Independence.
“The name change is a signal of the investment that the state has made in terms of eroding ageism, specifically in the way that we communicate about aging,” says Caitlin Coyle, Ph.D., director of the Center for Social & Demographic Research on Aging, part of the Gerontology Institute. “That is a huge and very public-facing action that signals that change is happening.”
On November 19, 2024, people gathered at the University of Massachusetts Club to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Pension Action Center, a center within the Gerontology Institute at UMass Boston. Current staff, previous directors, board members, and friends of… 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 →
