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From poverty to adequacy: For two decades, UMass Boston’s Elder Index has been changing the conversation around older adults’ financial security

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 →

Pension Action Center’s early leaders reflect on history of ‘concrete victories’

As the Gerontology Institute’s Pension Action Center (PAC) celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2024, the center counts more than $70 million in retirement benefits recovered for more than 11,000 clients across its service area of New England and Illinois. One… Continue Reading →

Gerontology Institute Marks 35th Anniversary With Symposium Celebrating Past and Looking to Future

Any celebration of an important anniversary should honor the past and also look to the future. So it was at the Gerontology Institute’s 35th anniversary symposium held on campus last week. A panel of founders and other past leaders of… Continue Reading →

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