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Virginia Geriatric Education Center awarded $5M grant to improve care of older adults
A five-year federal grant is part of an effort to advance geriatrics care in health systems across the country. The Virginia Geriatric Center is part of the Virginia Center on Aging at the College of Health Professions. (VCU Health News)
Why you feel younger (or older) than your age presented by Dr. Tracey Gendron at TEDxReno
What if the concept of "you're only as old as you feel" wasn't as helpful as you may have thought? In her TEDx talk, Dr. Tracey Gendron explains what feeling your age really means, and how we can change the way we think about growing older.
Introducing the 2024-25 Health Equity Fellows
The Health Humanities Lab (HHL) at the Humanities Research Center and the Office of Health Equity (OHE) are happy to announce the 2024-25 Health Equity Fellows.
Should age matter in politics? VCU professor discusses ageism in the 2024 presidential election and society
Gerontologist Tracey Gendron, director of the Virginia Center on Aging, says a candidate’s age doesn’t define their ability to serve in office.
Gerontology and Virginia Center on Aging colleagues co-author new publication
Kimberly Ivey, Leland "Bert" Waters, and Sarah A. Marrs recently published Don't Treat Us Like Fragile Babies: Mentors' Perspectives of an Intergenerational Mentoring Program for Medical Students in the Journal of Intergenerational Relationships.
Minding the Gap: VCU Richmond Brain Health Initiative
The RBHI, as it’s widely known, provides dementia-related screening, education, coaching, referrals for support and monitoring, and research opportunities in Richmond, which some call a dementia desert for its lack of brain health and memory care centers. (MCV Foundation News)
Congratulations to Annie Rhodes for being one of Style Weekly's Top 40 under 40 for 2023!
Read more about Style Weekly's Top 40 under 40: Class of 2023 on the Style Weekly Site.
Jennifer Pryor Selected as one of the Top 50 Women Leaders of Virginia for 2023
Jennifer Pryor is the Graduate Program Director for the Department of Gerontology at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Network to develop long-term care COVID-19 treatment, infection prevention best practices
A network of long-term care medical directors and clinicians will develop best practices around COVID-19 treatments and infection prevention guidelines for senior living communities, nursing homes and other congregate care settings in Virginia.
Rachel Ramirez featured in podcast on impact of lifelong learning
Rachel Ramirez, executive director of the Lifelong Learning Institute in Chesterfield, recently took part in a podcast for "Chesterfield Behind the Mic."
