“It’s a great opportunity for URI to show leadership in the state and the country. We’re thinking big about aging in new ways." Health Sciences Professor Phil Clark on URI being designated an Age-Friendly University, one of only 14 in the nation. bit.ly/2v5Iukm

Congrats to URI for being designated an Age Friendly University Gerontological Society of America (GSA)! web.uri.edu/chs/2018/07/31…

We are completely underinvesting in, and underserving, older adults in this country. Why? bit.ly/2JGGAiK

The return of "Cyber Seniors," organized by the College's Gerontology program, has gotten some attention in the local media: bit.ly/2PSn82O. The program aims to teach senior citizens the ins and outs of modern tech devices.

His attacks on Democrats should be more than enough to disqualify him. #atleastpretendtobebipartisan For Supreme Court, Kavanaugh marks partisan turning point cnn.com/2018/09/28/pol…

Wow is this an important read.

College of Health Sciences, Ryan Institute study seeks tech support for Parkinson’s nutrition. bit.ly/2CMzMw6

Great article featuring one of our GWEP faculty, Erica Estus, Pharm.D., BCGP from URI Pharmacy in this month's issue of URI magazine!

At Colleges, What’s Old Is New: Retirees Living on Campus nyti.ms/2Lo8Kz0

Hmm... word choice Virginia Heffernan?! We all are aging, & regardless of our age, attitudes matter! Let's work together to combat ageism! AgeFriendlyRI USC Age-Friendly University Initiative Ashton Applewhite latimes.com/opinion/story/…

Glad we could help! Special thanks to Skye N. Leedahl, PhD and Erica Estus for letting us use their cyberseniors iPads during this critical time!

WashU Expert: Older Americans are not expendable. We are all in this together! #COVID19 @WUSTL Skye N. Leedahl, PhD AgeFriendlyRI source.wustl.edu/2020/03/washu-…

5 ways the COVID crisis has created an ageism crisis—and what to do about it medicalxpress.com/news/2020-04-w…

Here's a story about learning from another person's #perspective across #generations. Quinnipiac University CCSU Gerontology Donna Fedus borrowmyglasses.com/blog/three-20-…

BREAKING: The first vaccine tested in the U.S. for the coronavirus boosted volunteers' immune systems as hoped, researchers report. Final study starts this month. apne.ws/g72MFCx

2020 in a single remarkable photo - by Noah Berger in California

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The Annual Thewlis Lecture is back from 2022! 1 week from today Yale School of Public Health Professor & Author Becca Levy will present "Ageism and You: Why It Matters" April 6th 7–8 pm EST streaming live. Register here: tinyurl.com/3nrec3eu AARP Rhode Island AgeFriendlyRI @AnaTuyaFultonMD Skye N. Leedahl, PhD

Preschool children at the URI Child Development Center work virtually with older adults at URI's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute to create "rolling paintings" with marbles. The project is part of the the 51st annual Week of the Young Child. #WOYC22 #NAEYC #URICDC

Check out this recently published article! Intergenerational programming during the pandemic spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jo…