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01/30/2020
Bob Applebaum testifies before the Ohio House of Representatives
Scripps Senior Research Scholar and GTY faculty member Bob Applebaum talks about long-term services and supports before the Ohio House of Representatives Aging and Long-Term Care Committee.
01/08/2020
Phyllis Cummins shares the importance of community colleges for mid- and later-life students
Article for The EvoLLLution talks about the importance of community colleges for mid- and later-life students.
12/20/2019
Phyllis Cummins and Samuel Van Vleet highlight continuing education and lifelong learning initiatives for older people
Issue brief for Grantmakers in Aging highlights continuing education and lifelong learning initiatives for older people
11/05/2019
2019 GSA Presentations by Miami University Faculty, Staff, and Students
Thirty Miami University Gerontology faculty, research staff, and graduate students will present at the GSA Annual Scientific Meeting in Austin, TX, November 13 - 17, 2019.
11/01/2019
Recent JAMDA article by Diane Berish, Josh Bornstein, and John Bowblis cited in Skilled Nursing News
Researchers determined that ombudsmen may direct assessors to more attention to on-site problems, muddying the waters of quality ratings.
10/29/2019
Graduate Research Forum Nov. 1: 140 presentations, posters and art displays
Graduate students from all divisions will present more than 140 oral sessions, poster presentations and art displays at the Graduate Research Forum Nov. 1.
07/31/2019
Be Curious
We need more curious people in this field. When our curiosity is tapped that innovation starts to happen and we can see things a little bit differently. - Julie Kaminski, MGS '00
07/31/2019
Research by John Bowblis and Amy Roberts cited in Forbes article about importance of social workers in nursing homes
Nursing home residents and their families rely on social workers to help navigate the maze of decisions required to meet their often-changing health needs.
07/17/2019
Five things you should know about art, dementia and aging
A Miami University student works with an 'artist' during a recent OMA session.There are many kinds of dementias. Elizabeth 'Like' Lokon, founder and director of Opening Minds through Art (OMA) – an award-winning, evidence-based art program for people with neurocognitive disorders – uses dementia in plural form to convey the fact that it has many types.