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Thursday, March 31, 2022

Senior Planet—por diseño

A pesar de la pandemia, los adultos mayores aun han podido profundizar su conexión con sus comunidades locales, permanecer socialmente comprometidos, y aprender nuevas habilidades para transformar su manera de…

Monday, April 8, 2019

Go Green with Gadgets

Are you an eco-warrior doing your bit to shrink your environmental impact? Small changes in your daily routines and the products you use matter; they add up to major reductions…

Friday, October 19, 2018

A boundary-breaking baseball game, 63 years later

In 1955 two groups of 12-year-old boys made history when they ignored segregation and adult prejudice to play the first integrated Little League baseball game in the South. Now a…

Friday, December 13, 2019

If It’s Wednesday, I Must Be a Bubbie

In a world in which family has been atomized into small nuclear units, with parents and their adult children often living thousands of miles apart, pairing older people with younger…

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Voting 2024 – Links to Help

Voting in 2024 actually starts long before Election Day. The process starts with voter registration and primaries in each state, with varying deadlines and requirements. Here’s a roundup of some…

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Older performers star in Legacy Project

A group of ten inspiring entertainment professionals are celebrating the launch of a groundbreaking new online platform called The Performing Arts Legacy Project (PAL), a partnership between the Research Center…

Thursday, February 22, 2024

Joseph C. Randall, 78, Protests in Paint

Chicago-based artist Joseph C. Randall, 78, is fluent in mixed media arts, including abstract realism. His work often prioritizes Black and African subjects, inviting the viewer to interrogate the long…

Thursday, March 30, 2023

Stir-Fry Meals on Wheels

When one door closes, another one opens at Homecrest Community Services (HCS), where a joint effort with closed Chinese restaurants fed hundreds of homebound elderly Asian Americans during the Covid…

Monday, September 2, 2019

It’s Labor Day. Fight for your rights.

It’s Labor Day, so you’re going to hear a lot about the recipes, sales, and the weather — particularly as Dorian bears down on Florida. But with its roots in…

Friday, February 21, 2020

Diversity in Medical Research

The concept is simple and sensible: if a new medical treatment or medication is meant to be used on all members of the population in need of it, it should…

Thursday, May 27, 2021

The Lessons of COVID: Equity for All

In April we marked World Health Day, a World Health Organization (WHO) celebration that began in 1950. This year’s theme calls for building a fairer, healthier world for everyone. It…

Monday, November 5, 2018

Is this the most Ageist Ad of all time?

Adweek called this a “Comically Savage” election PSA series; but there’s nothing comic about it. This ad series tries to scare Millennials into voting by portraying older people, who vote…

Monday, August 5, 2019

Bee Kind!

According to published reports, like this story by National Public Radio, bees and beekeeping are under threat, and that’s bad news for the food chain – plants from apples to…

Monday, November 27, 2023

Volunteer – and Get Social!

At this time of year we remember all we have, and think about giving back. Why not volunteer your interests…and meet a few new people as well? Older folks who…

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Happy Birthday Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou, born April 4, 1928, remains an iconic figure in our history and culture, even after her death May 28 in 2014. Her life’s work – poet, educator, historian,…