The worldÂ’s working-age population is shrinking faster than expected, leaving fewer people to support a growing number of seniors, according to the Bloomberg Sunset Index. Â…
01/27/2017
We are pleased to announce that Heather Menne is the recipient of the 2017 Cottrell Distinguished Alumni Award.
A 2001 graduate of the Master of Gerontological Studies program, Heather went on to earn a PhD in Sociology with a concentration in Sociology of Aging and Medical Sociology from Case Western Reserve University in 2006.
01/09/2017
Opening Minds through Art (OMA), developed at ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒÂ’s Scripps Gerontology Center, has received a 2016 Rosalinde Gilbert Innovations in Alzheimer's Disease Caregiving Legacy Award in the Creative Expression category.
08/23/2016
¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒÂ’s Scripps Gerontology Center has been awarded a $1 million grant from the Ohio Department of Medicaid to improve nursing home residentsÂ’ quality of life.
08/15/2016
Opening Minds through Art (OMA) has been awarded a grant from the Ohio Department of Medicaid to expand its award-winning program in the state.
06/23/2016
¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ's Scripps Gerontology Center is the recipient of a $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The money will be used to understand the factors that support older learners in their ability to complete training and education programs.
03/05/2015
¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ's Dr. Suzanne R. Kunkel received the 2015 Clark Tibbitts Award for her outstanding contributions to the advancement of gerontology as a field of study. Dr. Kunkel received the award from the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education.
