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07/17/2019
A ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ 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.
06/25/2019
As the number of people diagnosed with dementia increases and the search for effective treatments appears stymied, experts said that addressing future physiciansÂ’ attitudes has become more pressing.
06/07/2019
In 2016, the Scripps leadership team began to envision a physical space to foster collaborative, interdisciplinary research and creation of innovative programs. Thanks to a lot of support and teamwork along the way, the Scripps Gerontology Center Collaboratory was completed in December of 2018.
06/07/2019
The landscape of health and long-term care is shifting to better provide holistic person-centered and high-quality care for people of all ages. Age-friendly health systems and an increasing focus on the social determinants of health are manifestations of this shift.
06/07/2019
Scripps is excited to be part of age-friendly efforts right in our own backyard through the Age-Friendly Oxford Initiative (AFOI), a five-year community improvement process for the City of Oxford and Oxford Township supported by a unique collaboration of community partners.
06/03/2019
Applebaum is Director of the Ohio Long-Term Care Research Project, at Scripps Gerontology Center, ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ
05/17/2019
¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ trustees at their May 17 meeting approved the establishment of two bachelor of arts degrees — one with a major in data analytics and one with a major in organizational leadership — both in the College of Arts and Science.
05/07/2019
The OAGE Educator Award recognizes individuals in Ohio's educational institutions who use educational programs to improve services to older adults in Ohio or advance gerontological education and training for students and practitioners.
02/27/2019
A recent article co-authored by Beth Blair, senior research associate at the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, and Suzanne R. Kunkel, Ph.D., executive director of the Scripps Gerontology Center and a professor of Gerontology at ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ, shares insights discovered in new data.