Professor of Economics and Scripps Research Fellow, Dr. John Bowblis wasted no time in 2020. In addition to 16 peer-reviewed papers accepted for publication and one research brief, Bowblis has an active role in five newly-funded grants.
11/23/2020
Scripps Gerontology Center took the month of November to acknowledge how thankful we are for the people who have been involved with Scripps over the years. For three weeks, we featured personal stories from our faculty, staff, students, and alumni on our Facebook and Instagram pages. These stories showed the diversity in how many of us found a passion for gerontology and how it intertwines with our personal lives.
11/11/2020
Tarah Trueblood, Director of the Center for American and World Cultures, and graduate students Pankhuri Aggarwal (Clinical Psychology), Tristen Hall (Student Affairs in Higher Education), Natalee Price (Clinical Psychology), and Samuel Van Vleet (Social Gerontology) were recently honored by President Crawford for their work on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force.
10/07/2020
Early this summer, after the COVID-19 pandemic had already swept across the country and shut down college campuses and businesses around the world, ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ's public health program began to put together a plan to help track the virus's rampant spread throughout the local community.
09/23/2020
Dr. Elizabeth "Like" Lokon has been selected as one of 15 Gen2Gen Innovation Fellows, a group of the nation's most talented innovators and entrepreneurs marshaling their best ideas to create and scale intergenerational solutions.
09/18/2020
A new online tool is now available for health care providers to assess the preferences of their residents or clients.
09/17/2020
Improving job training and education for adults through post-baccalaureate credentials is the goal of two new Scripps research projects.
09/08/2020
The College of Arts and Science is excited to welcome Carolyn S. Craig to the dean's staff as their new director of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. Craig has worked at ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ since 2015 and is credentialed as both a certified diversity professional (CDP) and an advanced certified cultural intelligence professional (ACCQP).
08/19/2020
Featured in Springfield News-Sun and Dayton Daily News, Dr. Kate de Medieros writes an op-ed on COVID-19 and attitudes towards older adults. The article highlights the danger of ageist approaches of lumping older adults together based on chronological age and under the umbrella of vulnerability.
