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Gerontology Program

Senior Scholars Program aims for a more intergenerational, age-friendly university community

Several of the first people to be accepted into the pilot, set to launch at the start of the spring 2018 semester, discuss their interest in the program....

Ferguson seniors share decades of wisdom with UMSL researchers

Tom Meuser, Sheilah Clarke-Ekong and Jackie Lewis-Harris partnered on the "Elder Voices on Ferguson: Life Story Project." ...

‘Transgender Spectrum’ event unites diverse groups

UMSL student Dan Stewart has worked to help plan the conference....

Alzheimer’s in minorities focus of contemporary issues series discussion

More than five million people today are living with Alzheimer's disease, and as many as 16 million will have the disease in 2050. While symptoms are similar among all people,...

Geriatrics symposium to focus on arts, aging

The 2012 St. Louis Times Geriatrics Symposium will focus on aging, creativity and health and art therapy. “The Art of Aging” is the focus for this year’s daylong event, that...