Dear
Louise
February 2009, Volume 3, Number 2
A publication of the University of Utah Center on
Aging
phone: 801.585.9540
email:
aging@hsc.utah.edu
News and Events
Reminder-2009 Spring Research Retreat-March 23 and 24,
Alumni Hall, HSEBThe 2009 Center on Aging and Siciliano
Forum's Spring Research Retreat will be held on March 23 (afternoon)
and 24 (morning). The keynote address, "The Rise of Human Longevity
and its Implications for Population Aging," will be presented by
John Wilmoth, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Demography,
and researcher in the Center on the Economics and Demography of
Aging, University of California, Berkeley. A flyer with the retreat
schedule may downloaded from http://aging.utah.edu/news/COARetreatFlyer09_final.pdf
Please
submit the following information by March 2 to reserve your space at
the poster session:
• Names of author/co-authors
• Title of
your poster presentation
• Need table space for other materials?
• If you wish to present more than one poster. (If space remains
after the reservations are returned, it may be possible to
accommodate more that one poster per faculty member. Please indicate
that you have additional posters that you’d like to present and we
will notify you if there is space to accommodate this request.)
Please go to http://aging.utah.edu for specific
details regarding poster instructions and the itinerary.
Deadline for 2009 Pilot Grant Program Call for Proposals
is March 31The application deadline for proposals for
the Center’s 2009 pilot grant program is March 31, 2009. The
complete request for proposals with detailed application information
may be downloaded from the Center’s home page, http://aging.utah.edu
CoA Faculty Member Receives Prestigious
AwardDr. Gerald Rothstein has been awarded the
prestigious Alexa Award from the Utah Chapter of the Alzheimer's
Association. The Alexa Award is given to an individual who most
exemplifies a lifetime of achievement in the field of Alzheimer's
disease.
Dr. Rothstein is Professor of Internal Medicine in the Division
of Geriatrics. He served as the Division's inaugural Chief and also
served as the Director of the VA Salt Lake City Geriatric Research,
Education and Clinical Center from its inception in 1991 to 2003. He
was the former Medical Director of Garden Terrace Alzheimer's Center
of Excellence, and an advisor to the Utah Division of Aging and
Adult Services.
Dr. Rothstein will be honored at the 2009 Alzheimer's Association
Gala, to be held Saturday, February 21, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. at the
Marriott Hotel. The public is invited to attend. Tickets are
available by calling 801-265-1944.
"Love Stories of Later Life," by CoA Member Amanda
Barusch......is an integration of theory and the latest
research on love and the aging process. The book draws on personal
narratives collected during a five-year study, and presents the
lived experiences of older adults from all walks of life. It
addresses the impact of common age-related changes, both emotional
and physical, on romantic relationships, and argues that love
continues to sculpt our personalities and our lives, even in life's
later decades. Visit the author's website at http://www.amandabarusch.net.
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 About our logo: The bristlecone
pine tree (Pinus longaeva) -
the earth’s oldest inhabitant
with a life span of 4,000 years -
is found only in Utah and
five other western states.
Its extraordinary longevity and
ability to adapt and
survive in extremely harsh
environmental conditions
above 10,000 feet embodies the
investigative spirit
and mission of the Utah Center on
Aging.
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If you
have questions about the University of Utah Center on Aging, please
visit us online at http://aging.utah.edu
801-585-9540 or aging@hsc.utah.edu
Best,
Mark
A. Supiano, MD
Executive Director - Center on
Aging
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