April Franklin, UNCG Gerontology Program student seeking the MS Gerontology/MBA dual degree, and Emily Sykes, seeking the MS Gerontology degree, both received a 1-year UNCG Graduate Dean’s Award for $4K for the 2014-2015 academic year!
Alicia Blater, 2008 MS in Gerontology with a Non-Profit Concentration, received the 2014 UNCG School of Health and Human Science Pacesetter award which honors outstanding HHS alumni who have attained local, state or regional recognition through their achievements in scholarship, leadership or service, during their career or through civic involvement…. Continue reading…
Morgan Moser, second year graduate student seeking the MS in Gerontology at UNCG, recently received the Sodexo CARES award for going “above-and-beyond” her duties as summer intern at Twin Lakes Continuing Care Retirement Community. Nominated by the Twin Lakes Wellness Director Michael Cane, Moser is one of only 25 selected from 2,500 nominations… Continue reading…
The City of Greensboro Smith Senior Center is offering free, confidential memory screenings from 1-4 pm, November 19 at 2401 Fairview Street as part of National Memory Screening Day, an annual initiative of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America.
Enter the The Stanford Center on Longevity Design Challenge, a new competition aimed at encouraging students to design products and services to improve the lives of older adults. The challenge topic is chosen in collaboration with aging service providers and investors, who identify the most pressing needs. Finalists will be given… Continue reading…
Dr. Jennifer Etnier (UNCG Kinesiology), a member of the UNCG Gerontology Research Network (GRN), recently received additional funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the project “The Effect of Physical Activity on Cognition Relative to APOE Genotype”. Preventive strategies such as increased physical activity may reduce the risk… Continue reading…
Our UNCG Gerontology Program is identified as “Exceptionally Strong” in quality, function, and demand in the Spring 2012 campus-wide Provost’s academic review!
UNCG Geontology is listed in “Top 20 College Courses for Geriatrics and Senior Care”!
