UNCG Calendar Events

Don’t Refer to Me as Old or Aging: Understanding Older Consumers Despite the dramatic rise in numbers of older consumers, there remains a lack of understanding of this promising consumer group. In this presentation, Dr. Jiyoung Hwang will discuss characteristics of older consumers, how best to approach this growing market, … Continued

Catherine and David Sevier are adjunct faculty in Public Health who also are also Gerontology Faculty Affiliates. In addition, Catherine is the President of the NC AARP and David serves on the HHS BOV. They will discuss their project, My Health Peace of Mind, which will provide individuals with tools … Continued

Public Library Services for an Aging Population: Chair Fitness, Tech Support, StoryCorps, and More Join Dr. Noah Lenstra, Assistant Professor of Library & Information Studies, for this engaging discussion of how public libraries are transforming to better serve an aging population. Public libraries are becoming the go-to space for tech … Continued

On the Uses and Abuses of ‘Dignity’ in Talk About Aging: A Philosophical Conversation Join Dr. Frances Bottenberg, Lecturer in Philosophy, for a thought-provoking hour in which we examine the concept of human dignity together. What does the concept refer to? And how is it used in conversations about aging? … Continued

Feasibility, Validity, and Acceptability of a Physical Activity Ecological Momentary Assessment Study Among Minority Older Adults Minority older adults are understudied in health behavior research. Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) is a real-time data capture methodology in which participants’ current behaviors and experiences are repeatedly sampled in real time, in their … Continued