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2019 George and Beatrice Goldman Fisher Gerontology Dissertation Award
Sara Bailey has been awarded the 2019 George and Beatrice Goldman Fisher Gerontology Dissertation Award for her work, The Game of I am: Enhancing Empathy and Improving Attitudes Toward Older Adults in First-Year Master’s Students Training to Become Counselors and Student Support Professionals. This award annually supports the best UNCG
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Congratulations to Ronqeiya Luther
Congratulations to Ronqeiya Luther, a student currently enrolled in our MS in Gerontology program. She is the first recipient of the Nancy Edmunds Hannah Award in Gerontology. We would also like to thank the Hannah family for setting up this award to support a gerontology student such as Ronqeiya who
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“Senior” Spartans Now Able to Audit UNCG Classes Tuition-Free
As we begin the semester at UNCG, we may see some new “senior” Spartans! Beginning this Fall 2017, the General Assembly authorized the UNC Board of Governors to establish rules permitting those who have attained the age of 65 to audit courses tuition-free on a space available basis (see below).
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Fall 2018: MS in Gerontology to be offered online
The UNC General Administration has just approved the MS in Gerontology (31 hours) to be offered online for Fall 2018. Elise Eifert, PBC in Gerontology, PhD in Public Health, will be joining the Department of Social Work, where Gerontology is now located, to develop and coordinate this online program. UNCG
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M.S. Gerontology/M.B.A. Kate Reid Success Story
By 2030, more than 69 million Americans will be over the age of 65. And UNCG’s Kate Reid will be at the forefront of supporting this aging population.
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Condolences on the passing of Allen Kivett
The faculty and staff of the UNCG Gerontology program share our sincere condolences to the family of Allen Kivett, husband of HDFS Emeritus Faculty Vira Kivett. Vira Kivett served our first gerontologist at UNCG and remains an inspiration to this department.
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Dr. Rebecca Adams, the Grateful Dead and 1,000,000+ Deadheads
When UNCG professor Dr. Rebecca Adams sees all three big “Fare Thee Well” concerts of Grateful Dead members in Chicago’s Soldiers Field, it will hardly be her first. She heard Jerry Garcia, the lead guitarist for the Grateful Dead, play with the band about 100 times before he died in 1995 and has heard the…
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April 2015 HHS Alumni Awards to Singhas and Kivett!
Congratulations to two UNCG Gerontology stars who will receive Alumni Awards from the UNCG School of Health and Human Sciences (HHS) in April 2015! Brittany Singhas, MS in Gerontology/MBA will be awarded a HHS Pacesetter’s Award. Singhas graduated with a dual degree MS/MBA and quickly accepted a position as Davidson
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Free memory screenings Nov 18 at Smith Senior Center
The Smith Senior Center at 2401 Fairview St. in Greensboro offers free, confidential memory screenings November 18, 2014 from 1-4 pm. The screenings are part of National Memory Screening Day, an annual initiative of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America.Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are available by calling the Smith Senior
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UNCG Kineseology offers exercise classes for the “over 50” crowd.
A UNCG Kinesiology program offers individualized exercise regimens for those 50 years or older, providing a way for senior level Kinesiology undergraduates to practice their skills. The HOPE (Helping Others Participate in Exercise) program is open to faculty, staff and community members over the age of 50. It meets in