| Description | The aging baby boomer generation seems to be most often described as a ‘tsunami,’ with accompanying alarms about the capacity of Medicare and Social Security to contain the flood. But what about the strengths and potential contributions baby boomers bring into retirement? Our keynote speaker, Eileen Crimmins, AARP Chair in Gerontology and specialist in the demography of older populations at USC, will address “Aging in the 21st Century: New Issues in a New World.” Respondents will include Sara Curran, the director of the UW's Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology; Karen Fredriksen-Goldsen, the Nancy R. Hooyman Endowed Gerontology Professor in Social Work; and Eric B. Larson, executive director of Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute and leader of the longitudinal Adult Changes in Thought study. Register HERE now. The full series is free to UWRA members and UWAA members, $7 to the general public.
The Future of Aging symposium will continue with presentations by each of the respondents:
- Karen Fredriksen Goldsen, Professor and Director of Healthy Generations Hartford Center of Excellence, will speak on the intersections of health disparities, aging, and well-being in resilient at-risk communities. Thursday, November 12, 1:30 pm.
- Eric Larson, Senior Investigator in Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Clinical Professor in the UW School of Public Health, and Associate Director, Administrative Core, ADRC, will focus on the links between environmental factors, such as air pollution and brain injury, and genetic factors that increase the risk of brain disease, with the goal of finding ways to help communities delay or avoid dementia. Tuesday, November 17, 1:30 pm.
- Sara Curran, Professor and Director of the Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology, will speak on recent research focused on the growing diversity of the older generation in King County and the impact of demographic factors on the experience of aging. Thursday, November 19, 1:30 pm.
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