The Bangor Daily News and Sun Journal reported that the University of Maine and University of Southern Maine have formed a one-stop shop for independent research, analysis, guidance and technical assistance for policy issues related to aging and older adults, known as the Consortium for Aging Policy and Research and Analysis (CAPRA). CAPRA is available […]
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Experts from the University of Maine and University of Southern Maine have formed a one-stop shop for independent research, analysis, guidance and technical assistance for policy issues related to aging and older adults. The Consortium for Aging Policy and Research (CAPRA) is available for exploring a wide variety of issues relevant to aging Mainers, including […]
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Next Avenue interviewed Lenard Kaye, director of the University of Maine Center on Aging and professor in the University of Maine School of Social Work, about the increased burden on caregivers for elderly people in rural areas. “Immediately available, locally residing individuals who can assist are at a premium. But yet it remains a family […]
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The Daily Bulldog and Sun Journal reported that Mary Lou Ciofli, senior program manager at the University of Maine Center on Aging, will be the keynote speaker at the 2023 Aging Well Living Well Expo, presented by SeniorsPlus. The expo will be held from 8 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, at the Grand Summit Hotel […]
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The Sun Journal interviewed Lenard Kaye, director of the University of Maine Center on Aging, about homelessness in older adults, those aged 65 and older, which is the fastest growing age group of homelessness in the country. With 50 people retiring every day in Maine, Kaye said the aging population here is increasing rapidly. Among […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that Babak Hejrati, director of the Biorobotics and Biomechanics Laboratory in the University of Maine Department of Mechanical Engineering, has received a more than $432,000 grant from the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes on Health to create a novel wearable robotic system and intelligent methods that, for […]
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Maine Impact Week, which celebrates the University of Maine faculty, students, community and their contributions to the social and economic advancement of the state and beyond, will be held from April 10–16. Over 20 in person and virtual events will occur throughout the week, all of which highlight the impact of research and creative work […]
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Babak Hejrati, director of the Biorobotics and Biomechanics Laboratory in the University of Maine Department of Mechanical Engineering, has received a more than $432,000 grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to create a novel wearable robotic system and intelligent methods that, for the first time, will […]
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Lenard Kaye, director of the University of Maine Center on Aging and professor at the University of Maine School of Social Work, was featured as an expert for a WalletHub ranking of the best states to retire based on three key dimensions: affordability, quality of life and health care. “Age-friendly states and communities have easy […]
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News Center Maine reported on University of Maine associate professor Jennifer Crittenden’s three-year study through the University of Maine Center on Aging and School of Social Work to learn more about how virtual volunteering is changing today’s social landscape. Crittenden will work with a team of graduate students and others to learn why virtual volunteering […]
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