University of Maine System-Wide Cross Campus Workshop in Aging Research

Principal Investigator: Lenard Kaye (Center on Aging, UMaine)

Partners: Carol Kim (Vice President for Research, UMaine)

Abstract: The UMaine Center on Aging (CoA), in conjunction with the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR), proposes to convene a one-day System-wide workshop for 50- 75 faculty on August 25, 2015 for the purpose of growing an inter-campus collaborative network in aging and technology research. A System-wide initiative will be advanced that engages cross disciplinary and inter-professional faculty for the purpose of building expertise across the University of Maine System (UMS). A major aim of this initiative is to expand team-based research inquiry into technologies, products, and programs that respond to the economic and workforce expansion opportunities created by Maine’s distinction of having the oldest populace in the nation.