Read the Script
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Read the Script

Become a Citizen Archivist! If you’re of a generation that can read cursive (a vanishing skill as penmanship is no longer taught in many schools), the National Archives Catalog needs your help. Millions of documents written in longhand—ranging from JFK assassination records to case files on UFO sightings—need to be transcribed and tagged. Learn more, and how to get started at the link below.

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Healthy Aging 2025: Mind and Body
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Healthy Aging 2025: Mind and Body

Attend the Stanford Center on Longevity’s second annual healthy aging conference, May 5, 2025 (in-person and via Zoom). Leading experts on nutrition, fitness, social connection, health tech, and wellness, will share the latest research, innovations, and best practices to support a longer, healthier life. For more information and registration details, follow the link below.

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How Class Divide Impacts Aging and Longevity
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How Class Divide Impacts Aging and Longevity

Tune in to Columbia University’s upcoming aging seminar, Disconnected - The Growing Class Divide in Civic Life. Sam Pressler, Practitioner Fellow at Columbia University, will lead discussion on how social assets like friends, education, religious/community groups, and other forms of support–often dictated early on by level of education–can impact longevity and well being.

Follow the link below to register for the session, which takes place February 19, from 11am - 12pm ET.

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Encore Network Explores the Year Ahead for Older Workers
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Encore Network Explores the Year Ahead for Older Workers

The Encore Network presents “Trendspotting: The Outlook for Older Workers in 2025,” a virtual program to be held January 15th from 9-10am PST. Join a panel of experts to learn about the trends, issues, and innovations impacting the economic landscape and job market for older adults. Follow the link below to Encore Network for more details.

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Envisioning a Less Ageist Society
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Envisioning a Less Ageist Society

The Stanford Center on Longevity will host Century Summit V, January 22-23, 2025, with limited in-person attendance at Stanford and a virtual audience around the world. The conference will focus on challenging ageism and creating a positive intergenerational society. Attendance is free, and more information, along with the registration link, can be found by following the link below. 

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A More Resilient Brain and the Science of Longevity
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A More Resilient Brain and the Science of Longevity

It’s not too late to register for the Buck Institute’s December 11th Seminar on Aging. Tickets are still available for joining via Zoom. And, while you’re at their site, you can also get a leg up on January’s seminar.

First up, this Wednesday, Tara Tracy, PhD, will be highlighting how clearing a toxic protein in the brain can help promote the resilience of synapses, which send information between neurons. Already successful with restoring memory in mice, her focus offers great promise. 

Kicking off the new year, Eric Verdin, MD, will lead a talk centered around the evolving science of longevity, parsing out what is fact versus fiction. That seminar will take place January 8, 2025.

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A New Vision for a Less Ageist Society
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A New Vision for a Less Ageist Society

Join the Stanford Center on Longevity for Century Summit V taking place January 22-23, 2025, in person at Stanford University, and online via a virtual platform. The conference will focus on the challenges of ageism, and the importance of bringing generations together to create a more inclusive society. Guest speakers include Anne Lamott, Louise Aronson, and Ashton Applewhite. The conference is free of charge, but in-person attendance is by invitation or application only. Follow the link below to learn more.

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Is There a Cure for Loneliness?
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Is There a Cure for Loneliness?

In Season 6 of the Stanford Center on Longevity’s podcast, “Century Lives,” host Ken Stern explores “The Century Club,” a collective of nations focused on societal solutions to aging and longevity, particularly those addressing loneliness. Traveling the world, Ken learns how other countries are confronting social isolation, perhaps the number one detriment to healthy aging, and an issue largely ignored in the U.S. Subscribe and/or follow the link below. 

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Could ‘Dog Years’ Be Converted into a New Measure of Time to Defy Aging?
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Could ‘Dog Years’ Be Converted into a New Measure of Time to Defy Aging?

A global research initiative called The Dog Aging Project is embarking (pun intended) on a vast health study that brings together dogs and their owners, scientists, veterinarians and others to learn more about factors affecting canine health, longevity, and aging. Read on to learn more about the effort or to see if your dog qualifies for participation.

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Teaching Communities How to Address the Loneliness Epidemic
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Teaching Communities How to Address the Loneliness Epidemic

The U.S. Surgeon General declared social isolation an urgent public health concern, noting it impacts half of all American adults, with younger and older cohorts experiencing the most severe effects. The nonprofit, CoGenerate, is offering an innovators’ program designed to teach communities how to bring the two age groups together to bridge the loneliness gap. Apply to be part of the free, 5-week learning experience (applications due September 6).

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CVS Health Foundation Invites Community-Based Partnerships
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CVS Health Foundation Invites Community-Based Partnerships

Community-based partnerships can apply to the CVS Health Foundation for monies to strengthen healthcare systems for older adults in 14 eligible states. Applicants must focus on 1. Improving detection and treatment of brain, heart, or mental health conditions, or 2. Increasing positive mental and physical health outcomes for unpaid caregivers. The deadline is August 16, and grant guidelines can be found at the link below.

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Buck Your Preconceived Notions of Aging with the Buck Institute Seminar Series
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Buck Your Preconceived Notions of Aging with the Buck Institute Seminar Series

The Buck Institute’s Live Better Longer Community Seminar Series features monthly conversations (in person and on Zoom) with geroscience experts examine the innovations and interventions extending human healthspan. Next up on July 10th: How Close Are We to Real Treatments for Neurodegenerative Diseases?

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