On October 9-11, 2014, Ynesse Abdul-Malak presented “Health and Grandmothering among Latin and Caribbean Women in the U.S.” at the Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies Conference in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Merril Silverstein speaks at The International Workshop on Social Support for Older Adults in Mexico City
On July 31 – August 1, Dr. Merril Silverstein, ASI Faculty Associate, traveled to Mexico City to speak at The International Workshop on Social Support for Older Adults. To learn more about the event, click here.
To read more about Dr. Silverstein’s presentation entitled: “A Tale of Two Chinas: Rural-Urban Differences in Family Dynamics of the Aged,” click here.
Douglas Wolf on Disability and Long-term Care Policy
In June 2014, Douglas Wolf discussed disability and long-term care policy in the U.S. with Marlene Lee, Population Reference Bureau’s (PRB) program director for Academic Research and Relations.
View the video here.
ASI hosts the 2014 Syracuse Seminar on Aging
Sponsored by the Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center, the annual Syracuse Seminar on Aging featured neurobiology of aging researcher Dr. Mark Mattson as the keynote speaker.
A full video of the Seminar is available for download.
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ASI Faculty Associate Merril Silverstein interviewed by KPCC on “Tick of the Biological Clock”
In the U.S., men and women are waiting longer than ever to get married. According to a 2013 report from the University of Virginia, the average age at which men first marry in America has risen to 28.7, and 26.5 for women. And data released last year from the National Center for Health Statistics show that it’s becoming more commonplace for women in their late 30s and 40s to have children.
These demographic changes are creating unintended consequences for another group of people: would-be grandparents who feel that their biological clocks are ticking. Because of the delay, many Americans are having to wait until they are in the 70s to have their first grandchild.
Experts say older grandparenthood has important social implications and has huge impact on the grandparent-grandchild relationship.
Click here to listen to the full interview.
ASI Faculty Affiliate Eric Kingson quoted in New York Times article on “Silver Revolution”
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Douglas Wolf presented on “Trends and Trajectories in Late-Life Disability”
On Friday, February 7, Douglas Wolf presented a lecture entitled “Trends and Trajectories in Late-Life Disability” at the University of Rochester Medical Center. This talk was part of URMC’s Public Health Grand Rounds lecture series.