All aging

Elderly woman and an hourglass

October 15, 2013

Research to delay aging better investment than fighting disease

Put resources toward longevity, instead of fighting disease, study says.

Jay Olshansky

October 7, 2013

Research to delay aging better investment than cancer, heart disease

Scientists suggest more benefit than studying cancer, heart disease

Barbara Di Eugenio

July 2, 2013

Move over, Siri: talking technology isn’t enough

Researcher developing tutor, caregiver programs

Luis Urrea

June 4, 2013

UIC writers at Lit Fest this weekend

Novelist, poets, expert on aging appear at Chicago literary festival

May 10, 2013

UIC Graduate Student Wins Doolen Scholarship

Award supports aging-related research

January 29, 2013

Doolen scholarships available for study of aging

Applications are being accepted for the Doolen Scholarship for the Study of Aging

August 9, 2012

UIC Study Examines Exercise and Weight Loss for Older Adults with Osteoarthritis

UIC researchers have been awarded a $3 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to study the effectiveness of two community-based health promotion programs for older adults with osteoarthritis.

Jay Olshansky

August 8, 2012

More education equals longer life

Despite advances in health care and increases in life expectancy overall, Americans with less than a high school education have life expectancies similar to adults in the 1950s and 1960s, a new report finds.

August 6, 2012

More Education, Socioeconomic Benefits Equals Longer Life

Despite advances in health care and increases in life expectancy overall, Americans with less than a high school education have life expectancies similar to adults in the 1950s and 1960s.

January 31, 2012

UIC Demographer Writes on Aging for World Economic Forum

Noted University of Illinois at Chicago biodemographer S. Jay Olshansky is the author of two essays assembled by The World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on an Ageing Society to address the challenges and benefits of population aging.

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