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Gerontology Institute

Improving the aging experience for all.

The Gerontology Institute carries out basic and applied social and economic research on aging and engages in public education on aging policy issues, with an emphasis in income security, long-term services and supports, healthy aging, age-friendly communities, and social and demographic research on aging.

The Gerontology Institute includes four centers:

 

Department of Gerontology

We work closely with the Department of Gerontology in the Manning College of Nursing & Health Sciences at UMass Boston. A global leader in the study of aging, the department offers a doctoral program, online master's and certificate program, and an undergraduate major and minor. 
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