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2025 Advances

March: A Data-Driven Approach to Creating Age-Friendly Programs in Massachusetts

February: The Gerontology Institute Welcomes Dr. Michelle Putnam as Director

December/January: Jan Mutchler to Retire as Director of the Gerontology Institute

2024 Advances issues

Nov: New Study: Medicaid Reimbursements Fail to Meet Actual Costs of Caring for Medicaid Nursing Home Residents

Sept: LTSS Center launches study of 'overlooked middle'

July/Aug: GSA honors Miller with Maxwell Pollack Award; Celebrating OLLI's 25th anniversary; July 

May/June: Meet our newest PhDs; vaping as harm-reduction option for older smokers

Apr: Honoring 4 decades of gerontology leadership & PAC's 30th anniversary

Mar: UMass Boston partners with Center for Retirement Research at BC

Feb: Justice in Aging funds innovative data & equity research fellowship

Jan: PhD student gains hands-on experience; OLLI offers free winter session programs

 

2023 Advances issues

2023 Year in Review: A video look back at our 10 most-read stories

Dec. 2023: Pension Action Center wins 2 grants, hires new staffer

Nov. 2023: Elder Index report on gender disparities; MAS program celebrates 20th

Oct. 2023: Advancing a more equitable society for growing older

Sept. 2023: Welcoming our newest faculty member

Aug. 2023: Tyler Compton named interim PAC director; Samuel SC Wu Fund supports research on Asian Americans

July 2023: New undergrad minor; Pension Action Center hosts retirement planning webinar 

June 2023: Nina Silverstein wraps up 3-decade career, Gerontology moving to Manning College 

May 2023: Financial insecurity report released; new Healthy Aging Data Reports for MS, WY 

Apr. 2023: How living arrangements affect health of older adults with disabilities 

Mar. 2023: Meet first Caro Scholar, new Elder Index report finds persistent financial struggles 

Feb. 2023: Researchers assist with Boston mini-grants to build social connection

Jan. 2023: Advances: State awards $410K grant for workforce training; OLLI winter programs feature resilience

2022 Advances issues

Dec. 2022: Seven things Gov.-elect Maura Healey should know about aging in MA

Nov. 2022: CSDRA turns 10, meet Jane Tavares, photos from GSA 

Oct. 2022: US DHHS shares roadmap on family caregivers informed by LTSS Center research

Sept. 2022: Meet our newest faculty member, doctoral students, and undergrad director

Aug. 2022: LTSS Center helps PA increase Medicaid funding, PAC examines racial wealth gap

June/July 2022: Congrats to new PhDs; helping senior centers transform

May 2022: Why person-centered care matters; Pension Action Center success

Apr. 2022: Helping Ukrainian refugees, expanding role of nurses in ALRs

Mar. 2022: Teaching nursing students to reframe aging; challenges of older adults caring for their parents

Feb. 2022: National survey of nursing home costs and reimbursements, MA survey of online fraud protection

Jan. 2022: How Councils on Aging, OLLI have adapted to the pandemic