The UMass Lowell Innovative Fellows Training program connects researchers with M2D2 and healthcare industry experts to seek commercial applications of their work.

Ten students recently completed UMass Lowell’s Innovative Fellows Training (LIFT), a new program supported by a five-year, $1.2 million grant from the National Institute on Aging that is designed to diversify career opportunities for early-career scientists in the field of aging and aging-related diseases.

This panel was for faculty members who are considering retirement, but want to stay engaged with the university, whether through research, teaching, student engagement, or other initiatives.

Students in the Introduction to Gerontology course interviewed retired faculty about their lives and careers.

Students in health sciences are gaining research experience in Lowell, working alongside an adult advisory group and local agencies to help make the city an “age-friendly” community.

A new study led by Prof. of Public Health Wenjun Li, with funding from a $4 million, five-year grant from the National Institute on Aging, will analyze how older people move and use the outdoor space in their communities.

The Learning in Retirement Association, a UML partner organization that offers educational courses and social events to retired and semi-retired people, has embraced a hybrid learning model that has allowed it to reach more members and guest speakers.

Joseph Sheedy was a man who embodied lifelong learning. He earned his final degree in Psychology from UMass Lowell, posthumously.

Sabrina Noel, Principal Investigator, is a member of the CGRP, and Andrew Hostetler and Karen Devereaux Melillo, CGRP members, are co-investigators on this Tufts Health Plan Foundation grant, 2020-2023.

UMass Lowell was recently awarded a three-year, $300,000 grant from Tufts Health Plan Foundation to create a citywide, age-friendly initiative that builds community capacity to promote health, independence and quality of life for older residents in Lowell.

With the university’s mid-March shift to virtual learning in response to the coronavirus pandemic, a new, remote reality began for students, faculty and staff. And don't forget those learning in retirement: LIRA members treasure their time at the university, as well.

The five-campus UMasss system has endorsed the 10 principles of the Age-Friendly University, joining an international effort intended to highlight the role of higher education in responding to the challenges and opportunities associated with an aging population.

At UMass Lowell’s Center for Gerontology Research and Partnerships’ forum, speakers shared their latest research on aging workers in the workplace, age-friendly initiatives and asthma in older adults.

Jonathan Lemire, White House correspondent for the Associated Press and the son of Susan Lemire, the university’s coordinator of advisory services and is a member of the curriculum committee for the Learning in Retirement Association, spoke at UMass Lowell recently.

The odds have never been better that you will live to be 100. Advances in health care, nutrition and technology are contributors to longer living. But does living longer mean living better? Researchers at UMass Lowell are tackling this issue. We asked them to help us understand why we’re living longer, and what’s at stake.