The University of Connecticut has been accepted into the Age-Friendly University Global Network—an international consortium of institutions advancing policies and practices that foster healthy aging, intergenerational learning, and lifelong engagement. UConn is now among more than 120 universities globally that are reimagining higher education’s role in an aging society.

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The UConn Center on Aging conducts a variety of studies on aging-related issues. In this UConn Health Minute, Jenna Bartley, PhD, discusses her research looking at ketone ester supplementation to promote health, function and independence in older adults.

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The idea of removing old, inflammatory cells to extend life has fascinated scientists for years. These cells, called senescent cells, accumulate as we age.

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UConn John Dempsey Hospital was recently accepted for participation in the national Age-Friendly Healthy Systems Movement to improve health care for older adults.

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The US population is growing older, and the science of aging is maturing along with it. Researchers from across the University of Connecticut, The Jackson Laboratory, and other collaborating institutions met at Mark Twain House and Conference Center in Hartford on Oct. 18 to highlight recent discoveries and honor three foundational members of the UConn Center on Aging and UConn School of Medicine.

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We’re all getting older. But more Americans are old now than ever before—and that’s both a strain on the medical system and a scientific opportunity. University of Connecticut undergraduates can now study the biology of aging through a new program offered by the Institute for Systems Genomics and Department of Molecular & Cell Biology.

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Everyone wants to live to a ripe old age, but no one wants to be decrepit. Now, University of Connecticut researchers have demonstrated a treatment that could lengthen life—and vigor—up to the very end.

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The American Geriatrics Society extends its warmest congratulations to ADGAP President George Kuchel, MD, CM, FRCP on his appointment as a member expert of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). ACIP develops recommendations on the safe use of vaccines in the United States.

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The Capital Area Health Consortium, the group of Connecticut hospitals that employs medical residents and fellows in UConn-sponsored programs, announces awards for three UConn School of Medicine residents and one faculty member.

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Dr. George Kuchel has been invited by Xavier Becerra, The Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to serve on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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