{"id":737,"date":"2022-07-26T13:46:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T17:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/pepper-center\/?page_id=737"},"modified":"2026-04-08T20:23:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T00:23:40","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/pepper-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-737\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-737-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-737-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-737-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC) at UConn is one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peppercenter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fifteen such centers<\/a> throughout the United States funded by the National Institutes on Aging. \u201cPepper Centers\u201d honor Claude D. Pepper, the late Senator who advocated for senior health and research to enable older adults to maintain or restore their independence. The overarching goal of the OAIC (Pepper) Program is to enhance function and independence in older adults through research. The UConn Pepper Center is pioneering a theme focused on <em>Precision Gerontology<\/em>, an approach to aging research and the care of older adults that seeks to render interventions enhancing function and independence more effective through an improved understanding of heterogeneity and more precise targeting.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-737-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-737-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"82\" alt=\"UConn Health Drone Photo\" class=\"attachment-medium aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/pepper-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/272\/2025\/04\/UpdatedLogo-300x82.png 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/pepper-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/272\/2025\/04\/UpdatedLogo-1024x279.png 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/pepper-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/272\/2025\/04\/UpdatedLogo-768x209.png 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/pepper-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/272\/2025\/04\/UpdatedLogo-1536x418.png 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/pepper-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/272\/2025\/04\/UpdatedLogo-2048x558.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/pepper-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/272\/2025\/04\/UpdatedLogo-300x82.png\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-737-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-737-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-737-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" alt=\"UConn Health Drone Photo\" class=\"attachment-full aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/pepper-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/272\/2022\/05\/DroneFall4-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/pepper-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/272\/2022\/05\/DroneFall4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/pepper-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/272\/2022\/05\/DroneFall4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/pepper-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/272\/2022\/05\/DroneFall4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/pepper-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/272\/2022\/05\/DroneFall4-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/pepper-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/272\/2022\/05\/DroneFall4-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/pepper-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/272\/2022\/05\/DroneFall4-scaled.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-737-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-737-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-737-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-737-2-0-0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">In the News<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courant.com\/2026\/04\/07\/a-tiny-patch-with-a-seaweed-component-is-helping-uconn-collect-human-data-heres-why\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A tiny patch with a seaweed component is helping UConn collect human data. Here\u2019s why.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/pepper-center\/in-the-news\/\">Read More News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-737-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-737-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-737-2-1-0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Upcoming Events<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/pepper-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/272\/2026\/02\/2026-Northeastern-Pepper-Meeting-agenda-FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026 Northeastern Pepper Centers Meeting Agenda - Friday, February 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-737-2-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-737-2-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-737-2-2-0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Contact<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">UConn Pepper Center<br \/>UConn Center on Aging<br \/>263 Farmington Avenue<br \/>Farmington, CT 06032-5215<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/uconnaging\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@UConnAging<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Email: <a href=\"mailto:UConnPepper@uchc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UConnPepper@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Claude D. 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