Students in Aging is an informal group on the UC Berkeley campus open to both graduate and undergraduate students interested in aging/gerontology issues. Meetings are held throughout the school year to promote networking and interdisciplinary conversation. Students from all disciplines are welcome. Students have participated from various departments including: Molecular & Cell Biology, Public Health, Social Welfare, Public Policy, Business, Demography, Anthropology, Optometry, Law, City and Regional Planning, and Economics. Students new to the field of aging are also encouraged to get involved. For more information contact 2007-2008 Students in Aging Co-Leaders:
Evelyn Parada, School of Social Welfare, email: sonrisa2730@hotmail.com
Renato Salviato Fajardo, School of Public Health, email: fajardo@berkeley.edu.
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Activities
2007-2008
- Beginning of the year pizza gathering (see photos above) and presentation/discussion with Professor Emerita Paola S. Timiras, MD, PhD. Presentation title: From Developmental Physiology to Aging.
- Women's Faculty Club luncheon and Art Event entitled, The Living Arts: Perspectives of Elders
- A Performance by Stagebridge Senior Theatre Company with An Engaging Art Display by Alzheimer's Services of the East Bay
2006 - 2007
2005 - 2006
- October 25, Beginning of the Year Pizza Party
- Women's Faculty Club luncheon and lecture/discussion: William Satariano, PhD, School of Public Health, Topic: An Overview of the UCB-based Healthy Aging Network, Winter event
- Roundtable discussion- Translating Research into Practice- a roundtable discussion with leading academics and professionals on research within the context of community-based settings, Spring event
2004 - 2005
- September, 2004 Beginning of the Year Pizza Party
- Holiday Party, December, 2004
- Careers in Aging week
- Introduction to Resources on Aging on the Internet
2003 - 2004
- April, 2004, Careers in Aging
- February, 2004, Lecture, The Amerimediterranean Model of Aging
- October 2000 – Michael and Michelle Walker – public policy and aging
- December, 2003, Holiday Luncheon
- Social get-together, August, 2003
- Student-led planning meetings
2002 - 2003
- April 8, 2002 – Career Week, Careers in Aging panel, “The Times They are A-Changing” with representatives from fields of law, medicine, public policy, and mental health
- January 28, 2002 – Cenita Kupperbusch, Doctoral Candidate in Social & Personality Psychology – Marriage and Health
2000 - 2001
- February 26, 2001- Student Speaker, Molecular and Cell Biology research
- November 19, 2001 - Surfing for Life, film about healthy aging from the perspective of senior surfers. Followed by discussion of the gerontological aspects of the film
- November 13, 2000 - Student Speaker - Student involvement in professional gerontological association
For more information contact 2007-2008 Students in Aging Co-Leaders:
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