GSA confers 2006 Richard Kalish Innovative Publication Award to Virginia Tech's Calasanti
... The award presentation will take place at GSA's 59th Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held from November 16th-20th, 2006 in Dallas, TX. The actual conferral will occur on Saturday the 18th at 12:15 p.m. at the Adam's Mark Dallas Hotel. The meeting is organized to foster...GSA confers 2006 M. Powell Lawton Award to University of Washington's Teri
... The award presentation will take place at GSA's 59th Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held from November 16th-20th, 2006 in Dallas, T...GSA confers 2006 Nathan Shock New Investigator Award to NIA's de Cabo
... The award presentation will take place at GSA's 59th Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held from November 16th-20th, 2006 in Dallas, TX. The actual conferral will occur on Saturday the 18th at 12:15 p.m. at the Adam's Mark Dallas Hotel. The meeting is organized to foster interdisciplinary interacti...Iowa's Maas wins GSA's 2006 Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Award
... The award presentation will take place at GSA's 59th Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held from November 16th-20th, 2006 in Dallas,...ITN America's Freund to receive GSA's 2006 Maxwell A. Pollack Award
... The award presentation will take place at GSA's 59th Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held from November 16th-20th, 2006 in Dallas, TX. The actual conferral will occur on Saturday the 18th at 3:30 p.m. at the A...GSA confers 2006 Distinguished Mentorship in Gerontology Award to UTMB's Markides
... The award presentation will take place at GSA's 59th Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held from November 16th-20th, 2006 in Dallas, TX. The actual conferral will occur on Saturday...GSA confers 2006 Joseph T. Freeman Award to University of Wisconsin's Carnes
... The award presentation will take place at GSA's 59th Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held from November 16th-20th, 2006 in Dallas, TX. The actual conferral will occur on Saturday the 18th at 1:45 p.m. at the Adam's Mark D...Stanford's Carstensen to receive GSA's 2006 Distinguished Career Contribution to Gerontology Award
... The award presentation will take place at GSA's 59th Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held from November 16th-20th, 2006 in Dallas, TX. The actual conferral will o...University of Western Ontario's McMullin wins GSA's 2006 Margret M. Baltes Award
... The award presentation will take place at GSA's 59th Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held from November 16th-20th, 2006 in Dallas, TX. The actual conferral will occur on Saturday the 18th at 10:30 a.m. at the Adam's Mark Dallas Hotel. The meet...Education and the gerontological imagination: GSA's annual meeting to present new research on aging
... The five-day meeting will focus on a wide range of aging topics chosen by leading experts to showcase cutting-edge research in t...UK aging expert signs on as keynote speaker for GSA's annual meeting
... Kirkwood is currently the co-director of the Institute for Ageing and Health at the University of Newcastle in England. He first became known in gerontology circles nearly thirty years ago after introducing the "disposable soma" theory, which states that people age because evolution has caused humans to use energy to get food, produce offspring and...Australian National University's Anstey wins GSA's 2005 Margret M. Baltes Award
The Gerontological Society of America has chosen Dr. Kaarin Anstey of Australian National University as the 2005 recipient of the Margret M. Baltes Early Career Award in Behavioral and Social Gerontology. This distinguished honor, given annually, recognizes outstanding early career contributions in behavioral and social gerontology.... ...The award presentation will take place at GSA's 58th Annua...Case Western Reserve University's Noelker to receive GSA's 2005 Distinguished Career award
The Gerontological Society of America has chosen Dr. Linda Noelker of Case Western Reserve University's Sociology Department to receive its 2005 Award for the Distinguished Career Contribution to Gerontology. This prize is given annually to an individual whose theoretical contributions have helped bring about a new synthesis and perspective or have yielded original and elegant research designs ad...GSA confers 2005 Joseph T. Freeman Award to New York Medical College's Aronow
Dr. Wilbert S. Aronow of the New York Medical College has been chosen by The Gerontological Society of America to receive its 2005 Joseph T. Freeman Award. This honor, given annually, is a lectureship in geriatrics and is awarded to a prominent physician in the field of aging-both in research and practice-who is a member of the Society's Clinical Medicine section.... ...The award presentation wil...University of Minnesota's Warner wins GSA's 2005 Donald P. Kent Award
The Gerontological Society of America has chosen Dr. Huber Warner of the University of Minnesota as the 2005 recipient of the Donald P. Kent Award. This distinguished honor is given annually to a GSA member who best exemplifies the highest standards for professional leadership in gerontology through teaching, service, and interpretation of gerontology to the larger society. ... ...The award prese...GSA confers 2005 M. Powell Lawton Award to Yale University's Tinetti
The Gerontological Society of America has chosen Yale University's Dr. Mary Tinetti to receive its 2005 M. Powell Lawton Award. The distinction recognizes a significant contribution in gerontology that has led to an innovation in gerontological treatment, practice or service, prevention, amelioration of symptoms or barriers, or a public policy change that has led to some practical application tha...GSA confers 2005 Distinguished Mentorship in Gerontology Award to USC's Bengtson
The Gerontological Society of America has chosen Dr. Vern Bengtson of the University of Southern California to receive its 2005 Award for the Distinguished Mentorship in Gerontology. This honor is given to individuals who have not only fostered excellence in the field, but have made a major impact by virtue of their mentoring, and whose inspiration is sought by students and colleagues.... ...The...Jessie F. Richardson Foundation's Brown Wilson to receive GSA's 2005 Pollack Award
Dr. Keren Brown Wilson of the Jessie F. Richardson Foundation has been chosen by The Gerontological Society of America to receive its 2005 Maxwell A. Pollack Award for Productive Aging. This honor, given annually, recognizes instances of practice informed by research and analysis, research that directly improved policy or practice, and distinction in bridging the worlds of research and practice.....UC San Francisco's Harrington wins GSA's 2005 Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Award
The Gerontological Society of America has chosen Dr. Charlene Harrington of the University of California, San Francisco's School of Nursing, as the recipient of the 2005 Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Award. This distinguished honor, presented by GSA's Clinical Medicine section in collaboration with the John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing, is given to a member of th...GSA confers 2005 Nathan Shock New Investigator Award to McGill University's Duque
The Gerontological Society of America has chosen Dr. Gustavo Duque of McGill University to receive its 2005 Nathan Shock New Investigator Award. The distinction is given for outstanding contributions to new knowledge about aging through basic biological research.... ...The award presentation will take place at GSA's 58th Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held from November 18th-22nd, 2005...Evacuation of elders during disasters to be addressed at GSA's upcoming annual meeting
To outline how the government, communities, and families can respond more effectively to the needs of the elderly in times of natural disaster, a panel of experts has been assembled for the closing session of the fast-approaching 58th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America (GSA). This team will use the context of the recent hurricanes in the Southeastern United States...The interdisciplinary mandate: GSA's annual meeting to present new research on hot topics in aging
Orlando, Florida is the newly chosen location for The Gerontological Society of America's 58th Annual Scientific Meeting, held in conjunction with the American Federation for Aging Research. The Orlando World Center Marriott Resort (www.marriottworldcenter.com) will accommodate the entire conference the country's largest in the field of gerontology at their complex from November 18th through 22nd...