UMB Gerontology Institute
@umbgerontology.bsky.social
The Gerontology Institute at the University of Massachusetts Boston works to improve the aging experience through research, public service, and education.
Welcome to Boston, GSA Annual Meeting attendees! UMass Boston Gerontology will once again have a strong presence at the @geronsociety.bsky.social Annual Scientific Meeting.
See the list of our faculty and student presentations ( lnkd.in/gEi8w8Gt) and please come say hi at Booth 111! #gsa2025
See the list of our faculty and student presentations ( lnkd.in/gEi8w8Gt) and please come say hi at Booth 111! #gsa2025
November 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Welcome to Boston, GSA Annual Meeting attendees! UMass Boston Gerontology will once again have a strong presence at the @geronsociety.bsky.social Annual Scientific Meeting.
See the list of our faculty and student presentations ( lnkd.in/gEi8w8Gt) and please come say hi at Booth 111! #gsa2025
See the list of our faculty and student presentations ( lnkd.in/gEi8w8Gt) and please come say hi at Booth 111! #gsa2025
A report released today by the National Council on Aging and research partners at LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston reveals the startling relationship between wealth and mortality in the U.S. blogs.umb.edu/gerontologyi...
October 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
A report released today by the National Council on Aging and research partners at LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston reveals the startling relationship between wealth and mortality in the U.S. blogs.umb.edu/gerontologyi...
Let's hear it for our students and faculty who are in the midst of another busy semester - and who, together, are advancing the field of gerontology. 👏
Here, Dept. Chair Edward Miller and Gerontology Institute Director Michelle Putnam enjoy a pretty day on campus with third-year doctoral students.
Here, Dept. Chair Edward Miller and Gerontology Institute Director Michelle Putnam enjoy a pretty day on campus with third-year doctoral students.
September 8, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Let's hear it for our students and faculty who are in the midst of another busy semester - and who, together, are advancing the field of gerontology. 👏
Here, Dept. Chair Edward Miller and Gerontology Institute Director Michelle Putnam enjoy a pretty day on campus with third-year doctoral students.
Here, Dept. Chair Edward Miller and Gerontology Institute Director Michelle Putnam enjoy a pretty day on campus with third-year doctoral students.
Marc Cohen, co-director of LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston, attended yesterday's conference to promote the WISH Act, a bipartisan proposal for a federal catastrophic long-term care insurance program for older adults with disabilities. Learn more about the WISH Act: blogs.umb.edu/gerontologyi...
April 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Marc Cohen, co-director of LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston, attended yesterday's conference to promote the WISH Act, a bipartisan proposal for a federal catastrophic long-term care insurance program for older adults with disabilities. Learn more about the WISH Act: blogs.umb.edu/gerontologyi...