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Research Network on an Aging Society

This research network brings together scholars who are conducting a broad-based analysis of how to help the nation prepare for the challenges and opportunities posed by an aging society. Research focuses on how major societal institutions, including retirement, housing and labor markets, government and families, will have to change to support the emergence of a productive, equitable aging society. Read more

About this Research Network

This network has received funding from 2010 to the present.

Network Chair

John Rowe, M.D.
Director
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University

Network Website

http://www.agingsocietynetwork.org/

For more information, contact the network through their website.

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December 16, 2009 - Video
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Dr. John Rowe, Chair of the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on an Aging Society

Dr. Rowe discusses research published by the Network in December 2009 in The Milbank Quarterly, which finds that current government projections may significantly underestimate the future life expectancy of Americans by 3.1 to 7.9 ... Watch Video
Aging, Policy, Research
August 20, 2010 - Video
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John Rowe Discusses America's Aging Population on "The Open Mind"

Dr. John Rowe, chair of the MacArthur Research Network on an Aging Society and professor at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, discusses the social, economic, and political implications of America's aging population ... Watch Video
Aging, Policy, Research
December 17, 2010 - Video
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John Rowe and James Jackson Discuss America's Aging Population on "The Open Mind"

Columbia University's John Rowe and the University of Michigan's James Jackson discuss the implications of our aging society. Both are members of the MacArthur Foundation's Research Network on an Aging Society, an interdisciplinary ... Watch Video
Aging, Policy, Research
December 17, 2010 - Video
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John Rowe and Linda Fried Discuss America's Aging Population on "The Open Mind"

Columbia University's John Rowe and Linda Fried discuss the implications of our aging society. Both are members of the MacArthur Foundation's Research Network on an Aging Society, an interdisciplinary group of scholars who are ... Watch Video
Aging, Policy, Research, United States
December 17, 2010 - Video
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John Rowe and Lisa Berkman Discuss America's Aging Population on "The Open Mind"

Columbia University's John Rowe and Harvard University's Lisa Berkman discuss the implications of our aging society. Both are members of the MacArthur Foundation's Research Network on an Aging Society, an interdisciplinary group of ... Watch Video
Aging, Policy, Research
May 4, 2010 - Video
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The Aging of America: Challenges & Opportunities

A discussion with Dr. John Rowe, Professor, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, and Chair, MacArthur Research Network on an Aging Society; and Dr. S. Jay Olshansky, Professor, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at ... Watch Video
Aging, Policy, Research, United States

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August 5, 2012 - From the field
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Widening Gaps in Life Expectancy Reflect Race, Gender, and Education

Although longevity has increased in the United States as a whole since 1990, the gap in life expectancy between Americans with the least and the most education is widening, according to research by scholars in the ... Read More 
May 25, 2012 - Publication
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New Book Examines Housing and Our Aging Population

In Independent for Life, experts offers ideas to facilitate efficient housing for the country’s aging population. Read More 
April 7, 2010 - Speech

The Aging of America: Challenges and Opportunities, Remarks by MacArthur President Robert Gallucci

MacArthur President Robert Gallucci discusses the Foundation's research into how Americans age now, and how various policies and practices may help them age better. Read More