Aging

This page brings together content related to aging from across the Foundation's grantmaking.

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"Successful Aging"

From Richard Heffner's Open Mind
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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
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Reporting Partnership Explores Challenges to World's Food Supply

Food for 9 Billion examines the difficulty of feeding the world in the face of growing populations, shrinking resources, and changing diets. Read More

Designing Homes and Neighborhoods for Older Adults

Professionals and practitioners from multiple disciplines address housing and neighborhoods for an aging population. Read More
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Marie-Therese Connolly, 2011 MacArthur Fellow

Elder rights lawyer Marie-Therese Connolly was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2011. The Fellowship is a $500,000, no-strings-attached grant for individuals who have shown exceptional creativity in their work and the promise to do more ...

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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 ... Read More
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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 ... Read More