Last fall the Gerontology Institute celebrated the launch of the Linden Center for Creativity and Aging, which will sponsor and develop lectures, exhibits, and courses that promote creativity and the arts in the later stages of life. Multidisciplinary activities at the center provide opportunities to better understand the connection between aging and innovation. ...

My maternal grandmother is my hero.

I admire her indomitable, hopeful spirit, which has enabled her to survive three cancers and to find no limitation in her need to use oxygen 24-7. She continues to live life to the fullest, learning something new every day. My passion to pursue a career related to older adults and the reason...