Sep 26 2018
(Français) AGE-WELL is pleased to welcome Dr. Robyn Tamblyn as the new Chair of our International Scientific Advisory Committee (ISAC), and a new member of AGE-WELL’s Board of Directors. Since 2011, Dr. Tamblyn has been Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Health Services and Policy Research. She is a Professor in the Department of
Sep 25 2018
(Français) AGE-WELL is delighted to announce the election of Mimi Lowi-Young as Chair of the AGE-WELL Board of Directors. Ms. Lowi-Young was CEO of the Alzheimer Society of Canada from 2012 to 2016 and successfully led the development of a private members’ bill, C-233, to establish a national dementia strategy. The bill received Royal Assent
Sep 24 2018
(Français) Michael Harcourt, well known as a former Premier of British Columbia and Mayor of Vancouver, is taking on the newly-established role of Patron of AGE-WELL, Canada’s Technology and Aging Network. Mr. Harcourt was the founding Chair of AGE-WELL’s Board of Directors, serving from 2015 until May 2018, when his term ended. He has been
Sep 6 2018
(Français) TORONTO, Sept. 6, 2018 – It started as a challenge to Canadians to come up with great new ideas to support healthy aging. The AGE-WELL National Impact Challenge triggered a flood of submissions. After a round of public voting, AGE-WELL is pleased to announce the finalists. Eight finalists will compete for over $100,000 in
Aug 22 2018
(Français) Nine promising students and postdoctoral fellows from nine institutions across Canada have been selected to receive 2018 Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Awards in Technology and Aging. “Innovation is mainly about people, not technology, and that is why AGE-WELL is preparing the next generation of innovators,” says Dr. Andrew Sixsmith, AGE-WELL Scientific Director. “AGE-WELL supports