Feb 16 2016
It was only a brief message in an AGE-WELL internal email that led to an extraordinary experience for Alexander Moreno. Luckily he opened the email rather than delete it. It was an opportunity for interested researchers to travel to Chile to attend the Third International Summer School on Aging at the University of Chile. “It
Feb 12 2016
AGE-WELL, in partnership with Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. and Aging2.0 Local | Toronto is proud to host a pitch competition July 23, 2016 in Toronto, ON Canada. The AGE-WELL Pitch Competition: Technology to Support People with Dementia is a networking event for entrepreneurs, emerging startups, and anyone with an interest in technology to support seniors. Selected finalists will pitch their ideas
Feb 3 2016
(Français) Elder care was part of Carrie Bourassa’s childhood growing up in Regina. Her great grandmother lived with the family until her death. Bourassa was raised by her Mushum (grandfather in Anishnabe). But dementia was never part of the conversation. In adulthood, now a professor of Indigenous Health Studies at First Nations University of Canada,
Feb 2 2016
Michael Harcourt, British Columbia’s 30th Premier and AGE-WELL NCE Chair, Board of Directors was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws at the Vancouver Island University’s convocation ceremony on Friday, January 29, 2016. Harcourt was recognized for his legal and political career as well as his exceptional work as a community activist. For more on this story
Jan 22 2016
(Français) Earlier this month Sin City turned into the geek capital of the world. An estimated 170-thousand people descended on Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show, now universally known simply as CES. It is the showcase for gadgets that are new, innovative and occasionally wacky. Some may change our lives. Others likely will never