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Commentary: Aging is an opportunity for freedom

Commentary: Aging is an opportunity for freedom

By Elizabeth Bergman • November 6, 2019
One great way to broaden our views of life — to take the long view — is to learn about aging.
Freshman Laura Trainor participates in a meditation in Muller Chapel.

Meditation helps students find their centers

By Noah Pincus • February 13, 2019

On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, Muller Chapel hosts a temporary escape for the Ithaca College community. Both students and faculty assemble in the chapel sanctuary equipped with their meditation...

Mary Ann Erickson, associate professor in the Department of Gerontology, recently one the Walter M. Beattie, Jr. Award for her contributions to the State Society on Aging.

Q&A: Professor awarded for contributions to State Society on Aging

By Meredith Burke, Opinion Editor • November 12, 2018
Opinion Editor Meredith Burke spoke with Erickson about her contributions to the SSA, the current issues surrounding ageism and why they are relevant today.
Ashton Applewhite, anti-ageism activist, spoke at Ithaca College Oct. 23 as part of the Gerontology Institute Speaker Series. She discussed discrimination based on age.

Anti-ageism activist speaks about fighting discrimination

By Ashley Stalnecker, Staff Writer • October 30, 2017
Ashton Applewhite, anti-agism activist, is a leading spokesperson in the movement against discrimination on basis of age. She spoke at Ithaca College Oct. 23.
Letter to the Editor: Aging studies is undervalued

Letter to the Editor: Aging studies is undervalued

By Marissa Levenson • May 5, 2017
The Aging Studies program is an undervalued and misunderstood program at Ithaca for many of the reasons
Aging studies faces low enrollment due to stigmas surrounding field

Aging studies faces low enrollment due to stigmas surrounding field

By Nicole Pimental, Staff Writer • May 2, 2017
She said she believes ageism is something that deters students from majoring or minoring in aging studies. “There’s, I guess I have to call it an ‘ick factor,’” Erickson said.
Thomas Dennison, a public health expert from Syracuse University, spoke to approximately 75 Ithaca College students and Ithaca community members Feb. 23 about the history and future of long-term health care.

Gerontology speaker discusses future of long-term health care

By Annika Kushner, Staff Writer • February 26, 2016
Students and community members learned about the complex history, evolution and future of long-term health care in a talk by a public health expert from Syracuse University.

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