Glass Ceilings, Walls, and Floors

The Stanford Center on Longevity is taking a year-long, deep dive into the impacts of living in an ageist society, as well as potential solutions and innovations. The project’s second webinar, “Ageism & Women,” discusses gendered ageism and how it undermines women’s careers, health, societal dynamics, and everyday lives.  To register for the October 8^th program, click the link below.

Ageism’s Roots Run Deep

The Stanford Center on Longevity is taking a year-long, deep dive into the impacts of living in an ageist society, as well as potential solutions and innovations. The project kicks off with the September 26th webinar, “How Ageism Affects Our Lives,” which examines the deep roots of ageism in the U.S., and its influence across work, healthcare, and community. To register for the program, click the link below.

Finding peace in controlling your own destiny can be powerful. But when it comes to choosing when and how to die, not everyone has the privilege of making those choices . In his short documentary for the New York Times, Guillermo F. Flórez focuses on an 86-year-old woman in Spain who is ready to leave, while those around her struggle to understand.

Teaching Communities How to Address the Loneliness Epidemic

The U.S. Surgeon General declared social isolation an urgent public health concern, noting it impacts half of all American adults, with younger and older cohorts experiencing the most severe effects. The nonprofit, CoGenerate, is offering an innovators’ program designed to teach communities how to bring the two age groups together to bridge the loneliness gap. Apply to be part of the free, 5-week learning experience (applications due September 6).

A Horror Movie About Ageism in the Workplace–And No, It’s Not a Documentary

A new movie focused on ageism in the workplace melds sci-fi and horror as protagonist Demi Moore pursues cloning science to create a younger and more perfect version of herself. Covered by The Hollywood Reporter, the film also stars Randy Quaid and is directed by Cannes Award-winner Coralie Fargeat.

Buck your preconceived notions of aging with the Buck Institute’s Live Better Longer Community Seminar Series. The monthly conversations with geroscience experts examine the innovations and interventions extending human healthspan. Next up: Eat Your Way to Extra Years: Nutrition and Healthy Aging, September 4.

Community-based partnerships can apply to the CVS Health Foundation for monies to strengthen healthcare systems for older adults in 14 eligible states. Applicants must focus on 1. Improving detection and treatment of brain, heart, or mental health conditions, or 2. Increasing positive mental and physical health outcomes for unpaid caregivers. The deadline is August 16, and grant guidelines can be found here:

The BrightFocus Foundation- funding bold ideas for a brighter future- is accepting grant applications for its Alzheimer’s Disease Research Program. The foundation will award significant funds to established researchers in the field, as well as to postdoctoral students in the final stages of mentored training. Letters of intent are due August 2, 2024.

“Roctogenarians: Late in Life Debuts, Comebacks, and Triumphs,” by CBS Sunday morning correspondent Mo Rocca, is a heartening anthology of individuals whose second acts are just as inspiring as their first. Rocca features artists, activists, architects, and athletes, and one actual rock star, Queen guitarist Brian May, who earned his PhD in astrophysics at age 60. The collection also includes cautionary tales about those who fell (some quite hard) from grace in the latter part of their lives. We see you Rudy Giuliani.

Buck your preconceived notions of aging with the Buck Institute’s Live Better Longer Community Seminar Series. The monthly conversations (in person and on Zoom) with geroscience experts examine the innovations and interventions extending human healthspan. Next up on July 10th: How Close Are We to Real Treatments for Neurodegenerative Diseases?

This week we’re recommending the movie “Thelma,” starring the formidable and delightful 94-year-old June Squibb. Part Mission Impossible, part Harold and Maude, it’s a comedy with something serious to say—about elder fraud and the value of intergenerational connection. Question: Are all badass women named Thelma?

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