Other GACI Activities

January 25, 2021January 25, 2021 Global Aging and Community Initiative Other GACI Activities

CIHR Summer Program in Aging (SPA) 2021

CIHR Summer Program in Aging (SPA) 2021– apply by February 25 – now on ResearchNet The CIHR Institute of Aging has partnered with the McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA) to host an interactive training event: Longitudinal Studies on Aging: Understanding Health Span and Longevity. This year’s CIHR-IA Summer Program in Aging (SPA) will … Continue reading CIHR Summer Program in Aging (SPA) 2021

November 25, 2020December 14, 2020 Global Aging and Community Initiative Other GACI Activities

Dr. Zimmer receives new funding grant for research on chronic pain in older populations

Dr. Zachary Zimmer, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair and Director, Global Aging and Community Initiative at Mount Saint Vincent University, is part of an international team of scholars recently awarded a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to study, “The Demography of Chronic Pain: A population approach to pain trends, pain disparities, and pain-related disability … Continue reading Dr. Zimmer receives new funding grant for research on chronic pain in older populations

November 13, 2020November 16, 2020 Global Aging and Community Initiative Other GACI Activities

Radio Interview: The Trauma of War Has Lasting Effects on Health in Older Age

Zachary Zimmer, Director, Global Aging Community Initiative was interviewed on News 95.7 FM about a study relating to the trauma of war in Vietnam and its lasting effects on health in older people (Click on The Sheldon MacLeod Show - 1 p.m. Nov 13, 2020, 02:05 PM - interview starts 15 min into the show) … Continue reading Radio Interview: The Trauma of War Has Lasting Effects on Health in Older Age

July 15, 2020July 21, 2020 Global Aging and Community Initiative Demography of Pain, Other GACI Activities

Can Pain Change Over Time?

"Disparities in Pain: How are they changing over time?" This presentation was given by GACI affiliate Anna Zajacova, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Western University at the 2020 TRENDS Annual Meeting.

July 15, 2020July 15, 2020 Global Aging and Community Initiative Long-term Impact of War and Wartime Trauma on Health and Aging, Other GACI Activities

Surviving War: Biomarkers Reveal Effects on the Body and Mind

"How Does Surviving War Age the Body and Mind? An Analysis of Subjective Age in Vietnam." This presentation was recently given to the National Institutes of Health sponsored Biomarker meetings by GACI affiliate Kim Korinek, Director, Asia Center, Asian Studies Program & Professor, Sociology Department, University of Utah.