News Release

Dr. Harry Moody to Give Joint Seminar for IOA, IAH

June 23, 2008

The AARP Director of Academic Affairs, Harry "Rick" Moody, Ph.D., will speak at Hyde Hall on Tuesday, July 29th, from 9:00-10:30am, in an event co-sponsored by the Institute on Aging (IOA) and the Institute for the Arts and Humanities (IAH). He will lead a seminar titled, "The Humanities and Aging: At the Frontier of Interdisciplinary Inquiry," followed by an open discussion.

In addition to his work with the AARP Office of Academic Affairs, Dr. Moody serves as a senior associate with the International Longevity Center-USA, as a senior fellow of Civic Ventures, and is the author of more than 100 scholarly articles and book chapters. He edits several newsletters, including a monthly AARP e-newsletter, Human Values in Aging. For more information and links to his publications, please visit http://www.hrmoody.com.

To assist the IOA in planning for this seminar, please RSVP by sending a message to diane_wurzinger@unc.edu and include in the message your discipline or home department.