News Release

Aging Research Retreat Follow-up Report and Discussion

October 8, 2008

The report of the  committee to follow up on the results of last October's Aging Research Retreat has now been submitted to the Vice-Chancellor, Tony Waldrop.  The report will be presented  by committee co-chairs Dr. Jan Busby-Whitehead and Dr. Victor Marshall at The Aging Exchange research day on Thursday October 16, with a response from the Vice-Chancellor and an open discussion of its recommendations.

A copy of the report, Building Aging Research at UNC at Chapel Hill: Disciplinary Depth, Multidisciplinary Breadth, Interdisciplinary Linkages, is available for download.

The Aging Exchange will also feature three presentations by award winners, and a reception with 40 posters from UNC Faculty, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows from across the campus. To learn more and register (free) for The Aging Exchange, visit the Aging Exchange web site.