News Archive

2011

09/06/11: View the September Issue of the NC*Aging E-Newsletter

08/29/11: Celebrating Falls Prevention Awareness Week in September

08/15/11: IOA Senior Scientist Bob Konrad quoted in The Washington Post

08/15/11: Governor Perdue Declares NC Falls Prevention Awareness Week

08/11/11: IOA Centralizes Business Operations

07/14/11: View the July/August Issue of the NC*Aging E-Newsletter

07/11/11: Planning for aging population will be focus of 2011 NC Conference on Aging

06/09/11: Registration Open for 2011 North Carolina Conference on Aging

06/02/11: Senior Leadership Initiative Class of 2011 Graduates

05/26/11: View the May/June Issue of the NC*Aging E-Newsletter

05/26/11: Senior Leadership Initiative Class Of 2012 Named

05/23/11: IOA Interim Co-Director Mary Palmer Named A Fellow Of The American Geriatrics Society

05/23/11: Altpeter Receives Grant To Study Delivery Of 'Walk With Ease' In The Workplace

05/19/11: Nominations Are Open For Annual Gordon H. DeFriese Awards

05/16/11: IOA Recognizes SCSEP Employees During Older Americans Month

04/14/11: Highlights of the 2011 Aging Exchange and Announcement of Poster Award Winners

04/04/11: View the April Issue of the IOA's NC*Aging E-newsletter

04/04/11: IOA Researchers Develop Jobs To Careers "How To" Briefs

03/21/11: IOA Researchers To Study Low-Income Older Workers

02/28/11: View the March Issue of the IOA's NC*Aging E-newsletter

02/22/11: NC Conference on Aging Issues 2011 Call for Presentations

02/10/11: IOA and SILS researchers address critical workforce issues

02/1/11: View the January/February Issue of the IOA's NC*Aging E-newsletter

01/31/11: Save The Date For The 2011 Aging Exchange

2010

12/13/10: View the December Issue of the IOA's NC*Aging E-newsletter

12/13/10: Institute on Aging Awarded Two-Year Grant From RWJF's Evaluating Innovations in Nursing Education Program

12/13/10: Institute on Aging Announces Winners of the Gordon H. DeFriese Career Development in Aging Research Awards

12/09/10: NC DHHS Partners In Three-Year Direct Care Training Program Include Institute on Aging

11/10/10: Institute on Aging Well-Represented at This Year’s GSA Annual Scientific Meeting

11/4/10: View the October/November Issue of the IOA's NC*Aging E-newsletter

10/18/10: Carolina Geriatric Education Center Continued With 5-Year Grant

10/18/10: Watch Videos From The Governor's Conference on Aging

10/14/10: Record attendance at Governor's Conference on Aging

9/28/10: Dr. Peggye Dilworth Anderson Appears on UNC-TV on 9/28/10

9/23/10: IOA Fall Seminar Series Schedule Available

9/8/10: North Carolina To Observe Falls Prevention Awareness Week, September 20-26

9/2/10: IOA Researchers Develop Jobs to Careers Readiness Tool

8/10/10: Registration Open for 2010 Governor's Conference on Aging

7/20/10: Doctoral Student Nominations Still Open for Gordon H. DeFriese Awards

6/7/10: View the June 2010 Issue of the IOA's NC*Aging E-newsletter

5/19/10: Deadline Extended for Annual DeFriese Aging Research Awards

5/19/10: Opportunities for Sponsors, Exhibitors, and Advertisers at the 2010 Governors Conference on Aging

5/19/10: UNC “Jobs to Careers” Project Generates Critical Impact Award

5/6/10: Students Complete Yearlong Falls Prevention Capstone Project

4/27/10: Now Accepting Applications for the Senior Leadership Enhancement Initiative Class of 2011

4/8/10: Dr. Jennifer Craft Morgan Addresses Congress On Healthcare Leadership Regarding Frontline Healthcare Workers

3/31/10: Nominations Are Open For The Institute's Annual Gordon H. DeFriese Awards

3/23/10: Building a Livable and Senior Friendly North Carolina Policy Roundtables

3/17/10: 2010 NC Conference on Aging will be a Governor's Conference; Call for Presentations Issued

3/4/10: IOA Interim Co-Director Dilworth-Anderson To Receive National Alzheimer's Research Award

2/22/10: Online Continuing Education Modules Created By The NC Gerontology Consortium Are Now Available

2/2/10: New Online Training Modules For Healthy Aging Programs Created By IOA Staff

1/25/10: IOA CPHAR Program Has Postdoctoral and Predoctoral Openings: Apply By 3/15/10

1/20/10: The IOA Spring Seminar Schedule Has Been Published

2009

1/22/09: Introducing Some Gerontologists in North Carolina: Winter Update from North Carolina Colleges Aging Network (NC-CAN)
1/27/09: Nominate Outstanding Individuals for DeFriese Awards
1/27/09: Apply for the Senior Leadership Initiative
2/18/09: Report of the Forum on North Carolina's Aging Workforce Now Available
2/26/09: Jim Mitchell To Step Down As Associate Director, Multi-campus Initiatives
2/26/09: 8th Annual NC Conference on Aging Cancelled For October, 2009 l
4/2/09: UNC to Host National Healthy Aging Conference in Conjunction with 2009 Aging Exchange
5/4/09: Call for Pilot Proposals Announced
5/12/09: Institute on Aging Announces Winners of the Bringing Basic Scientists to Aging Grants Program
5/28/09: Institute on Aging Announces Winners of the Gordon H. DeFriese Career Development in Aging Research Awards
6/1/09: IOA Announces The Appointment Of Four Research Scientists, Effective June 1 2009
6/1/09: Victor Marshall To Complete Tenure As IOA Director On June 30, 2009
7/7/09: UNCCH Researchers Collaborate on Manual to Inform Community Based Participatory Research Practices (CBPR) in Long-term Care
7/8/09: Nursing Home Interventions Improve Quality of Care, Reduce Staff Turnover
7/23/09: 6th Annual Aging Exchange at UNC Chapel Hill to be Held in September
7/27/09: Vice Chancellor For Research And Development Announces IOA Interim Co-Directorshipl
8/6/09: Applications Now Being Accepted for CPHAR Predoctoral Fellowship
8/31/09: UNC-CH Interdisciplinary Certificate In Aging Students Forge Relationship With Kerr Drug To Meet Seniors' Needs
8/31/09: North Carolina to Observe Falls Prevention Awareness Week
9/28/09: 2009 Aging Exchange Poster Award Winners Announced
10/15/09: IOA Launches A Fan Page On Facebook
10/15/09: North Carolina Healthy Aging Network (NC-HAN) Receives 5 More Years Of CDC Funding
11/2/09: IOA Receives Contract To Study Legal Needs Of Older Adults
11/2/09: The North Carolina Healthy Aging Roadmap Is Open For Business
11/10/09: Institute on Aging to have Prominent Presence at Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting
11/23/09: Dilworth-Anderson leads Gerontological Society of America
12/07/09: Former IOA Senior Leaders Receive NC AARP Awards
12/7/09: IOA Co-Director Mary Altpeter Quoted In The News & Observer Regarding Walk With Ease
12/17/09: Jennifer Craft Morgan Selected For Inaugural UNC Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development Leadership Program

2008

11/06/08: 2008 Aging Exchange Poster Award Winners Announced
11/06/08: Institute on Aging Announces Winners of the Research Stimulus Grants in Aging Program
11/01/08: Healthy Aging Roadmap Available
10/08/08: Aging Research Retreat Follow-up Report and Discussion
10/01/08: IOA CPHAR Training Program Renewed
07/18/08: Learn About Evidence Based Health Promotion Program for Older Adults with New Online Training Modules
07/17/08: Falls Prevention Featured on NC State Government Radio Spot
06/23/08: Dr. Harry Moody to Give Joint Seminar for IOA, IAH
06/19/08: Inaugural "Train the Trainer" Coaching Institute Held at Institute on Aging
06/16/08: Dr. Peggye Dilworth-Anderson Elected President of the Gerontological Society of America
06/16/08: Library Leaders Chosen for Lifelong Access Libraries Institute to be Held at UNC Chapel Hill in July 2008
06/09/08: Fifth Annual Aging Exchange at UNC Chapel Hill to be Held in October
06/04/08: Registration Open for 2008 NCCOA Conference
04/24/08: IOA Research Stimulus Grants in Aging Grantee (Janet Freburger, PT, PhD) Receives Funding from National Institutes of Health
04/03/08: NC Collaboration Chosen as Center of Excellence; UNC Chapel Hill to Host 3rd Annual Lifelong Access Libraries Institute
04/02/08: IOA Announces Availability of Research Stimulus Grants in Aging
02/24/08: New Network Links Gerontologists In North Carolina’s Independent Colleges: Institute on Aging to Support NCCAN (North Carolina Colleges Aging Network)
02/18/08: 2008 DeFriese Award Winners Named
01/13/08: NC Conference on Aging Announces 2008 Theme and Issues Call for Presentations
01/13/08: Apply by February 29 for the 2008-09 Senior Leadership Initiative

2007

11/12/07: Aging Research Retreat A Success
11/08/07: North Carolina’s WIN A STEP UP Program Finalist for 2007 Rosalynn Carter Caregiving Award
10/08/07: Nominate Outstanding Individuals for DeFriese Awards
08/20/07: Aging Research Retreat Set For UNC Chapel Hill Campus
08/07/07: NC Conference on Aging Early Registration Deadline is August 19th
07/26/07: Workforce Study Receives Second IMLS Grant
06/22/07: Institute on Aging Announces Winners of the Research Stimulus Grants in Aging Program
04/26/07: IOA to Co-Host 4th International EBLIP Conference
04/14/07: Institute on Aging to Co-Host 2007 Lifelong Access Libraries Institute
04/05/07: IOA Announces Winners of 2007 Gordon H. DeFriese Awards
03/30/07: Paper and Poster Award Winners Announced at the 2007 Aging Exchange
03/30/07: IOA Announces Revised Dates for Research Stimulus Grants in Aging
03/12/07: Journal Of Applied Gerontology To Be Based At IOA; Malcolm Cutchin Appointed Editor
03/09/07: Newly Constituted Statewide Advisory Council for Institute on Aging
03/05/07: IOA Announces Availability of Research Stimulus Grants in Aging
02/12/07: IOA Appoints Giuliani And Hartman As Senior Research Scientists
02/01/07: NC Conference on Aging Announces 2007 Theme and Issues Call for Presentations
01/30/07: Call for Presentations Issued for 2007 Aging Exchange at UNC Chapel Hill
01/19/07: Nominate Outstanding Individuals for DeFriese Awards

2006

11/13/06: Institute on Aging and Sheps Center Awarded Grant to Evaluate the National Jobs to Careers Program for Frontline Health Care Workers
11/06/06: DAAS Award Winners Recognized at NC Conference on Aging
10/23/06: Active Options Seeking North Carolina Physical Fitness Programs for Older Adults
10/12/06: IOA Appoints Assistant Director for Communications and Program Relations
09/25/06: Medication Management Program to Precede NC Conference on Aging
09/06/06: First Lifelong Access Libraries Institute Convenes at UNC
09/06/06: North Carolina sociologists honored with Matilda White Riley award for two consecutive years
09/05/06: Center for Aging and Diversity Announces Pilot Grant Competition
08/07/06: IOA Establishes Statistical Support Unit: Professor Lloyd Edwards to Head
07/20/06: North Carolina Conference on Aging Session Abstracts Now Available
07/19/06: Institute on Aging Co-Hosts First National Lifelong Access Libraries Institute
06/23/06: Registration Open for 2006 NCCOA Conference
06/11/06: Research Stimulus Grants in Aging Program Winners Announced
05/11/06: New Directory of Aging Programs and People Launched
04/04/06: 2006 DeFriese Award Winners Named
03/15/06: News from the Center for Aging and Diversity
03/06/06: NC Conference on Aging Announces 2006 Theme and Issues Call for Presentations
03/03/06: Addressing the Significance and Impact of the 2005 White House Conference on Aging
02/28/06: IOA Announces New Research Stimulus Grants in Aging Program
02/08/06: Distinguished Lecture Presented and DeFriese Awardees Recognized at 2006 Aging Exchange
02/06/06: Awards Announced for Top Papers and Posters Presented at the 2006 Aging Exchange
01/10/06: Apply by February 13 for the 2006-2007 Senior Leadership Initiative
01/10/06: Nominate Outstanding Individuals for DeFriese Awards

2005

12/16/05: Senior Leader Appointed as State President of AARP North Carolina
11/17/05: Learn About the State of Aging at UNC Chapel Hill at the 2006 Aging Exchange
11/17/05: LaVeist to Present Lecture on December 1
10/03/05: WILIS Project Announces New Web Site
09/19/05: Online Calculator Now Available to Measure Direct Care Workforce Turnover
09/12/05: New Research Scientists Appointed to Institute
09/01/05: At-Large Delegates from North Carolina to the White House Conference on Aging Announced
08/30/05: Institute on Aging Announces Seminar Schedule
07/15/05: Institute on Aging and School of Information and Library Science Partner in $800,000 Study of Library and Information Science Workforce Issues
07/01/05: NC Senior Games Encourage Healthy Aging
06/16/05: Center for Aging and Diversity Announces Pilot Grant Competition
06/09/05: IOA Senior Leadership Initiative Candidates Selected for 2005-2006
06/07/05: North Carolina Delegates to the 2005 White House Conference on Aging Announced
05/27/05: Registration Open for 2005 NCCOA Conference
05/19/05: Dilworth-Anderson Appointed to White House Conference on Aging Advisory Committee
05/01/05: Celebrate Older Americans Month During May
04/28/05: Statewide Health Promotion Effort Involves IOA
04/04/05: 2005 DeFriese Award Winners Named
03/23/05: IOA Appoints New Business Manager
02/11/05: 2005 NC Conference on Aging Issues Call for Presentations
02/10/05: DeFriese Awardees honored
02/10/05: Aging Exchange Awards Announced
01/24/05: University of North Carolina Institute on Aging CPHAR Program Announces NEW Support for Two Doctoral Students
01/19/05: Nominate Outstanding Individuals for DeFriese Award

2004

11/18/04: Matilda White Riley, Distinguished Gerontologist, Dies
11/16/04: Learn About the State of Aging at 'The Aging Exchange'
11/09/04: University of North Carolina Institute on Aging CPHAR Program Announces Post-Doctoral Position
10/27/04: New Bibliography Available on Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia in Diverse Populations
10/07/04: UNC Physician to Receive $1 Million for New Alzheimer's Disease Research
09/30/04: Forum on Social Security to be Held November 8
09/28/04: Ann Johnson is Honored by the North Carolina Division of Aging and Adult Services
09/23/04: NC Healthy Aging Network Receives Funding to Continue Work on Health Promotion
09/23/04: New Funding for Research on "Closing the Gap on Minority Aging and Health Research" 09/23/04: DEAR Program Receives Funding to Become DEAR Center
08/27/04: Health Promotion Activities During Healthy North Carolina Month
07/07/04: Senior Leader Named Chair of NC AARP Advisory Committee
06/18/04: IOA Director Reappointed
06/17/04: Registration Open for 2004 SE4A/NCCOA Conference
06/07/04: Institute Move Complete
05/04/04: Institute Expansion Means Space Shuffle
05/04/04: Institute to Host Visiting Professor Martin Kohli
03/30/04: Celebrate Careers in Aging Week April 5-9
03/12/04: Morgan Wins IMPACT Award for Research Benefiting North Carolina
03/11/04: Ewald Busse, Pioneer Researcher in Aging from North Carolina, Died
02/18/04: Bill Lamb to Receive Social Worker of the Year Award
02/03/04: Prizes Awarded to Best Presentations at The Aging Exchange
02/03/04: CPHAR Program Announces Post-Doctoral Position
01/24/04: Center for Aging and Diversity Receives Funding to Study Care of Alzheimer's Patients

2003

12/18/03: International Research Group on Older Workers Meets in North Carolina
12/02/03: Nominate Outstanding Individuals for DeFriese Awards
12/01/03: Institute on Aging Hosts International Research Group on Older Workers
11/12/03: Pre- and Post-Doctoral Openings Available in CPHAR Program
11/10/03: Learn About the State of Aging at 'The Aging Exchange'
11/04/03: Dementia Storytelling Project Comes to North Carolina
10/21/03: Healthy Aging Network Receives Funding Extension
10/17/03: Wake County Agency Receives National Award for Seniors' Physical Activity
09/29/03: New Projects Focus on Direct Care Workers
09/29/03: North Carolina Conference on Aging a Success in Charlotte
09/20/03: DOA Award Winners Announced
09/01/03: Schedule Released for IOA Seminar Series
08/12/03: Center on Minority Aging renamed
07/14/03: Nominations Requested for Division of Aging Awards
06/13/03: NC Conference on Aging Chosen for Town Hall Listening Session
05/12/03: Register for the NC Healthy Aging Symposium
04/28/03: May is Older Americans Month
04/07/03: Winners of Competition Announced
03/14/03: Seminar on Alzheimer's Research
03/07/03: Attend the NCAOA Conference this April
02/18/03: Student Competition: The Beauty of Aging Unveiled
02/04/03: CPHAR Openings and Announcements
01/29/03: Conference Board Releases Call for Presentations
01/24/03: DeFriese Award Winners Announced
01/16/03: IOA Announces Seminar Series
01/13/03: IOA to study older workers in information technology sector
01/08/03: Pre-doctoral Position Available at IOA

2002

11/19/02: Apply for the Senior Leadership Initiative
10/07/02: IOA Partners on Women Growing Older Web Site
10/02/02: Send in Nominations for DeFriese Awards
09/20/02: Institute Announces Seminar Series
09/14/02: Governor Easley Declares Healthy Aging Month in North Carolina
08/28/02: Dilworth-Anderson joins IOA
08/26/02: Moody Workshops Explore the "Soul of Aging
06/06/02: DeFriese Award Winners Announced
04/12/02: Send in Nominations for DeFriese Awards
04/05/02: Senior Leaders Chosen
04/03/02: Report Released on Long Term Care Workforce
03/22/02: North Carolina Conference on Aging Issues Call for Presentations
01/29/02: Joseph Quinn to Speak on Social Security Reform
01/17/02: Spiritual Dimensions of Aging Conference in Georgia
01/07/02: DEAR Program requesting small grants proposal

2001

12/13/01: Geriatrics Practice Conference January 17-18 in Chapel Hill
12/11/01: Dr. J.E. Quinn to speak on Social Security reform March 4
11/13/01: Duke Internship Info Available
11/13/01: Public Hearings on Olmstead around NC
11/13/01: Pre- and Post-Doctoral Training Applications Due Dec. 10
10/31/01: Long-term care workforce brief released
10/24/01: Duke Internships available for Students
10/19/01: New Training Program for Pre- and Post- Doctoral Students
10/10/01: Small Grants Program Cancelled
10/05/01: NC Healthy Aging Network Established
09/19/01: Workforce Survey Results Released
09/05/01: Special Panel Presentation Planned
09/04/01: Small Research Grants Program Announced
08/13/01: IOA grant results in publication
07/19/01: Aging and Health course to be offered in Fall 2001
06/01/01: Durham Agency for Older Adults Wins National Award
05/23/01: Good News for NC Colleagues
05/22/01: DeFriese Award Winners Announced
05/01/01: Celebrate Older Americans Month
04/25/01: IOA to host research retreat
04/10/01: Diane Wurzinger named 'Star Heel'
03/29/01: New AGHE Officers
03/19/01: Register for the Annual NC Summer Symposium
03/13/01: Institute co-sponsoring international symposium
03/06/01: Interest group on older workers formed
02/21/01: Rural Aging Report Published
02/01/01: State Conference on Aging to be held in 2002
01/26/01: Malcolm Johnson to present lecture
01/24/01: Annual Poster Symposium a success
01/23/01: Small Grants awarded
01/02/01: Senior Leadership applications due

2000

12/20/00: Summer Symposium 2001 Call for Presentations
12/20/00: DeFriese Awards Presented
12/19/00: Covan named AGHE Fellow
12/12/00: FYI Research: Reminiscing helps to ease aging (Gazette)
12/08/00: Senior Phone Directory is Available Online
12/04/00: Rosalie Kane to present Distinguished Lecture
12/01/00: UNC Wilmington Gerontology Program to host conference on women's health
11/14/00: Robyn I. Stone to present two lectures on December 7
11/01/00: Institute awarded grant to develop web based learning modules
10/23/00: Searchable catalog from the IOA Information Center
09/09/00: Deadline for submitting abstracts for the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Southern Gerontological Society
08/31/00: Dr. Fergus Craik to Present Seminar and Lecture on Cognitive Aging
08/30/00: Faculty Retreat Scheduled for September 28
08/29/00: New Training Requirements for NIH Applicants
08/22/00: Announcing a NEW Small Research Grants Program for the Support of UNC System Faculty with an Interest in Aging
07/21/00: Faculty Retreat Scheduled for September 28
07/21/00: Announcing DeFriese Award Winners
07/17/00: In Memoriam: Cassie Wasko
06/21/00: UNC Student Wins Award
06/21/00: News from the Southern Gerontological Society 21st Annual Meeting
05/31/00: UNCG Appoints Interim Director of the Graduate Program in Gerontology
05/30/00: Institute Introduces New Web Site
05/30/00: Faculty Retreat Cancelled
05/15/00: Associate Director for Public Service Selected
04/15/00: IOA to sponsor a two-day Distance Education Workshop for faculty
04/01/00: Register now for the 5th Annual Summer Symposium on Aging in Asheville, NC
03/02/00: Apply now for the Gordon H. DeFriese Career Development In Aging Research Awards
02/10/00: The Fifth Annual Summer Symposium on Aging Announcement and Call for Proposals
02/01/00: Institute Creates New Information Service and Hires Librarian

1999

12/20/99: Carol Woods Community Grant Awarded to Institute on Aging
10/15/99: Awards Announced for Emergency Initiative for Disaster Relief
09/29/99: IOA offers an Emergency Initiative for Disaster Relief
07/14/99: Dr. Victor Marshall appointed director of Institute on Aging