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Welcome to the Simon Fraser University Gerontology Research Centre

The Gerontology Research Centre (GRC) is committed to high quality research and knowledge transfer in the field of aging. To find out more about the GRC and its activities CLICK HERE.

Director, Gerontology Research Centre: Dr. Andrew Sixsmith

 

What's New - Click-on images / links below

 

Ellen Gee Memorial Lecture 2010

GRCN v.29(2)

SHUP v.19(2)

 

 


Dr. Andrew Wister/Chair,
SFU Department of Gerontology

SFU Gerontology Collaborating on
Cutting-Edge Human Aging Study


Dr. Andrew Sixsmith/Director, GRC

Social Sciences and Humanities
Research Council (SSHRC)
funding study
THE IMPACT OF
BROADBAND INTERNET ON
RURAL, REMOTE, AND
FIRST NATION SENIORS
IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

The GRC is the
Secretariat of the
International Network for
Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA)
with President
Gloria M. Gutman, Ph.D.

 

 

Dr. Gloria Gutman
World Elder Abuse
Awareness Day address
(YouTube link)

Dr. Gloria Gutman's UWO
Convocation Address


Study participants
wanted for ADIS:
AssistiveDevices
InterventionStudy
Please click-on image to access
Dr. Ben Mortenson's webpage
for more information.

COVER: Fact Book on Aging in British Columbia - FIFTH EDITION

AVAILABLE IN TEXT
AND CD-ROM FORMAT

2009 Fact Book on Aging in British Columbia
FIFTH EDITION

 

 

GRC in the News: - Click-on links below

GRC in the News: Dr. Andrew Sixsmith: "Silver haired, and seeking gold" By Mario Bartel, Burnaby NewsLeader, August 2010.

GRC in the News: Dr. Gloria Gutman: "'Believe and you will succeed': Gutman." By Paul Mayne, UWO NEWS, June 2010.

GRC in the News: Lillian Zimmerman: "Losing our minds to a crisis mentality." By Pete McMartin, Vancouver Sun, January 2010.

'Aging' in the News: - Click-on links below

'Aging' in the News:"Doctors Seek Way to Treat Muscle Loss" NY Times, August 2010.

'Aging' in the News:"Alberta seniors ‘warehoused,’ NDP says" Vancouver Sun, August 2010.

'Aging' in the News:"Hearing adjourned in case of B.C. mom suing estranged children for support" Vancouver Sun, August 2010.

'Aging' in the News:"A Fast-Paced City Tries to Be a Gentler Place to Grow Old." New York Times, July 2010.

'Aging' in the News:"New diagnosis gets jump on Alzheimer's: First change in guidelines in 25 years expected to allow detection of disease before memory loss." Postmedia News, July 2010.

'Aging' in the News:"B.C. health regions worst in the country: University of Regina survey." Canwest News Service, July 2010.

'Aging' in the News:"Job blues for gray-haired workers." By Chris Isidore, June 2010.

'Aging' in the News:"When the golden years lose their glitter." By Douglas Todd, Vancouver Sun June 2010.

'Aging' in the News:"Aging boomers' medical issues cause accidents on the road." By Cindy Harnett, Victoria Times Colonist, JUNE 2010.

'Aging' in the News:"Population in B.C. could top 7 million by 2036: Province will grow faster than any other, Statistics Canada predicts." By Chad Skelton, Vancouver Sun, May 2010.

'Aging' in the News:"Should aging be redefined as a disease? Many experts think so." By Kate Kelland, Vancouver Sun, May 2010.

'Aging' in the News:"Canada's last Victorians Elizabeth Buhler, born on Feb. 8, 1899, is one of only four Canadians known to have lived during Queen Victoria's reign." By Randy Boswell, Vancouver Sun, May 2010.