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Press Releases

These press releases highlight recent significant achievements by the Institute of Gerontology, its faculty and its major partners. Much of this information has also been carried by our premier media partner, WWJ 950 AM Newsradio, on-air and on-line in the Caring for Aging Parents portion of their website at wwj.com.

 

Adobe PDF Format      IOG Director Edits Once-A-Decade Journal on Alzheimer's

(August 2009, pdf format)

IOG Director Peter Lichtenberg edits the much anticipated journal, "Generations: Update on Dementia." This issue identifies the major changes and trends over the past 10 years in diagnosis, treatment and care of persons with Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias.

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Adobe PDF Format      American House Foundation Gives Food, Clothes To Select Seniors

(December 2008, pdf format)

On Dec. 22, 100 seniors in need will receive free food and clothing at the Central United Methodist Church, 23 E. Adams Ave., Detroit 48226, from 10:45 to 1 pm. 

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Adobe PDF Format    Pointer Earns Award for Contributions to Seniors

(October 2008, pdf format)

 Mrs. Esther Howell (IOG's Board of Visitor Executive CO-Chair ) is the winner of the Claude Pepper Award.

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Adobe PDF Format      Inkster Elder Gets New Ramp to Freedom

(August 2008, pdf format)

Ms. Daisy Williams gets a new ramp to freedom thanks to American House Foundation.

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Adobe PDF Format      IOG Director Elected President of APA Division on Aging

(July 2008, pdf format)

Peter Lichtenberg, Ph.D., director of Wayne State University’s Institute of Gerontology, has been elected president of the American Psychological Association Division on Adult Development and Aging for the 2009-2010 term.

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Adobe PDF Format      Older Adults at High Risk for Gambling Problems

(June 2008, pdf format)

Research from the Institute of Gerontology at Wayne State University revealed that one in five older adults who enter a casino eventually displays problem gambling behaviors.

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Adobe PDF Format      WSU’s Institute of Gerontology Co-Hosts Research Conference on Aging

(May 2008, pdf format)

Wayne State University and the University of Michigan jointly hosted the annual two-day conference of the Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) in early May.

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Adobe PDF Format      American House Foundation Helps Wounded Man Keep Walking

(Spring 2008, pdf format)

Mr. James Fuller on the move again thanks to American House Foundation.

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Adobe PDF Format      Immigrants Unlikely to Report Family History of Cancer

(January 2008, pdf format)

A study of 5,010 persons living in the United States found that foreign-born residents are two-thirds less likely to tell their physician about a family history of cancer.