Events

Center on Aging Graduate Students Present at UMaine Student Symposium

Graduate students affiliated with the University of Maine’s Center on Aging were strongly represented at this year’s Student Symposium, highlighting a range of research focused on aging, caregiving, and community impact. Valentina Levesque, an MSW student, presented a poster exploring older adults’ perceptions of volunteering, with a focus on the benefits and challenges of virtual […]

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Start Summit: Innovating to Protect Older Adults from Online Fraud Oct 4-5

The Challenge While new technology has opened up avenues for communication, learning, and entertainment, it has also given rise to a serious problem — online fraud. Older adults, in particular, are often targeted by predators seeking to exploit their trust and lack of familiarity with the digital landscape.  How might we develop a solution to protect older adults […]

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