News: Aging Policy

Cynthia Stuen (PhD’87) Receives Columbia’s Alumni Medal

Dr. Cynthia Stuen, an alum of CSSW who has devoted her career to improving the lives of older persons, was…

May 26, 2021 @ 2:35 pm

COVID-19 Underlines the Need for Culturally Appropriate Interventions in New York City

Prompted by the pandemic, Prof. Jinyu Liu produced a bilingual guide for Chinese seniors with dementia. Picture this: An older…

November 23, 2020 @ 5:09 pm

IN MEMORIAM: Honoring Notable Faculty and Alumni Lost in 2019

Ann Sulzberger Sand, left, who died last May, listens to fellow alumna Pauline Falk at the National Symposium on Outcomes…

February 3, 2020 @ 11:41 pm

New Study Aims to Overcome Barriers to Dementia Caregiving Experienced by Chinese Americans

Aging studies specialist Jinyu Liu is working on a novel intervention for caregiving in New York City’s Chinese American community….

December 18, 2019 @ 4:58 pm

A Response to Arthur Kleinman’s Lecture on Caregiving as Moral Experience

By Michael B. Friedman There is much to like about Arthur Kleinman’s brilliant work, but what I have always liked…

November 1, 2016 @ 5:04 pm

Aging Well Is Not an Oxymoron, Says Professor Friedman

Adjunct Associate Professor Michael Friedman insists that contrary to the ageist bias of today, it is possible to age well. Then he explores what “aging well” really means.

February 17, 2015 @ 8:34 pm

Targeted Therapy Relieves Complicated Grief in the Elderly According to New Study by Katherine Shear

Complicated grief is an under-recognized mental health problem that affects million Americans, many of them elderly. Dr. Katherine Shear just now completed the first full-scale randomized clinical trial studying complicated grief in the elderly, which found that a new treatment approach encouraging patients to re-live the loss and reflect on its meaning is twice as successful as traditional depression therapy.

September 26, 2014 @ 6:37 pm

Deputy Mayor Lilliam Barrios-Paoli to Serve as 2014 Graduation Speaker

Lilliam Barrios-Paoli, who heads social services under New York City Mayor DeBlasio, will serve as speaker for the Columbia School of Social Work’s graduation ceremony, to be held on Wednesday May 21 at the Beacon Theatre.

May 5, 2014 @ 11:14 pm

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