In Case You Missed It - Event Highlights

VIRTUAL EVENT: 

The Age-Friendly Communities Movement in NJ

PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE

Held in celebration of Older Americans Month 2025 on May 1, 2025, to "Flip the Script on Aging," this virtual event celebrated the Age-Friendly Communities Movement in New Jersey. It featured insights from leading age-friendly champions, who reflected on exciting developments for progress in the Garden State. Speakers included age-friendly champions in private philanthropy, local leaders, and innovators in state policy, research, and advocacy. This event was hosted by the Rutgers Hub for Aging Collaboration and New Jersey Advocates for Aging Well (NJAAW).

RUTGERS DAY

APRIL 26, 2025

We met with hundreds of people at Rutgers Day, engaging the public on conversations about aging, research, education, and social change. We asked attendees what they would share, ask, or tell their older self if they met them for coffee. Click here for the responses.

I met my older self for coffee...☕️

OTHER EVENTS

Check out recordings from other Hub virtual events from this past semester.

• April 4, 2025: Exploring Diverse Experiences of Aging Using Mobile Methods: A Virtual Symposium (Event Recording)

• Feb. 28, 2025: EngAGEd Research on Aging in New Jersey: A Multi-Chancellor-Unit Virtual Symposium (Event Recording)

Updates on Teaching and Training through the Hub

RUTGERS SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK

CONVOCATION MAY 19, 2025

Congratulations to the Rutgers School of Social Work Class of 2025 upon achieving their BASW, MSW, PhD, and DSW degrees!

And extra congratulations to:



• Dr. Clara Scher (PhD graduate with the Hub), Dean's Dissertation Award
• Dr. Lauren Snedeker, DSW, LSW (Hub core faculty), Most Supportive Professor Award
• Dr. Sandra Edmonds Crewe (Hub core faculty), Convocation Speaker and Honoree
• All MSW graduates with a silver honor cord, celebrating their completion of the Aging & Health Certificate program

As Dr. Crewe emphasized in her brilliant and inspired remarks: "Let your light shine!"

Updates on Research at the Hub

This engagement project was led in partnership by the Hub for Aging Collaboration, Villages to Village Network, and RAND with support from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). It sought to spur a national conversation and develop preliminary insights toward a research trajectory exploring how Villages contribute to healthy aging outcomes. Check out the project website to access publications, other project reports, and more.

Recently Published Articles

Explore the latest open-access articles from the Age-Friendly Research Team and others:

• Healthy aging outcomes research with villages as grassroots community-based organizations: A framework for capacity development
• Aging equity and diversity as part of age-friendly community practice in the United States
• ‘It made me change the way I do business’: Theorizing outcomes from age-friendly community initiatives as systems change
• Dementia-focused programs in older adult centers and health care use among individuals with dementia
• Principles and approaches for unifying an Age-Friendly Movement

Engaging on Aging in NJ

Lifelong Strong New Jersey

The Hub is proud to be one of the convening organizations of the Lifelong Strong New Jersey campaign. This campaign is working to ensure that the next Governor of New Jersey prioritizes policies that ensure people can thrive in the Garden State as we age.

Click here to read a recent article from Age-Friendly North Jersey about the campaign.

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Together, Changing Social Contexts for Aging

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