The Sloan Research Network on Aging & Work

In 2015, a new grant for 30 additional months was awarded for: Building a Multi- disciplinary Research Network on the Study of Aging & Work. The goal is to build the Network into a robust and sustainable network of scholars.

Successful/Productive aging

‘It’s Never too Late’: Entrepreneurial Spirit Drives Older Women


For some, starting a business later in life is a matter of financial necessity. …women 65 and older are more likely to do so because they’ve lost a job or need more income. More than 28% of those surveyed said they became entrepreneurs because they had to.

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January 15, 2021

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Virtual 2021 Friedman Lecture & Awards


Dr. Coughlin’s keynote address — Writing a New Story for Old Age in Today’s Longevity Economy — will provide an overview and discussion of opportunities and challenges for entrepreneurship and innovation for an aging society.

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December 30, 2020

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Census Bureau Releases Interactive Story Map on Population Aging Trends


The Story Maps tool identifies and displays data on the aging population to help inform demography research and policy to ensure that governments and communities are prepared to meet the opportunities and challenges of an aging population.

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December 19, 2020

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Opinion: What is the Secret to Aging Well?


Intergenerational connection could be a defining feature of American resilience.

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December 9, 2020

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Psychology’s Understanding of the Challenges Related to the COVID-19 Global Pandemic in the United States


The goal of this policy statement is to identify challenges that the nation is facing or will face relative to the pandemic and associated crises for which psychological science and expertise can be applied through the adoption of a population health approach at multiple levels with attention to equity concerns

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Understanding Unequal Ageing: Towards a Synthesis of Intersectionality and Life Course Analyses


In this paper, we aim to illustrate how intersectionality might be synthesised with a life course perspective to deliver novel insights into unequal ageing, especially with respect to health.

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December 4, 2020

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Intersectionality and the Life Course


It is axiomatic that the life course perspective is fundamental to understanding unequal ageing.

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November 30, 2020

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Longevity Project 2020 Century Summit


The Century Summit will bring together leaders in business, media, policy and research to discuss the implications of the 100-year life.

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