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Aging
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Elder Law Prof Blog
Kathy J. Greenlee confirmed as U.S. Assistant Secretary for Aging
The Administration on Aging (AoA) has announced that Kathy J. Greenlee was unanimously confirmed bythe United States Senate as Assistant Secretary for Aging at theDepartment of Health and Human Services. …
The Right Coast
Aging is bad enough even with the best health care Tom Smith
I think I'm with most baby boomers in my attitude that I haven't found the physical side of getting older any great thrill. Things get harder, not easier. Everything I've…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Older Immigrants in the United States
The 4.5 million older immigrants residing in the United States in 2007 accounted for 12 percent of all senior citizens age 65 and older. Migration Policy Institute's Aaron Terrazas examines…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Upcoming conferences on aging issues
Elder Law Prof Blog
AARP International Vol. 7, Issue 1 now available
The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Older People in AsiaThe Asia Society and AARP will host a discussion of how the currentglobal financial and economic crisis is disproportionately…
Family Law Prof Blog
LGBT – Elder Law Scholarship
By Family Law
"LGBT Elder Law: Toward Equity in Aging" by Nancy Knauer of Temple U will be published in the next volume of Harvard Journal of Law and Gender. Here's the abstract…
ImmigrationProf Blog
A Fresh Look at Immigration for an Aging Society
As the economy has risen to the top of the national agenda, immigration has dropped as a voter concern. However, a new paper from the non-partisan Reform Institute illustrates how…
Elder Law Prof Blog
New book: Theories on Law and Ageing
Springer has just published "Theories on Law and Ageing", edited by Israel Doron (U. Haifa). The book is available in hard copy or as an e-book. Theories on Law and…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Call for papers: deadline
Australian Guardianship and Administration Council2009 National ConferenceSocial Inclusion: The Future of Ageing, Disabilityand Substituted Decision-MakingBRISBANE : 19-20 MARCH 2009Hilton HotelFIRST & FINAL CALL FOR ABSTRACTSClosing date for receipt of abstracts:…
The Right Coast
Wanting to live forever Tom Smith
(Readers should draw no inferences from my posting this right after my post about dying on K2. Not trying to make a death theme or anything. . . . ) …