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The official account of the Texas Aging & Longevity Consortium (TALC) at the University of Texas at Austin. https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/talc/

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Zexi Zhou, fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in human development and family… | College of Natural Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin Zexi Zhou, fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in human development and family sciences, on the importance of sleep for all ages.

TALC graduate student Zexi Zhou was featured by the UT Graduate School on the importance of sleep in older adulthood -- read more here: www.linkedin.com/posts/texass...

06.05.2025 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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When They Don’t Recognize You Anymore (Gift Article) People with dementia often forget even close family members as the disease advances. β€œIt can throw people into an existential crisis,” one expert said.

Dr. Kristie Wood, a former UT graduate student, had her dissertation research on dementia featured in the New York Times! Read the full article here: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/h...

24.04.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stay up to date on the latest TALC news, events, research, faculty affiliates and accomplishments by signing up for our newsletter.

Sign up here: bit.ly/TALCNewsletter

24.04.2025 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“° CAPS Faculty Affiliate Chandra Muller's research featured in Penn State University's Social Science Research Institute's article, "High school experiences linked to midlife body weight."
Read the full article @ ssri.psu.edu/news/high-sc...

23.04.2025 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Technology use may lower risk for dementia, study finds | CNN Using technology may be linked with a lower risk of developing cognitive decline later in life, a new study has found.

πŸ“° CAPS Faculty Affiliate Jared Benge's research is featured in the CNN article, "Technology Use May be Associated with a Lower Risk for Dementia, Study Finds."
Read the full article @ www.cnn.com/2025/04/14/h...

17.04.2025 21:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UT researchers find consideration of brain activity important in predicting memory Considering brain activity is important in predicting whether someone will remember or forget something, according to a March 24 study published by two UT researchers. The study furthers the understan...

πŸ“° CAPS Faculty Affiliate Audrey Duarte's research featured in the Daily Texan article on how important brain activity is in predicting memory success. thedailytexan.com/2025/04/08/u...

17.04.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“… Join Us on Friday, February 28th, 2025
UT Excellence in Research on Aging Award 2025:
Jared Benge will present
"The Aging Brain and Digital Technologies"
Lunch at 11:30 am CT
Talk begins at 12 pm CT
In Person and Virtual
Details @ bit.ly/2025TALCAward

17.01.2025 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’Friday, January 31stπŸ“’
Join us for our first Friday spring seminar with Karen Fingerman!

✍️"The Full Spectrum of Daily Social Engagement in Late Life"

πŸ—ΊοΈIn-person in RLP 1.302 E @ UT Austin
⏲️12 - 1 pm CT

More information @ bit.ly/Fingerman25

12.12.2024 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸ“°TALC Director Karen Fingerman and TALC Affiliates Deb Umberson and Namkee Choi featured in PRB, "More Than a Feeling: How Social Connection Protects Health in Later Life".

Read the article here: bit.ly/PRBarticle

26.11.2024 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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