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Research Talk by Dr. Jessica Finlay

Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (CBH) 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Research Talk Title: "Cognability: An ecological theory of neighborhoods and cognitive aging" Summary: Individuals and families in every city, town, and rural area feel the impacts of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. While a growing body of evidence points to potentially modifiable individual risk factors for dementia, the everyday environments in which people develop and navigate cognitive […]

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Research Talk by Dr. Denis Gerstorf

Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (CBH) 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Research Talk Title: The Role of Historical Change for Adult Development and Aging Speaker: Dr. Denis Gerstorf is Full Professor and chair of Developmental and Educational Psychology at Humboldt University Berlin, Germany. As lifespan developmental scholar, he is interested in better understanding how our everyday lives and developmental trajectories are often closely intertwined with and co-regulated […]

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Research Talk by Dr. Catrine Tudor-Locke

Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (CBH) 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Title: “Re-imagining Physical Activity Guidelines Using Practical Metrics Common to Most Wearable Technologies” Speaker: Dr. Catrine Tudor-Locke, PhD, FACSM, FNAK is Professor and Dean of the College of Health and Human Services. Dean Tudor-Locke is a walking behaviour researcher and a recognized world leader in objective physical activity assessment and promotion, specifically focused on pedometer or […]

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UBC Healthy Aging Seminar: ‘Acting’ Old(er): How Theatre and Performance Help Us Re-imagine Possibilities for “Healthy Aging”

Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (CBH) 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Cultural discourses shape our understandings of what it means to age and be old(er) – they can open up possibilities or limit our imaginations by telling us what is acceptable, possible, or shameful in old(er) age, and what “healthy aging” might mean. Theatre and performance are particularly rich sites for conveying cultural age narratives. They […]

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UBC Healthy Aging Seminar Series

Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (CBH) 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The UBC Healthy Aging Research seminar features presentations by faculty and trainees on diverse topics related to aging. On January 18th, the seminar will have two speakers: Nicole Stuart, MSc Student in Dr. Nancy Sin's Lab in the Department of Psychology. Title- "The Effects of Daily Stress on Self-Reported Cognition: Insights from the Daily Experiences […]

2022 Vancouver Gairdner symposium

Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (CBH) 2215 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The Vancouver Gairdner High School & National Symposium is held each fall to give students, teachers, and the academic community the opportunity to hear from two Gairdner award-winning scientists and learn about the BC Children’s Hospital’s research facilities. Hosted by Drs. Michael Hayden & Bruce Verchere, Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, University of British […]