CAC’s Expressive Arts effort earns “Promising Practice” award
A program developed by the University of Indianapolis Center for Aging & Community (CAC) is receiving recognition from the State of Indiana as an industry standard-setter. CAC works to improve the...
View ArticleUsing arts to improve the quality of life of older adults
The University of Indianapolis Center for Aging & Community (CAC) has received a $600,000 contract from the Indiana State Department of Health to design, implement, and coordinate a project that...
View ArticleFormer U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Joycelyn Elders to speak Sept. 29
The first University Series event this semester will feature former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Joycelyn Elders as part of UIndy’s 2016 Katherine Ratliff Symposium. “Dr. Joycelyn Elders: Healthcare Issues...
View ArticleStudent project pits music against dementia
Daily Journal photo A creative capstone project developed by a UIndy graduate student is bringing smiles — and maybe something more — to residents at a Franklin nursing home. Laura Haw, who is pursuing...
View ArticleCAC contributes to WFYI aging documentary
Watch the trailer UIndy’s Center for Aging & Community played a key role in the development of a new WFYI television documentary on issues facing older adults. Baggett Miller “Baby Boom to Aging...
View ArticleCAC presents $10,000 idea competition
Sunday night is submission deadline for Dream Indy 5×5 UIndy’s Center for Aging & Community is among the forces behind the upcoming Dream Indy 5×5 competition, the latest in a series of local...
View ArticleNov. 20 CAC workshop to explore elder abuse
Professionals who work with older adults – and students who plan to — can learn how to combat elder abuse at an upcoming workshop presented by the University of Indianapolis Center for Aging &...
View ArticleTraining sessions help decode dementia care
UIndy, IU experts collaborate on program for nursing home employees The behavior of dementia patients can pose challenges for nursing home staffers, especially if those workers don’t realize that their...
View ArticleCAC launches nursing home quality project
Funding, support available for regional quality improvement efforts The Indiana State Department of Health and UIndy’s Center for Aging & Community are collaborating on a statewide initiative to...
View ArticleCAC, CHS co-sponsor walkability summit
UIndy’s Center for Aging & Community and College of Health Sciences are sponsors of the first Indiana Walk Summit, a conference this week in Indianapolis on creating walkable communities. The event...
View ArticleOn the air: CAC director on lifelong activity
Miller Dr. Ellen Miller, executive director of UIndy’s Center for Aging & Community, is a panelist for today’s episode of No Limits, the WFYI radio public-affairs show. The topic is “lifelong...
View ArticleNov. 18 fair offers info on graduate programs
Current students and the general public can learn more about master’s, doctoral and graduate certificate programs at UIndy during the Graduate Programs Fair on Nov. 18. The university offers more than...
View ArticleSocial work master’s degree meets demand
New UIndy program to offer unique interdisciplinary environment The growing Department of Social Work at the University of Indianapolis will take a leap forward soon with the addition of a master’s...
View ArticleNew Health Pavilion clinics open their doors
With some final touches still in the works, the new UIndy Health and Wellness Center was seeing a steady stream of patients Thursday. Community Health Network staffers include UIndy alumni This week...
View ArticlePartners celebrate Health Pavilion opening
Click image for larger view Watch WTTV-CBS4 report Not one, but four ribbons were cut Friday when hundreds of students, faculty, staff and community partners gathered for the dedication of the UIndy...
View ArticleUIndy, Community Health launch partnership
The UIndy Health Pavilion will open in August at Hanna and State avenues. Clinic in new UIndy Health Pavilion will serve campus and network patients while creating new opportunities for education,...
View ArticleCancer talk series starts March 10 at UIndy
A series of panel discussions on cancer and related issues will begin March 10 at the University of Indianapolis. “Living with Hope, Coping with Uncertainty” is the first of three events in the...
View ArticleProvost’s Lecture to feature latest PT research
Watch video excerpt: Fighting Parkinson’s Boxing training helps Parkinson’s patients maintain quality of life Though participants have reported anecdotal success for years, new research by the...
View ArticleProgress continues on UIndy Health Pavilion
No longer just an imposing steel framework at the corner of Hanna and State avenues, the UIndy Health Pavilion is starting to look more like that building we’ve seen in the drawings. Late last week, a...
View ArticleHealth care advocacy program is state’s first
Degree will prepare professionals to guide patients through system Watch WXIN-Fox59 story A new bachelor’s degree at the University of Indianapolis is designed to fill an urgent need in the health care...
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