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Erickson School partners with Chase Brexton LGBT Health Resource Center for digital storytelling project
Students in this semester’s management of aging services first year seminar have been working with seniors who are part of the LGBTQ community to create digital stories about their lives. The...
Posted: May 3, 2016, 5:22 PM
Kevin Heffner aims to make the Erickson School a world leader in the growing field of aging services
Kevin Heffner M.A., Management of Aging Services Summa Cum Laude Hometown: Reisterstown, Maryland Plans: Continuing as Erickson School Director of External Relations The Erickson School’s...
Posted: April 24, 2016, 10:34 AM
Washington Post chronicles the life and career of Erickson School Professor Bill Thomas
Bill Thomas, an international authority on geriatric medicine and eldercare, was recently featured in a Washington Post profile on his life achievements. Thomas, who is a physician and Erickson...
Posted: January 28, 2016, 6:41 PM
UMBC expert describes the advantages of home-based care for chronically ill patients
A recent Journal of the American Geriatrics Society study found that home-based primary care increased patients’ satisfaction with care and lowered costs, hospitalization rates, and emergency room...
Posted: December 8, 2015, 3:08 PM
Erickson School and Sociology and Anthropology Featured in the Baltimore Sun for Work with St. Agnes Hospital
The Erickson School and the Department of Sociology and Anthropology were featured in a recent Baltimore Sun article about the opening of senior emergency departments at St. Agnes and Holy Cross...
Posted: July 10, 2015, 3:51 PM
“Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me” Documentary Screened at UMBC to Raise Awareness of Alzheimer’s Disease
Nearly 100,000 people aged 65 and older live with Alzheimer’s disease in Maryland, and there are nearly three times as many caregivers according to the Alzheimer’s Association. Sixteen million...
Posted: June 17, 2015, 8:08 PM
Erickson School Presents “Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me” (6/11)
On June 11th, at 7 p.m. in the Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall, the Erickson School, along with Integrace and Alzheimer’s Association Greater Maryland Chapter, will sponsor of a one-night...
Posted: May 27, 2015, 3:44 PM
Careers in Aging Week Event: A Screening of Alive Inside (4/9)
Thursday, April 9, 2015 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery Careers in Aging Week Event Co Sponsors: Baccalaureate Social Work Program and the Erickson School of...
Posted: April 6, 2015, 3:52 PM
Aging-Self-Stereotypes: Obstacle or Pathway to Health? (4/13)
The Doctoral Program in Gerontology at UMB/UMBC, Department of Sociology and Anthropology and The Erickson School present “Aging Self-Stereotypes: Obstacle or Pathway to Health?” by Becca Levy,...
Posted: April 2, 2015, 6:13 PM
Erickson School Presents Memory Care Summit 2015: The Positive Case for Change in Dementia Services
Kim Campbell presents the keynote address. Earlier this year, the Erickson School presented Memory Care Summit 2015 in Captiva Island, FL. The event was designed to address practical issues for...
Posted: March 19, 2015, 3:42 PM
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