Dr. Janice Keefe, Professor and Chair, Department of Aging and Family Science has been reappointed as the Lena Isabel Jodrey Chair in Gerontology for another five-year term, and by association the Director of the Nova Scotia Centre on Aging. Congratulations Dr. Keefe! www.msvu.ca/nsca

Registration is now open for the upcoming Northwood 14th Annual Research Symposium. www.eventbrite.ca/e/northwood-...

Top 7 Over 70 Atlantic Coming Soon! Nominations are now open for individuals aged 70 and over from across NS, NB, PEI, and NFLD & Labrador who have started something new. More info at: www.agingwellns.ca/top7over70at...

The Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG) announces a Call for Abstracts for CAG2026. The meeting will be held October 15-17, 2026 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, at the Delta Hotels Prince Edward. cmtd1.com/v/443/2ae449...

The Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG) announces a Call for Abstracts for CAG2026, The meeting will be held October 15-17, 2026 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, at the Delta Hotels Prince Edward. cmtd1.com/v/443/2ae449...

The deadline for applications for the Shannex Graduate Scholarship in Aging and Nutrition is approaching. January 31 is the deadline for Applied Human Nutrition and February 15 for Aging and Family Science. www.msvu.ca/shape-the-fu...

NEW SUMMARY RELEASED: A summary document, Understanding Change in Home Care Pathways Over Time, that highlights key insights from a recently published article in the Canadian Journal on Aging is now available. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The Atlantic Research Collaboration on Long-Term Care (ARC LTC) is now on Facebook and Instagram. To follow go to... www.facebook.com/profile.php?... or www.instagram.com/p/DRz-OKWkQoQ/

We are looking for individuals interested in long-term care to participate in a focus group. We would like your thoughts on a short video about our research on long-term care staff. For more info, please see below. Contact [email protected], or 902-457-5529

Dr. Keefe recently received the Dr. Janet Fast Research Excellence Award by the Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence which recognizes researchers who make significant contributions to advance knowledge on caregiving. Congratulations Dr. Keefe! canadiancaregivingsummit.ca/awards/

There is a burnout crisis among LTC workers by Carole Estabrooks and Janice Keefe. hospitalnews.com/there-is-a-b...

Today is National Seniors Day and International Day of Older Persons. Let’s recognize and celebrate the valuable contributions older adults make to our families and communities! #NationalSeniorsDay

Dr. Janice Keefe was recently honored with the UPEI Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumni Award in recognition of her dedication to the field of gerontology, research on healthy aging, and public policy leadership. Congratulations Dr. Keefe! files.upei.ca/citations/di...

We are pleased to announce that our free event, A Conversation about Aging Well in the Face of Ageism on Oct. 6 will be live streamed. To register for in-person go to: www.eventbrite.ca/.../a-conver.... To register for live stream go to: www.eventbrite.ca/.../live-str.... #NationalSeniorsDay

A Conversation about Aging Well in the Face of Ageism. Join us for a FREE thought-provoking discussion on ageism as a barrier to aging well and what we can do about it. Monday, October 6 6:30-8:30 pm. Halifax Central Library. To register go to eventbrite.ca/e/a-conversa...

Have you been thinking about attending one of the Fountain of Health's free, virtual sessions? Now's the time to register. Check out the details here or register directly: fountainofhealth.ca/en/individuals

Congratulations to the, Our Future is Aging conference poster competition winners! Undergraduate level – Mohammed Ali Ahmed Masters level – Maddison Hodgins Doctoral level - Rowland Goddy-Worlu Postdoctoral level – Kelly O’Neil #ourfutureisagingconference2025

And that's a wrap! We ended with a plenary session - Current Research on Aging: Opportunities and Enablers for Shaping Knowledge, Policy and Practice. Thank you to all of the Our future is Aging participants and presenters! Special thanks to our supporters...

Some images of Our Future is Aging conference Day 2! Opening remarks by Dr. Janice Keefe, Barbara Adams, Minister of Seniors & Long-term care and MSVU President, Dr. Joel Dickenson. With Keynote by Dr. Anne Martin-Matthews.

The Our Future is Aging conference was featured on CTV Atlantic with interviews from Dr. Keefe and Keynote speaker, Dr. Charlene Chu. www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/vid...

Day 3 - Our Future is Aging conference kicks off with opening remarks from Dr. Janice Keefe & greetings from Dr. Jacquie Gahagan. Today's keynote is Dr. Charlene Chu - New Frontier in Aging: The Promises and Perils of Artificial Intelligence.

Global TV's Paul Brothers interviews Dr. Keefe on the "Our Future is Aging" conference. Check it out... globalnews.ca/video/112082... #ourfutureisagingconference2025

Our Future on Aging conference starts today! Check out CTV's Crystal Garrett's interview with Dr. Keefe. ctvnews.ca/atlantic/vid... #ourfutureisagingconference2025

Free public event - A Fireside Chat… Aging Is Our Future: Navigating the Next 50 Years. June 2 at MSVU. This event is part of the Our Future is Aging Conference. To register go to: ourfutureisaging.ca/public-event/

Thank you to everyone who supported the Mount's Agetastics team in the Walk for Alzheimer's. We raised $3,564!!

Our Future is Aging Conference is only 1 week away! Did you register? Go to ourfutureisaging.ca Click below to listen to Dr. Janice Keefe provide an overview of this exciting conference! youtube.com/watch?v=ud45...

Our Future is Aging Conference is only 2 weeks away! Did you register? Go to ourfutureisaging.ca Click below to listen to Dr. Janice Keefe provide an overview of this exciting conference! youtube.com/watch?v=ud45...

Free public event - A Fireside Chat… Aging Is Our Future: Navigating the Next 50 Years. June 2 at MSVU. This event is part of the Our Future is Aging Conference. To register go to: www.ourfutureisaging.ca/public-event/

Register now! Our Future is Aging Conference - June 2-4, 2025. To register, go to ourfutureisaging.ca Click below to listen to Dr. Janice Keefe provide an overview of this exciting conference! youtube.com/watch?v=ud45...