National Institute on Aging (NIA) funds multi-university aging and policy center
SYRACUSE, NY, Aug. 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A consortium of three upstate New York universities has received a 5-year, $1.5-million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to fund the Center for Aging and Policy Studies (CAPS) , headquartered at Syracuse University.
- SYRACUSE, NY, Aug. 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A consortium of three upstate New York universities has received a 5-year, $1.5-million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to fund the Center for Aging and Policy Studies (CAPS) , headquartered at Syracuse University.
- The NIA, part of the National Institutes of Health, issues such grants to support centers of innovative research on the demography and economics of aging.
- Montez, a sociologist, is Gerald B. Cramer Faculty Scholar in Aging Studies in the Maxwell School and a faculty associate in Syracuse Universitys Aging Studies Institute (ASI).
- The cross-site consortium provides exciting opportunities for new collaborations that can improve the health and independence of older adults.