You're invited to join Maggie MacNeil & Aref Alshaikhahmed (in-person or online) for a Collaborative Conversation. Trainees are invited to stay after the talk for an in-person publishing workshop.
📅April 30 (@McMasterU, BSB 137)
🖊️mcmaster.zoom.us/meeting/regist…
🤝McMaster Collaborative for Health and Aging Embolden Study

MIRA's Allison Dubé, PhD led a fun exercise at McMaster University's #CommunityEngagedResearch Day - asking participants about how they have experienced CER, what excites them about doing research, (and what doesn't).

I'm at the Hamilton Central Library today from 2-5 pm for #DefyDementia featuring guests Dr. Jennifer Heisz and Ravi Venkatesh, plus a live #GERASdance demo -- all about reducing your dementia risk!
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You're invited: dig into design thinking to craft innovative products and services.

🗓️April 12, 9 AM-12 PM
🏢 ETB, Room 524, McMaster University
🔧 Robert Fleisig, Lead of the Master of Engineering Design Program at W Booth School of Eng. Practice & Technology, McMaster Engineering
Register: forms.office.com/pages/response…

A big boost for Hamilton bike share. And good evidence of the value of bike share to our student population.

McMaster University students vote over 95% in favour of including discounted bike share memberships as part of student fees starting next year thespec.com/news/hamilton-…

Thanks to McMaster CoDesign Hub for Equity-Based CoCreation for hosting a great Equity Based Co-Creation Showcase! It was great to see so many MIRA McMaster-supported projects and researchers.
Embolden Study DeGroote Business
Maggie MacNeil Allison Dubé, PhD

We had a great day at the #NationalHomeShow in Toronto! See you tomorrow, March 15, at 12 & 2PM for a presentation and demo by #GerasDance - Join Patricia Hewston and team from the @GerasCentre and learn about how dance can improve brain health mobility.

I'm at the #NationalHomeShow today, talking to people about all the great aging research and initiatives happening at MIRA McMaster and McMaster University. Come by the Healthy Aging Pavillion to learn more!

We are back at the #NationalHomeShow today. Visit our booth at the Healthy Aging at Home Pavillion, or attend a talk:

12:30 PM | Audrey Patocs, MIRA Research Manager, 'Getting Involved in Aging Research'

1:00 PM | Anthony Levinson, McMaster University Professor, 'Promoting Brain Health'

We are at the #NationalHomeShow in Toronto this week, set up at the Healthy Aging at Home Pavillion. We're hosting talks and demos and sharing info about McMaster Optimal Aging Portal, #iGeriCare , MacM3, and other #AgingResearch and #HealthyAging initiatives happening at McMaster University.

Today MIRA McMaster is with Geras Centre for Aging Research McMaster Optimal Aging Portal Patricia Hewston at the Burlington YMCA Hamilton | Burlington | Brantford to share information about healthy living as we age. Excited to share our research with the big crowd today!

Join us Monday, January 22 at 4 PM for 'Meet Your Supervisor,' a networking event connecting McMaster researchers with undergraduate students seeking aging research experience. Snacks provided!

Register here:
Student: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
Researcher: surveymonkey.com/r/2024_USRF_Ev…

It's not too late to apply for the MIRA graduate scholarships for #AgingResearch !
Masters and PhD scholarships are available to support students conducting interdisciplinary research on aging at McMaster University in 2024/25.
Details 👇

At today's McMaster University seminar, Dr. Paul Katz on the paradoxical decline in geriatric medicine specializtion: We need to demonstrate the value-add of specializing in nursing home care and skills.
MIRA McMaster
Geras Centre for Aging Research
St. Joe's Centre for Integrated Care

Dr. Paul Katz from FSU College of Medicine is with us today, sharing insights about medical care, workforces and where we are (and should be) headed with care for older adults in assisted living and long-term care. Geras Centre for Aging Research Andrew Costa St. Joe's Centre for Integrated Care McMaster Research

Team MIRA has arrived at the Music For Life red carpet, Dixon Hall's fundraising gala at Fairmont Royal York. Ready to celebrate and support 45 years of Dixon Hall Music School 🎶

Your annual reminder to leave those leaves alone 🍃 🍂 🍁