by James Fuccione | Oct 28, 2020 | News and Updates
A design competition called ‘Winter Places’ has led to a design guide encouraging residents and visitors to visit and spend time on our main streets during colder winter weather while also encouraging shopping and dining at area small businesses. As...
by James Fuccione | Oct 14, 2020 | News and Updates
The Stanford Center on Longevity Design Challenge is a global competition that encourages students to design products and services to improve well-being across the lifespan. In its eighth year, the Challenge is focused on ideas inspired by the cultural shift that has...
by James Fuccione | Sep 16, 2020 | Data and Reports
Nearly 3,000 older adults across the country answered questions in an AARP survey about their cycling history and habits, any changes in their bicycling routine during the past year — including since the COVID-19 pandemic — and preferences for cycling locations and...
by James Fuccione | Aug 20, 2020 | News and Updates
For the fourth annual AARP Community Challenge, AARP received more than 2,800 applications from nonprofits and government entities, resulting in a highly competitive selection process. A total of more than $2.4 million is being distributed to fund 184 quick-action...
by James Fuccione | Aug 12, 2020 | Data and Reports, News and Updates
A recent report by researchers from the Center for Social and Demographic Research on Aging at UMass Boston’s Gerontology Institute examines these consequences for the older population in Massachusetts. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the forefront common...
