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• Climate Change and Population Aging with Dr. Mick Smyer: Season 4 Finale

  Michael "Mick" Smyer, former provost and emeritus professor of psychology at Bucknell University, is now the founder and CEO of Growing Greener, an initiative dedicated to mobilizing older adults to take action on climate change.In this season 4 finale, we discuss strategies for navigating conversations about climate change with those around you. We also examine why older adults are particularly vulnerable to climate change and the importance of intergenerational engagement on this critical issue. Smyer introduces Growing Greener and how it empowers individuals to shift from climate anxiety to meaningful action.--Fill out our podcast feedback form.Visit CSU's Center for Healthy Aging website in between seasons to keep up with events and programming.

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• Bubble Wrap is for Packages, Not People with Dr. Anita Bundy

  Anita Bundy, an occupational therapist at CSU, discusses the vital role of play throughout life – from childhood to older adulthood. She explains how "risky play" helps children develop physically, cognitively, and emotionally, and how play remains important for older adults. Through sports and social activities, play helps adults and caregivers balance the "dignity of risk" with the "duty of care," offering opportunities for achievement, competition, and successful aging.__Read more about Bundy's research on CSU's SOURCE.

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• Addressing the Home Health Workforce Gap with Nancy Murray

  Nancy Murray, an economic development specialist with Larimer County, joins to discuss an Opportunity Now grant aimed at addressing Colorado's caregiver shortage. With over 684,000 annual openings projected nationwide for home health aides, Murray explores challenges of low wages and high turnover while sharing her vision for the transformative CareCorps program. Tune in to learn how you can support this local effort in Northern Colorado.__Interested in partnering? Email [email protected].

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• Life After Caregiving with Dr. Julie Silver Seidle

  Assistant Professor Julie Silver Seidle, an occupational therapist specializing in older adulthood, shares insights from her 2020 dissertation about the emotional and physical challenges caregivers face during bereavement. She also explores resilience and finding identity and purpose post-caregiving.--Read Silver Seidle's dissertation, "Life After Caregiving" on ProQuest.

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• UTIs, Delirium and Cognitive Decline with Drs. Julie Moreno and Amanda Latham

  Assistant Professor Julie Moreno and recently graduated Ph.D. student Amanda Latham of CSU's Toxicology program join to discuss the surprising cognitive impacts of urinary tract infections. This episode explores how UTIs can lead to delirium and neurodegeneration, the role of the brain’s immune cells in this process, and why the Dunklin Hartley guinea pig is an ideal model for studies of the aging human brain. In spring 2023, Moreno’s lab received a pilot grant from the Center for Healthy Aging to conduct this research, and the preliminary results are shared today.--Find Latham's tuberculosis publication in Frontiers in Neuroscience.Read about the Hartley guinea pig as a model of human brain aging in The Journals of Gerontology, Series A.

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