MIT AgeLab’s fifth annual OMEGA Summit engages high school students with older generations
The summit convenes experts and elders with young people for dialogue and learning about aging.
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Bryan Reimer receives human factors innovator award
MIT AgeLab research engineer directs a team that studies in-vehicle automation, robotics, AI, and the mechanics of driver attention, among other topics.
Startup uses virtual reality to help seniors re-engage with the world
Rendever’s VR platform brings new experiences and fond memories to aging adults in nursing homes.
High school students receive 2019 MIT AgeLab OMEGA Scholarships for work with elders
Local youth recognized for fostering unity across generations.
MIT AgeLab hosts Governor Baker, winners of In Good Company Challenge
Entrepreneurial ventures are developing technologies, community resources, and solutions to address social isolation and loneliness among older adults in Massachusetts.
SilverSneakers exercise program fights isolation
MIT AgeLab researchers find that an exercise program for older adults has unexpected social and health benefits.
MIT AgeLab partners with Tivity Health for Connectivity Summit on Rural Aging
Attendees address rural social isolation among aging populations in America.
Challenge seeks innovations to improve wellbeing in aging populations
MIT AgeLab launches In Good Company global challenge in partnership with GE, Benchmark Senior Living, and the Massachusetts Council to Address Aging.
High school students receive 2018 MIT AgeLab OMEGA Scholarships for work with elders
Local youth recognized for fostering unity across generations.
Human factors engineering class tackles design for aging
MIT students learn human-centered design skills in a course offered during the 2018 Independent Activities Period.
MIT AgeLab's Bryan Reimer wins Autos2050 award
Reimer is recognized for his work in creating a data-driven understanding of how people engage with vehicle automation.
3 Questions: Joseph Coughlin on innovation for an aging population
New book, “The Longevity Economy,” calls for rethinking our ideas about what the elderly can do.
AgeLab researching autonomous vehicle systems in ongoing collaboration with Toyota
Innovative MIT research focuses on developing systems to perceive and identify objects in their environment and understand social interactions in traffic.
Governor Charlie Baker visits AgeLab at MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics
Baker-Polito administration establishes council to address aging in Massachusetts.
High school senior Lauren Miller receives inaugural OMEGA scholarship
Newton South High School student honored for work in fostering intergenerational connections within her community.