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From the Blog: Interdisciplinary Learning

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Aging Beautifully

January 29, 2018 by Sarah Verbiest

Mary Anne Salmon, PhD has taken on the grand challenge of social isolation for over 20 years. As a Clinical Associate Professor with the Center for Aging Research and Educational Program (CARES) in the Jordan Institute for Families, Mary Anne is committed to creating conditions where all seniors can age with grace. What does she […]

Aging Beautifully

Jan 29, 2018 · Sarah Verbiest

Filed Under: Interdisciplinary Learning Tagged With: CARES, NC Division on Aging and Adult Services

Lessons from Refugees

January 29, 2018 by Laura Gerlock

I don’t know what it’s like to be in a situation so terrifying that the best option is to leave everything behind and flee to another country on foot or by any other means available. Yet this has been the lived experience of every single one of my clients at the UNC Refugee Wellness Program […]

Lessons from Refugees

Jan 29, 2018 · Laura Gerlock

Filed Under: Interdisciplinary Learning Tagged With: Refugees

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