Seniors' Alumni Learning for Life Program - Spring 2018 Sessions
Spring 2018 Sessions
Registration for the Spring 2018 session is now closed. Here’s a sneak peak of some of the exciting programming planned for the sold out session:
April 4th
Psychosocial Factors in Healthy Aging – Retirement, Physical and Psychological Support (tentative)
Dr. Dan Bailis
April 11th
The NeuroBlate System (tentative)
Dr. Mark Torchia
April 18th
Mobility and Aging (confirmed)
Dr. Michelle Porter
April 25th
Rare Genetic Disorders are Over-Represented in Manitoba’s Unique Populations (tentative)
Dr. Cheryl Rockman-Greenberg
May 2nd
Olympic Sport History (tentative)
Dr. Douglas Brown
May 16th
Stability Control in Older Adults (confirmed)
Dr. Jon Singer
May 23rd
High-Energy Astrophysics of Supernova Remnants and Neutron Stars (tentative)
Dr. Samar Safi-Harb
CBC has named School of Art alumna Jane Heinrichs's children's book Every Home Needs an Elephant one of CBC's best Canadian picture books of 2021.
The world of work is not organized by degree and the Career Fair is an excellent opportunity to learn how the knowledge, skills and attributes you are developing in your classwork can link to the labour market. Whether you are looking for work right now, want to explore industries to gain knowledge or would like the opportunity to see what is out there for the future, this event is for you.
The new list includes 10 individuals from the UM community
![Zahra Moussavi knew something was wrong with her mom even when doctors insisted she was fine. “[She] was getting overly anxious when it was dark when we were driving, or when…I took a scenic route for her to enjoy…because it was a route she didn’t know.”
Egocentric spatial orientation declines with age but it’s much more pronounced at the onset of Alzheimer’s, the UM biomedical engineer explains. Moussavi also noticed how her mom, who married at 15 and after four children went back to school and graduated at age 46 with a 3.8 GPA, was not as articulate as she once was. “She used to be a very sophisticated lady—very smart. And she used to have a lot of comments on political issues.”
To help her mother and others like her, Moussavi embarked on a research journey to find effective treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. She’s investigating options that provide electrical currents to the brain, paired with cognitive exercises. “More than 90 per cent of participants improved significantly and those who did not improve did not decline,” she says.
At 61, Zahra knows she could still develop the disease. “I do worry about myself…. If I get Alzheimer’s then I will be a subject.”
Link in bio to UM Today The Magazine.
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