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The Robert N. Butler and Jack
Rosenthal

Age Boom Academy


​The signature program of the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center of the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health
​in partnership with the Columbia Journalism School​

The next ​Age Boom Academy:
"Combatting Loneliness in Aging: Toward a 21st Century Blueprint for Societal Connectedness"
New York City
Tentatively rescheduled to June 10-12, 2021

If you are a member of the press and would like to apply, please email: columbiaagingcenter@cumc.columbia.edu for instructions.

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The Columbia Aging Center’s signature press training was founded by globally-recognized geriatric pioneer Robert N. Butler, MD, and prize-winning New York Times editor and writer Jack Rosenthal as an intensive, high-impact training seminar for journalists, editors, and producers in all media  – print, on air and online – to deepen understanding of the health, economic, and social issues around aging.

​Run in partnership with the Columbia School of Journalism, the next Age Boom Academy "Combatting Loneliness in Aging: Toward a 21st Century Blueprint for Societal Connectedness."

The goal of our Age Boom Academy is to engage and train journalists in current science and policies related to longevity.  This is the sole training for a competitively-selected group of journalists to focus on the research and empirical data on the health consequences of loneliness in America, its causes, and on how policies and practices could build human connectivity, cohesion and foster purpose for older adults.

Our speakers will feature Linda P. Fried, MD, MPH; Louise Hawkley, PhD; Sara Czaja, PhD; Tom Kamber, PhD; Becca Levy, PhD; Roger O'Sullivan, and many others. Senior journalists joining us will be Bruce Shapiro, Rich Eisenberg, Chris Farrell, Kerry Hannon, and Carol Hymowitz.

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Age Boom Academy has received generous grant funding from The RRF Foundation for Aging. We also acknowledge a gift from the AARP Foundation in support of our upcoming press training.
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Age Boom Academy also acknowledges past support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and Atlantic Philanthropies.
Contact ColumbiaAgingCenter@cumc.columbia.edu for more information.
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