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ISL launches Zoom initiative to help older adults fight social isolation

Wed, 04/15/2020 - 12:00 PM

Coronavirus isolation a dilemma for senior citizens, says ISL Faculty Affiliate Dawn Carr

Fri, 04/03/2020 - 12:00 PM

“Social dist

ISL's December 2019 Newsletter

Tue, 12/10/2019 - 12:00 PM

The December 2019 edition of the Institute for Successful Longevity’s Newsletter is now available.

Articles in the ISL Newsletter:

How old is too old to run for president?
Walter Boot awarded $4.6-million grant for center to focus on older adults with cognitive impairment
Virginia Tech aging expert talks on elder abuse

Gerontological Society of America highlights ISL and InnoVenture Weekend

Thu, 11/21/2019 - 12:00 PM

The latest newsletter of the Gerontological Society of America mentions the Institute for Successful Longevity’s participation in InnoVenture Weekend, a student creative-challenge exercise here at Florida State University.

Amy Ai studies psychological strength in heart-surgery patients

Tue, 11/19/2019 - 12:00 PM

Lucinda Graven named Fellow of the American Heart Association

Mon, 11/18/2019 - 12:00 PM

Lucinda Graven, a Faculty Affiliate of the Institute for Successful Longevity and an assistant professor in the College of Nursing, has been elected a Fellow of the American Heart Association.

She received the honor at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions in Philadelphia in mid-November.

Walter Boot awarded $4.6-million grant for new center to focus on older adults with cognitive impairment

Wed, 09/25/2019 - 12:00 PM

Walter Boot, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychology and a Faculty Affiliate of the Institute for Successful Longevity, and a team of researchers from FSU, the University of Illinois and Weill Cornell Medicine have been awarded a $4.6-million grant to establish a center focused on developing technologies to improve the lives of older adults.

NIH grant supports Amy L. Ai’s study of role of character strengths in the long-term survival of older adults from heart surgery

Tue, 09/24/2019 - 12:00 PM

Amy L.

ISL researcher receives $2.9M from NIH to examine peripheral artery disease

Tue, 09/03/2019 - 12:00 PM

Panagiotis Koutakis, assistant professor of Nutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences and a Faculty Affiliate of the Institute for Successful Longevity, has received a $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a more effective treatment and diagnosis process for peripheral artery disease (PAD), a condition that afflicts 8.5 million people in the United States.