About this Research Network
This network has received funding from 2010 to the present.
Network Chair
John Rowe, M.D.
Director
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Network Website
http://www.agingsocietynetwork.org/For more information, contact the network through their website.
December 16, 2009 - Video
Dr. John Rowe, Chair of the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on an Aging Society
Dr. Rowe discusses research published by the Network in December 2009 in The Milbank Quarterly, which finds that current government projections may significantly underestimate the future life expectancy of Americans by 3.1 to 7.9 ... Watch Video
August 20, 2010 - Video
John Rowe Discusses America's Aging Population on "The Open Mind"
Dr. John Rowe, chair of the MacArthur Research Network on an Aging Society and professor at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, discusses the social, economic, and political implications of America's aging population ... Watch Video
December 17, 2010 - Video
John Rowe and James Jackson Discuss America's Aging Population on "The Open Mind"
Columbia University's John Rowe and the University of Michigan's James Jackson discuss the implications of our aging society. Both are members of the MacArthur Foundation's Research Network on an Aging Society, an interdisciplinary ... Watch Video
December 17, 2010 - Video
John Rowe and Linda Fried Discuss America's Aging Population on "The Open Mind"
Columbia University's John Rowe and Linda Fried discuss the implications of our aging society. Both are members of the MacArthur Foundation's Research Network on an Aging Society, an interdisciplinary group of scholars who are ... Watch Video
December 17, 2010 - Video
John Rowe and Lisa Berkman Discuss America's Aging Population on "The Open Mind"
Columbia University's John Rowe and Harvard University's Lisa Berkman discuss the implications of our aging society. Both are members of the MacArthur Foundation's Research Network on an Aging Society, an interdisciplinary group of ... Watch Video
May 4, 2010 - Video
The Aging of America: Challenges & Opportunities
A discussion with Dr. John Rowe, Professor, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, and Chair, MacArthur Research Network on an Aging Society; and Dr. S. Jay Olshansky, Professor, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at ... Watch Video
Research
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May 10, 2013 - Publication
Weighing Options for Reducing Medicare Costs
With Medicare spending projected to increase to 24 percent of all federal spending by 2037, policymakers are again considering ways to curb the program’s spending growth. Read More
August 5, 2012 - From the field
Widening Gaps in Life Expectancy Reflect Race, Gender, and Education
Although longevity has increased in the United States as a whole since 1990, the gap in life expectancy between Americans with the least and the most education is widening, according to research by scholars in the ... Read More
May 25, 2012 - Publication
New Book Examines Housing and Our Aging Population
In Independent for Life, experts offers ideas to facilitate efficient housing for the country’s aging population. Read More
