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ICON@Home Event

For information contact
the Center on Aging at (310) 794-0676

Tuesday
June 16, 2009
8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The Annual Research Conference on Aging

Keynote Speaker:
Lynn Daucher, Director, California Department of Aging

Plenary Speakers Include:
David Heber, MD
Professor Chief, Center for Human Nutrition, UCLA Panel Moderator, "New Research in Nutrition: Fact vs. Fiction

Lynn Vavreck, PhD
Assistant Professor, Political Science, UCLA Co-Director, UCLA-Stanford Cooperative Campaign Analysis Project "Ageism Among Presidential Voters"


Location: UCLA, Faculty Center

For more information, please contact Karen Rushfield at krushfield@mednet.ucla.edu

April 30, 2009

Spring Community Meeting

Topic: "Learning to Forgive"
Featuring:
Rabbi Lewis Barth, Hebrew Union College

Monday
November 3, 2008
Book & Author Luncheon
"iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind"
Featuring:
Gary Small, MD, Director UCLA Center on Aging
Location: The Regency Club, 10900 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles

Tuesday
October 28, 2008
Fall Community Meeting
Topic: Aging and Hearing Impairment: Improving Communication
Featuring: Alison Grimes, AuD

June 18, 2008
The Annual Research Conference on Aging

May 30, 2008
ICON Award Gala Dinner

Honorees:

Connie Stevens
Her entertainment career spans over 30 years, during which time she made her mark as a film and TV star, recording artist, Broadway actress, and concert stage and club performer.

Dr. Hillel Laks
Dr. Laks is a professor of cardiothoracic surgery at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He founded the UCLA Heart-Lung Transplant program and the Pediatric Mechanical Assistant Device program.

Mimi Perloff
Mrs. Perloff will receive the UCLA Center on Aging's Lifetime Achievement Award, for her accomplishements on the UCLA campus, at the Center, and throughout the community.

Location: Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills

May 9, 2008
Technology and Aging Conference
The Center on Aging is presenting a new conference, the "UCLA Technology and Aging Conference: Successful Aging In A High-Tech World."

This is one of the first conferences of its kind. The meeting will feature national leaders on the topic, who will explore cutting-edge innovations that promise to help people live better longer.

Location:
Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049


February 26, 2008
2:00pm
Winter Community Meeting

Topic: Healing Grief
Featuring: David Kessler
Co-author of "On Grief and Grieving," with Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Location: Skirball Cultural Center

October 13, 2007
Fall Community Meeting
"Grandparents and Their Grandchildren: Making Connections Work"

Featuring:
Merril Silverstein, Ph.D. University of Southern California

Location: The Jules Stein Eye Institue Auditorium, UCLA Campus

June 26, 2007
12th Annual Research Conference on Aging

Keynote Speaker: Harvey Herschman, Ph.D
Title:“Multiple Roles for COX-2, the Biological Target for Aspirin, Celebrex, Vioxx and a Host of other Drugs”.

Plenary Speakers include:

• Jorge R. Barrio, Ph.D.
• Marie-Francoise Chesselet, M.D
• Arun Karlamangla, Ph.D., M.D.
• Allison Moore, M.D.
• David B. Rueben, M.D.,
• Steven P. Wallance, Ph.D.
  

May 31, 2007
ICON Award Gala Dinner

Honorees:

• Bruce Corbin, Senior Vice President, Union Bank of California
• Larry King, host of CNN's Larry King Live
• Della Reese, actress and singer

ICON Co-Chairs:
Robert H. Ahmanson President
The Ahmanson Foundation
Katherine F. Murray
Vice President and Manager Union Bank of California The Private Bank, Beverly Hills
Timothy J. Noonan
President and CEO Lockton Insurance Brokers, Inc.

May 4, 2007
The Fabulous Palm Spring Follies in partnership with the UCLA Center on Aging
present a symposium,
"Living Better Longer"

Location: Palm Springs, California

May 2, 2007
Spring Community Meeting
Topic: Managing the Pain of Arthritis: Everything from Supplements to Surgery
Featuring: John D. FitzGerald, M.D., Ph.D. UCLA Division of Rheumatology

Location: Skirball Cultural Center

February 7, 2007
Winter Community Meeting
"The Longevity Bible"

Featuring:
Gary Small, MD Director,UCLA Center on Aging

Location: Skirball Cultural Center

October 17, 2006
Fall Community Meeting
"American Mania: When More Is Not Enough"

Featuring:
Peter Whybrow, MD
Director, Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior

Location:Skirball Cultural Center

September 19, 2006
Book & Author Luncheon
"The Longevity Bible"

Featuring:
Gary Small, MD,Director UCLA Center on Aging

Location:The Regency Club

June 20, 2006
Eleventh Annual Research Conference

Keynote Speaker: George Martin,MD, Visiting Scholar, Molecular Biology Institute, UCLA

June 3, 2006
ICON Award Gala Dinner Honoring Michael Phelps,Ph.D., and Carl Reiner

May 16, 2006
Spring Community Meeting
"What You Should Know About Mood and Memory As You Age."

Anand Kumar, M.D.
Professor of Psychiaty and Biobehavioral Science
Jane & Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior

February 15, 2006
Winter Community Meeting
"The Evolution of Human Life Spans: Past, Present, and Future."

Caleb E.Finch,Ph.D.
ARCO Professor, Gerontology and Biological Sciences
University Professor
Co-Director,USC Alzheimer Disease Research Center
University of Southern California.

November 1, 2005
Fall Community Meeting
"Nutritional Supplements: Complementing the Healthy Diet."

Susan Bowerman, R.D.
Assistant Director of the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition.

June 22, 2005
Tenth Annual Research Conference

June 4, 2005
ICON Award Gala Dinner Honoring Cyd Charisse, Tony Martin, and Dr. William Dignam

May 17, 2005
Spring Community Meeting
"Take Control of Your Health Care Decisions: A Guide to Advance Directives"
Leslie S. Rothenberg, JD and Dan Olincy, Esq.

February 16, 2005
Winter Community Meeting
"The Memory Prescription: A Step-By-Step Guide to Keeping Your Brain and Body Young"
Gary W. Small, MD

October 26, 2004
Fall Community Meeting
"The Memory Prescription: A 14-Day Plan to Keep Your Brain and Body Young"
Gary W. Small, MD

September 9, 2004
First Annual Aging Forecast        

April 21, 2004
Spring Community Meeting
"Aging Gracefully with Less Pain: The Integrative East-West Approach"
Ka-Kit Hui, MD

June 5, 2004
ICON Award Gala Dinner Honoring Gerald and Gail Oppenheimer

June 17, 2004
9th Annual Research Conference