America’s Retirement Race Gap, and Ideas for Closing It nytimes.com/2020/08/14/bus…. Must read quotes by Darrick Hamilton & Kilolo Kijakazi, Urban Institute

New paper from the Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group on the need for an #agefriendly recovery from #covid19 emerald.com/insight/search… MICRA Ageing Network

The twin #COVID19 & jobs crises of 2020 exposed massive weaknesses in our society & economy. In our new #CaringForTheFuture report, learn how transforming the direct care workforce can help ensure we never have another year like 2020. PHInational.org/caringforthefu…

What Might it Mean for the United States to Achieve Equity for Older Adults of Color? bit.ly/3nNFCB9

The Economics of Equity: The Outsized Impact of COVID on Older, Non-white Workers bit.ly/3oQsV9R

Env'tal Gero, GSA MDPI H. Shellae Versey .@urbanageing & Dr Hannah R. Marston are really excited about this contribution to our special issue. Stay tuned for more in the future #gerotwitter #agefriendly

"Pervasive and deeply rooted inequalities in the United States underscore the economic and health crises of COVID-19." bit.ly/2Kh9zM6

A new project from the global #architecture and #design firm Stantec looks at how ancient forests and other ecosystems could come back, through “rewilding,” if we produce food differently, bringing back acres of trees as tools to fight #climatechange. bit.ly/39F2RYU

Elders–Stories of Resilience A photostory collection spotlighting #SanFrancisco #elders. Their stories show extraordinary strength despite great adversity, and remind us that elders contribute to our communities every day. mettafund.org/elder-stories/… #StoriesOfResilience

Amanda Gorman's poem in case you missed it - #Inauguration

Can the U.S. Achieve Equity for Elders of Color? generations.asaging.org/can-us-achieve… "The inequities people experience can accumulate over their lifetimes, leaving their well-being in old age uncertain" via American Society Aging #ElderJustice #EquityInAging

For the first time in the past year, my score on the Fauci Scale has fallen below 2. I wonder what Fauci's score is.

We are having a summer social EG-IG Zoom meeting Wed, July 14th, 1pm EST/10am PST. To register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…. We will use this meeting as an opportunity to catch up, share ongoing research, and find opportunities to collaborate. Join us! Jessica, Dan, and Melissa

Come work w/me! Two TT jobs UMass Public Policy in “public or nonprofit management; social policy; technology+governance; & sustainability, environmental/climate policy; foregrounding concerns around racial justice, equity, intersectional perspex“: careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-us/…

The Center on Poverty & Social Policy (@CPSPPoverty) at Columbia University is searching for one or two post-doctoral researchers to work on projects focused on the intergenerational transmission of poverty, among other topics. 2-3 yr contract. Great opp! povertycenter.columbia.edu/job-postings/0…

We are hiring a tenure track sociologist at Kenyon, spec: cultural sociologist and contemporary theorist with subfield work in either race & ethnicity, education, or religion. In yr 5 and love my job - DM with any questions #soctwitter #socaf careers.kenyon.edu/en-us/job/4927…

Check out the most recent message for the summer social recap and resources on GSA Connect! Includes information about GSA posters/presentations/symposiums, and future events. Also plz take our short survey about how we can serve you moving forward! forms.gle/9zPofyCb2mxDGw…

Join us for our Environmental Gerontology Interest Group meeting scheduled for Thursday, October 7, 1:00 -2:00 pm ET! Here is the link to the meeting registration: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Our virtual Environmental Gero interest group meeting is THIS Friday, 10/7, at 10am EST. Register here! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…