Staying Engaged As We Age: A Roadmap Full Forum

To provide perspectives on developing strategies to stay engaged throughout adulthood, ClassACT HR73 presented a forum on Aging, Loneliness, and Isolation. The distinguished panel included Dr. Laura Carstensen, Professor of Psychology and the Fairleigh S. Dickinson Jr. Professor in Public Policy Director at the Stanford Center on Longevity; Dr. Robert J. Waldinger ’73, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and author of the best-selling The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness; and Dr. Prentiss Taylor ’73, a primary care physician practicing at Advocate Health Care in Metro Chicago. Dr. Vivian Lewis ’73, Professor Emerita and former Vice Provost at the University of Rochester Medical Center, moderated the discussion.