Engaged Aging Lab

06/01/2026

Congrats to Dr. Rhodus for receiving UK's College of Medicine's Pillar Award for her excellence in partnerships! This award reflects her dedication to building and maintaining meaningful relationships with community partners. UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging

2026 MVP Awards, Mission Values Pillar Awards, UK College of Medicine, faculty, staff, and learner recognition

05/29/2026

Come check out our table at UK Healthcare's Mental Health Matters this weekend! We'll have activities, prizes, and information on how to get involved with our current work UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging

05/25/2026

Congrats to our team for winning first place at the Markey Cancer Center Research Day for Clinical/Population Science work! Take a look at UK's article to learn more about the event and winners! UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging

More than 120 poster presentations and a full day of lectures, oral abstracts and networking brought together researchers, clinicians, trainees and staff May 13 for the 16th annual Markey Cancer Center Research Day at the University of Kentucky.

05/19/2026

Frankfort community! Please join us tomorrow afternoon at First Baptist Church Frankfort to hear from Dr. John Patterson and learn more about how you can use your natural inner resource to promote health and happiness . Check out Dr. Patterson's work here https://mindbodystudio.org/

05/18/2026

Don't forget to come visit our table at the Mind Matters Health Summit today!

05/18/2026

Last week, Engaged Aging Lab members Kennedy Walcott-George and Andrea Hernandez Gonzalez presented a poster for Markey Cancer Research Day! Congratulations to them both! We’re so grateful to have them on the team and excited to see where they’ll share their research next.

05/15/2026

Franklin County Health Department has a fun, educational event tomorrow. Check out info below and register at fchd.org/bht26

05/14/2026

April has now come and gone with its rain showers and here we arrive at May and its flowers! This month’s newsletter is full of seasonal tips, tricks, and events to keep you engaged. May you enjoy a moment to sit back, relish in the lush green foliage of Kentucky’s springtime, and peruse our monthly news.

05/13/2026

Come check us out this Monday at the Mind Matters Health Summit! We'll have prizes, activities, health information, and information on how to participate in our current work. See you there! Sanders-Brown Center on Aging

12/03/2025

Join us Wednesday, December 17th at the First Baptist Church Frankfort for our monthly Healthy Aging Workshop! Hear from Ms. Solvej Guthrie from the Franklin County Health Department all about Healthy Eating and Weight Management for the holidays. We're excited to see you there!