Unique MIT suit helps people better understand the aging experience
Students, researchers, and actors don AGNES for a taste of the friction, frustration, and fatigue that older adults often experience.
Honoring work to support innovation in aging
MIT AgeLab co-hosts 10th anniversary celebration of Boston Bridge, a longtime collaborator offering development, networking, career growth, and mentorship in the field of aging.
MIT AgeLab awards five scholarships to students who further intergenerational connections
OMEGA scholarships encourage bonds between younger and older adults.
MIT research informs design of new coordination service for family caregivers
Program supports family caregivers with dedicated service coordinators based on learning from MIT's AgeLab.
Students imagine better products, services, and infrastructure for an aging society
Projects from a new MIT urban studies and planning course speak to the impact of increased longevity on systems and markets.
OMEGA scholarships awarded to high school students who fostered multigenerational connections
Annual MIT AgeLab scholarship encourages interaction between youth and older adults.
High school students from across the US receive 2020 MIT AgeLab OMEGA Scholarships
Awards to be used for ongoing work with older adults.
Remote panel of “oldest old” finds virtual life amid pandemic
Moving online, AgeLab research and outreach program for individuals 85 and older reveals surprising outcomes and extends MIT’s reach.
MIT and Toyota release innovative dataset to accelerate autonomous driving research
DriveSeg contains precise, pixel-level representations of many common road objects, but through the lens of a continuous video driving scene.
In a time of physical distancing, connecting socially across generations is more important than ever
MIT’s AgeLab offers ways to maintain conversations between younger and older adults.
MIT AgeLab and Transamerica symposium spotlights the growing challenge of caregiving in the US
The event highlighted caregiving both as a rising economic challenge and as an opportunity for businesses to meet new demands for knowledge and services.
MIT AgeLab’s fifth annual OMEGA Summit engages high school students with older generations
The summit convenes experts and elders with young people for dialogue and learning about aging.
Bryan Reimer receives human factors innovator award
MIT AgeLab research engineer directs a team that studies in-vehicle automation, robotics, AI, and the mechanics of driver attention, among other topics.
Startup uses virtual reality to help seniors re-engage with the world
Rendever’s VR platform brings new experiences and fond memories to aging adults in nursing homes.
Study measures how fast humans react to road hazards
In “semiautonomous” cars, older drivers may need more time to take the wheel when responding to the unexpected.