NOTED BOSTON RESEARCHER OF MEDICINE
AND GERIATRICS TO SPEAK
AT UH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK SCHOLARSHIP DINNER
Thomas Perls, Associate Professor of Medicine and
Geriatrics at Boston University School of Medicine, is the distinguished
lecturer for the UH Graduate School of Social Work’s R.
J. DeBottis Gerontology Scholarship Dinner.
The dinner is planned for Monday, Nov. 8 at The Terrace, 5151 Buffalo
Speedway.
Perls is the director of the New England Centenarian Study (NECS)
the largest comprehensive study of centenarians in the world. Since
1994, the NECS has chronicled the lives of more than 1,500 centenarians.
Researchers hypothesize that those people who reach the age of 100
or more escape the usual diseases associated with aging and have
sharper mental faculties.
Among those attending the dinner will be Houston professionals
in the field of social work, nursing and medicine, as well as those
involved in the field of aging.
The R.J. DeBottis Scholarship is awarded annually to a continuing
student who has demonstrated activism and advocacy for older adults
while maintaining a GPA of 3.33 or higher. To date, more than $10,000
in scholarships have been awarded.
WHAT: |
The UH Graduate School of Social
Work R.J. DeBottis Gerontology Scholarship Dinner. |
WHERE: |
The Terrace, 5151 Buffalo Speedway |
WHEN: |
Monday, Nov. 8, 5 p.m. |
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