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IN THE NEWS

 

Professor Judah Ronch on NPR

April 06 - 2008

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Erickson School Change Agents featured in The Wall Street Journal

February 25 - 2008

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Erickson School Expands Professional Certification

January 30 - 2008

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Dr. Bill Thomas Transformative Green House Featured on the Newshour

January 24 - 2008

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Erickson Retirement Communities is Named by Fortune Magazine

January 23 - 2008
Maryland-Based Company is the Only Retirement Developer/Provider on the List
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Maryland Will Face Senior Citizen Service Affordability Gap in 2008

January 02 - 2008
Erickson Foundation Executive Director John Parrish comments on the outlook for older adults in Maryland in 2008.
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Dr. Gene Cohen Explains Why Brains Get Better With Age

November 27 - 2007

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Center for Aging Studies at the Erickson School Launches National Study of Physician Care in Assisted Living

November 12 - 2007

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Prof. Joe Gribbin Op Ed in the Baltimore Sun

October 31 - 2007
Time to face reality of nation's crushing liabilities
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Joseph Gribbin on WBAL Radio's Ron Smith show

October 26 - 2007

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Dr. Bill Thomas in the Houston Chronicle

October 14 - 2007

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Judah Ronch in the Baltimore Business Journal

October 12 - 2007

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Dr. Bill Thomas in the Baltimore Business Journal

October 05 - 2007

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Dr. Bill Thomas Blogs on Aging, Longevity, Culture and Politics

October 05 - 2007

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The Fiscal Wake-Up Tour Comes to Baltimore for a Town-Hall Meeting on the Nations Unsustainable Fiscal Policy

October 04 - 2007
U.S. Comptroller General David Walker will head a public forum on the campus of UMBC featuring federal budget analysts from across the political spectrum.
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IN THE NEWS...


Professor Gribbin on WBAL Radio's Ron Smith show  WYPR (October 26, 2007)
  Professor Joe Gribbin Op Ed in the Baltimore Sun The Baltimore Sun (October 28, 2007)
Dr. Bill Thomas discusses aging-in-place on WYPR-88.1 FM Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast. WYPR (Sept. 19, 2007)
Dr. Bill Thomas discusses Shakespeare and aging on WYPR-88.1 FM Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast. WYPR (Sept. 7, 2007)
Prof. Joseph Gribbin featured on WYPR 88.1 FM's Marc Steiner Show. WYPR (Sept. 5, 2007)

Erickson School Dean Kevin Eckert featured in Entrepreneur Magazine. Entrepreneur.com (Sept., 2007)

  Dr. Bill Thomas featured in national real estate magazine. National Real Estate Investor (August 28, 2007)
 Erickson School Master's program featured in national real estate magazine. National Real Estate Investor (July 30, 2007)
Dr. Bill Thomas discusses the Green House on WYPR-88.1 FM Maryland Morning With Sheilah Kast. WYPR (June 1, 2007)

Dr. Bill Thomas featured in editorial "Rethinking Old Age" on his new ideas about improving life for older adults. New York Times (May 24, 2007)

Dr. Bill Thomas comments on trends to build smaller nursing facilities for older adults. Wall Street Journal (May 7, 2007)




Dr. Bill Thomas featured on Phildelphia Boomervision to discuss "What Are Old People For?".
WHYY and Coming of Age (May 7, 2007)

Professor Joe Gribbin comments on satirical novel "Boomsday". The Baltimore Sun (April 15, 2007)

Dr. Kevin Eckert discusses the Erickson School and UMBC. The Chronicle of Higher Education (April 13, 2007)

Erickson School Dean Kevin Eckert discusses life after the Big 5-0. Newhouse News Service (April 9, 2007)

Dr. Bill Thomas discusses his views on old age on WYPR-88.1 FM's The Marc Steiner Show. WYPR (March 27, 2007)

Dr. Bill Thomas discusses trends in global aging. Voice of America Health and Science News (March 27, 2007)

Dr. Bill Thomas discusses his book "What are Old People For?" on WYPR-88.1 FM Maryland Morning With Sheilah Kast. WYPR (March 26, 2007)

Dr. Leslie Morgan discusses baby boomer retirement trends. Business Investors Daily (March 23, 2007)

Professor Joe Gribbin comments on the retirement crunch facing baby boomers. The Baltimore Sun (March 11, 2007)