University of Utah Gerontology Center

The University Center on Aging focuses on research, education, and service projects at local, regional, and national levels. It also administers programs leading to the University-conferred undergraduate and graduate certificates in gerontology and a masters degress in gerontology. Certificates are fully available online. Federal grants have made the center a regional resource for those in the aging network. The primary areas of research are family caregiving, intergenerational relationships, public policy, sustainable communities, safety and medication errors, and grief and bereavement. The center faculty developed the concept of Video RespiteTM and conduct research on this resource for caregivers and Alzheimers patients.