Showing up. 
Reaching out.

Sharing, learning
and getting involved.

What does
healthy aging
mean to you?

Showing up. Reaching out.

Sharing, learning and getting involved.

What does
healthy aging
mean to you?

Innovations in Healthy Aging

Innovations in Healthy Aging led by the University of Arizona Health Sciences brings together information and opportunities from across the University of Arizona. This site is for older adults, friends and families, scholars, students, community allies and anyone interested in healthy aging.

Innovations in Healthy Aging led by the University of Arizona Health Sciences brings together information and opportunities from across the University of Arizona. This site is for aging adults, friends and families, scholars, students, community allies and anyone interested in healthy aging.

Our vision is a world in which all aging adults can connect with people and activities in ways that help them feel valued, happy and well.

Our vision is a world in which all aging adults can connect with people and activities in ways that help them feel valued, happy and well.

Our vision

Events

From movement classes to talks, workshops and more, see what UArizona and UArizona Health Sciences have to offer.

Education

Lifelong learning, research trainings, professional development and more — explore UArizona and UArizona Health Sciences classes.

Research

Learn about UArizona and UArizona Health Sciences research and how you might help, as a participant, partner, scholar or student.

Giving for a Great Cause

As a University of Arizona Health Sciences-led initiative spanning every college at the University of Arizona, Innovations in Healthy Aging is working hard to bring next-generation education and research to wellness and public health focused on aging.

Make A Gift

Three women participate in an Awe Walking event.

Creative Encounters in Awe Walking: A journey into healthy aging through the arts

Feb. 15, 2024

It’s a wellness practice where participants take walks for typically 15 minutes or more, focusing on things that amaze and inspire them. Jennie Gubner, PhD, assistant professor of music at the University of Arizona and ethnomusicologist by training, first learned about the concept of “awe walking” through her mentor Virginia Sturm. She was inspired by Sturm’s findings and saw an opportunity for arts-based research to play a role in awe walking.