https://herbweiss.blog/2026/04/20/uri-lecture-on-healthspan-not-just-lifespan-in-aging-well/Herb Weissen2026-04-21T01:06:54+00:00URI Lecture on Healthspan, Not Just Lifespan, in Aging Well Rhode Island Geriatric Education Center, URI, Veterans Administration, National Institutes of Health, University of Rhode Island, American Geriatrics Society, American Psychological Association, URI's Program in Gerontology, Healthspan, Lifespan, 20th annual Malford Thewlis Lecture on Gerontology and Geriatrics, Dr. Laura Kubzansky, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Dr. Phillip G. Clark, URI Provost Barbara Wolf, psychological well-being, physical health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research, Optimism and Kindness: Ingredients for a Long Healthy Life, long-term illness and disability, asset-based approach, volunteering, spending time in nature, building social connections, loneliness, post-traumatic, stress disorder, increased risk of chronic diseases, Baltimore Experience Corps Study, genetics, phycological and social well-being, age well, positive outlook, Dr. Malford W. Thewlis, geriatric medicine, The Care of the Aged: Geriatrics, International Brotherhood of Magicians