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TUCSON - This year, the University of Arizona's College of Science is tackling the science of aging in their Spring Lecture Series.

"Living Beyond 100" will address "the opportunities and costs of the new longevity, the biology of aging, the effects of aging on the brain, regenerative medicine, the impact on global populations and the increasing intimacy between informatics and the aged," according to a UA news release.

The first lecture is scheduled for January 24 at 7 p.m. at Cetennial Hall. Shane C Burgess, Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will discuss the rapid progress in expanding human life spans, and how this will change our society going forward.

Future lectures will address a wide range of issues, including: "The Aging of the Brain," "Repair, Regeneration and Replacement Revisited," "Information and Immortality," and more.

"Genetics, immunobiology, psychology, neurobiology, medicine, geography and information studies are coming together to reveal the future of aging," said Joaquin Ruiz, dean of the UA College of Science.
"The UA Science Lecture Series shares with our community the remarkable discoveries made by UA scientists and others," he said. "For this seventh year of the series, we are happy to share the discoveries that speak of the opportunities and costs of our increasing longevity."

All lectures are free and open to the public. For more information, view the UA news release here:

http://uanews.org/node/44186