12th annual Sanders-Brown Health Summit Going Virtual
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 14, 2020) —The 12th annual University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Mind Matters Health Summit will take place virtually from 10 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., Monday, May 18. During this unprecedented time, the event will take place through Zoom to allow for proper physical distancing. As in years past, this event will focus on brain health and older adult wellbeing and strategies to maximize both. Additionally, presentations will include information relating to life during the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Experts will share their knowledge on the following topics:
- “Staying Active while Social Distancing”
- “Nature and Wellbeing”
- “COVID-19 & You: Staying Safe”
- “LATEst Discoveries and Directions in Alzheimer’s Disease Research”
You can connect to the Health Summit by phone or computer. To register to receive connection instructions complete a brief form at https://tinyurl.com/2020MindMatters or call 859-218-3775.
The UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging is dedicated to improving the health of older adults in Kentucky and beyond through research, education, outreach and clinical programs to promote healthy brain aging. For more information, contact the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging at (859) 323-6040.
As the state’s flagship, land-grant institution, the University of Kentucky exists to advance the Commonwealth. We do that by preparing the next generation of leaders — placing students at the heart of everything we do — and transforming the lives of Kentuckians through education, research and creative work, service and health care. We pride ourselves on being a catalyst for breakthroughs and a force for healing, a place where ingenuity unfolds. It's all made possible by our people — visionaries, disruptors and pioneers — who make up 200 academic programs, a $476.5 million research and development enterprise and a world-class medical center, all on one campus.
In 2022, UK was ranked by Forbes as one of the “Best Employers for New Grads” and named a “Diversity Champion” by INSIGHT into Diversity, a testament to our commitment to advance Kentucky and create a community of belonging for everyone. While our mission looks different in many ways than it did in 1865, the vision of service to our Commonwealth and the world remains the same. We are the University for Kentucky.