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report
The Future of Aging
In this collection of essays from the Center for the Future of Aging, experts identify challenges a
nd opportunities in realizing the potential of healthy, productive and purposeful aging.
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report
Together Apart: Findings from the Social Isolation Impact Summit
In July 2020, the Motion Picture and Television Fund (MPTF) and the Milken Institute Center for the
Future of Aging convened the Social Isolation Impact Summit.
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report
Food and Agriculture in Asia: Investing in Resilience, Health, and Sustainability
As the world reels from multiple crises in rapid succession, the opportunities to set food systems
on a more sustainable and equitable path have never been more favorable, and in turn, the importance of multi-stakeholder convenings cannot be understated
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report
AgriTech in Africa: Why an AgriTech Innovation Competition?
AgriTech, the use of emerging technologies to help farmers become more efficient and profitable, pr
omises to help revitalize and potentially revolutionize agriculture all over the world.
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report
Shaping Environments to Shape Us: The Case for Longevity Cities
This report presents the case for Longevity Cities to tackle the challenges of global population ag
ing.
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podcast episode
Ep. 13: Community, with AARP’s Jo Ann Jenkins
“It is that American spirit and willingness to give of oneself to make life better for others that
is behind everything that we do at AARP.”
Since taking the helm of the largest nonprofit for Americans 50 and older, Jo Ann Jenkins has built a
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video
Social Isolation: Confronting the Silent Pandemic
October 19 at 11:30 am PDT/2:30 pm EDT
video
Life in Isolation: How to Fight the Loneliness Epidemic
In the midst of a global pandemic, another hidden public health crisis has emerged: loneliness. Lo
neliness affects people of all ages, but it is particularly prevalent among older adults.
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video
Loneliness as a Risk Factor: Making Connections to Improve Health
Loneliness and social isolation are on the rise, leading many to call these phenomena a public hea
lth epidemic in the United States. Loneliness is an emerging risk factor that has huge implications for personal, economic and societal well-being.
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article
Harnessing the Potential of Next-Gen Technology for a Better Future
With the explosion of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and life-changing medical advances ove
r the last 12 months, the world is on the precipice of a technological revolution.,
We are excited about the possibilities technological advances bring to developing countries.
, Agriculture
Agriculture is one of the least digitalized industries, with many farming practices astonishingly similar to those of a century ago.
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Stories from the Field: Milken–Motsepe Prize in Green Energy Meet the Finalists: Smart Agri-Centres
Tell us about you/your team.
Smart Villages and Kiima Foods are partners from the UK and Uganda who
have worked together for many years.
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article
Stories from the Field: Milken–Motsepe Prize in Green Energy Meet the Finalists: Omnivat
Tell us about your team.
Our team is composed of five members with diverse backgrounds who represen
t various corners of sub-Saharan Africa (South Africa, DR Congo, and Tanzania).
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