REDESIGNING LONG LIFE
The Stanford Center on Longevity envisions a world where people thrive across century-long lives—healthy, purposeful, and engaged at every stage. Guided by the New Map of Life, the Center advances research, education, and public engagement that unlock lifelong opportunities for growth, connection, and contribution. By fostering collaboration across generations and promoting equity across the lifespan, it helps individuals and institutions turn longer lives into a catalyst for social progress and economic vitality.
Big Ideas Challenge winners announced!
Six visionary ideas have been chosen in the Big Ideas Challenge, offering new ways to transform campuses into hubs for intergenerational collaboration and lifelong learning.
From Sprint to Marathon: Mapping Four Quarters of the 100-Year Life
Living longer is a design challenge that calls for new pacing and reimagining at every milestone. Read more
Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel Says Ignore the “Wellness Industrial Complex”
The author of Eat Your Ice Cream: Six Simple Rules for a Long and Healthy Life on what really matters — and why you shouldn’t retire. Read more
Being Mortal: Medicine’s Most Vital Lesson?
A novel Stanford course teaches students how understanding life’s limits can help them become better doctors. Read more
The above articles first appeared in Issue 8 of Stanford Center on Longevity Magazine.
Making an Impact
The New Map of Life Fellows Program
The New Map of Life Fellows Program brings together bold, cross-disciplinary scholars to reimagine how we live, work, learn, and thrive across unprecedented lifespans. Grounded in the visionary framework of the New Map of Life, fellows conduct high-impact research in collaboration with Stanford faculty, tackling urgent questions that shape the future of aging, education, health, and the economy. Their work drives real-world change—informing policy, guiding innovation, and creating pathways for people of all ages to lead meaningful, engaged, and resilient lives. Read more
FELLOW SPOTLIGHT
The Meaning of Older Voices
Cultural assumptions about what it means to be old and what it means to be young are reflected in how we hear aging artists. Michael Kinney wants to know: How have notions of age and aging shaped the way we listen? When we hear someone sing – a folk legend at a protest or an opera star delivering an aria – it isn’t just vibrato and tone that reach our minds, it’s cultural expectations. Read more
Longevity Design Challenge
The Stanford Center on Longevity Design Challenge is a global competition that invites university students to develop creative, research-based solutions that address both the challenges and unlock the opportunities of longer lives. From health to education to daily living, see how the next generation is designing a better future for all ages. Read more
Changing the Narrative
SCL shares new perspectives on aging and longevity through a range of media, including SCL Magazine, the Century Lives podcast, short videos, public events, The Longevity Book Club, and active social media—sparking conversation, sharing research, and challenging outdated perceptions. As a trusted source for journalists, the Center is also a leading resource for news coverage in the field of longevity.
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