Heather Picotte brings more than two decades of experience in health-focused communications, fundraising, and strategic engagement to her role as Strategic Engagement Officer with AgeAlive and IMPART Alliance. Over the course of her career, she has built a reputation as a respected connector—someone who brings together people, ideas, and institutions to strengthen understanding around […]
After decades in public health and healthcare leadership, Melanie Brim is still focused on one central idea: connection. Through her work with AgeAlive, she is helping reshape how people think about aging—on campus and beyond. A former Michigan State University student, Brim now serves as a consultant with AgeAlive and the IMPART Alliance, where she […]
A new Michigan State University initiative is using technology to connect older adults one-on-one with college students and other community members to enhance digital literacy – and in the process is creating opportunities for “connection” between people. The project is made possible through funding from AARP to the Virtual Connections program in the MSU School […]
Students and older adults filled the room at the East Lansing Public Library on March 31, 2026, for the Generations Connect Spring Fling. The event, coordinated by Michigan State University students as part of the MSU AgeAlive Generations Connect program, brought together people of different ages for a night of crafts, food and conversation. The Spring Fling is one of the […]
At the Michigan State University (MSU) AgeAlive Education and Research Forum, a group of engineering students showed how a simple idea could change someone’s life. The 2025 MSU Student Capstone Team #9 — Brandon Davies and Brody Stack — presented a device designed to help individuals regain arm mobility after injury. Their work builds on research from Professor Rajiv Ranganathan, […]
After decades of community service, Maureen McCabe-Power is being recognized for the impact she has made both inside and outside the library. The East Lansing resident will receive the Michigan State University (MSU) AgeAlive Legacy Award at the AgeAlive Education & Research Forum and Awards Ceremony on Thursday, March 26, which highlights leaders in aging-related […]
