Discover how science and everyday habits build resilience at every age. This symposium features University of California experts and partners who turn advances in geroscience, brain health, and mental well-being into practical steps--moving more, eating well, practicing mindfulness, and staying connected--so you can recover faster, stay stronger, and thrive longer.
This New CARTA series explores how key evolutionary milestones--from multicellularity to the rise of hunter-gatherers--still influence modern disease. Learn how ancient adaptations made us vulnerable to cancer, autoimmune conditions, and metabolic disorders, revealing how our deep biological history continues to shape human health in the modern world.
R.F. (Rebecca) Kuang’s appearance on the Writer’s Symposium stage in September drew huge applause from a packed auditorium filled with fans of her (mostly) fantasy novels. Author of The Poppy War and Babel, Kuang blends sharp social critique with rich storytelling, exploring power, politics, and the human cost of ambition. Katabasis, her newest...
Resilience helps us recover and adapt after stress or illness, and Heather E. Whitson, MD, MHS explains how it changes across the lifespan. In this program, she notes that bounce back slows with age and that people age at different rates, shaped by biology, lifestyle, and environment. That variation matters: the same setback can land […]