The Buehler Center is committed to improving the quality of life and quality of care for older people. It seeks to achieve this mission through:
The Buehler Center fosters an interdisciplinary group of researchers, educators, and clinicians, organized in four core sections:
As part of the Feinberg School of Medicine, the Buehler Center also supports aging related activities at Northwestern University. It also offers a variety of publications, and aging related resources for: faculty, students and trainees, seniors, the aging network, and the community in Chicago and beyond.
- conducting clinical, applied, and policy research,
- disseminating education programs, and
- supporting community outreach.
Sections
The Buehler Center fosters an interdisciplinary group of researchers, educators, and clinicians, organized in four core sections:
Resources
As part of the Feinberg School of Medicine, the Buehler Center also supports aging related activities at Northwestern University. It also offers a variety of publications, and aging related resources for: faculty, students and trainees, seniors, the aging network, and the community in Chicago and beyond.
The Buehler Center is comprised of remarkable people: our faculty, staff, advisory board, members and affiliates. Please feel free to contact us for more information.
History
The Buehler Center on Aging, Health & Society was established in 1982 in response to a need for expertise on aging. It was renamed in 1990 in honor of the Buehler family. Of the 100 aging centers in the United States, it remains one of the few that is connected to a medical school, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine.
As part of a not-for-profit organization, the Buehler Center's continued success is largely supported by the generosity of our dedicated philanthropic base. Please see Giving for more information.