THE NATURE OF AGING

描述（由申请人提供）：俄勒冈州科学博物馆和 工业（OMSI）建议创建一个2,000平方英尺的永久性展览， 老龄化的本质，并复制一个全国巡回展览。 该展览将重点关注衰老的生物学， 关于动物王国的比较衰老，健康的衰老， 大脑 衰老也许是最复杂和最不了解的 生物过程，但它也是一个普遍的经验，标志着我们的迹象， 都认识。 老龄化在二十一世纪具有重大意义， 医疗进步和人口结构的变化加速了我们老年人的增长 人口，科学研究缩小了对中央的奥秘， 老化过程 为了扩展访问者的体验，OMSI将制作一系列相关的 教育材料和方案，包括家庭活动指南， 网站，两个展览的演示，以及OMSI的生活活动 科学实验室 该展览是为家庭观众和活动 旨在促进代际互动。 展品和 辅助材料将在中心的支持下开发， 俄勒冈州健康科学大学（OHSU）和其他 来自老年学研究和教育领域的专家。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) proposes to create a 2,000-square-foot permanent exhibition, The Nature of Aging, and a duplicate traveling exhibition for national tour. The exhibition will focus on the biology of senescence with special emphasis on comparative aging across the animal kingdom, healthy aging, and aging of the brain. Senescence is perhaps the most complex and least understood biological process, yet it is also a universal experience marked by signs we all recognize. Aging has great relevance in the twenty-first century as medical advances and demographic shifts accelerate the growth of our elder population, and scientific research narrows in on the central mysteries of the aging process. To extend the visitor experience, OMSI will produce a series of related educational materials and programs including a family activity guide, a website, demonstrations for both exhibitions, and activities for OMSI's Life Science Lab. The exhibition is intended for a family audience, and activities will be designed to foster intergenerational interaction. The exhibits and ancillary materials will be developed with the support of the Center for Healthy Aging at the Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) and other experts from a diversity of fields in gerontology research and education.