Texas Aging & Longevity Center

Unlike gay men, women who are married to women are “constantly monitoring each other’s emotions and needs and responding to them — but they are doing it for each other, so it’s reciprocated.”
Debra Umberson, Texas Aging & Longevity Center co-director, featured in The New York Times.

Gay Couples Can Teach Straight People a Thing or Two About Arguing Same-sex couples, on average, resolve conflict more constructively than different-sex couples, and with less animosity, studies have shown.

Gloria González-López, UT Austin Sociology professor, wrote a beautiful piece about her mother and not being able to visit her at the nursing home during the .

The First Feminist Who Loved Me: Memories of My Mother During COVID-19 - Ms. Magazine In honor of Mother's Day, writer-professor Gloria González-López recalls her mother's words in Spanish throughout the years in this moving personal essay.

The GRACE Program is hosting a Distinguished Speaker Luncheon series. There are a few seats available for the upcoming luncheon entitled -- "Compassion Fatigue Essentials: Developing your Social Work Toolkit" presented by Donna Shanor, LCSW, LCDC. Lunch, parking, and CEUs are free! You MUST RSVP. Please see the flyer for more information.