Vol. 26 No. 5
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June 2016
Qualls appointed to direct UCCS Aging Center Dr. Sara Qualls, director of the Gerontology Center and faculty director of the Lane Center for Academic Health Sciences, has been named director of the UCCS Aging Center. Dr. Qualls took over direction of the Aging Qualls Center after the retirement in April of Dr. Michael Kenney, who returned to private practice. The Aging Center is the primary training site for the university’s clinical psychology Ph.D. program. It is one of the few clinics in the United States that links academic standards of excellence and innovative training with the practical needs of the community. The Center provides clinical services to adults 55 and older, including traditional mental health assessment and psychotherapy for people who are struggling with issues such as depression, anxiety and difficulty managing life stresses. Assessment services include neuropsychological evaluation for people who may be having difficulty with thinking or memory. The evaluation includes a test of cognitive abilities to identify strengths and weaknesses and comparison of performance with subjects’ age peers. “The evaluation is useful for diagnosis and might be part of stroke or dementia evaluation,” Dr. Qualls said. Through the Center’s Memory Clinic, older people can get a baseline on how the brain is functioning and where they can improve. “People start coming in their 50s,” Dr. Qualls
Above, the Central City Stars vintage baseball team sings a rallying song before the start of the vintage baseball game May 21 in Manitou Springs. Below let, Manitou Springs Police Chief Joe Ribeiro prepares to swing at a pitch during a vintage ball game. First baseman Ribeiro’s line drive helped propel his team, the Manitou Springs Lungers, to a victory.
Take me out to the ball game Local team tops opponents in vintage baseball game
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anitou Springs Lungers scored a resounding 20-7 victory over the Central City Stars in a vintage baseball game May 21 in Manitou Springs. A small crowd of spectators cheered as their home team’s players rounded the bases and crossed home plate repeatedly. The win was sweet for the Lungers, who were soundly defeated by the Denver & Rio Grande Reds in last year’s first annual vintage ball game. But the Reds weren’t available for this year’s game, sponsored by the Manitou Springs Heritage Center and the Colorado Vintage Base Ball Association.
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UCCS honors Osbornes Couple presented College of Business Lifetime Entrepreneurship Award
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