Lessons From Four Decades in Aging Policy: What a Long Fine Trip It's Been.

Keywords: Policy leadership training; Truth to power; Research practice partnerships; Role of foundations; Measuring the magic EN Policy leadership training Truth to power Research practice partnerships Role of foundations Measuring the magic 17 21 5 03/15/23 20230101 NES 230101 Science Meets Policy Early in her career, a young professor was invited to testify at a state budget subcommittee hearing. Collaborating with the engines of change: State and local government While students were training and becoming policy gerontologists, my colleagues and I worked on a number of policy research projects with state and local partners. In one of the Policy Leadership classes, a seasoned staffer was asked how he dealt with setbacks and disappointments after investing time and energy in high priority policies. [Extracted from the article]