Iris Litt Longevity Series
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Iris Litt Longevity Series
Begun in 2011, the Longevity Series is co-sponsored with the Stanford Center on Longevity and addresses matters of particular interest to seniors in the Stanford community. Presentations and lectures have ranged from health-related topics to practical advice regarding support services. In 2025 the series was renamed the Iris Litt Longevity Series in honor of Iris Litt’s contributions to the series, her commitment to the health and well-being of individuals in their later years, and her exemplary service as Emeriti/ae Council Chair from 2018 to 2025.
Current Year Presentations
- November 5, 2025. Presented by University IT leadership: Noah Abrahamson, Senior Director of Cloud Security; Amy Steagall, Chief Information Security Officer; Sarah Wilson, Associate Director for the University IT Service Desk; Nancy Ware, Chief of Staff, entitled "The Latest from University Information Technology: On getting help, keeping your devices secure, and other services." Recording available here.
- February 12, 2026. Presented by Patricia Varalo, Licensed Clinical Social Worker at Stanford Senior Care, entitled “Compassion in Action: Supporting Friends and Family with Dementia.”
- May 7, 2026. Russ Altman, Kenneth Fong Professor and Professor of Bioengineering, of Genetics, of Medicine, of Biomedical Data Science, Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI and Professor, by courtesy, of Computer Science, will resent on AI. Title coming soon.
Prior Year Presentations
- May 21, 2025. Lecture by Dr. Roland Hsu of the Stanford Help Center, entitled "Coping and Growing with Loss." Recording available here.
- March 19, 2025. Lecture by Dr. Victor Henderson, Professor of Epidemiology & Population Health and of Neurology & Neurological Sciences and Director of Stanford’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, entitled “Alzheimer’s disease: New definition and new approaches to treatment and prevention.”
- January 8, 2025. Lecture by Dr. Luis de Lecea, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, entitled “Sleep and Aging: How Rest Makes Us More Resilient.” Recording available here.