Priscilla Pittman, program coordinator of Alzheimer’s Arkansas Program and Services, will speak on “Memory Loss: Myths and Realities” at 6 p.m. Sept. 8, as part of the School of Social Work’s course titled Aging and Social Policy. The class meets at 5 p.m., and speakers begin their talks at 6 p.m. in Room 114 in Larson Hall.

Other speakers and their topics in the coming weeks are Pat Phillips, “Nuts and Bolts of Social Security, Wednesday, Sept. 22; Dr. Mark Krain, professor of social work at UALR, on the Social Security debate, Wednesday, Oct. 6; Krain on the retirement debate, Wednesday, Oct. 20; and Dr. LaVona Traywick, assistant professor at the UA Cooperative Extension Service, “Sustainability and Aging,” Nov. 3.

For more information on the series, contact Dr. Rosalie V. Otters, interim Gerontology Program coordinator in UALR’s School of Social Work at 501-569-3012.