Studying connection at life’s end: Dean’s distinguished research fellowship captures social realities of dying individuals

Studying connection at life’s end: Dean’s distinguished research fellowship captures social realities of dying individuals 
Royal Purple - founded 1901, La Crosse, WI; by UW-La Crosse University Marketing & Communications; 10/6/25 
... The project was sparked in late 2024 when [senior Maddi Jo] Baumann approached [faculty menot Angela] Geraci with an idea rooted in personal experience and public health urgency. Inspired in part by the U.S. Surgeon General’s advisory on the loneliness epidemic, Baumann wondered: What happens socially to people who are dying? 
Key findings: what drives social change at the end of life? 
The team’s early findings point to several factors that influence social relationships during the dying process:

• Socioeconomic status: ...
• Family work schedules: ...
• Physical and cognitive decline: ...
• Stigma around death: ...