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3/26/2012 - Forging Social Connections for Longer Life

The demonstrated benefits of social involvement raise serious questions about the generational splits in current society. When people become too old or infirm to live on their own, they typically move or are moved to facilities with other old or infirm individuals, often far from family and friends, depriving them of connections to people who can… Read more 3/26/2012 - Forging Social Connections for Longer Life

4/2010 - Measurement of Cognitive Ability in Aging Populations

In April 2010, as a part of her sabbatical year at the Center for the Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford, Laura Carstensen convened a launch conference on the subject of measuring cognitive ability in large-scale surveys of aging populations. Participants were drawn from Stanford as well as from peer institutions of higher… Read more 4/2010 - Measurement of Cognitive Ability in Aging Populations

5/2008 - Challenges and Opportunities of Global Aging

In May 2008 former Secretary of State George Shultz and SCL convened an interdisciplinary conference of Stanford experts to discuss the “Challenges and Opportunities of Global Aging.” The purpose of the conference was to explore how global aging will affect US interests in such areas as economics, health, national security, and education, and to identify… Read more 5/2008 - Challenges and Opportunities of Global Aging

2/29/2008 - Texting 4 Health

In February of 2008, the Center on Longevity cosponsored a “Texting4Health” conference with the Stanford Mobile Persuasion Lab, the CDC, the American Heart Association, and the Institute of the Future. The conference showcased current applications and new ideas about using mobile text messaging (SMS) to improve personal and public health. In addition to financial support… Read more 2/29/2008 - Texting 4 Health

Gerald R. Popelka

Chief, Division of Audiology, Stanford Medical School Consulting Professor of Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery) Research interests: Accurate measurement of auditory function, development of new devices and algorithms for auditory assessment. Email: gpopelka@ohns.stanford.edu Phone: (650) 736-2667 Address: Department of Otolaryngology 801 Welch Rd. Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305 Website: http://med.stanford.edu/ohns/research/labs/popelkalab.html

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