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8/8/2011 - Mobile devices help remove barriers to fresh food

Conditions can be challenging for those using wheelchairs or walkers, with a trip to the market requiring residents to travel down a busy street, and to navigate around sidewalks blocked by parked cars, poorly lit streets and a crosswalk light too brief for them to cross the four-lane intersection. These physical barriers to fresh-food sources… Read more 8/8/2011 - Mobile devices help remove barriers to fresh food

8/3/2011 - Obama at 50: Older, Wiser... Happier?

The growing body of research on happiness shows that as we pass middle age, our sense of well-being improves. Read the full article at Slate.

7/22/11 - AARP seeks out most affordable places to retire

Not many Baby Boomers have taken the time to think about where they want to retire, according to a study by Hartford Financial Services Group. Many are willing to just stay put as they grow older. And while some want to be close to family members, others are forced to stay where they are because… Read more 7/22/11 - AARP seeks out most affordable places to retire

7/21/11 - Hospice Companies Zero In On Nursing Home Patients

Dying patients in nursing homes are an increasingly lucrative source of business for hospice companies, which have made a big push into these facilities, according to a federal audit that was just released. Read the full story at Shots, NPR’s Health Blog

7/19/11 - Early lapses in memory shed light on Alzheimer's

Memory problems that are noticeable but not severe enough to interfere with daily living are receiving increased attention from scientists around the world who study Alzheimer’s disease. Read the full story at USA Today

Roy Pea

Director, H-STAR, David Jacks Professor of Education and Professor, by courtesy, of Computer Science Research Interests: How information technologies can support and advance the scientific understanding and practices of learning and teaching, with particular focus on topics in science, mathematics, and technology education and their associated symbolic and communicative interchanges Address: Wallenberg Hall 450 Serra… Read more Roy Pea

6/27/11 - STUDY: Consumers Are More Likely To Buy Products Marketed With (Some) Negative Information

Attention, marketing directors: Stanford and Tel Aviv University researchers found that consumers are more likely to buy your product if you reveal that it’s not perfect. The key to selling, they say, is offering up a raving review, and then a “small dose” of negative information at the end. This accentuates the positive and establishes… Read more 6/27/11 - STUDY: Consumers Are More Likely To Buy Products Marketed With (Some) Negative Information

6/28/11 - If baby boomers stay in suburbia, analysts predict cultural shift

The nation’s suburbs are home to a rapidly growing number of older people who are changing the image and priorities of a suburbia formed around the needs of young families with children, an analysis of census data shows. Read the full article at The Washington Post

6/27/11 - The Parkinson's Doctor Will Video Chat With You Now

People with chronic medical problems like Parkinson’s disease can have a hard time finding a specialist who can help them manage the disease. Some patients are turning to doctors hundreds of miles away to get the care they need. But they’re not driving to get to the doctor. They’re doing the medical version of telecommuting,… Read more 6/27/11 - The Parkinson's Doctor Will Video Chat With You Now

6/24/11 - For AARP, A 'Monumental' Shift On Social Security?

For decades, AARP — the nation’s largest advocacy group for seniors — has been viewed as the most powerful defender of Social Security. As a result, any hint that the organization might entertain benefit cuts would be seen as an abrupt about-face. Read the full article at NPR News