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Dear Friends,<\/p>\n

\"Laura<\/a>
Laura L. Carstensen, PhD
Fairleigh S. Dickinson Jr. Professor in Public Policy, Professor of Psychology & Founding Director of the Stanford Center on Longevity<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As we complete the Stanford Center on Longevity\u2019s eighth year, we look back on an array of interdisciplinary conferences (with topics ranging from prevalence of financial fraud, to working longer and retirement, to retirement plan designs, to\u00a0mobilizing encore talent<\/a>\u00a0in service to vulnerable children and youth.) We taught our undergraduate longevity course for the 5th time, enrolling about 140\u00a0students who engaged enthusiastically with the subject. We launched our first ever\u00a0Design Challenge<\/a>, on the subject of \u201cMaximizing Independence for those with Cognitive Impairment\u201d which received 52 submissions from 31 universities representing 15 countries. The\u00a0first place prize<\/a>\u00a0was awarded to Sha Yao from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco for her design \u201cEatWell,\u201d which was a carefully researched tableware set designed for those with Alzheimer\u2019s disease. We welcomed Dr. Philip Pizzo\u2019s\u00a0Distinguished Careers Institute<\/a>\u00a0to the Center \u2013 this exciting new program will enroll its first class of students in January 2015. Our Distinguished lecturer for the academic year was\u00a0Paul Taylor<\/a>, speaking about his provocative new book,\u00a0The Next America: Boomers, Millennials, and the Looming Generational Showdown<\/em>.<\/p>\n

We continue to organize our work within three research divisions \u2013\u00a0Mind<\/a>,\u00a0Mobility<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Financial Security<\/a>. We believe that to the degree that people reach old age mentally sharp, physically fit and financially secure, aging societies will thrive. Demographic analysis informs our work at all levels, and our unique \u201claunch\u201d conferences<\/a>\u00a0bring together academic collaborators with business, government and non-profit leaders to find solutions to longevity challenges. We work closely with collaborators across the country and at Stanford, with the goal of making sure that research findings do not stay locked away in academia but instead reach the people who can most benefit from them. We continue to be sought after for expert input, and are regularly featured in leading media outlets.<\/p>\n

In the past year, we developed a\u00a0Corporate Affiliates program<\/a>, and we are encouraged by the response and\u00a0support of our new corporate members. We thank Jim Johnson, Chair of the Advisory Council, for his extraordinary leadership as well as the many generous donors and supporters of the Center\u2019s work. \u00a0It is a great pleasure and privilege to work with the scores of Stanford faculty, students and postdoctoral fellows who shape the Center\u2019s research agenda.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nFairleigh S. Dickinson Jr. Professor in Public Policy, Professor of Psychology & Founding Director of the Stanford Center on Longevity<\/p>\n

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