The Challenges of Our Aging Society

In the News:

• Science 2.0- The Optimism of Depressed People.
  (Oct. 21, 2014)
  
  
• National Public Radio (NPR)- People Who Feel They Have a Purpose In Life Live Longer.
  (July 28, 2014)
  
  
• UW News - Institute on Aging Director Carol Ryff named Hilldale Professor.
  (June 17, 2014)
  
  
• New Newsletter from MIDUS - Employment Affects our Health & Happiness.
  (April 21, 2014)
  
  
• UW News- Monkey Caloric Restriction Study Shows Big benefit; Contradicts Earlier Study.
  (April 1, 2014)
  
  
• UW SMPH News & Events - Study: Vitamin E Slows Progression of Alzheimer's Symptoms.
  (Dec. 31., 2013)
  
  
• UW Health News - The Holiday 'Health Check': Adult Children Can Help Aging Parents. Featuring IOA Affiliate Steven Barczi.
  (Nov. 26., 2013)
  
  
• IOA Affiliate Rozalyn Anderson has won the prestigious Nathan Shock New Investigator Award given by the Gerontological Society of America. Click here for more information.
  (Aug. 2, 2013)
  
  
• TIME - Our Personalitie are Constantly Changing, Even if We Think They're Not
  (Jan. 4, 2013)
  
  
• LiveScience - Being Neurotic Might Have Some Health Benefits
  (Dec. 28, 2012)
  
  
• ScienceDaily - Reactions to Everyday Stressors Predict Future Health
  (Nov., 2, 2012)
  
  
• UW-Madison News - UW-Madison Researchers Expanding Study on Human Resilience
  (Aug. 27, 2012)
  
  
• The Foundation for Psychocultural Research - The FPR Interviews Psychologist Carol Ryff on Well-Being and Aging
  (July, 2012)
  
  
• The Doctor Will See You Now - The Happiness Dilemma
  (May, 2012)
  
  
• MIDUS newsletter on Volunteering - Does it Help Us As We Age? now available.
  (March, 2012)
  
  
• MIDUS article, Population Differences in Proinflammatory Biology: Japanese Have Healthier Profiles than Americans, by Christopher L. Coe and colleagues, wins the inagural prize for the Best Research in Health & Society at UW-Madison.
  (March, 2012)
  
  
• Minnesota Public Radio, The Daily Circuit, with guest Carol Ryff - Protecting mental strengths through middle age
  (March, 2012)
  
  
• Observer - Rewired: Cognition in the digital age
  (February, 2012)
  
  
• BrandeisNOW - Nurturing mothers rear physically healthier adults
  (Jan. 22, 2012)
  
  
• Death & Taxes - Education may help keep your brain young
  (Jan. 20, 2012)
  
  
• The New York Times - A Sharper Mind, Middle Age and Beyond
  (Jan. 19, 2012)
  
  
• The New York Times - Get a Midlife
  (Jan. 5, 2012)
  
  
• The Cap Times - Q&A: 'Midlife in the U.S.' researcher to delve into reactions to recession
  (Nov. 12, 2011)
  
  
• UW-Madison News - Major study returns to probe mid-life, recession-related harm
  (Nov. 9, 2011)
  
  
• Association for Psychological Science (APS)- How Devoted Moms Buffer Kids in Poverty
  (Sept. 19, 2011)

• Endocrineweb - Low Socioeconomic Status is Associated With Higher Bone Turnover, Osteoporosis Risk
  (Sept. 12, 2011)

• MedicalXpress- Study Suggests People with Neurotic Personality Traits Do Not Enjoy Growing Older as Much as Peers, May Need Extra Help
  (Aug. 30, 2011)
  
  

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  The Wall Street Journal - Is Happiness Overrated?
  (Mar., 2011)