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Tuesday, October 14 "Aging Independently:
SRI Menlo Park Click here for map and directions The baby boom officially began January 1, 1946 in the US, with similar demographic shifts in other allied nations following WWII. The first waves of this silver tsunami are eligible to receive Social Security benefits in 2008 at age 62. By 2030, there will be approximately 58 million boomers over age 66. As this large demographic ages, the US will be confronted by challenges unique in our history. Worldwide, countries with declining birthrates will face a range of problems caring for their elderly. Join Dr. Gary Swan for a discussion on aging in the US and other countries. He will address the expected impact of aging baby boomers on society and the role of independent aging in meeting these challenges. He will also cover various areas of SRI research, from the assessment and detection of neurological disease, to predictors of mortality and robotic helpers. Dr. Swan has conducted research at SRI International (formerly Stanford Research Institute) for the past 30 years, serving as the Director of the Center for Health Sciences since 1987. His research areas of interest include treatment of aging, cognitive decline, nicotine dependence, genetic and environmental determinants of addiction and disease. He has been Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator on over 20 NIH-funded grants and has published over 190 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Swan is the current leader of SRI’s Center for Research on Independent Aging, an internally funded consortium of investigators doing research on aging at SRI. At SRI International Dr. Swan has twice received Professional Excellence Awards in addition to the Fellowship Award, SRI’s highest honor for researchers. Dr. Swan received his doctorate in psychology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1978. Café Scientifique events are open to all free of charge. No reservations are necessary. Sponsored by ROXRO PHARMA and SRI, Café Scientifique is a place where anyone can come to explore the latest ideas in science and technology and debate science issues outside a traditional academic context. We meet monthly to discuss a variety of science topics. Feel free to forward this message to anyone you think could be interested.
Join us at SRI in Menlo Park Coffee, tea and biscotti will be complimentary, provided by SRI Courtesy of Kepler's there will be a drawing for a $30 gift card for books or merchandise at Kepler's on El Camino Real in Menlo Park. Those who choose to enter the drawing will have their names added to the Kepler's mailing list. Special thanks to Kepler's for supporting Cafe Sci. Café Scientifique is a place where anyone can come to explore the latest ideas in science and technology. The Café provides a forum for debating science issues outside a traditional academic context. We are committed to promoting public engagement with science and to making science accountable - all spoken in plain English. There is no admission charge to attend our events. Building on its great success outside the United States, Café Scientifique Silicon Valley is the first such Café on the West Coast. We meet monthly to discuss a variety of science topics. January 3, 2007 Press Release: Café Scientifique Silicon Valley Has New Home at SRI International. The Menlo Park Almanac has a nice article about Café Scientifique’s new home at SRI. ABC 7 featured the science cafe movement during its evening news telecast on November 13, 2006. Produced by KGO-TV from San Francisco, the segment showed the new larger location for our Silicon Valley chapter at SRI in Menlo Park. Link here for a transcript of the segment along with still photos. |
