This August, a select group of the world’s leading behavioral scientists gathered in Chicago for the Center for Practical Wisdom Research Forum 2017. Their aim was to tackle some very ancient questions with some very modern tools: What is wisdom? Can it be measured? And how do we develop it? Read more
Sino-German Perspectives on Aging
On 12-13 October, the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina hosted the Symposium “Molecular Biology of Aging – Sino-German Perspectives” in Berlin, bringing together Chinese and German top-level academics to discuss issues of aging research. The conference was organized by Ursula Staudinger, Speaker of the Leopoldina Commission “Demographic Change”, together with Ulrich Hartl of the Max Planck Institute and Michael Hengartner, Principal of the University of Zürich. Read more
Award of the SENECA medal
On 25 September 2017, Ursula Staudinger received the renown SENECA medal during a festive award ceremony in Düsseldorf, Germany. The 20,000 EUR prize for aging research is sponsored by the Industry Club Düsseldorf, an association of leading personalities from business and public life, and has been awarded for the seventh time. Read more
Don’t Lose Your Brain at Work
„Don’t Lose Your Brain at Work – The Role of Recurrent Novelty at Work in Cognitive and Brain Aging,” reveals new findings about how work affects brain aging. Ursula Staudinger co-authored the research article published in Frontiers in Psychology earlier this year. Read more
Berlin Demography Forum 2017
„Education and Integration“ was the motto of the 6th Berlin Demography Forum taking place from 15 to 16 February in Berlin. Experts from more than 20 countries debated on the impact of demographic change on families, work life, health and migration and the importance of education as a key factor for societal participation. A central question was what kind of school and work qualification young people, older employees as well as refugees need for the digitalized working world of today and tomorrow. Read more