The Human Factors and Aging Lab recently welcomed Humna Shahid and Vivian Chay, undergraduate students involved in the Student Aging Researchers in Training (START) program. START strives to involve students from underrepresented minority backgrounds in research focused on aging.
The Human Factors and Aging Lab recently welcomed Maya Dye and Olivia Kuhl, freshmen involved in the Students Pursuing Applications, Research, and Knowledge (SPARK) program. The SPARK program allows outstanding freshmen to earn money and gain research experience under the
Qiong (Tina) Nie is the lead author on a new publication in the journal Gerontechnology entitled, “Design guidance for video chat system to support social engagement for older adults with and without mild cognitive impairment.” The study concluded that older
Siyao Zhang, a sophomore in Community Health, participated in the Student Aging Researchers in Training (START) Program over the 2019-2020 academic year. Siyao’s involvement focused on promoting healthy aging through human robot interaction.
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Kinesiology and Community Health professor Wendy Rogers and Speech and Hearing Science
Wendy Rogers and Raksha Mudar posing with executives of OneClick
Wendy A. Rogers, Ph.D., was recently interviewed by local news media regarding a newly funded National Institute on Aging (National Institutes of Health) Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
Maya Malecki, a sophomore majoring in community health, was recently selected as a Community-Academic scholar in brain health by the Illinois Health Sciences Institute. As part of her duties, Maya will be assisting on the collaborative CRIS healthy Aging Center