Entries tagged with "aging"

Center on Aging, Meadowlark Hills celebrate partnership at Oct. 28 open house

An aging simulation, a keynote from the secretary of the Kansas Department on Aging and a peek at the future of retirement communities will be part of an open house Friday, Oct. 28, sponsored by Kansas State University’s Center on Aging. The open house will celebrate the partnership between the center and Meadowlark Hills Retirement [...]

Gerontology secondary major grows in popularity

Gerontology may be a secondary major at K-State, but a growing number of students are citing it as a primary reason for success.

Sellers to give “Triple Dynamite” keynote at aging conference

Debra Sellers will deliver the keynote address on “Triple Dynamite: Age, Attitude and Adaptability” at a conference on aging April 29 in Chanute. Mary Meck Higgins, associate professor in human nutrition, will lead a break-out session.

Purple sweet potatoes turn pie into possible cancer fighter

Nutrition scientists at Kansas State University could be accused of carrying Purple Pride to extremes. But the purple sweet potato pies they created for Thanksgiving were a practical application of research.

In the news: students publish, honored

Aging Initiative awarded to Pei Liu Pei Liu, a graduate student in the Department of Hospitality Management and Dietetics, has received $1,750 from the Peine Excellence for Aging Initiative for her proposal, “Perceived availability of and attitudes toward healthy food choices in assisted-living facilities.” Stull wins award for research abstract Valerie Stull has been named [...]

Media mentions: Doll, ’08 grad Luhrs

Gayle Doll in Salina Journal In a story headlined “Age-old questions about longevity,” The Salina Journal Sunday explored the topic of longevity featuring 104-year-old Anna Winslow. Gayle Doll was the only expert interviewed. Reporter Gary Demuth wrote, “And there’s the conundrum — while no one wants to die, no one wants to live forever if [...]

Doll: Look beyond ratings when choosing nursing home

Although a new nursing home quality rating system has several dimensions, experts say it fails to address perhaps the most important question: Are the residents who live there happy? When choosing a nursing home, Gayle Doll, director of the Center on Aging, suggests visiting the facility in the morning. If some of the residents are [...]

Research helps nursing homes deal with residents’ sexual expression

“Do not disturb” signs aren’t just for newlyweds anymore. They are also a way to give nursing home residents some privacy for sexual expression, according to Kansas State University aging experts. “By law you can’t always lock a room, but you can offer residents some privacy,” said Gayle Doll, who directs K-State’s Center on Aging. [...]