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Looks as if New York will be setting up playgrounds specifically for use by older adults: NYC Seniors Get Their Own Playground. Neat idea!

The scientific study of "successful aging" is still relatively new and the precise ways in which individuals manage to thrive as older adults is not very well understood. Recently, the results from the first study on aging visual artists in New York City were released by the Research Center for Arts and Culture at Teachers College, Columbia University.

In February 2008, I attended the Winter Roundtable on Cultural Psychology and Education. Held annually at Teachers College, Columbia University, this conference is dedicated to cultural issues in psychology and education and attracts researchers, practitioners, and students. The theme of this year’s conference was, “25 Years of Racial-Cultural Issues in Psychology and Education: Honoring the Past and Anticipating the Future.” Dr.