“While a common tendency is to focus on the burdens an aging population will place on a country’s economic and social welfare, an aging society represents an opportunity, not just a crisis,” says Nancy Morrow-Howell, Ph.D., productive aging expert and professor at the Brown School at Washington University.
Category: 2009 News
Asset building and civic engagement and service bibliographies now available
Comprehensive bibliographies on asset building and civic engagement and service now available on CSD’s web site offer convenient, web-based access to over 3,000 citations, many with abstracts and links to full text.
CSD co-sponsors productive aging conference
In August 2009, international gerontology scholars gathered in China to address the challenge of initiating research and policy innovations that will support older adults in being actively engaged and harness their contributions for the betterment of families, communities, and society.
Livable Lives Initiative invites proposals from Washington University faculty
The Livable Lives Initiative started at the Brown School, with the vision of developing a mulit-disciplinary, University-wide project.
Generations United recognizes Experience Corps research with award
At a ceremony on July 30, Generations United will award the 2009 Brabazon Award for Evaluation Research to Stacey McCrary, Project Manager at CSD and Nancy Morrow-Howell, Ralph and Muriel Pumphrey Professor of Social Work at the Brown School, and Faculty Associate at CSD.
CSD to collaborate on plan to broaden reach of Youth Savings Accounts
The availability of savings products for young people, especially in the developing world, remains extremely limited despite demand for safe and regulated institutions, a large potential market, and growing evidence about the potential of savings to benefit youth.
CSD’s research on Experience Corps featured in Washington Post
In his popular education column in the Washington Post, “Class Struggle,” Jay Mathews praises CSD’s research on Experience Corps for its rigorous approach and use of a randomized selection process.
Brown School doctoral students draw on CSD research in testimony on Serve America Act
Jennifer C. Greenfield, MSW, and Ernest Gonzales, MSW, doctoral students at Washington University’s Brown School, recently offered testimony on the implementation and assessment of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act.
CSD launches new College Savings Initiative
Through the College Savings Initative, CSD and the New America Foundation will examine innovative ways to create more inclusive 529 college savings plans.
Members of Seoul Welfare Foundation learn about local innovations in social welfare policy
The research project will focus on the impacts of one of the Foundation’s major social programs, a matched savings program called the Hope Plus Savings Account Program, which is modeled on Individual Development Accounts in the United States.
Master of Public Health program offers four new full-tuition scholarships
The new Master of Public Health program at Washington University’s Brown School is offering four, new full-tuition, merit-based scholarships to support students interested in improving community health locally, nationally and internationally.
Michael Sherraden speaks at the United Nations on Social Work Day
On April 6, 2009, Michael Sherraden, Benjamin E. Youngdahl Professor of Social Development and Director of the Center for Social Development, presented the wrap-up speech at the 26th Annual Social Work Day at the United Nations.
Lecture sheds light on innovative matched savings program in Korea
A visit from members of the Seoul Welfare Foundation in early May will mark the official launch of a research collaboration between the Foundation and the Center for Social Development.
Tutoring produces big gains in student learning
Rigorous new research from Washington University’s Brown School shows significant gains from a national service program that trains experienced Americans to help low-income children one-on-one in urban public schools.
Child Development Accounts and CSD research featured by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis devoted a feature article in the spring issue of its publication, Bridges, to Child Development Accounts, an innovative tool for making long-term investments in children.
Studies show that students aren’t the only ones who benefit from school-based tutoring
Tutors over 55 who help young students on a regular basis experience positive physical and mental health outcomes, according to studies released by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Project uses Web to match funds for first-time savers in developing countries
The World Council of Credit Unions recently launched an innovative online campaign that collects contributions from individuals in the developed world to benefit first-time savers in developing countries.
Findings suggest potential of matched savings program in Peru
A report, conducted by researchers at the Instituto de Estudios Peruanos, investigates a matched savings program in Peru targeted at rural women, the Puno-Cusco Corridor Development Project.
CSD publishes new data on child savings
The Center for Social Development announces the publication of the March 2009 SEED Account Monitoring research report.
CSD featured in Boston Globe’s article on children’s savings accounts
Subtitled “The movement to give every American a trust fund at birth,” the article summarizes the case for a universal children’s savings account.