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Alumnae Laura Carstensen has been awarded an honory doctorate from KU Leuven for outstanding research on aging.
Carstensen’s research has been supported for over 20 years by the National Institute on Aging. Of her many awards and distinctions, the Guggenheim Fellowship (2003) and MERIT Award (2005) are especially notable.
“She has made a fundamental contribution to the understanding of the psychological mechanisms behind aging,” said nominators Mathieu Vandenbulcke and Ralf Krampe.”Traditionally, aging has been seen as a process of loss and decay, but Carstensen changed that perception. She tells a positive story and shows that aging is paired with an improvement in social and emotional skills. These skills benefit not only the individual but also a much wider social network. Her insights can lead to a more active role for elderly people in our society.”
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