The Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS) division of the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a RAPID grant for COVID-19 related research to Dr. Rachel Wu (PI) and Dr. Carla M. Strickland-Hughes (Co-PI) for the amount of $132,474. The title of the proposed research is Older Adults' learning and adaptation as resilience processes to counter social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional details available on the Pacific Newsroom.

 Think You're Too Old To Learn New Tricks? 
Dr. Rachel Wu and Dr. Carla Strickland-Hughes published an editorial in the Scientific American on the benefits of learning multiple new skills in adulthood.