Digital Commons Network^™

University Reporter - Volume 13, Number 04 - December 2008

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about the Haynes Distinguished Professorship in Urban Studies, a conference on rebuilding sustainable communities after disasters, budget reductions, celebrations involving alumni of Boston State college, and other news from UMass Boston.

University Reporter - Volume 13, Number 03 - November 2008

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about budget cuts at the university, fundraising and grant programs (including the GI Bill), urban schools programs like Teach Next Year, the launch of the Collins Center, the Graduate Program in Dispute Resolution program for young Nigerian leaders, and other news from UMass Boston.

Living With Alzheimer’S Disease: A Study Of Adult Day Health Services In Massachusetts, Nina M. Silverstein, Cathy M. Wong, Kristen E. Brueck

Gerontology Institute Publications

The role of adult day health care (ADHC) is gaining increased attention as the nation prepares for the large cohort of baby boomers entering their later years. Many boomers are aging with physical and cognitive impairments, including Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Projections indicate that Massachusetts, along with the nation as a whole, is experiencing an increasing rate of older persons as baby boomers enter late-life. The Commonwealth can expect that persons with Alzheimer's disease and their care partners will need community-based services that are specifically designed for adults with cognitive impairments. However, a report by the Robert Wood Johnson …

University Reporter - Volume 13, Number 02 - October 2008

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about access to higher education, the new Venture Development Center, the growth of the university's Safety Awareness Program, the College of Management's new Finance Program, and other news from UMass Boston.

University Reporter - Volume 13, Number 01 - September 2008

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles on campus redesign and building initiatives, the Genzyme/UMass Scholars Program, the Dorchester Beach Festival, an exhibit curated by UMass faculty on Shakespeare at the Boston Public Library, and the Iraq Project (and Project director Padraig O'Malley), a joint venture of the John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies (MGS), the Institute for Global Leadership (IGL) at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, the Crisis Management Initiative (CMI), and other news from UMass Boston.

The Elder Economic Security Initiative™ Program: The Elder Economic Security Standard™ Index For Wisconsin, Jan E. Mutchler, Alison Gottlieb, Ellen A. Bruce, Laura Henze Russell

Gerontology Institute Publications

This report addresses income adequacy for Wisconsin’s older adults using the WOW-GI Elder Economic Security Standard Index (the Index) methodology. The Index benchmarks basic costs of living for elder households and illustrates how costs of living vary geographically and are based on the characteristics of elder households, including household size, home ownership or renter status, and health status. The costs are based on market costs for basic needs of elder households and do not assume any public or private supports.

University Reporter - Volume 12, Number 10 - Summer 2008

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about 2008 Commencement exercises and Commencement speaker Rev. Gloria White-Hammond, the the class of 2008’s winner of the John F. Kennedy Award for Academic Excellence (Muna Kangsen), a conference on gender inequality in the workplace, a campus meeting about supporting small businesses, and other news from UMass Boston.

The Elder Economic Security Initiative™ Program: The Elder Economic Security Standard™ Index For Illinois, Laura Henze Russell, Ellen A. Bruce

Gerontology Institute Publications

This report will address the question of income adequacy for Illinois’ older adults using the national WOW-GI National Elder Economic Security Standard Index (the Index) methodology. The Index will benchmark basic costs of living for elder households. It will illustrate how costs of living vary geographically and are based on the characteristics of elder households: household size, homeownership or renter, mode of transportation, and health status. The costs are for basic needs of elder households; they are based on market costs and do not assume any subsidies.

The Elder Economic Security Initiative™ Program: The Elder Economic Security Standard™ Index For Pennsylvania, Laura Henze Russell, Ellen A. Bruce

Gerontology Institute Publications

This report will address the question of income adequacy for Pennsylvania’s older adults using the WOW-GI National Elder Economic Security Standard Index (the Index) methodology. The Index will benchmark basic costs of living for elder households. It will illustrate how costs of living vary geographically and are based on the characteristics of elder households: household size, homeownership or renter, mode of transportation, and health status. The costs are for basic needs of elder households; they are based on market costs and do not assume any subsidies.

University Reporter - Volume 12, Number 09 - May 2008

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles on planning for the 2008 Commencement, the ethnic health reporting initiative based in the University's Center on Media and Society, the national “Chinese Bridge” Mandarin Chinese speech contest sponsored by UMass Boston's Confucius Institute, professor Jeffrey Dukes' work on climate change, the Center for Social Development and Education's showcase of its contributions to the field of research on children with disabilities, and other news from UMass Boston.

University Reporter - Volume 12, Number 08 - April 2008

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles onthe University's annual Community Breakfact and Quinn Awards presentation, the gains made by women leaders (featuring Cambridge mayor Denise Simmons), Massachusetts' first ever anti-hunger summit (featuring Governor Deval Patrick), a forum on racial and ethnic tensions, and other news from UMass Boston.

University Reporter - Volume 12, Number 07 - March 2008

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles on the University's emergency notification system, the visit of a high-lever delegation from Indonesia to UMass Boston's College of Public and Community Service, Black History Month events, a symposium on Native American heritage, the efforts of community members to promote science education, the College of Nursing and Health Sciences' Helene Fuld Scholarship Program, and other news from UMass Boston.

University Reporter - Volume 12, Number 06 - February 2008

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about the recipients of the University President's Public Service Award, a National Institute of Health grant to support the establishment of the HORIZON Center at UMass Boston, the University's job shadow day with students from Dorchester, the new Center for Clinical Education and Research lab, the Institute for Community Inclusion's partnership with UMass Medical to improve disability coverage, and other news from UMass Boston.

Measuring The Contributions Of Motives And Perceived Barriers To Active Aging, Francis G. Caro, Jeffrey A. Burr, Eilon Caspi, Jan E. Mutchler

Gerontology Institute Publications

General motivation to be active and general perceived barriers to activity may help to explain the overall activity patterns of older persons in the second half of the life course. We report on a project designed to develop and refine measures of motivation and perceived barriers that can be used to examine the relationships between activity motivation, activity barriers, and several forms of actual activities. Four specific activities were considered: working, volunteering, exercising, and taking classes. An opportunity sample of 192 middle-aged and older persons from eastern Massachusetts responded to a questionnaire concerned with motivation, perceived barriers, and activities. Reliable …

University Reporter - Volume 12, Number 05 - January 2008

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about the University's 25-year master plan, a collaboration between the University's public radio station and the Institute for Asian American Studies, the dedication of the Boston State College Room, GoKids programming, and other news from UMass Boston.

University Reporter - Volume 12, Number 04 - December 2007

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about J. Keith Motley’s appointment as UMass Boston’s Eighth chancellor, the University's involvement with OpenCourseWare initiatives, a celebration of Native American heritage on campus, the Gastón Institute's analysis of community responses to recent immigration raids, and other news from UMass Boston.

University Reporter - Volume 12, Number 03 - November 2007

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about the University's master planning process, an anti-homelessness project run by a senior research associate at the McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies (John McGah), the establishment of a Creative Writing MFA program at the University, the opening of the Spencer House in Roxbury’s Egleston Square (names for UMass Lecturer Marian Spencer, and other news from UMass Boston.

University Reporter - Volume 12, Number 02 - October 2007

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about grants and sponsored programs at the University, McCormack Graduate School's Truth and Reconciliation conference (with Padraig O’Malley), the 10th anniversary of the Boston Folk Festival, the College of Management's global outreach initiatives, efforts to increase diversity in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, and other news from UMass Boston.

University Reporter - Volume 12, Number 01 - September 2007

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about the strategic planning of chancellor J. Keith Motley, studies out of the Psychology Department on treating anxiety disorders, the 10th annual Boston Folk Festival, an African-American mathematicians conference held at the University, and other news from UMass Boston.

A Trade-Off Proposal For Funding Long-Term Care, Yung-Ping Chen

Gerontology Institute Publications

Long-term care can be a depressing subject. Most of us tend not to think about it. However, we cannot long avoid it as the 76 million baby boomers begin reaching older ages in a few short years. According to projections, in 40 years, those aged 65 to 84 (numbering 31.6 million in 2005) will more than double, and those 85 plus (about 5.1 million in 2005), who are more at risk of dependency, will more than triple (U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 and 2006). Heavy reliance on Medicaid, already the second largest budget item in most states, would not appear viable. …

University Reporter - Volume 11, Number 10 - June 2007

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about the 2007 commencement ceremonies with Governor Deval Patrick, the appointment of Dr. J. Keith Motley as chancellor, the University's online education programs, UMass Boston's involvement in Jumpstart programs, and other news from UMass Boston.

University Reporter - Volume 11, Number 09 - May 2007

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about the establishment of the John Joseph Moakley Chair of Peace and Reconciliation, the Center for Social Development and Education's anti-violoence work, Spring Enrichment Week activities at the University, new technologies at the Healey Library, the Joiner Center's conference on Post Traumatic Stress and the New Veterans, the launch of the Center for Coastal Environmental Sensing Networks, and other news from UMass Boston.

University Reporter - Volume 11, Number 08 - April 2007

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about the 2007 commencement ceremonies which will feature Governor Deval Patrick, the Lynch Foundation's support of College of Nursing and Health Sciences PhD students, UMass Boston’s 21st annual Community Breakfast, upcoming Spring Enrichment Week activities at the University, the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and UMass Boston’s Center on Media and Society's co-sponsorship of Boston’s NEXT Regional Conference, and other news from UMass Boston.

Rethinking Retirement Policy In Massachusetts, Ellen A. Bruce

New England Journal of Public Policy

Women are significantly poorer than men in old age. One major cause of women’s disproportional poverty is retirement income policy that bases pensions and savings incentives on earned income. This paper describes the structure of our retirement policies and argues that some policies should be implemented that are not associated with earned income as a way to both support women’s caregiving roles and insure their economic well-being in old age.

University Reporter - Volume 11, Number 07 - March 2007

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about the productivity of UMass Boston faculty members, the College of Science and Mathematics's exhibit on climate-change research, the University's strategic planning process, a report from the Center for Women in Politics & Public Policy showing a need for diversity in elected offices, Black History Month festivities, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Employee Charitable Campaign participation, and other news from UMass Boston.

University Reporter - Volume 11, Number 06 - February 2007

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching's recognition of UMass Boston, autism research at the University, Black History Month festivities, a public meeting concerning UMass Boston's strategic planning process, Arts on the Point programs, the transition team for Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, the new Information Technology MS program at the University, and other news from UMass Boston.

University Reporter - Volume 11, Number 05 - January 2007

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about CPCS Professor Michael Stone's study on the burden of housing costs for minority households,  a McCormack Graduate School survey showing that race relations remain a challenge for Massachusetts residents, students' launch of a new magazine called Lux, a student-curated exhibition at the Boston Public Library, campus employee and student activities on Community Partnership Day, and other news from UMass Boston.

Elder Economic Security Initiative: The Elder Economic Security Standard For Massachusetts, Laura Henze Russell, Ellen A. Bruce, Judith M. Conahan

Gerontology Institute Publications

What is an adequate income for older adults in Massachusetts to age in place? How does it vary according to where they live, and their life circumstances: whether they are living alone or with a spouse, rent or own their home, drive a car or use other transportation? How do elders’ living costs change as their health status and life circumstances change? What happens if they need long-term care to keep living at home?

This report will address these questions through the development of a measure of income adequacy for older adults using the WOW-GI National Elder Economic Security Standard …

On The Edge: Facing A Challenging And Uncertain Future. Elder Economic Security Standard™ For The Boston Area, Laura Henze Russell, Ellen A. Bruce, Judith M. Conahan

Gerontology Institute Publications

What is an adequate income for older adults in the Boston area to age in place? How does it vary according to their life circumstances: whether they are living alone or with a spouse, rent or own their home, drive a car or use other transportation? How do Boston area elders’ living costs change as their health status and life circumstances change? What happens if they need long-term care to keep living at home?

This report will address these questions through the development of a measure of income adequacy for older adults, the Elder Economic Security Standard (Elder Standard). The …

University Reporter - Volume 11, Number 04 - December 2006

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about the establishment of the University of Massachusetts Confucius Institute, the use of geographic information systems to map businesses in Dorchester, a campus gerontologist's research into aging minorities and healthcare access, a reunion for Boston State College alumni, a College of Liberal Arts professor's role in monitoring elections in Nicaragua for the Carter Center, and other news from UMass Boston.