{"631836":{"#nid":"631836","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Healthy Places Research Group Meeting","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECognitive Empowerment Program\u0026#39;s Innovation Accelerator\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPlease join us on Tuesday, February 4\u0026nbsp;for a presentation\u0026nbsp;by\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Jennifer R. DuBose, the Associate Director of the SimTigrate Design Lab and a Principal Research Associate with the College of Design at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis presentation will provide an introduction to the Cognitive Empowerment Program with an emphasis on the activities taking place in the Innovation Accelerator.\u0026nbsp;Mild cognitive impairment (MCI), often a precursor to Alzheimer\u0026#39;s disease, affects up to 20 percent of American adults older than 65, and nearly a third of them will develop Alzheimer\u0026#39;s disease within five years. 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