Han receives NIA grant to research the linkage between helping behaviors and delayed cognitive decline

Congratulations to Saehwang Han on a new R21 award from NIA for his project, titled “Helping Behaviors and Cognitive Functioning in Later Life: Linkages with Genetic Risks for Alzheimer's Disease and Disadvantaged Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status.” Cheers!

SAVE THE DATE! January 26, 2024

Mark Hayward, Mateo Farina, and Lauren Gaydosh have organized a half-day webinar,

Challenges of Measuring and Assessing Cognitive Health in Diverse Populations.

Presenters and discussants include, from UT, Elliot Tucker-Drob, Liz Muñoz, and Mateo Farina, as well as scholars from USC and five other institutions.

See CAPS Events Calendar.

Funding Opportunities

NIA:

• Behavioral and Social Research on the Role of Immigration on Life Course Health and Aging, including AD/ADRD?(R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

(RFA-AG-24-028)

Application Receipt Date(s): November 03, 2023

• Behavioral and Social Research on the Role of Immigration on Life Course Health and Aging, including AD/ADRD?(R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

(RFA-AG-24-029)

Application Receipt Date(s): November 03, 2023 

RCCN:

Seed Pilots for Aging Research Collaboration (SPARC)

Seeking to fund pilot, planning or meeting grants of up to $65,000. Proposals should address topics spanning the missions of multiple NIA Center programs. The RCCN Pilot Award RFA has recently been revised to allow for a wider variety of topics, including those not previously covered by an RCCN Workshop. 

LOI deadline: October 1, 2023

UC Berkeley faculty opening

UC Berkeley is recruiting for a new Associate or Full Professor of Demography.

Search committee members:

Dennis Feehan, feehan@berkeley.edu

William Dow, wdow@berkeley.edu

Joshua Goldstein, josh@demog.berkeley.edu

Ayesha Mahmud, mahmuda@berkeley.edu

Application Deadline: October 15, 2023

Workshop materials available online

The archived videos and presentations are now available for the Workshop on Developing an Agenda for Population Aging and Social Research in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), held September 7-8.