CAPS Friday Seminar Speaker Colter Mitchell gave a talk on Using Biomarkers to Trace Health Across the Life Course. 🎥 Missed the event? The full video recording is now available! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wome...

TODAY: 'Moonshot Ideas for AI & Robotics in Dementia Prevention & Care' Fri, Feb 27th 12p-1p CST WCP 2.302 and Zoom More @ bit.ly/40grMga

UT Austin’s aging research is featured on KXAN—electronic brain monitoring tattoos and soft robot skin designed to support older adults and people with dementia. Article @ bit.ly/3MxvMG6 🗓️ Don’t miss our multiple researcher panel featuring this and other work on aging research ⏰ Feb. 27 • 12pm CT

📆 Join Us Tuesday, Feb 24th Exploring the HARP Data: Marital and Health Dynamics Across Time in Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Couples 11AM - 12 PM CT Online via Zoom More details and link @ bit.ly/4qreEzm

🗓️ Join us for 'The Journey into Adulthood in Uncertain Times' Shannon Cavanagh and Robert Crosnoe, UT Austin Wed, Mar 4th 12-1 pm CT Zoom Register to attend-bit.ly/4rpO234

Join Us on Friday Feb 20th Seeds of Disease (and Residue of Exposures): Using Biomarkers to Trace Health Across the Life Course CAPS Friday Seminar Speaker Colter Mitchell, Research Associate Professor, Univ. of Michigan 12 - 1 PM CT RLP 1.302E, Zoom Details @ bit.ly/4r23QZL

Dr. Karen Fingerman was featured in KXAN News discussing the newly signed $100 million increase in federal funding for Alzheimer’s and dementia research. 🔗 Read the full story here: www.kxan.com/news/texas/1...

🗓️ Join us for the CAPS Panel 'Moonshot Ideas for AI & Robotics in Dementia Prevention & Care' Fri, Feb 27th 12p-1p CST WCP 2.302 and Zoom More @ bit.ly/40grMga

📣 We are proud to share two new CAPS Research Briefs! Context Matters. Raising Children with a Serious Condition Can Sometimes Take a Toll on a Mother’s Long-Term Physical Health @ bit.ly/46QYVmg Does Use of Digital Technologies Help or Harm Cognition among Older Adults? @ bit.ly/4rrSv5E

📆 Join us on Feb 24th for CAPS Workshop "Exploring the HARP Data: Marital and Health Dynamics across Time in Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Couples" Tues, Feb 24 11a-12p CST Online via Zoom More details and link @ bit.ly/4qreEzm

🗓️ Join us on Feb 20th for the CAPS Friday Seminar Seeds of Disease (and Residue of Exposures): Using Biomarkers to Trace Health Across the Life Course Colter Mitchell, Research Associate Professor, Univ. of Michigan Fri, Feb 20 12 - 1 PM CT RLP 1.302E & Zoom More @ bit.ly/4r23QZL

🧠 New Psychology Today post by Dr. Karen Fingerman: “This Is Not Your Mother’s Alzheimer’s Disease.” This piece is an important reminder that family history is not fate, and that understanding modern Alzheimer’s research can help reduce fear and misinformation. Read @ bit.ly/jan25fingerman

🗓️ Join us for the CAPS Workshop on StatWiseAI Th, Feb 5th 11 AM - 1 PM CT Hybrid RSVP and info @ bit.ly/CAPSFeb5 Dr. Xie is developing StatWiseAI, an AI tool to strengthen rigor in large-scale data analysis, and we are hosting a workshop to co-develop real-world use cases with researchers.

Join Us on Friday Jan 23rd Do Five Stress-Related Biological Processes Function as Mechanisms Linking Childhood Adversity to Mental Health Outcomes? CAPS Friday Seminar Speaker Laura Dosanjh from UT Austin 12-1 PM CT RLP 1.302 E, Zoom Details @ bit.ly/CAPSjan23

Join us for our spring 2026 seminars and workshops! More @ liberalarts.utexas.edu/caps/events-...

How can Texas’ $3B dementia research investment change lives? Dr. Fingerman will join @TexasTribune to look at what the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas could mean for prevention, care & support for Texans. In Austin and online, Jan. 21. RSVP: trib.it/fNuR8c

Dr. Fingerman translates extensive aging research into accessible insights through her Psychology Today blog. Read her recent posts here: www.psychologytoday.com/us/contribut...

A new publication from CAPS affiliate Karen Fingerman shows that daily social ties foster positive feelings, while in-person conversations remain essential for older adults to express negative ones. Read the article here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

CAPS is featured in the UT NEWS Article, "Tackling Dementia from Every Angle", that highlights all the important research being done at UT to treat dementia and dementia-related disorders. news.utexas.edu/2025/12/09/t...

CAPS Faculty Affiliate Jared Benge featured in the Washington Post article, “Why you should embrace new technology as you age”, where he shares his expertise on how staying engaged with technology may support healthy cognitive aging. Read the full article: www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...

#GSA2025 << Saturday, November 15th: 3:30 - 7 pm >> On Saturday of GSA from 3:30 - 7 pm, our CAPS faculty affiliates will be represented at the following events:

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#GSA2025 << Friday, November 14th: 4:30 - 6 pm >> On Friday of GSA from 4:30 - 6 pm, our CAPS faculty affiliates will be represented at the following events:

#GSA2025 << Friday, November 14th: 8 am - 3 pm >> On Friday of GSA from 8 am - 3 pm, our CAPS faculty affiliates will be represented at the following events:

#GSA2025 << Thursday, November 13th >> On Thursday of GSA, our CAPS faculty affiliates will be represented at the following events:

#GSA2025 << Wednesday, November 12th >> On Wednesday of GSA, our CAPS faculty affiliates will be represented at the following events:

CAPS faculty at UT Austin recently presented groundbreaking research on dementia risk, prevention, and intervention—turning knowledge into action to fight these devastating diseases. 🎥 Missed the event? The full video recording is now available! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vdi-...

We are thrilled to share that the Center for Aging and Population Sciences (CAPS) at The University of Texas at Austin has been featured in the UT News article “9 Ways UT Is Advancing Dementia Research”! news.utexas.edu/2025/11/03/9...

📅JOIN US TOMORROW Dementia Risk, Prevention, and Intervention: A Research Agenda at UT Austin Friday, October 31st 12:00 - 1:00 pm CT Robert L. Patton Hall, Room 1.302E Or Virtual More info@ liberalarts.utexas.edu/caps/events/...

UT News features CAPS Faculty Affiliate Adreana Haley's study in a new article, "Study Finds Dietary Changes Quickly Alter Brain Markers Linked to Memory and Inflammation." liberalarts.utexas.edu/psychology/n...

Dr. Karen Fingerman was featured in the NYTimes Article "Social Ties Help You Live Longer. What Does That Mean for Introverts? You don’t have to be the life of every party to reap the health benefits." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/w...

🎉 Congrats @karenfingerman.bsky.social Her Psychology Today article, “A Better Solution to Loneliness: Ties on the Fringe,” is an Essential Read in Loneliness, Friends & Social Networking, highlighting how connections beyond our closest circle can ease loneliness & enrich well-being. bit.ly/4mm0kGJ

CAPS Faculty Affiliate Jared Benge featured in the NYT article, “How Older People Are Reaping Brain Benefits From New Tech.” Dr. Benge shares his expertise on the intersection of technology and brain health, offering insight into how new tools are supporting cognitive aging. bit.ly/4naMEiD

CAPS Director, Debra Umberson, featured in the latest PRB issue: 7 Trends Reshaping the Health and Lifespans of America’s Rapidly Aging Population www.prb.org/resources/se...

CAPS Faculty Affiliate Jacqueline Angel testified before the Austin City Council on June 5th regarding the advancement of Age-Friendly Cities and the strengthening of caregiver policy. Full article: lnkd.in/gE5d7zbM Recent op-ed: lnkd.in/gRTVQYPB Council resolution: lnkd.in/gcQE_i7i

Big congratulations to Jordan Conwell for receiving the Doris Entwisle Early Career Award from ASA’s Sociology of Education Section! 🏆 Honoring outstanding early career contributions in sociology of education. #Sociology #ASA #EarlyCareerAward

Travel award applications are open for early career investigators to attend the upcoming RCCN Workshop on AD/ADRD Multidisciplinary Research! Travel awardees will also participate in a special career development session on November 11. View the RFA here: bit.ly/4kWESHM #AgingResearch

🎉Big Congratulations to CAPS Director Debra Umberson on being selected as the recipient of the Gerontological Society Association's 2025 Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSS) Section Distinguished Career Contribution to Gerontology Award.

Yuanjin Zhou, Asst Professor of Social Work, studies the caregiving process for older adults w. ADRD, examining its impact on caregivers & patients, engaging dementia caregivers in fall risk management, resilience in caregivers, and improving collaborations in dementia care. More @ bit.ly/4n80HGv

📰 Study links technology use to lower risk of cognitive decline – The Washington Post🧠 A new study co-authored by CAPS Faculty Affiliate Jared Benge finds that tech use may lower seniors' risk of cognitive decline. Full article @ wapo.st/4mzXaQI

Tune in for @spattersearch.bsky.social and others! #caregiving

CAPS Faculty Highlight: Afroze Shaikh's research focus is on suicide prevention, culturally responsive training & expanding mental healthcare access by exploring the factors that shape health service utilization, w an emphasis on suicide prevention in older adults. Recent pub @ bit.ly/AShaikh

A new paper, "Young Adult Caregivers for Older Family Members: Setting a New Research Agenda," Dr. Fingerman et al., sheds light on the unique challenges and impact on well-being faced by young adults who serve as family caregivers. Read the article @ bit.ly/4kzwm1f

🗓️May 31st is the deadline to submit papers for the 2026 ICAA Conference. Call for Papers: The 2025 International Conference on Aging in the Americas (ICAA2025) invites abstracts for its virtual meeting on September 18. More @ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

CAPS Director of Research, Dr. Karen Fingerman, featured in the New York Times' special Mother's Day edition! "25 Questions to Bring You Closer to Your Mom" www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Dr. Kristie Wood, a former UT graduate student, had her dissertation research on dementia featured in the New York Times! Read the full article here: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/h...

TALC graduate student Zexi Zhou was featured by the UT Graduate School on the importance of sleep in older adulthood -- read more here: www.linkedin.com/posts/texass...

🚨 TODAY 🚨 Join us for Yuan Zhang's talk, "Co-Calibration of Cognitive Performance in Two U.S. National Aging Studies: Implications for Dementia Classification and Population Estimates." 🕛 12 - 1 pm CT 📍 In-person only in RLP 1.302 E More info ➡️ bit.ly/CAPSZhang25

📰 CAPS Faculty Affiliate Chandra Muller's research featured in Penn State University's Social Science Research Institute's article, "High school experiences linked to midlife body weight." Read the full article @ ssri.psu.edu/news/high-sc...

Kudos to Michelle Frisco from Penn State @pop.psu.edu, and other EdsHARe researchers from the University of Texas @capsutaustin.bsky.social, the University of Wisconsin-Madison @uwsoc.bsky.social @egrodsky.bsky.social, and the University of Minnesota @john-robert-warren.bsky.social