Travel Awards are available for the upcoming RCCN Workshop “Multidisciplinary Research in Aging/Team Science." Awardees will receive support for travel and accommodations, as well as participate in a special pre-workshop career development session. Learn more here: bit.ly/48UOvlV

Upcoming RCCN Webinar! In this webinar, the speakers will discuss how potential bias in the data used to train AI models can potentially negatively impact outputs, and how to address data bias. Learn more and register here: bit.ly/440SQ5C

We are proud to feature 2025 RCCN Pilot Awardees Lauren Ferrante and Kathryn Callahan in this Pilot Awardee Spotlight! Learn more about their Inter-NIA Center pilot project here: bit.ly/4izqwNF #Frailty #AgingResearch

Deadline closing soon! Apply for AGE’s Early Career Scholar’s Program — designed to support underrepresented minorities in aging research. 📅 Deadline: Dec 10, 2025 🔗 age.memberclicks.net #AgingResearch #DiversityInScience #Geroscience #AGE2025 #CareerInScience

ICYMI: Many of the recordings and slides from our recent workshop are now available on the RCCN website here: bit.ly/3M8BNsa #ADRDResearch #AgingResearch

We are proud to feature 2025 RCCN Pilot Awardees David Allison and Colby Vorland in this Pilot Awardee Spotlight! Learn more about their Inter-NIA Center pilot project here: bit.ly/4pvWAEb #Geroscience #Statistics #AgingResearch @colbyvorland.bsky.social

Coming up next week! Register for virtual attendance for the upcoming Clin-STAR and Beeson Annual Meetings here: bit.ly/3JwFYgo

Thank you to all who joined us in-person and online for the RCCN Workshop "Innovative Perspectives to Advance AD/ADRD Multidisciplinary Research" on Nov 11-12, 2025! We look forward to sharing presentation recordings and slides soon.

ICYMI: The recording from last week's Clin-STAR webinar "The Art and Science of the Pilot Study: Challenges and Solutions" is now available here: bit.ly/3L1W4yZ

Funding Opportunity! The IMPACT Collaboratory will fund up to two Demonstration Projects, each providing up to $800,000 in total direct costs over a 24-month period. Learn more here: bit.ly/3WQpPoW

Call for Proposals! Select Roybal Centers, like Northwell, UMich, and more, have extended their LOI deadlines! Learn more & apply here: bit.ly/3Jc70cK

Researchers from the @uarizona.bsky.social using #NACCData have discovered that managing four common health conditions can slow Alzheimer’s disease progression. Learn more in this month's #NACCNavigator & stay up-to-date on events & funding opportunities! files.alz.washington.edu/fall-adrc-me...

Huge congratulations to Dr. Elena Volpi and the team at the Barshop Institute on renewing the San Antonio Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center! @elenavolpi.bsky.social @uthealthbarshop.bsky.social news.uthscsa.edu/san-antonio-...

The preliminary agenda for the 2025 Virtual Fall #ADRCMeeting is now available! Join leaders from across the #NIAfundedADRC Program in hearing about advances in precision medicine. Register: web.cvent.com/event/fefa7a... Preliminary Agenda: files.alz.washington.edu/fall-adrc-me...

The LOI deadline for RCCN Pilot Awards is next week! Learn more about this funding mechanism which provides funding to catalyze enduring collaborations for at least two collaborative pilot, planning, or meeting grants supporting interdisciplinary research in cross-cutting theme areas: bit.ly/3JLCcQ1

💡 The NIA has renewed funding for the UTMB Health Pepper OAIC with a five-year, $6.5 million award, continuing support through August 2030. Since 2000, the Center has advanced research and training focused on improving independence for older adults. Read more: utmb.us/eh7

Next Month! Register for the upcoming Clin-STAR Webinar "The Art and Science of the Pilot Study: Challenges and Solutions" featuring Kenneth Schmader: bit.ly/4nxZYh2

The application period for The University of Minnesota NSC Pilot Awards will open September 8! These awards are intended to provide collaboration between the awardee and the core services provided by the UMN NSC. Read the RFA here: bit.ly/3JPhE9c #AgingResearch

Join Us for the 20th Annual Norman R. Seay Lecture entitled "Honoring Legacy. Accelerating Progress." October 14, 2025, 4:00–5:00 PM CST Hybrid Event. Registration Required. More info & to register: knightadrc.wustl.edu... #AlzheimersAwareness #ResearchMatters

Registration is now open for the 2025 Virtual Fall ADRC Meeting, which will be held on October 21–23, 2025. This fully virtual event will be hosted on the Hubilo platform. Register now: web.cvent.com/event/fefa7a...

Our 2024 Annual Report showcases the recent accomplishments of NIA-Funded Initiatives that AFAR helps lead: @nathanshockcenters.org @rccn-aging.org and @clin-star.org. Download or flip-through the report to learn more: www.afar.org/archived-rep...

Virtual registration is now open for the upcoming RCCN Workshop "Innovative Perspectives to Advance AD/ADRD Multidisciplinary Research!" Virtual registration is free and open to the public. Learn more and register here: bit.ly/4n18yoJ

The Roybal Program is still accepting applications to fund fully powered, randomized clinical trials on behavioral interventions in aging. The LOI deadline for this funding opportunity is October 15, 2025. Learn more and apply here: bit.ly/41JZCLR

The LOI deadline for RCCN Pilot Awards is approaching! This mechanism provides funding to catalyze enduring collaborations for at least two collaborative pilot, planning, or meeting grants supporting interdisciplinary research in cross-cutting theme areas. View the RFA here: bit.ly/3JLCcQ1

Upcoming Webinar! "The Art and Science of the Pilot Study: Challenges and Solutions," will feature discussions on the design and conduct of a pilot study, as well as offer opportunities for pilot publications and/or funding. Register here: bit.ly/4mDwU7L #AgingResearch

Virtual registration is still open for the Evidence to Impact Workshop on "Integrating Research on Aging into Health Systems," which will include participants ranging from health systems leadership, researchers, trainees, and clinicians. Learn more here: bit.ly/422NAgz #AgingResearch

NIH's research continuity and retention supplement and re-entry supplement programs are expiring on September 9, 2025! To learn more about these supplemental research support opportunities, revisit this RCCN Webinar: bit.ly/4oHJpRj

Travel awards are available for the NIA Geroscience Education and Training (GET) Network Workshop, where attendees can learn how to educate aspiring translational geroscientists, and introduce graduate students, medical students, or geriatrics fellows to geroscience. Learn more here: bit.ly/4ozUALB

We've disseminated over 115 working papers via the Population Center Working Papers Series by PARC & @pennpsc.bsky.social researchers & GGD students, see: repository.upenn.edu/exhibits/org... We also have a Research Brief Series, see: repository.upenn.edu/exhibits/org...

Call for Applications! The US Deprescribing Research Network is accepting applications for Pilot Awards. To learn more, attend the Pilot Award Application Information Session on Tuesday, August 26, at 2pm ET. Register here: bit.ly/3J2CWzT @deprescribeus.bsky.social #AgingResearch

Roybal Program Call for Proposals: Randomized Clinical Trials on Behavioral Interventions in Aging. LOI Deadline: October 15. For more information and to apply: bit.ly/4fnZTd4

Upcoming Deadline: Travel award applications 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

Revisit the 2024 RCCN Workshop ‘Nutrition and Aging Biology’ with these recommendations from the workshop publication, originally published in Current Developments in Nutrition: bit.ly/3TWTdIQ #AgingResearch #Nutrition

Support For Integrating Aging Research Initiatives in Professional Specialty Societies and Meetings is a Clin-STAR Outreach Fund that offers up to $5,000 to help increase #AgingResearch related activities at professional societies. Learn more about this funding opportunity here: bit.ly/4mXBnTi

ICYMI: Many of the recordings and presentation materials from our recent workshop "AI and Health Behaviors for Healthy Aging" are now available on the RCCN website here: bit.ly/40erZB8 #AgingResearch

Thank you to all who joined us at this week’s RCCN workshop on AI and Health Behaviors for Healthy Aging! We look forward to sharing the recordings from this workshop on the RCCN website later this summer.

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

This month! Register for the RCCN Workshop "AI and Health Behaviors for Healthy Aging," featuring presentations on the application of AI to support health behavior research among older adults: bit.ly/3RnnfnY #AgingResearch

📢 Registration is open for the 2025 Masoro-Barshop Conference on Aging! 🗓️ Oct 9–12 | 📍 Mayan Dude Ranch, Bandera, TX Theme: “Dietary Approaches to Geroscience Intervention” 🔗 More info: bit.ly/3UG2bew #Geroscience #AgingResearch #BarshopConference

AI and Health Behaviors Workshop: June 24-25, 2025 The twelfth RCCN workshop (virtual), “AI and Health Behaviors for Healthy Aging." Workshop themes: Discrete Behaviors, Long-Term Changes, AI in a Larger Context, and Challenges and Opportunities. Register here: amfedaging.wufoo.com/forms/m1wgg5...

May 2025 Demography of Family Caregiving & TRENDS Network Webinar Tues, May 27th 1:00 pm EST Co-sponsored by the Demography of Family Caregiving and TRENDS Networks highlighting family caregiving trends in the US @micda-umisr.bsky.social @rccn-aging.org Register: micda.isr.umich.edu/may-2025-dem...

ICYMI: 🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 New Investigator Awardees! Learn more about the awardees and their projects on our website: naccdata.org/nacc-product...

Applying for an NIA T32 Grant? Watch this video outlining the Training and Career Development team's top three tips for submitting a competitive application: bit.ly/3F8uspq

Call for Applications! The 32nd Annual NIA Training Course provides intense exposure to current concepts in experimental aging research for a cohort of 15-20 research scientists. Applications are due July 1, 2025. Learn more here: bit.ly/44y6RIY

Join @pennaitech.bsky.social for today's webinar featuring Dr. Nicholas Odom from UAB, who will present on "Predicting clinical outcomes in advanced cancer family caregivers and their care recipients using digital phenotyping." Register here: bit.ly/4dd5yBw

ICYMI: The recording of yesterday's webinar "All About NIH Supplements to Support Researchers Through Major Life and Career Changes" is now available here: bit.ly/4iVnWjn

Last Chance to Register! Register now for tomorrow’s webinar, “All About NIH Supplements to Support Researchers Through Major Life and Career Changes," which will give an overview of several types of administrative supplements offered by the NIH: bit.ly/3Gdn8sD

Coming Up Next Week! There’s still time to register for the webinar “All About NIH Supplements to Support Researchers Through Major Life and Career Changes," featuring a presentation on several types of administrative supplements offered by the NIH: bit.ly/3Gdn8sD

Registration is now open for the upcoming virtual RCCN Workshop on AI and Health Behaviors. Register here: bit.ly/3RnnfnY #AgingResearch