1/7 New research: The wealth of your neighbors may protect your brain. Our new WP finds that higher community wealth is linked to a significantly lower risk of cognitive decline in older adults in the USA Link: osf.io/preprints/so... #aging #HealthEquity #geography

Our home Institute is hiring! We are actively recruiting for a Program Coordinator and a Communications Manager for the newly launching NIA Demography and Economics on Aging Coordinator Center. Learn more about both positions and apply: isrdi.umn.edu/employment

Day two of the Data-Intensive Research Conference is officially underway (thanks @hpostel.bsky.social for kicking us off)! @ipums.bsky.social @umnlifecourse.bsky.social

Day 2 of the Data-Intensive Research Conference is full of so many great talks. So invigorating to be surrounded by so many smart and passionate people! @ipums.bsky.social

Wonderful lunch and keynote today at the Data-Intensive Research Conference @umnlifecourse.bsky.social

Off to a great start here at the Data-Intensive Research Conference! @umnlifecourse.bsky.social

Today is going to be an IPUMStastic day 💙 @ipums.bsky.social @umnlifecourse.bsky.social

So excited to be kicking off day 1 of our Data-Intensive Research Pre-Conference Workshop! @ipums.bsky.social

Have you registered for the Data-Intensive Research Conference yet? You should! Come join us August 6-7 as we gather around the theme "Understanding Health and Population Dynamics through Big Microdata". Oh - and did we mention registration was free? Learn more: lcc.umn.edu/DIRC

LCC Member Tetyana Shippee and interviewed 42 nursing-home discharge planners in the context of a statewide policy to promote nursing-home to community discharge among long-stay residents. Check it out: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

"While he’s based at the U’s flagship Twin Cities campus, Gaugler is a strong believer in outreach. The mileage he’s racking up on drives across the state is proof of his commitment to help Minnesotans understand and manage dementia and Alzheimer’s disease." www.startribune.com/professor-ai...

New study shows high school quality and resources impact long term cognitive health. "These inequalities create ripple effects that influence cognitive health decades later," says co-author John Robert Warren. Read more: lcc.umn.edu/news-events/...

Don't wait! The deadline to apply for our undergraduate and graduate, paid summer fellowship is March 16th! Please share this wonderful opportunity: isrdi.umn.edu/diversity-fe...

We are seeking undergrad & grad students to be part of our paid fellowship program this summer! We have a great line up of data and research projects to work on and a program designed to give you practical skills as you advance in your career. Apply by March 16th! isrdi.umn.edu/diversity-fe...

Abstract submission for #GSA2025 is now open! 🎉 It'll be in Boston Nov. 12 - 15th. Get your abstracts in at www.gsa2025.org

Jan. 31st is the last day to submit an abstract for the Data-Intensive Research Conference with @ipums.bsky.social. This year's theme is "Understanding Population Health Dynamics through Big Microdata." Find all the details and submit at lcc.umn.edu/DIRC-proposals

We hope you'll join us! lcc.umn.edu/DIRC

Have you been tuning into our MN #Demography & #Aging seminar series? If not - today's a great one to start joining! Peter Christen & Chris Dibben from Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research (SCADR) will be presenting about SHiPP at 12:15 PM CT. Join us: lcc.umn.edu/news-events/...

We are so excited for this new center funded by National Institute on Aging (NIA) lead by LCC Member Joseph Gaugler at University of Minnesota School of Public Health! www.sph.umn.edu/news/school-...

Another full day for LCC folks at #PAA2024! See what's happening - and enjoy! z.umn.edu/PAA2024

It's #PAA2024 time! We've got a lot going on - see what the LCC contingent is up to: z.umn.edu/PAA2024

Join us for "The All-or-Nothing Marriage? Marital Functioning from 1980 to 2023 in the United States" with speaker @ClaireKampDush today (4/8) at 12:15 PM CT. Find the link and more details at pop.umn.edu/events/semin....

Join us on March 11th for "Early Life Conditions and Old Age Mortality: Extending Barker" with guest speaker Jason Fletcher from the University of Wisconsin. Get the zoom link and see the full seminar schedule on our website: lcc.umn.edu/news-events/...

The loss of younger, qualified health care workers is a problem that snowballs. Read more about the growing health care workforce crisis with input from LCC member Janette Dill here: tcbmag.com/the-growing-...