In her recent talk at the Global Exposomics for Brain Health Symposium, Dr. Jinkook Lee promoted an integrated life-course perspective on how the exposome shapes healthy aging. Encouraging to see global collaboration driving the future of brain health research!

Interested in #aging research? Apply for the Gateway Cross-Country Research Workshop at #GSA2026! Connect with researchers, expand your network, and receive a $300 stipend while developing a project using Gateway's Data Enclave resources. Apply here: tinyurl.com/mrepsczw

📢 The National Institutes of Health is seeking public feedback on a proposal to cap the number of simultaneous research grants a PI can hold. Researchers and institutions are encouraged to share their perspectives. Learn more & share your input by Aug. 3, 2026: tinyurl.com/mumbpd27

Join us for the Introduction to Gateway Cross-Country Data Enclave Webinar! Learn about our 2 new analysis-ready datasets, usage of the Enclave, and details about the #GSA2026 Gateway Research Workshop! 🗓️Tuesday, June 23 Register: t.co/DJxFnAzd42

Newly released education policy data! These updates expand country coverage and support research on health and cognition across the life course: 📘International CSL Policy Details (v1.2) ✏️Education Tracking Policies, AFS (v1.1) Read more in our blog: tinyurl.com/bdh4c768

At #PAA2026? Come find us at Booth 602! Learn more about the Gateway's free tools for cross-national and longitudinal research on #aging using the international network of #health and #retirement studies.

What’s new in the Harmonized LASI-DAD vB.2 (Wave 2) dataset? New variables include: • Language fluency • MRI measures • Environmental exposure + more Data & codebook access for US-based researchers: g2aging.org/enclave Non-US access coming soon: www.alzheimersdata.org/ad-workbench

We’re hiring! The Gateway is looking for a Research Scientist to join the CESR team. Researchers in #aging -related fields with experience in international health & retirement studies (e.g., HRS, HCAP) are encouraged to apply. Read more and apply: tinyurl.com/yvkk76nt

Great to see the GECC recognized at the Health & Extreme Weather Symposium, where NIA and NIH leaders highlighted the growing momentum around NIA-funded studies and data resources driving research in this area!

Congratulations to Dr. Emma Nichols and her co-authors on being selected as a @geronsociety.bsky.social 2026 Editor’s Choice in Innovation in Aging! 🎉 Read how their paper highlights innovative approaches to understanding environmental influences on cognitive aging: academic.oup.com/innovateage/...

Have your say. The NIH (National Institutes of Health) is inviting comments on its FY 2027–2031 Strategic Plan, which guides its vision for upcoming biomedical and behavioral science research. Open to all. Submit your feedback by May 16, 2026: rfi.grants.nih.gov?s=6998c3a23e... #PublicHealth

Are you a doctoral-level investigator in or pursing #AgingResearch? The 2026 National Institute of Aging (NIA) Butler-Williams Scholars Program offers mentorship and research support directly from NIA scientific review and program officers. Apply by March 31, 2026! Learn more: t.co/iPMJkfpW3W

📚Special Supplement Published📚 The Journals of @geronsociety.bsky.social: Series B, Vol. 81 highlights advancements in the Gateway to Global Aging Data through harmonized cognitive measures and guidance for cross-national aging research. Read the full issue: tinyurl.com/56ncxfft

New from National Institute of Aging (NIA): A new blog explores insights from the 2024 Common Data Elements Webinar Series, featuring practical strategies for using CDEs to strengthen AD/ADRD and #agingresearch. Read the full blog: tinyurl.com/bddu7ndy Watch the Webinar: tinyurl.com/v6vr5m96

📢 @umich.edu Department of Psychology is seeking applications for an exciting Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in #CognitiveAging and Alzheimer’s disease disparities with Dr. Laura Zahodne. See the full posting and learn how to apply here: careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

New Harmonized Data from Chile Available Gateway Harmonized SPS-ENCAVIDAM study, Version A is now available via the Gateway Data Enclave. This dataset from Chile’s ENCAVIDAM/SPS is offered in Stata and SAS formats. Access in Enclave: g2aging.org/enclave #agingresearch

Tune in next week! Dr. Jinkook Lee will be speaking at AAIC Neuroscience Next, sharing the latest research in dementia science. 🗓️Feb. 24, 2026 | 11 AM PST/ 1 PM CST / 2 PM EST Register: alz.org/neuroscience... @alzassociation.bsky.social #AAICNeuro

Celebrating NIH's (National Institute on Aging) 50th anniversary, Dr. Jinkook Lee highlights how NIH’s leadership expanded the HRS model globally and strengthened the Gateway as a central hub for cross-national aging research and policy Read more: tinyurl.com/3kk7jtpd #healthpolicy #aging #hrsdata

Applications are open! Apply for the 22nd Advanced Psychometric Methods in Cognitive Aging Conference, a hands-on workgroup exploring determinants of dementia in cognitive aging studies. 🗓️ August 9–14, 2026 | Tahoe City Learn more and apply: tinyurl.com/2ac794uh

The LA-based Gateway team welcomed our remote teammates for a week of connection and goal setting as we plan for the year ahead. We also made time for team bonding @gettymuseum.bsky.social — proof that our team meetings aren’t always on Zoom!😌 #research

🚨What's new in ELSA? We’ve updated two Gateway Harmonized @elsa-study.bsky.social datasets, now ready for download! Our latest blog breaks down what’s new in ELSA and shares insights from the 2025 ELSA Data User Event. Read: tinyurl.com/5d6676b3 Download: ukdataservice.ac.uk

New research on Korea’s labor market finds that today’s 70-year-olds are as physically capable as 60-year-olds two decades ago. The analysis draws on the Gateway to Global Aging Data, showing how healthier #aging can reshape work and retirement. www.devdiscourse.com/article/heal...

The Gateway Education Policy Seminar Series begins Jan 8th! Seminars will run the 2nd Thursday of each month and will foster conversations between the Gateway education team, its collaborators, and outside researchers working in this growing field. Register: mailchi.mp/dd510f5c168d...

Visit the Gateway to Global Aging Data at GSA 2025! Stop by Booth 400 in the Exhibit Hall to learn about the Gateway's free tools, resources, and initiatives for #aging and #dementia researchers. @geronsociety.bsky.social

The Gateway is co-sponsoring a spirited debate at @geronsociety.bsky.social's upcoming meeting: what is the "biggest, baddest" bias in aging research? The debate will be on Thurs. 11/13 from 3-4:15pm in Hynes Convention Center room 101. For more details about the event, see the event flyer:

At APHA 2025? Come by booth 1206 to learn about the Gateway's free tools and initiatives for #aging and #dementia researchers!

New article in The Journals of Gerontology: Series B highlights lessons from the HRS network of studies on measuring cognition cross-nationally: ensure feasibility across contexts, maintain consistency, and adapt tests for linguistic diversity. Read more: tinyurl.com/2tdpjy4u

Read about and watch Gateway PI Jinkook Lee's appearance at the World Health Summit last week, where she and other panelists discussed pressing questions about #aging in the Global South: www.worldhealthsummit.org/sessions/c72...

A new paper from the Gateway team finds that long-term exposure to fine particulate air pollution in India is linked to faster #cognitive decline in older adults, esp. from residential combustion, industrial, and energy production sources. Read the paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

New on the Gateway blog: highlights from the Education, Aging & Global Health Conference 2025, where 50+ researchers explored how education policy shapes health outcomes. Key themes & findings here: g2aging.org/blog/post/a7... #Aging #HealthPolicy #EducationResearch #GlobalHealth

As demand for long-term care rises, researchers are generating new evidence to guide policy. Our latest blog highlights a Health Economics special issue with 8 open access papers on caregiving, LTC insurance, home-based care, and more. Read here: g2aging.org/blog/post/23...

How do compulsory schooling laws shape long-term outcomes? Our newest Gateway blog highlights our updated USA Compulsory Schooling Policy Details Document, a new and improved resource for studying policy impacts across generations. Read the post: g2aging.org/blog/post/d6...

New paper from the LASI team in the @thelancet.com GH: a study of Indian adults aged 45+ finds that 1 in 5 had #diabetes in 2019, highlighting the urgent needs in prevention, detection, and care — especially in developing regions of India. Read more here: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

The Gateway team is at #AAIC25! Come by booth 640 to hear about our tools and initiatives for #aging and #dementia researchers. Find us between 10:30am and 4:15pm, today and tomorrow. @alzassociation.bsky.social

Join us tomorrow, July 29, at @alzassociation.bsky.social #AAIC25 for Session 3-24-FRS-A: "Risk Factors and Biological Mechanisms for Cognitive Decline and Dementia in India" Time: 2:00–3:30 pm Location: Convention Center, Room 801 We'll share findings on #aging and #dementia in India.

A new paper using LASI and HRS data compares diabetes rates among Indian immigrants in the US, Indians in India, and the general US population — findings suggest cultural factors may help explain higher prevalence. Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New Gateway-supported research: This @nature.com Aging article uses Harmonized US and UK data to study the pace of #aging, #healthspan, and lifespan in older adults. The work builds on a talk from our GSA workshop. Read the article: www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Our new meeting report from the GECC workshop highlights how researchers across disciplines are advancing #exposome and #aging research — by identifying gaps, setting data priorities, and planning for dissemination. Read the full report @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Read our newest blog post about the 2025 Gateway Writing Retreat at @ucl.ac.uk, which brought together researchers to work on manuscripts analyzing how exposures affect #aging-related outcomes within and between HRS-INS cohorts. Read here: tinyurl.com/36848v5f

Using data from a Gateway Hackathon, the paper, "Lifespan exposures to rural–urban conditions and later-life cognitive function," found that rural residence, esp. during childhood, is linked to poorer later-life #cognitive outcomes. Read here: alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

The Gateway Exposome Coordinating Center and Alzheimer's & Dementia journal invite submissions for a special issue on the #exposome and #Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias risk, resilience, and disparities. Read the full call at: alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...

A new @nature.com NPJ aging study found a biological age metric and accelerated #aging predicted higher mortality risk and age-related health decline using Gateway #Harmonized HRS, @elsa-study.bsky.social, MHAS, CRELES, and CHARLS #data. Read here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The Gateway HCAP team had the opportunity to participate in the Center for Effective Global Action's Africa HCAP meeting in Nairobi last week — thanks to all who made it a productive and insightful gathering!

Join us on Thursday, June 19, for the "Introduction to the Gateway Harmonized HRS Life History Data" webinar, which will provide an overview of the Gateway Harmonized Life History Mail Surveys and show examples of analysis using the data. Register here: tinyurl.com/yppmb2ce

This week, in collaboration with @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, the Gateway hosted a workshop to discuss how social care data could be leveraged to inform long-term care policymaking, with presentations from the @cpeclse.bsky.social, @elsa-study.bsky.social, @giacomopasini.bsky.social and more.

A team of researchers across the HRS-INS met in London this week for the Spring 2025 Gateway Writing Retreat to make progress towards manuscripts analyzing environmental exposome data from individual cohorts & cross-country comparisons.

Call for papers! @Nature_NPJ #Dementia is seeking submissions on studies assessing and validating tools used to evaluate #cognitive #aging in older adults globally. The deadline for submission is January 28th, 2026. More info here: www.nature.com/collections/...

A recently published article in @nature.com's Scientific Reports found that tooth loss was associated with poorer #cognitive function in the middle-aged and older Indian population using LASI #data. Read here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Check out the World Economic Outlook by International Monetary Fund, which uses our harmonized #data in their evaluation of the economic impact of global population #aging and provides policy recommendations to promote labor force participation among the aging population. tinyurl.com/5a3tastd

Join us Thursday, May 15th for our next #LTC Seminar! Jun Li of @syracuseu.bsky.social will present, "Wage Pass-Through Policies, Direct Care Worker Compensation, and Labor Supply in the Home Health Care Sector." Register at g2aging.org/ltcseminar