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🌟CDHA at GSA 2025🌟
Weidi Qin & Sarah Salas both have two presentations today at the Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, MA.
There is just one more day remaining of this phenomenal event, and we are beyond proud of all attending!
Weidi Qin & Sarah Salas both have two presentations today at the Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, MA.
There is just one more day remaining of this phenomenal event, and we are beyond proud of all attending!
November 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
🌟CDHA at GSA 2025🌟
Weidi Qin & Sarah Salas both have two presentations today at the Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, MA.
There is just one more day remaining of this phenomenal event, and we are beyond proud of all attending!
Weidi Qin & Sarah Salas both have two presentations today at the Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, MA.
There is just one more day remaining of this phenomenal event, and we are beyond proud of all attending!
🌟CDHA at GSA 2025🌟
Several of our affiliates, including Yue Qin, Meiyi Li, & Gina Lee, are presenting today at the Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, MA.
Presentations run until the 15th, and we are proud to celebrate them each day!
Several of our affiliates, including Yue Qin, Meiyi Li, & Gina Lee, are presenting today at the Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, MA.
Presentations run until the 15th, and we are proud to celebrate them each day!
November 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
🌟CDHA at GSA 2025🌟
Several of our affiliates, including Yue Qin, Meiyi Li, & Gina Lee, are presenting today at the Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, MA.
Presentations run until the 15th, and we are proud to celebrate them each day!
Several of our affiliates, including Yue Qin, Meiyi Li, & Gina Lee, are presenting today at the Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, MA.
Presentations run until the 15th, and we are proud to celebrate them each day!
Reposted by UW-Madison CDHA
🧑💻New #publication in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences from @cdhauw.bsky.social affiliate Richard Davidson “Wellbeing skills strengthening as a model for healthy adolescent digital technology use”
➡️ pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
➡️ pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Wellbeing skills strengthening as a model for healthy adolescent digital technology use
Digital technologies (DTs) have become ubiquitous. Adolescents are avid users of DTs. As access to and use of DTs has increased among adolescents, daily life and adolescent social interaction patterns have shifted in profound ways. Although the ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 12, 2025 at 6:52 PM
🧑💻New #publication in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences from @cdhauw.bsky.social affiliate Richard Davidson “Wellbeing skills strengthening as a model for healthy adolescent digital technology use”
➡️ pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
➡️ pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
💑New #publication in Psychogeriatrics from CDHA affiliate Kristin Litzelman
➡️“How Are Spousal Carers’ Health and Self-Perceptions of Ageing Reshaped in Caregiving Situations? The Mediating Role of Psychological Resources”
doi.org/10.1111/psyg...
➡️“How Are Spousal Carers’ Health and Self-Perceptions of Ageing Reshaped in Caregiving Situations? The Mediating Role of Psychological Resources”
doi.org/10.1111/psyg...
How Are Spousal Carers' Health and Self‐Perceptions of Ageing Reshaped in Caregiving Situations? The Mediating Role of Psychological Resources
Background Caregiving has a multitude of impacts across well-being domains. Understanding these diverse effects is crucial for tailoring effective interventions and policies that reflect the complex...
doi.org
November 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
💑New #publication in Psychogeriatrics from CDHA affiliate Kristin Litzelman
➡️“How Are Spousal Carers’ Health and Self-Perceptions of Ageing Reshaped in Caregiving Situations? The Mediating Role of Psychological Resources”
doi.org/10.1111/psyg...
➡️“How Are Spousal Carers’ Health and Self-Perceptions of Ageing Reshaped in Caregiving Situations? The Mediating Role of Psychological Resources”
doi.org/10.1111/psyg...
🌟CDHA at GSA 2025!🌟
We’re proud to have several of our affiliates, including Julie Ober Allen, Natascha Merten, and @michaeltopping.bsky.social, present today at the Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, MA.
Stay tuned to see more of our very own present!
We’re proud to have several of our affiliates, including Julie Ober Allen, Natascha Merten, and @michaeltopping.bsky.social, present today at the Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, MA.
Stay tuned to see more of our very own present!
November 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
🌟CDHA at GSA 2025!🌟
We’re proud to have several of our affiliates, including Julie Ober Allen, Natascha Merten, and @michaeltopping.bsky.social, present today at the Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, MA.
Stay tuned to see more of our very own present!
We’re proud to have several of our affiliates, including Julie Ober Allen, Natascha Merten, and @michaeltopping.bsky.social, present today at the Gerontological Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, MA.
Stay tuned to see more of our very own present!
⭐Listen to @cdeuw.bsky.social & CDHA affiliate Anita Mukherjee in @npr.org “The risk of private equity in your 401(k)”
“It's intended to be sort of a steady way to save a reasonable amount for retirement”
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“It's intended to be sort of a steady way to save a reasonable amount for retirement”
➡️Learn more: www.npr.org/transcripts/...
The risk of private equity in your 401(k) : The Indicator from Planet Money
Private equity is a risky business. There are high-highs and low-lows. A retirement plan, on the other hand, is meant to be a reliable beast. But President Trump believes your 401(k) can handle it! On...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
⭐Listen to @cdeuw.bsky.social & CDHA affiliate Anita Mukherjee in @npr.org “The risk of private equity in your 401(k)”
“It's intended to be sort of a steady way to save a reasonable amount for retirement”
➡️Learn more: www.npr.org/transcripts/...
“It's intended to be sort of a steady way to save a reasonable amount for retirement”
➡️Learn more: www.npr.org/transcripts/...
🚨DEMSEM🚨
Please join us to learn from Sigal Alon this upcoming Tuesday, November 11th!
Please join us to learn from Sigal Alon this upcoming Tuesday, November 11th!
November 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
🚨DEMSEM🚨
Please join us to learn from Sigal Alon this upcoming Tuesday, November 11th!
Please join us to learn from Sigal Alon this upcoming Tuesday, November 11th!
📃New #publication in @pnas.org from @cdeuw.bsky.social & CDHA affiliate Héctor Pifarré
➡️“Cohort mortality forecasts indicate signs of deceleration in life expectancy gains”
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
➡️“Cohort mortality forecasts indicate signs of deceleration in life expectancy gains”
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
📃New #publication in @pnas.org from @cdeuw.bsky.social & CDHA affiliate Héctor Pifarré
➡️“Cohort mortality forecasts indicate signs of deceleration in life expectancy gains”
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
➡️“Cohort mortality forecasts indicate signs of deceleration in life expectancy gains”
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
DemSem This Thursday 🔔
Join us as we welcome Dr. Diana Hernandez (Columbia University) for her talk:
“Energy Insecurity: The People’s Struggle for Power at Home”
🗓 Thursday, November 6
🕓 4:15–5:15 PM
📍 1163 Mechanical Engineering Building
We hope to see you there!
Join us as we welcome Dr. Diana Hernandez (Columbia University) for her talk:
“Energy Insecurity: The People’s Struggle for Power at Home”
🗓 Thursday, November 6
🕓 4:15–5:15 PM
📍 1163 Mechanical Engineering Building
We hope to see you there!
November 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
DemSem This Thursday 🔔
Join us as we welcome Dr. Diana Hernandez (Columbia University) for her talk:
“Energy Insecurity: The People’s Struggle for Power at Home”
🗓 Thursday, November 6
🕓 4:15–5:15 PM
📍 1163 Mechanical Engineering Building
We hope to see you there!
Join us as we welcome Dr. Diana Hernandez (Columbia University) for her talk:
“Energy Insecurity: The People’s Struggle for Power at Home”
🗓 Thursday, November 6
🕓 4:15–5:15 PM
📍 1163 Mechanical Engineering Building
We hope to see you there!
🌎Tune in to the 1A to hear CDHA affiliate Alvin Thomas discuss the loneliness epidemic “In Good Company: Dr. Vivek Murthy on the global loneliness crisis”
➡️Listen here: the1a.org/segments/in-...
➡️Listen here: the1a.org/segments/in-...
In Good Company: Dr. Vivek Murthy on the global loneliness crisis
He has recently joined with the World Health Organization in calling for an urgent global response to loneliness.
the1a.org
November 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
🌎Tune in to the 1A to hear CDHA affiliate Alvin Thomas discuss the loneliness epidemic “In Good Company: Dr. Vivek Murthy on the global loneliness crisis”
➡️Listen here: the1a.org/segments/in-...
➡️Listen here: the1a.org/segments/in-...
🎉 Exciting news!
CDHA’s NIH center grant has been renewed for another 6 years, a recognition of the center’s outstanding research community and its impact on the study of health and aging.
➡️Learn more about CDHA’s work and upcoming initiatives here: cdha.wisc.edu/2025/10/22/c...
CDHA’s NIH center grant has been renewed for another 6 years, a recognition of the center’s outstanding research community and its impact on the study of health and aging.
➡️Learn more about CDHA’s work and upcoming initiatives here: cdha.wisc.edu/2025/10/22/c...
CDHA Receives 6-Year NIH Center Grant Renewal
The Center for Demography of Health and Aging (CDHA) is delighted to announce that its NIH center infrastructure grant has been renewed for a 6-year term. CDHA is in its 26th year of supporting high-...
cdha.wisc.edu
October 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
🎉 Exciting news!
CDHA’s NIH center grant has been renewed for another 6 years, a recognition of the center’s outstanding research community and its impact on the study of health and aging.
➡️Learn more about CDHA’s work and upcoming initiatives here: cdha.wisc.edu/2025/10/22/c...
CDHA’s NIH center grant has been renewed for another 6 years, a recognition of the center’s outstanding research community and its impact on the study of health and aging.
➡️Learn more about CDHA’s work and upcoming initiatives here: cdha.wisc.edu/2025/10/22/c...
Reposted by UW-Madison CDHA
📶Read @cdhauw.bsky.social affiliate Alvin Thomas’s article in @theconversation.com “Helping teens navigate online racism - study shows which parenting strategy works best”
➡️Learn more here: theconversation.com/helping-teen...
➡️Learn more here: theconversation.com/helping-teen...
Helping teens navigate online racism − study shows which parenting strategy works best
Parents can help their Black and Hispanic teens handle online racism by talking it through, but monitoring internet use can backfire.
theconversation.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:21 PM
📶Read @cdhauw.bsky.social affiliate Alvin Thomas’s article in @theconversation.com “Helping teens navigate online racism - study shows which parenting strategy works best”
➡️Learn more here: theconversation.com/helping-teen...
➡️Learn more here: theconversation.com/helping-teen...
🚨Be sure to submit your application for the NIH/NIA T32 Postdoctoral Scholar position!
📌Advanced training in the demography of aging & the life course will be offered, allowing independent research to thrive, collab with mentors, & engagement with leading longitudinal studies.
📌Advanced training in the demography of aging & the life course will be offered, allowing independent research to thrive, collab with mentors, & engagement with leading longitudinal studies.
October 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
🚨Be sure to submit your application for the NIH/NIA T32 Postdoctoral Scholar position!
📌Advanced training in the demography of aging & the life course will be offered, allowing independent research to thrive, collab with mentors, & engagement with leading longitudinal studies.
📌Advanced training in the demography of aging & the life course will be offered, allowing independent research to thrive, collab with mentors, & engagement with leading longitudinal studies.
👏We’re thrilled to celebrate CDHA affiliate Jooyoung Kong, who’s been honored with BCSSW’s Distinguished Recent Alumni Award!
💡Her work explores how early experiences shape lifelong caregiving and well-being.
Learn more ➡️ cdha.wisc.edu/2025/10/22/j...
💡Her work explores how early experiences shape lifelong caregiving and well-being.
Learn more ➡️ cdha.wisc.edu/2025/10/22/j...
Jooyoung Kong Honored with Distinguished Recent Alumni Award
CDHA affiliate Jooyoung Kong, Associate Professor in the Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been selected to receive the Distinguished Recent Alumni Awa...
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October 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
👏We’re thrilled to celebrate CDHA affiliate Jooyoung Kong, who’s been honored with BCSSW’s Distinguished Recent Alumni Award!
💡Her work explores how early experiences shape lifelong caregiving and well-being.
Learn more ➡️ cdha.wisc.edu/2025/10/22/j...
💡Her work explores how early experiences shape lifelong caregiving and well-being.
Learn more ➡️ cdha.wisc.edu/2025/10/22/j...
🎉 Congratulations to CDHA postdoc Gina Lee, recipient of the Institute on Aging’s Young Investigator Award!
Her research explores how sibling relationships in midlife shape cognitive health later in life, highlighting the lasting power of social connection.
👏 Well done, Gina!
Her research explores how sibling relationships in midlife shape cognitive health later in life, highlighting the lasting power of social connection.
👏 Well done, Gina!
October 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
🎉 Congratulations to CDHA postdoc Gina Lee, recipient of the Institute on Aging’s Young Investigator Award!
Her research explores how sibling relationships in midlife shape cognitive health later in life, highlighting the lasting power of social connection.
👏 Well done, Gina!
Her research explores how sibling relationships in midlife shape cognitive health later in life, highlighting the lasting power of social connection.
👏 Well done, Gina!
📚CDHA affiliate Chaoqun Ni's research cited in Kellogg Insight “Is Tenure a Golden Age for Research?”
➡️Discover more here: insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/is-t...
➡️Discover more here: insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/is-t...
Is Tenure a Golden Age for Research?
A large study finds that there’s a trade-off. While tenured researchers may publish less, they often come up with more novel ideas.
insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu
October 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
📚CDHA affiliate Chaoqun Ni's research cited in Kellogg Insight “Is Tenure a Golden Age for Research?”
➡️Discover more here: insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/is-t...
➡️Discover more here: insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/is-t...
🇺🇸New #publication in Social Science & Medicine from CDHA affiliates John Robert Warren & Eric Grodsky
➡️"Intergenerational Occupational Mobility and Health in the United States."
doi.org/10.1016/j.so...
➡️"Intergenerational Occupational Mobility and Health in the United States."
doi.org/10.1016/j.so...
Redirecting
doi.org
October 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🇺🇸New #publication in Social Science & Medicine from CDHA affiliates John Robert Warren & Eric Grodsky
➡️"Intergenerational Occupational Mobility and Health in the United States."
doi.org/10.1016/j.so...
➡️"Intergenerational Occupational Mobility and Health in the United States."
doi.org/10.1016/j.so...
🧑⚕️Listen to CDHA affiliate Maria Mora Pinzon on WPR “How farm subsidies could be affected by federal spending bill, Archaeologists uncover indigenous farm site, Dementia care for Latinos”
➡️Learn more here: www.wpr.org/news/new-wis...
➡️Learn more here: www.wpr.org/news/new-wis...
New Wisconsin partnership aims to expand memory care for Latino community
A new elective course between the UW School of Medicine and Public Health and the state’s only bilingual memory clinic will help give upcoming medical students hands-on experience with memory care in ...
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October 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
🧑⚕️Listen to CDHA affiliate Maria Mora Pinzon on WPR “How farm subsidies could be affected by federal spending bill, Archaeologists uncover indigenous farm site, Dementia care for Latinos”
➡️Learn more here: www.wpr.org/news/new-wis...
➡️Learn more here: www.wpr.org/news/new-wis...
🧬New #publication in Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease from CDHA affiliate Sanjay Asthana
➡️"Depression modifies age-associated [11C] PiB-PET amyloid burden in a cohort enriched with risk for Alzheimer's disease."
doi.org/10.1177/1387...
➡️"Depression modifies age-associated [11C] PiB-PET amyloid burden in a cohort enriched with risk for Alzheimer's disease."
doi.org/10.1177/1387...
Depression modifies age-associated [11C]PiB-PET amyloid burden in a cohort enriched with risk for Alzheimer's disease - Kyle J Edmunds, Alexis R Nelson, Talia L Brach, Matthew Glittenberg, Bradley T C...
Background Depression—especially late-life onset—is associated with age-related cognitive decline and may be a key risk factor for amyloid-β (Aβ) deposition in ...
doi.org
October 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🧬New #publication in Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease from CDHA affiliate Sanjay Asthana
➡️"Depression modifies age-associated [11C] PiB-PET amyloid burden in a cohort enriched with risk for Alzheimer's disease."
doi.org/10.1177/1387...
➡️"Depression modifies age-associated [11C] PiB-PET amyloid burden in a cohort enriched with risk for Alzheimer's disease."
doi.org/10.1177/1387...
🎒CDHA affiliate Maria Mora Pinzon quoted in The Cap Times “New UW-Madison class trains doctors on Latino cultural competency”
➡️Read more here:
captimes.com/news/health/...
➡️Read more here:
captimes.com/news/health/...
New UW-Madison class trains doctors on Latino cultural competency
Wisconsin’s flagship university launches an elective course with the goal of helping future doctors care for an aging population of Latinos.
captimes.com
October 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
🎒CDHA affiliate Maria Mora Pinzon quoted in The Cap Times “New UW-Madison class trains doctors on Latino cultural competency”
➡️Read more here:
captimes.com/news/health/...
➡️Read more here:
captimes.com/news/health/...
💊New #publication in Preventive Medicine Reports from CDHA affiliate Julie Allen
➡️"Exploring longitudinal associations between social determinants of health during adolescence and self-reported contraceptive use in young adulthood in the United States." doi.org/10.1016/j.pm...
➡️"Exploring longitudinal associations between social determinants of health during adolescence and self-reported contraceptive use in young adulthood in the United States." doi.org/10.1016/j.pm...
Redirecting
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October 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
💊New #publication in Preventive Medicine Reports from CDHA affiliate Julie Allen
➡️"Exploring longitudinal associations between social determinants of health during adolescence and self-reported contraceptive use in young adulthood in the United States." doi.org/10.1016/j.pm...
➡️"Exploring longitudinal associations between social determinants of health during adolescence and self-reported contraceptive use in young adulthood in the United States." doi.org/10.1016/j.pm...
📰CDHA affiliates Lauren Schmitz & Silvia Helena Barcellos featured in WPR "Wisconsin is at the center of emerging scientific field with answers to ‘nature vs. nurture’"
www.wpr.org/news/wiscons...
www.wpr.org/news/wiscons...
Wisconsin is at the center of emerging scientific field with answers to ‘nature vs. nurture’
Do people have a genetic destiny, or are they more shaped by their environment and lived experiences? Wisconsin is front and center in ending the classic “nature vs. nurture” debate.
www.wpr.org
May 20, 2025 at 2:34 PM
📰CDHA affiliates Lauren Schmitz & Silvia Helena Barcellos featured in WPR "Wisconsin is at the center of emerging scientific field with answers to ‘nature vs. nurture’"
www.wpr.org/news/wiscons...
www.wpr.org/news/wiscons...
🚗New #publication from @cdeuw.bsky.social & CDHA affiliate Stephanie Robert in Journal of Transport & Health
➡️”Walking, public transit, and transitions to non-driving among US Medicare enrollees”
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
➡️”Walking, public transit, and transitions to non-driving among US Medicare enrollees”
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Walking, public transit, and transitions to non-driving among US Medicare enrollees
Many older adults rely on private vehicles for their mobility and may continue to drive when they are advised to stop. Walking and public transit can …
www.sciencedirect.com
May 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
🚗New #publication from @cdeuw.bsky.social & CDHA affiliate Stephanie Robert in Journal of Transport & Health
➡️”Walking, public transit, and transitions to non-driving among US Medicare enrollees”
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
➡️”Walking, public transit, and transitions to non-driving among US Medicare enrollees”
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
📚CDHA affiliate Barry Burden quoted in @wisconsinexaminer.com “UW professors discuss attacks on higher education, ‘fragility’ of U.S. democracy”
➡️Read more here: wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/04/28/u...
➡️Read more here: wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/04/28/u...
UW professors discuss attacks on higher education, ‘fragility’ of U.S. democracy • Wisconsin Examiner
"How do you get dozens, if not hundreds of institutions, to start acting collectively to push back against this?" asked Mark Copelevitch.
wisconsinexaminer.com
May 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
📚CDHA affiliate Barry Burden quoted in @wisconsinexaminer.com “UW professors discuss attacks on higher education, ‘fragility’ of U.S. democracy”
➡️Read more here: wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/04/28/u...
➡️Read more here: wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/04/28/u...
📚New #publication in @readdemography.bsky.social from @cdeuw.bsky.social and CDHA affiliate Héctor Pifarré Arolas
➡️”An Overlapping Cohorts Perspective of Lifespan Inequality”
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40162882/
➡️”An Overlapping Cohorts Perspective of Lifespan Inequality”
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40162882/
An Overlapping Cohorts Perspective of Lifespan Inequality - PubMed
A growing literature investigates the levels, trends, causes, and effects of lifespan inequality. This work is typically based on measures that combine partial cohort histories into a synthetic cohort...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
May 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
📚New #publication in @readdemography.bsky.social from @cdeuw.bsky.social and CDHA affiliate Héctor Pifarré Arolas
➡️”An Overlapping Cohorts Perspective of Lifespan Inequality”
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40162882/
➡️”An Overlapping Cohorts Perspective of Lifespan Inequality”
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40162882/