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How Does Education Impact Alzheimer’s and Dementia Risk? It’s About More Than Degree Attainment
AUSTIN, Texas — Education has long been associated with reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, but a new study reveals that this protection extends far beyond diplomas and degrees. Co-led by researchers at …
CDE & CDHA Engagement at PAA 2025
CDE & CDHA affiliates and graduate students are looking forward to the 2025 PAA annual meeting in Washington, DC! Both centers are well represented with 30 faculty affiliates and 30 graduate student affiliates appearing 125 …
New virtual Center for Aging, Climate, and Health (CACHE) funded, as introduced at 2024 workshop at UW-Madison
The 2025 Climate Change, Aging, and Health Across the Life Course workshop brought together an interdisciplinary group of scholars at UW-Madison to share research and build new collaborations around the critical issues of populations, environmental …
Johanna Nunez & Sarah Salas Awarded First Prize ICAA Poster Award
Congratulations to CDHA graduate student trainees Johanna Nunez & Sarah Salas, who were awarded first place at the ICAA 2024 conference for their poster “Mechanisms of Latino Migrant Retention: Lived-In Experiences from the Third Age and …
Graduate Student Profile: Yue Qin
Name: Yue Qin, Ph.D. candidate in Sociology Hometown: Shandong, China Educational background: B.A. in Sociology, Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou, China); M.A. in Sociology, Boston College How did you first connect to your field of research? …
Fall 2024
Sept 4 No class today! Sept 11 “Writing PAA Abstracts.” Corina Mommaerts—UW-Madison Economics Sept 18 No class today! Sept 25 “CDE/CDHA: History of Conducting Ethical Research.” Katherine Curtis—UW-Madison Community & Environmental Sociology Oct 2 “Responsible …
Natascha Merten Awarded Vilas Early-Career Investigator Award
Congratulations to Natascha Merten, Assistant Professor of Population Health Sciences and Medicine, who was awarded the UW-Madison Vilas Early-Career Investigator Award! Vilas Faculty Early-Career Investigator Awards recognize research and teaching excellence in faculty who are …
Alvin Thomas featured in On Wisconsin Magazine article “Making Social Media Safe”
Welcome New CDHA Associate Director Lauren Schmitz
We’re excited to announce Lauren Schmitz as our new Associate Director of Training! Lauren is an Associate Professor of Public Affairs at the La Follette School of Public Affairs. Schmitz is a dedicated member of …