University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Announcements

Palloni Receives Advanced Investigator Grant from the European Research Council

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Congratulations to Alberto Palloni, CDHA affiliate and former director, on receiving a prestigious Advanced Investigator grant from the European Research Council (ERC). Advanced Investigator awards fund ground-breaking, high-risk projects led by principal investigators who are “exceptional leaders in terms of originality and significance of their research contributions” with proven track records of achievement. Palloni, Samuel …

UW Faculty Focus Article on Sam Trejo

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This week’s UW Faculty Focus Article features an introduction to Sam Trejo. Sam is one of the scholars who will be joining the University’s Initiative in Social Genomics.

UW Faculty Focus Article on Philipp Koellinger

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This week’s UW Faculty Focus Article features an introduction to Philipp Koellinger. Philipp is one of the scholars who will be joining the University’s Initiative in Social Genomics.

Seeking applicants for new postdoc positions in CDHA

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CDHA is looking to fill multiple postdoctoral positions starting as early as September 2020. For full descriptions, see the links below, and direct any questions to Jason Fletcher (jason.fletcher@wisc.edu) and/or Sherry Huhn (shuhn@wisc.edu). Promoting Diversity in Health-Related Research Postdoctoral Scholar Postdoctoral Research Associate – Multiple Positions Initiative in Social Genomics Postdoctoral Position

New 2020-2021 CDHA Pilot Grants

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CDHA is pleased to announce funding for five new pilot projects for 2020-2021. ZhengZheng Tang, Jooyoung Kong, Philipp Koellinger, Judith Simcox, and Jason Fletcher are our grantees – congratulations! Researchers will study a far-ranging array of aging-related conditions using some of the most advanced technological analytic methods available today. Investigating the Interactions between Inflammatory Biomarkers …

Rebecca Myerson Selected as a UW BIRCWH Scholar

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CDHA & CDE Presentations at Virtual PAA

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A virtual version of the Population Association of America’s Annual Meeting will be taking place online Thursday, April 23 through Saturday, April 25. Though fewer scholars will be participating overall, a healthy number of CDE/CDHA faculty and students are still set to present! Their sessions are listed below. All times are ET. To view the …

Lauren Schmitz Awarded NIA Pilot Grant

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CDHA affiliate Lauren Schmitz (Assistant Professor, Public Affairs, UW-Madison) is part of a research team that has been awarded a new NIA pilot grant through the Research Centers Collaborative Network! Schmitz, along with Erin Ware and Ariana Gard, a pair of researchers from the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, will be …

Call for Papers: Eleventh Annual Midwest Health Economics Conference

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The University of Wisconsin-Madison will host the Eleventh Annual Midwest Health Economics Conference May 7-8, 2020. Local sponsors are the Center for Demography of Health and Aging, La Follette School of Public Affairs, School of Business, Department of Economics, and Department of Population Health Sciences. This annual invitational conference assembles junior and senior economists to …

Initiative in Social Genomics Update

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In February 2018, the University of Wisconsin-Madison began recruiting three tenure-track faculty for a Cluster Hire in Social Genomics. CDHA Director Jason Fletcher (sociology/public affairs/public health sciences) and CDHA affiliates Corinne Engelman (population health sciences), James Li (psychology), and Qiongshi Lu (biostatistics and medical informatics) submitted the successful proposal for the Cluster Hire with the …