This fall, Philipp Koellinger and Sam Trejo join past cluster-hire Lauren Schmitz in filling the three tenure-track faculty positions created within the Initiative in Social Genomics (ISG). This interdisciplinary group of scholars, along with other …
Fall 2020
Affiliates Secure New External Research Funding
Lauren Schmitz received NIA funding for her project “Life Course Determinants of Epigenetic Age Acceleration and Subsequent Dementia.” Schmitz seeks to understand the impact of interactions between socioeconomic status (SES), genotype, and health behaviors on …
CDHA Welcomes 10 New Affiliates for Fall 2020
With more than 90 affiliates across UW–Madison’s campus, CDHA continues to grow in both numbers and depth of expertise. The CDHA Steering Committee voted unanimously to extend invitations to a talented group of UW faculty. …
CDHA Celebrates 20 Years with Symposium
In 1999, the National Institute on Aging awarded UW–Madison a center grant to support demography of health and aging research—and the Center for Demography of Health and Aging was born. The CDHA 20th Anniversary Symposium …
CDHA Center Grant Renewed
With the renewal of the center grant, CDHA has much to look forward to in the next five years. With increased NIA funding of over fifty percent and significant support from the Office of the …