On Friday, March 29, CDHA hosted Deborah Carr, professor of sociology at Boston University, for a discussion of her recent book Golden Years? Social Inequality in Later Life. In her work Carr, who received her …
Spring 2019
USDA Awards Grant to Study Variation in Gut Microbial Metabolism
Federico Rey (bacteriology) recently received funding from the USDA to study the interpersonal variation in gut microbial metabolism of nutrients and cardiometabolic disease. Rey’s new grant stemmed from the 2016–17 pilot, “The Role of Early …
CDHA & CDE Engagement at PAA
CDHA and CDE affiliates have been busy preparing for the annual meeting of the Population Association of America in Austin. Fifty-seven affiliates, including faculty, graduate students, postdocs, and scientists, appear on the conference program ninety-eight …
Trainee Profile: PhD Student Leah Foltman
Name Leah Foltman Hometown Lake Geneva, Wisconsin Educational background BA, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, sociology Can you describe your research interests? Current research projects? My current research interests revolve around racial disparities in physical and …