"Emerging Policy and Ethical Implications from Neuroscience, Genetics, and the Microbiome"
April 12, 2018
The 2018 Spring Symposium, hosted by the La Follette School of Public Affairs, explored neuroscience, genetics, and the microbiome. Details about the event can be found here.
CDHA 20th Anniversary Symposium
December 13, 2019
To celebrate its founding in 1999, CDHA hosted the 20th Anniversary Symposium to give current and past affiliates, students, and staff an opportunity to reflect on the center’s rich history and to recognize a few of the key people responsible for CDHA’s establishment and continued success as a research center.
11th Annual Midwest Health Economics Conference
September 17-18, 2020
UW–Madison hosted the 11th Annual Midwest Health Economics Conference on September 17–18, 2020 with CDHA serving as its principal sponsor. Nearly 100 junior and senior health economists from across the country joined the virtual event.
11th Annual Integrating Genetics and the Social Sciences
September 24, 2020
Integrating Genetics and the Social Sciences
11th annual conference held virtually at the University of Colorado at Boulder. IGSS showcases behavioral and molecular genetic studies that enhance demographic and social scientific inquiry and integrate genetics and the social sciences.
Integrating Biological and Social Science into Health and Aging Research
February 12, 2021
Integrating Biological and Social Science into Health and Aging Research, a virtual methods workshop, was held on February 12, 2021. The event is part of the series Advances in New Data & Big Data for Aging Research.
12th Annual Integrating Genetics and the Social Sciences
October 28-29, 2021
Integrating Genetics and the Social Sciences
12th annual conference held at the University of Colorado at Boulder. IGSS showcases behavioral and molecular genetic studies that enhance demographic and social scientific inquiry and integrate genetics and the social sciences.
Frontiers in Economic Analysis with Genetic Data
November 18-19, 2021
The conference brought together economists interested in the potential for genetic data to contribute to broad, long-standing questions in economics. The two-day conference was hosted by BRIDGE (BRInging Data on Genetics to Economics) and sponsored by CDHA and the Initiative in Social Genomics at UW, the Center for the Economics of Human Development at the University of Chicago.
Monday Seminar Series
Spring Semester, 2022
CDHA hosted a bi-weekly seminar series featuring guest lectures by scholars and researchers from across the country whose work focuses on aging and health. Seminars were held virtually on Mondays from 11:30 am-1:00 pm.
2022 Hilldale Lecture with Anne Case
April 14, 2022
The La Follette School of Public Affairs, the Center for Demography of Health & Aging, and the Hilldale Lecture in the Social Sciences hosted Anne Case of Princeton University as the 2022 Hilldale-Offner Lecture. Photos of the event may be found here.
Summer DemSem 2022
May 23-24, 2022
Scott Cunningham, professor of economics at Baylor University, presented a two-day program on Casual Inference at Summer DemSem. Videos are available to CDE/CDHA students and affiliates. Request here.
CDE & CDHA 2023 Spring Research Retreat
The Center for Demography and Ecology and the Center for Demography of Health and Aging were pleased to host a spring research retreat that took place on Friday, May 5th, 2023, from 2-5pm in the AT&T Lounge at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street, Madison, Wisconsin. This workshop brought together Center faculty and student affiliates from across UW to foster collaborations for innovative research, provide networking opportunities and refreshments, and encourage work that advances the Centers’ Research Themes (CDE & CDHA).
Summer DemSem 2023: Data Visualization
CDE & CDHA were pleased to host Summer DemSem 2023 – a two-day workshop featuring a variety of speakers, trainings, and workshops for CDE graduate students May 16th-17th, 2023! This year’s theme – Data Visualization – centered on critical engagement with design principles and data visualization, as well as practical utilization and application of R to represent data through a variety of graphics and animations.
The Advances in Social Genomics Conference 2023
Hosted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, Wisconsin, June 8-9, 2023
With support from the National Institute of Aging, the Center for Demography of Health and Aging and Initiative in Social Genomics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison hosted The Advances in Social Genomics Conference Series (TAGC). The goal of this conference series was to showcase scholarship that considers biodemographic factors across the life course that shape health and aging processes. The 2023 two-day conference included a training workshop focused on the All of Us data and applications, two keynote presentation, and a set of paper presentations. Researchers from any of the biological or social sciences are encouraged to participate.