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 The University of Texas at Austin, the University of Minnesota, the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Columbia University, the study investigated …

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 times on the program as authors, discussants, and chairs. A full list of CDE & CDHA contributions may be found …

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 change, and health. We’re thrilled to announce that the Center for Aging, Climate, and Health (CACHE), which was introduced at …

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 Implications for Health.” The poster is based on life history interviews with Latino older adults living in Wisconsin, conducted with …