Now Accepting Applications: Butler-Williams Scholars Program
The Butler-Williams Scholars Program provides unique opportunities for junior faculty, researchers who are new to the field of aging, and postdoctoral fellows to gain insight about aging research.…
2025 US NAM Catalyst Award Competition
Visit the website to learn more. The Catalyst Awards—part of the broader Healthy Longevity Global Competition—reward bold, new, potentially transformative ideas to…
Kaine Leads Push to Examine Ageism’s Impacts on Quality and Equity of Health Care
Today, on Ageism Awareness Day, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led a group of senators in sending a letter to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) requesting that the agency examine the impact of ageism on quality and equity of care, patient safety, and health outcomes.…
King Calls for Study on Hidden Costs of Ageism on Health Care
U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), along with a number of Senate colleagues, is requesting the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) examine the impact of ageism on quality and equity of care, patient safety and health outcomes.…
Call for Applications: Seed Pilots for Aging Research Collaboration (SPARC) Program
The Research Centers Collaborative Network (RCCN) is requesting letters of interest for their Seed Pilots for Aging Research Collaboration (SPARC) program. The RCCN’s goal is to bring together…
CHANGE RCMAR Call for Applications
The CHANGE RCMAR Research Education Program is an 18-month training program in which participants complete both a pilot study and a grant proposal. The goals of the CHANGE RCMAR pilot studies are to…
New Funding Announcement of Interest: PAR-24-273
PAR-24-273: Advancing Healthcare for Older Adults from Populations that Experience Health Disparities (R01 – Clinical Trial Optional) The purpose of this initiative is to advance the science and…
Call for papers – Racial and ethnic disparities in cancer care
BMC Cancer is pleased to welcome submissions for a Collection on Racial and ethnic disparities in cancer care. This Collection aims to explore and address these disparities, fostering a…
Jeanne Mandelblatt, MD, MPH among 2023 NCI Outstanding Investigator Award Recipients
NCI’s Outstanding Investigator Award supports accomplished leaders in cancer research, who are providing significant contributions toward understanding cancer and developing applications that…
New Publication in Cancer: Does discrimination accelerate aging in African-American cancer survivors?
Study reveals link between major discrimination and frailty.Read the full article in CANCER Cancer and its treatment can accelerate the rate of aging because they both destabilize and damage…
New Funding Opportunities
National Cancer Institute – PAR-23-112, Addressing the Impact of Structural Racism and Discrimination on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01 – Clinical Trial Optional) Dept. of Health…
Congratulations to Dr. Carole Gresenz, one of our I-REACH/GLICA Members, on receiving a new grant!
National Institute on Aging “Using Digital Signals from Credit Data for Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias” – Carole Gresenz…
