Recent and Upcoming Events
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2025
PAA affiliates at the 2025 Population Association of America annual meeting April 10-April 13, 2025, Washington DC.
The UM Aging Initiative Symposium will take place on Friday, March 14 and feature presentations and posters by UM faculty and trainees.
2024
MiCDA’s Longitudinal Studies of Aging in the U.S. is hosting a hybrid network meeting in Ann Arbor, MI on December 11, 2024 and jointly sponsoring an EdDem Network workshop the following day.
MiCDA has joined Bluesky (https://bsky.app/) where we will continue to boost research by affiliates. Follow us at @micda-umisr.bsky.social!
MiCDA affiliates at the 2024 Gerontological Society of America annual meeting November 13-16, 2024, in Seattle, WA.
The MiCDA TRENDS Network sponsored a webinar on November 8, 2024 featuring trends in mid-life mortality.
MiCDA announced its annual pilot project competition. Applications due August 26, 2024.
MiCDA affiliates Jessica Faul, Colter Mitchell and Erin Ware hosted Genomics for Social Scientists, June 10-14, 2024 in Ann Arbor. The workshop is designed to familiarize researchers with genetic data and provide hands-on training on incorporating genetic information into social science analyses.
The MiCDA TRENDS Network sponsored a webinar on May 17, 2024 featuring trends in dementia and dementia care.
MiCDA affiliates at the Population Association of America annual meeting in Columbus, OH, April 17-20, 2024. The Coordinating Center for the Demography of Aging Centers also exhibited this year featuring materials from the various centers.
The UMAging Iniative Symposium – The Aging Brain: Risk and Resilience took place Friday, March 15, 2024 and featured presentations and posters from UM faculty and trainees.
MiCDA’s Demography of Family Caregiving network issued a Pilot Project Competition on November 6, 2023. Proposals were due January 24, 2024.
2023
MiCDA’s Longitudinal Studies of Aging in the U.S. hosted a hybrid network meeting in Ann Arbor, MI on December 4, 2023.
MiCDA Affiliates at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting in Tampa, FL, November 8-12, 2023.
MiCDA’s TRENDS Network issued a Call for Papers on “Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Dementia and Population Health Trends.“ Manuscript submission deadline: Friday, December 1, 2023.
MiCDA sponsored a Booster Pilot Competition. Applications due September 8, 2023.
MiCDA affiliates Jessica Faul, Colter Mitchell and Erin Ware hosted the Genomics for Social Scientists, June 12-16, 2023 in Ann Arbor. The workshop is designed to familiarize researchers with epigenetic data and to provide instruction and best practices for incorporating these data with social science analyses.
The TRENDS Network held its annual meeting in Ann Arbor May 11-12, 2023. The meeting featured talks on disability, dementia and related care trends. The meeting resulted in a special issue: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Dementia and Related Population Health Trends. Journals of Gerontology: Series A. In press.
MiCDA showcased UMaging research in its annual research symposium held Thursday, May 11, 2023. The poster session featured presentations from NIA Aging Centers and Trainees & reception.
MiCDA’s Demography of Family Caregiving Network hosted a webinar on Friday May 5, 2023 at 12:00pm EST entitled “Caring for Older Adults: Diversity in Caregiving Experiences.”
MiCDA affiliates at the Population Association of America annual meeting in New Orleans, LA, April 12-15, 2023. The Coordinating Center for the Demography of Aging Centers also exhibited this year featuring materials from the various centers.
2022
MiCDA sponsored a hybrid Longitudinal Studies of Aging Network Meeting in Ann Arbor, MI, November 7, 2022.
MiCDA Affiliates at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, IN, November 2-6, 2022.
MiCDA co-hosted a hands-on user workshop with the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) Advancing Your NHATS Research: A 3-Day Virtual Workshop for Data Users. June 27–29, 2022. A follow-up workshop on Advancing your NSOC Research was cohosted by MiCDA and the Hopkins’ Economics of Alzheimer’s Disease & Services Center August 1-3, 2022.
MiCDA affiliate Ken Langa presented a lecture on Using the Health and Retirement Study for Research on Aging in the US as part of the ICPSR Summer Institute Blalock Lecture Series. July 19, 2022.
MiCDA affiliates Jessica Faul, Colter Mitchell and Erin Ware hosted Genomics for Social Scientists, June 13-17, 2022 in Ann Arbor. The workshop is designed to familiarize researchers with genetic data and provide hands-on training on incorporating genetic information into social science analyses.
Congratulations to the Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease (MCCFAD) for another successful Summer Data Immersion program. This year’s workshop, held May 23-May 26, 2022, featured data from the Health and Retirement Study.
MiCDA showcased pilot projects at its annual research symposium. Join us Thursday, May 26, 2022, 2:30-4:00pm at ISR as we hear the latest findings from 2021-2022 pilot project recipients. Reception to follow.
MiCDA sponsored the annual TRENDS Network Meeting, Ann Arbor, MI May 13, 2022. The meeting was held in conjunction with the ISR Robert F. Schoeni Symposium, May 12, 2022, a multidisciplinary research symposium celebrating the research and trainees of Robert Schoeni.
MiCDA cosponsored a NHATS/NSOC Dementia Care conference. On May 2-3, 2022, nearly 100 participants gathered for a hybrid conference focused on dementia caregiving. This conference featured scholarly presentations and discussion focused on four dementia care-related topics: Fundamental Caregiving Measurement Issues; Family Care, Paid Care and Unmet Needs; Family Care and the Health Care System; and Family Caregiver Outcomes & Experiences.
MiCDA Demography of Family Caregiving Network hosted its first in-person workshop. On May 2nd, 2022, members of the Demography of Family Caregiving network met in Ann Arbor to highlight recent work on the implications of changes in family demography for caregiving in the U.S.
MiCDA Affiliates at the annual Population Association of America (PAA) meeting in Atlanta, GA, April 6-9, 2022.
2021 or Earlier
MiCDA sponsored a virtual Longitudinal Studies of Aging Network Meeting, December 9, 2021.
MiCDA sponsored a webinar hosted by the Demography of Family Caregiving Network on COVID-19 and Caregiving. August 18, 2021.
MiCDA co-sponsored the National Health and Aging Trends Study 10th Anniversary Virtual Conference. May 26-27, 2021. The meeting celebrated the first decade of the study and highlighted new research on disability and care. The conference resulted in a special issue:
MiCDA sponsored a virtual TRENDS Network Meeting, May 13-14, 2021. The meeting featured presentations with an international focus, including why the US is lagging behind peer countries. The meeting resulted in a special issue: Why Does Health in the US Continue to Lag Behind. Journals of Gerontology: Series B 77(Suppl 2), 2022.
MiCDA sponsored a virtual Demography of Family Caregiving Network Meeting, March 8 & 11, 2021. Presentations focused on Family Caregiving and Caregiving During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
MiCDA sponsored a virtual Longitudinal Studies of Aging Network Meeting, November 20, 2020. The meeting featured talks on Measuring Racism and Racial Disparities and Data Collection During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
For questions about MiCDA updates, please contact Jana Deatrick at [email protected].