Center for Demography of Health and Aging

The fourteenth annual "Current Concepts in Nutrition and Aging" conference will be held on Thursday September 18, 2008 in the Pyle Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This conference is for people who serve the nutrition needs of older adults in a clinical or community setting. Dr. Robert Martindale, MD, PhD, Medical Director for Hospital Nutrition Services at Oregon Health and Science University will give an overview of the gastrointestinal and nutritional implications of aging in his keynote speech. Then Dr. Michael Wolf, PhD, MPH, of Northwestern University will give his keynote presentation on health literacy. There are seminars on food safety, kidney and diet, web nutrition resources, mineral nutrition, working with the aging Latina/o, exercise for older adults, pressure ulcers, and Parkinson’s. For more information or to receive a brochure, call toll free 1-888-391-4255 or visit http://www.uwex.edu/ces/flp/conference/. There will be live webcasts for the keynote speeches.

(June 2, 2008) Journal of Aging & Social Policy Special Issue Call for Papers

The Journal of Aging & Social Policy announces a special issue concerned with older workers and aging policy. The issue will address both the feasibility of late life employment (e.g., in terms of appropriate job opportunities and employer incentives, workers’ ability and willingness to remain in or reenter the labor force) as well as relationships between expected demographic trends and current policies and programs. Topics of interest include:

Both research articles and commentaries are welcome. Interested authors should submit a prospectus of no more than two pages in length by September 30, 2008. Manuscripts will be due in January, 2009. The issue will be co-edited by Maximiliane E. Szinovacz, Gerontology Institute, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA, and Philip Taylor, Business, Work and Ageing Centre for Research, Faculty of Business and Enterprise, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. Please direct inquiries to: Bob Geary, Gerontology Institute, University of Massachusetts Boston, bob.geary@umb.edu , +1 617 287 7308.

(May 7, 2008) IFA's 9th Global Conference on Ageing Update

IFA's 9th Global Conference on Ageing will be held on September 4-7, 2008, in the Palais des congrès de Montréal, Montréal, Canada. Abstract deadlines have now been extended to May 30, 2008. Over 1,500 researchers, scientists, clinicians, policy and program managers, from over 60 countries, will meet local and international experts from the different fields of design and explore the concepts of “aging at home”. Whether it’s shaping an age-friendly urban development, developing new housing concepts, preventing a person’s fall or ensuring greater community participation, design remains the guiding principle of seniors’ autonomy. Also, the first Expo Ageing & Design Montréal will give participants the opportunity to discover the design solutions that can help meet the needs of an aging population. The exhibition, which will include up to 130 stands, will be a great opportunity for governments, non-government agencies, academic institutions and the business community to develop partnerships, discuss trade, innovations and exports. For more information about this conference, please visit this site, http://www.ageingdesignmontreal.ca/en/intro.php.

(May 7, 2008) RWJ Dissertation Grants

The Robert Wood Johnson Health & Society Scholars Program at the University of Wisconsin is sponsoring another campus-wide competition for Population Health Dissertation Grants. The current competition is for the academic year 2008-2009. Eligible students must be enrolled in any UW-Madison Ph.D. program and be working on a topic in the study of health and society. Since one of RWJ program goals is to expand population health research across campus, priority will be given to applicants outside of the Department of Population Health Sciences. The grant to the student is to be used toward dissertation research, such as for a pilot study, data collection expenses, or other research activities related to the student’s work in health and society. The proposal should clearly state a plan of action, how this award will improve current or planned research, and an explanation of how the money will be used. Proposals will be evaluated based on the quality of the proposal, the relevance of the work to expanding knowledge on health and society, and the project’s contribution to expanding research on health and society or population health across campus. Funds must be spent by July 31, 2009, and a final report is due to the RWJF Health & Society Scholars Program by August 31, 2009. In addition, a brief oral presentation will be required at a campus-wide symposium in the late Spring of 2009. There are approximately four $5,000 awards. The application due date is May 30, 2008 and Notification date is June 13, 2008. Please email your proposal (maximum 5 pages), a CV and a brief letter from your advisor to Jane Lambert at jflamber@wisc.edu. For questions about the proposal content or eligibility, contact Dave Kindig at dakindig@wisc.edu. For additional information, please visit the RWJF Health & Society Scholars Program web site at: http://www.pophealth.wisc.edu/rwjscholars/.

(May 7, 2008) Aging in Wisconsin Conference

The Aging in Wisconsin Conference will be held on September 4-5, 2008 at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin. It is a collaborative effort to provide educational, therapeutic, and networking strategies for anyone working with or interested in older adults. Conference sessions will deal with long-term care, vital aging issues, family issues, work and retirement, mental health, substance abuse and wrap-around services. To realizing the diverse nature of this task, local and state-level service providers, educators, caregivers, policymakers, and administrators will participate in this conference. To view the conference program and registration information, please click on this link, http://www.fsmad.org/WebPages/registerAgingConference.pdf.

(January 15, 2008) NIH Issues Revised Public Access Policy

In response to the recently enacted Consolidate Appropriations Act, 2009, on January 11, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued a notice (NOT-OD-08-033). Its Policy on Enhancing Public Access to Archived Publications Resulting from NIH-Funded Research (NOT-OD-05-022) has been revised to mandatory, effective April 7, 2008. The notice states:

For more information regarding the NIH Public Access Policy contact the Office of Extramural Research, NIH, 1 Center Drive, Room 144, Bethesda, MD 20892-0152, Email: PublicAccess@nih.gov, or visit the Web site at http://publicaccess.nih.gov.