The UNC Center for Aging and Health announces that the CGWEP (Carolina Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program) has received a $5 million Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant. This funding will support programming over the next five years, from 2024 to 2029. Dr. Jan Busby-Whitehead, Director of CGWEP, said, “this funding provides resources to train … Read more

Dr. John Batsis recently presented at the National Institute on Aging’s Research Centers Collaborative Network Workshop on Nutrition and Aging Biology in San Francisco. He spoke on GLP-1 Receptor Agonists’ Effect in Older Adults.

The Duke-UNC ADRC announces the 3rd annual SLAM-DUNC. The event is geared towards junior investigators and trainees studying ADRD (Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias) and will cover a broad range of research topics. This symposium offers an opportunity for early career researchers to share their work. The ADRC welcomes studies from Duke, UNC, ECU, NCCU, … Read more

The Duke/UNC Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) Research Education Component (REC) Core announces a new Research Curriculum. This curated collection includes video presentations on basic science and statistics. However it also includes more in-depth talks like keynote addresses and clinical presentations from past ADRC events like the SLAM-DUNC conference. This curriculum is available for anyone … Read more