J Taylor Harden: A Passion for Supporting Young Researchers
In December 2011, J Taylor Harden, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., retired from Federal service. During Dr. Harden’s nearly 15-year tenure as Assistant to the Director for Special Populations at NIA, she helped transform minority aging research across the Institute. She credits her many mentors and reflects on highlights of her career.
NIA Launches High School Partnership Program
NIA is partnering with two Maryland high schools, Wheaton High School in the D.C. metro area and Patterson High School in Baltimore City, to teach students the importance and fun of having a career in biomedical science. To kick off the program, Felipe Sierra, Ph.D., director of NIA’s Division of Aging Biology and Lori Beason-Held, Ph.D., from NIA’s Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience spoke to students about what excites them about science.
Racial Differences in Mortality: Beyond Socioeconomic Status
Economic, psychosocial, behavioral, health-related, and insurance-related factors may play a role in racial differences in mortality among older people, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The findings suggest that risk factors go beyond traditional measures of socioeconomic status.
Sidney M. Stahl Retires—Bids Farewell to Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research
Sidney Stahl, Ph.D., who led the Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research (RCMARs) since their inception 15 years ago, retired from NIA at the end of March. Dr. Stahl looks back at his work at NIA and shares what’s next for him.
Enrolling Older African Americans in Research Registries: A Community Partnership Shows Promise
Researchers at the Michigan Center on Urban African American Aging Research report that working with community leaders is a promising strategy for building a research volunteer registry of older African Americans in the Detroit area.
What's New from NIA
Check Out NIA’s Redesigned Website
With richer content and more dynamic features, NIA's retooled website makes it easy to access information and resources on aging research, grants, careers, and more.
NIA Offers New Publications
Biology of Aging: Research Today for a Healthier Tomorrow, What's on Your Plate? Smart Food Choices for Healthy Aging, and Progress Report on Alzheimer's Disease (online only) are three recent additions to NIA's publications.
Announcements
- Remember: July 20 Applications Deadline for Grants Technical Assistance Workshop
- Join us for the NIA Symposium at the 2012 GSA Annual Scientific Meeting
- Call for Abstracts: Summit on the Science of Eliminating Health Disparities
Spring 2012
Let Us Hear From You!
We are always interested in hearing from all program faculty, alumni, and students. Please contact us and let us know where you are and what you are doing.
Work Group on Minority Aging
Office of the Director
National Institute on Aging
Building 31, Room 5C35
Bethesda, MD 20892-2292
Phone: 301-496-0765
