Michigan Center on The Demography of Aging (MiCDA)

News

Aging in Developing Countries Network is a new international network of researchers studying population aging in the developing world.

Jacqui Smith examines question: How old do you feel?

P30 Centers on the Demography of Aging receive Heidelberg Club International award for significant contributions to the field of gerontology.

The European Data Center for Work and Welfare (EDACwowe) gives information on and direct links to comparative and national, quantitative and qualitative data on work and welfare and closely related fields.

"Growing Old in America: What You Need to Know about the Health and Retirement Study." Webcast of meeting on June 12 organized by NIA.

Schoeni and colleagues explore why disability rates are dropping among older Americans.

NIH funding opportunities on health disparities:
1) Promoting Careers In Aging and Health Disparities Research (K01), Deadlines February 12, June 12, October 12.
2) Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities -mechanism is R01 or R21. Next deadline September 19, 2009.

MiCDA, a joint program of the University of Michigan's Population Studies Center and the Survey Research Center, helps spur new research on the economics and demography of aging and encourages the use of major datasets in the field.

MiCDA is sponsored by the National Institute on Aging (P30 AG012846).