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Please join us for our Center on Aging & Health Scientific Seminar on Monday, June 1, 2026, at 3:30pm with our featured speaker, Dr. Jennifer Deal, Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Interim Director of the Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health.  Dr. Deal’s research is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of older adults, with a focus on brain aging, sensory health, and disability across the course of life.  Her presentation is entitled, “Where Do We Go From ‘Hear’? Updates from the Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health.” We encourage you to join us in person.  Light refreshments will be served.  You may also attend via zoom by registering at this link  https://bit.ly/4m7YZmH .

We invite you to join us for our Center on Aging & Health Scientific Seminar on Monday, May 4, 2026, at 3:30pm with our featured speaker, Dr. Daniel E. Polsky, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Health Economics and Policy at Johns Hopkins University.  Dr. Polsky is a national leader in the field of health policy and economics and has studied how health care is organized, managed, financed, and delivered especially for low-income populations.  His presentation is entitled “The Medicare Advantage Program: Future Directions to Advance the Health of Older Americans.” We encourage you to join us in person.  Light refreshments will be served.  You may also attend via zoom by registering at this link  https://bit.ly/4m7YZmH .

We invite you to join us for our Center on Aging & Health Scientific Seminar on Monday, March 2, 2026 at 3:30pm with our featured speaker, Dr. Luis D. Medina.  Dr. Medina is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Houston and Director of the Collaborative on Aging Research and Multicultural Assessment (CARMA).  CARMA brings together researchers and trainees with a shared vision of equity, innovation, and collaboration.  Dr. Medina’s presentation is entitled “From Community to Cortex: Innovative Pathways for Brain Health Research.”

We encourage you to join us in-person (Room 1-500Q).  Light refreshments will be served.  You may also attend via zoom by registering at this link https://bit.ly/4m7YZmH

The 19th Annual Research on Aging Showcase will be held on Tuesday, April 14, 2026.  A Journal Club will be held from 11am – 12pm featuring an article co-authored by the keynote speaker. This year’s Keynote Speaker is David A. Bennett, MD, Robert C. Borwell Professor of Neurological Sciences and Director of the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center at Rush University, who will present “Molecular Epidemiology of Alzheimer’s Dementia.”  The keynote address is scheduled to take place in Sheldon Hall (Room W1214), with a Zoom option, in the Wolfe St. building of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health from 12:15pm –1:20pm. A poster and networking session will follow in Feinstone Hall (Room E2030) from 1:30pm – 3:30pm.  

We hope you can join us for this free, student-driven public health summit for emerging gerontology researchers, practitioners, and policymakers, hosted by Johns Hopkins University with participation from the University of Maryland and the National Institute on Aging!

Learn more and follow updates here: Research on Aging Showcase Website