Join us at #AAIC26! Dr. Jinkook Lee will be a moderator at the International Harmonized Assessment of Dementia: Leveraging HRS-INS Around the World session. @alzassociation.bsky.social 📍 George V 1/2 Room 🗓️ July 12 | 9:00–10:30 AM BST (GMT+1)

Visit the Gateway to Global Aging Data at #IAGG2026! Stop by Booth 55 in the Exhibit Hall to learn about the Gateway's free tools, resources, and initiatives for #aging and #dementia researchers.

In her recent talk at the Global Exposomics for Brain Health Symposium, Dr. Jinkook Lee promoted an integrated life-course perspective on how the exposome shapes healthy aging. Encouraging to see global collaboration driving the future of brain health research!

Interested in #aging research? Apply for the Gateway Cross-Country Research Workshop at #GSA2026! Connect with researchers, expand your network, and receive a $300 stipend while developing a project using Gateway's Data Enclave resources. Apply here: tinyurl.com/mrepsczw

📢 The National Institutes of Health is seeking public feedback on a proposal to cap the number of simultaneous research grants a PI can hold. Researchers and institutions are encouraged to share their perspectives. Learn more & share your input by Aug. 3, 2026: tinyurl.com/mumbpd27

Join us for the Introduction to Gateway Cross-Country Data Enclave Webinar! Learn about our 2 new analysis-ready datasets, usage of the Enclave, and details about the #GSA2026 Gateway Research Workshop! 🗓️Tuesday, June 23 Register: t.co/DJxFnAzd42

Newly released education policy data! These updates expand country coverage and support research on health and cognition across the life course: 📘International CSL Policy Details (v1.2) ✏️Education Tracking Policies, AFS (v1.1) Read more in our blog: tinyurl.com/bdh4c768

At #PAA2026? Come find us at Booth 602! Learn more about the Gateway's free tools for cross-national and longitudinal research on #aging using the international network of #health and #retirement studies.

What’s new in the Harmonized LASI-DAD vB.2 (Wave 2) dataset? New variables include: • Language fluency • MRI measures • Environmental exposure + more Data & codebook access for US-based researchers: g2aging.org/enclave Non-US access coming soon: www.alzheimersdata.org/ad-workbench

We’re hiring! The Gateway is looking for a Research Scientist to join the CESR team. Researchers in #aging -related fields with experience in international health & retirement studies (e.g., HRS, HCAP) are encouraged to apply. Read more and apply: tinyurl.com/yvkk76nt

Great to see the GECC recognized at the Health & Extreme Weather Symposium, where NIA and NIH leaders highlighted the growing momentum around NIA-funded studies and data resources driving research in this area!

Congratulations to Dr. Emma Nichols and her co-authors on being selected as a @geronsociety.bsky.social 2026 Editor’s Choice in Innovation in Aging! 🎉 Read how their paper highlights innovative approaches to understanding environmental influences on cognitive aging: academic.oup.com/innovateage/...

Have your say. The NIH (National Institutes of Health) is inviting comments on its FY 2027–2031 Strategic Plan, which guides its vision for upcoming biomedical and behavioral science research. Open to all. Submit your feedback by May 16, 2026: rfi.grants.nih.gov?s=6998c3a23e... #PublicHealth

Are you a doctoral-level investigator in or pursing #AgingResearch? The 2026 National Institute of Aging (NIA) Butler-Williams Scholars Program offers mentorship and research support directly from NIA scientific review and program officers. Apply by March 31, 2026! Learn more: t.co/iPMJkfpW3W

📚Special Supplement Published📚 The Journals of @geronsociety.bsky.social: Series B, Vol. 81 highlights advancements in the Gateway to Global Aging Data through harmonized cognitive measures and guidance for cross-national aging research. Read the full issue: tinyurl.com/56ncxfft

Volume 81 Issue Supplement_1 | The Journals of Gerontology: Series B | Oxford Academic

An official journal of the Gerontological Society of America. Publishes articles that advance the psychological science of aging processes and outcomes and articles dealing with aging issues and publi...

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New from National Institute of Aging (NIA): A new blog explores insights from the 2024 Common Data Elements Webinar Series, featuring practical strategies for using CDEs to strengthen AD/ADRD and #agingresearch. Read the full blog: tinyurl.com/bddu7ndy Watch the Webinar: tinyurl.com/v6vr5m96

📢 @umich.edu Department of Psychology is seeking applications for an exciting Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in #CognitiveAging and Alzheimer’s disease disparities with Dr. Laura Zahodne. See the full posting and learn how to apply here: careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

New Harmonized Data from Chile Available Gateway Harmonized SPS-ENCAVIDAM study, Version A is now available via the Gateway Data Enclave. This dataset from Chile’s ENCAVIDAM/SPS is offered in Stata and SAS formats. Access in Enclave: g2aging.org/enclave #agingresearch

Tune in next week! Dr. Jinkook Lee will be speaking at AAIC Neuroscience Next, sharing the latest research in dementia science. 🗓️Feb. 24, 2026 | 11 AM PST/ 1 PM CST / 2 PM EST Register: alz.org/neuroscience... @alzassociation.bsky.social #AAICNeuro

Celebrating NIH's (National Institute on Aging) 50th anniversary, Dr. Jinkook Lee highlights how NIH’s leadership expanded the HRS model globally and strengthened the Gateway as a central hub for cross-national aging research and policy Read more: tinyurl.com/3kk7jtpd #healthpolicy #aging #hrsdata

Applications are open! Apply for the 22nd Advanced Psychometric Methods in Cognitive Aging Conference, a hands-on workgroup exploring determinants of dementia in cognitive aging studies. 🗓️ August 9–14, 2026 | Tahoe City Learn more and apply: tinyurl.com/2ac794uh

The LA-based Gateway team welcomed our remote teammates for a week of connection and goal setting as we plan for the year ahead. We also made time for team bonding @gettymuseum.bsky.social — proof that our team meetings aren’t always on Zoom!😌 #research

🚨What's new in ELSA? We’ve updated two Gateway Harmonized @elsa-study.bsky.social datasets, now ready for download! Our latest blog breaks down what’s new in ELSA and shares insights from the 2025 ELSA Data User Event. Read: tinyurl.com/5d6676b3 Download: ukdataservice.ac.uk

New research on Korea’s labor market finds that today’s 70-year-olds are as physically capable as 60-year-olds two decades ago. The analysis draws on the Gateway to Global Aging Data, showing how healthier #aging can reshape work and retirement. www.devdiscourse.com/article/heal...

When 70 Is the New 60: Healthy Aging and Its Growing Impact on Korea’s Labor Market | Health

The IMF study finds that Koreans are aging in significantly better health, with today’s 70-year-olds having physical capacity comparable to 60-year-olds two decades ago, and that this “healthy aging” ...

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The Gateway Education Policy Seminar Series begins Jan 8th! Seminars will run the 2nd Thursday of each month and will foster conversations between the Gateway education team, its collaborators, and outside researchers working in this growing field. Register: mailchi.mp/dd510f5c168d...

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Visit the Gateway to Global Aging Data at GSA 2025! Stop by Booth 400 in the Exhibit Hall to learn about the Gateway's free tools, resources, and initiatives for #aging and #dementia researchers. @geronsociety.bsky.social

The Gateway is co-sponsoring a spirited debate at @geronsociety.bsky.social's upcoming meeting: what is the "biggest, baddest" bias in aging research? The debate will be on Thurs. 11/13 from 3-4:15pm in Hynes Convention Center room 101. For more details about the event, see the event flyer:

At APHA 2025? Come by booth 1206 to learn about the Gateway's free tools and initiatives for #aging and #dementia researchers!

New article in The Journals of Gerontology: Series B highlights lessons from the HRS network of studies on measuring cognition cross-nationally: ensure feasibility across contexts, maintain consistency, and adapt tests for linguistic diversity. Read more: tinyurl.com/2tdpjy4u

The measurement of cognition in large-scale cross-national surveys: Lessons from the Health and Retirement International Network of Studies and the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol

AbstractObjectives. Global dementia prevalence is expected to triple by 2050 with the majority of cases occuring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs

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Read about and watch Gateway PI Jinkook Lee's appearance at the World Health Summit last week, where she and other panelists discussed pressing questions about #aging in the Global South: www.worldhealthsummit.org/sessions/c72...