Members Sarah Flood & David Van Riper are working to enable research on how where people live, how hot the summers are, and how much greenspace they have impacts health across the life course. https://gatewayexposome.org/news

"There are no national reporting standards for how often financial institutions detect exploitation, and when they do, how often they put holds on accounts, said [LCC Member] Marti DeLiema" https://to.pbs.org/4vPVarc

Older Americans face financial fraud. Here's what experts think about a new bill targeting scams

Financial abuse cost older victims nearly $2.4 billion in 2024, according to incidents reported to the Federal Trade Commission.

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This year's Data-Intensive Research Conference may be done, but you can look forward to next year! We'll be convening around the topic "Linking Exposures and Health Across the Life Course" next summer. Workshop August 2-3; Conference August 4-5 https://lcc.umn.edu/DIRC

Sadly, the end of #DIRC2026 has arrived. While Life Course Center Director Sarah Flood gives some closing remarks, we'd like to remind you to watch your emails for a survey to provide feedback on this year's conference.

It's been a fantastic day - and still some great content to come! #DIRC2026

Last session of the conference already? 😭 Well, luckily it's a great one - Life Course of Places. It's been such a pleasure to engage these past two days with such incredible scholars. Thanks everyone! You make #DIRC2026 a success. https://lcc.umn.edu/DIRC

Hope you all enjoyed lunch and are feeling refueled and ready for more great information as we start the next session, Linked Data and Lives. #DIRC2026 https://lcc.umn.edu/DIRC

After a nice discussion and break, let's move onto the next session of the day: Methods for Analyzing Linked Data! #DIRC2026 https://lcc.umn.edu/DIRC

Let's get the first session of day 2 of #DIRC2026 started! We have a great group all presenting on the topic of Contexts and Cognitive Health. https://lcc.umn.edu/DIRC

And now meet the rest of our Pilot Grant recipients! We are so excited for these projects. If you want to learn more about our pilot grant program, visit our website: https://lcc.umn.edu/pilot-grant. And enjoy #DIRC2026!

Meet some of our pilot grant recipients! Each one is funded to investigate a new research topic, explore where it leads, and hopefully - embark on a fully funded project. You might see them around at #DIRC2026. So stop and say hi 👋 https://lcc.umn.edu/pilot-grant

Yesterday was a full and amazing day of sharing information, networking, and learning together at #DIRC2026. We're getting ready to start day 2!

Whew - it's been a very full day with so much great research and discussion. Now it's time to relax a bit, socialize, and peruse some really great posters to end the day here at #DIRC2026.

It's time to talk #policy at #DIRC2026. Join us for session 4: Policy Impacts.

Our third session of the day here at #DIRC2026 is all about Work and Employment. 🦺 👔 🥼 💵 💼

Lunch and our keynote address up next here at #DIRC2026. Dr. Steven Ruggles, founder of IPUMS, will present "The Book of Life: Building National Longitudinal Research Infrastructure."

Starting now at #DIRC2026 - Data Linkages and Health Trajectories with Muzhe Yang, Katie Spoon, Sinyee Q. Lu, Tim Liao, Man Zhang, and Etinne Breton.

Already off to a great start here for #DIRC2026! First session - Linking Exposures and Life Course Outcomes.

We are so excited to welcome everyone to the Data-Intensive Research Conference! This year's theme: "Novel Data Linkages and Innovative Life Course Research". Hosted as part of our NDIRA initiative jointly with IPUMS, it's going to be an amazing 2 days. #DIRC2026

Emma Zang's research interests lie at the intersection of health and aging. With help from an LCC emerging scholar pilot grant, she's working to understand life course geographic contexts and midlife cognitive function using a national cohort, Add Health. https://lcc.umn.edu/pilot-grant

Rae Anne Martinez is an interdisciplinary health scholar. With the help of a LCC emerging scholar pilot grant, she's taking a look at the cost of public good - the health impacts of urban renewal on Hispanic communities in the Southwest. https://lcc.umn.edu/pilot-grant

We couldn't agree more with ASA awarding Phyllis Moen the 2026 American Sociological Association Section on Organizations, Occupation, and Work’s Rosabeth Moss Kanter Distinguished Career Award. https://bit.ly/4xVUO4z

Organizations, Occupations, and Work Award Recipient History | American Sociological Association

2025: Anna Fox, University of Chicago, "Covalent Logics: Policing, Family Values, and the Reproduction of Inequality."

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"It is possible, she [Claire Kamp Dush] added, that our collective tolerance for staying in just a so-so relationship “is going down.” https://nyti.ms/4aOIclD

Why Older People Are Divorcing More Than They Used To

Rates of gray divorce have risen sharply over the past few decades -- and experts have a few theories as to why.

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Congratulations to Sarah Flood on receiving the Ellen Galinsky Generative Researcher award! In their words: "Dr. Sarah Flood is a fierce advocate for public data to advance science." https://bit.ly/4w5mdiD

Are you a seasoned communications professional with a passion for promoting public health research? Join the NIA DECC team as a Communication Manager. Join a vibrant team and make a difference. https://lnkd.in/gTUKrKA5

Elizabeth Wrigley-Field @wrigleyfield.bsky.social (U of Minnesota-Twin Cities) is a recipient of the 2026 Public Understanding of Sociology Award for contributions to advancing public understanding of sociology, sociological research, & scholarship among the general public. bit.ly/ASA26Awards

Are you a seasoned communications professional with a passion for promoting public health research? Join the NIA DECC team as a Communication Manager. Join a vibrant team and make a difference. https://lnkd.in/gTUKrKA5

Are you a seasoned communications professional with a passion for promoting public health research? Join the NIA DECC team as a Communication Manager. Join a vibrant team and make a difference. https://lnkd.in/gTUKrKA5

Congratulations to ‪@popassocamerica Dorothy S. Thomas Award winner Hero Ashman for her excellent #poweredbyIPUMS research on marriage and the racial division of reproductive labor! We were fortunate to hear about this fabulous work at the 2025 @umnlifecourse and @ipums D-IRC.

Finish your time at #PAA2026 with some really great research from our members. Check it out (5/9 11:00 am - 12:45pm) and find everything you need to locate it at z.umn.edu/PAA-2026