💡 MAY 19: Save the date for an interactive Ideation Jam focused on how technology can be leveraged to advance aging research. This session will bring together researchers & collaborators to explore new opportunities in aging, health, and emerging technologies.
🗓️ RSVP: www.utmb.edu/scoa/news-an...
Excess weight and obstructive sleep apnea often reinforce each other, increasing cardiometabolic and cognitive risks. A GSA webinar shows how integrated, evidence-based care can improve health and quality of life for older adults. https://bit.ly/4q2apdL #SleepApneaEducationWeek
▶️ You can catch up on recent presentations sponsored by The Sealy Center on Aging and associated programs by visiting our website homepage and navigating to the Recent Lecture Videos heading under News and Events.
🔗 www.utmb.edu/scoa
📸 The Gulf Coast Consortia Aging and Geroscience Symposium highlighted UTMB-led research on aging technology and the social / ethical dimensions of geroscience. UTMB SCOA was represented by Alice Williams and Lexi King with talks by Drs Morrow & Aparicio utmb.us/fnt
🔍 Join us for a talk sponsored by the Sealy Center on Aging & the Dept of Epidemiology @utmbspph.bsky.social on April 15, 2026. Anna Zajacova, PhD, from the University of Western Ontario will present, "Chronic Pain as a Population Health Priority in an Aging Society."
🔗 Get the details: utmb.us/flx
🔢 Videos are now available for the 2026 Texas #RCMAR Workshop: Handling Survey Weights and Missing Data in Applied Survey Research
▶️ utmb.us/fmv
📆 Join us on April 21 for the next DMAC CERCIT Seminar Series: 'Incorporating External Data in Bayesian Clinical Trial Design Using Posterior Predictive Checks," presented by Dr. Evan Kwiatkowski, UT Health Houston.
👉Details can be found at www.utmb.edu/dmac
🔍 Join us for a talk sponsored by the Sealy Center on Aging & the Dept of Epidemiology @utmbspph.bsky.social on April 15, 2026. Anna Zajacova, PhD, from the University of Western Ontario will present, "Chronic Pain as a Population Health Priority in an Aging Society."
🔗 Get the details: utmb.us/flx
UTMB logo An announcement from the Sealy Center on Aging Thanks to all our 2026 attendees the 31st annual lefeber hughes winter series on aging, photos of attenbdees and Drs Lefeber and Hughes
👏 This year's Winter Series was a hit with our community! Now's your chance to catch videos of the lectures with topics ranging from nutrition to sleep - there's something for everyone.
📺 Watch the 2026 lectures at our web utmb.edu/scoa/winters... or catch them in this thread:
💫 Pilot funding from the UTMB Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center is helping faculty launch early-stage studies that grow into sustained research programs, external funding, and new insights into the health of older adults.
🔗 www.utmb.edu/scoa/news-an...
▶️ Sleep and Aging - A Good Night Means a Good DayBrent Masel, MD, Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs, Centre for Neuro Skills; Clinical Professor of Neurology, University of Texas Medical Branch utmb.us/fic
▶️ Food for Thought: How Nutrition Shapes Your Aging Brain - Debra K. Sullivan, PhD, RD, Department Chair, Dietetics and Nutrition, Midwest Dairy Endowed Professor of Clinical Nutrition, Dietetics and Nutrition University of Kansas utmb.us/fib
▶️ The Potential Role of Technology in Supporting Informal Caregiving & Aging Adults - Sara J Czaja, PhD, Gladys & Roland Harriman Prof of Medicine, Dir, Center on Aging and Behavioral Research, Div of Geriatrics & Palliative Care, Weill Cornell Medicine utmb.us/fia
▶️ Connected Care: Virtual Assistants and Activity Trackers for Aging at Home - Jessica Lee, MD, Carmel Bitondo Dyer, MD, Chair in Geriatric & Palliative Medicine, Assoc Prof, Joan & Stanford Alexander Div of Geriatric & Palliative Medicine, UTHealth Hou utmb.us/fi9
▶️ The CMS Requirement for an Age Friendly Health System - Kevin P. High, MD, MS, MACP, FIDSA, Vice Chief Academic Officer, Advocate Health; Professor of Medicine and Translational Science, Wake Forest University School of Medicine utmb.us/fi8
UTMB logo An announcement from the Sealy Center on Aging Thanks to all our 2026 attendees the 31st annual lefeber hughes winter series on aging, photos of attenbdees and Drs Lefeber and Hughes
👏 This year's Winter Series was a hit with our community! Now's your chance to catch videos of the lectures with topics ranging from nutrition to sleep - there's something for everyone.
📺 Watch the 2026 lectures at our web utmb.edu/scoa/winters... or catch them in this thread:
UTMB logo An announcement from the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center photo of Dr. Phongtankuel, middle aged man wearing glasses, smiling Join us for the next Pepper Investigators Lecture Home Hospice Care: A Journey to Understand Hospice Discharge, Symptom Burden, and Family Caregiving Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2026 Time: 12:00-1:00pm Location: TEAMS Join the meeting now Meeting ID: 224 954 890 637 Passcode: UM2FC2Xe Presented by Veerawat Phongtankuel, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell
📢 Pepper Investigators Lecture – March 25!
“Home Hospice Care: A Journey to Understand Hospice Discharge, Symptom Burden, and Family Caregiving”
🗓 March 25, 2026
⏰ 12–1 PM
📍 TEAMS
Featuring Veerawat Phongtankuel, MD, Weill Cornell
🔗 www.utmb.edu/pepper
Karen Hua with CBS News stands behind a camera with Dr. Sallam in front of it answering interview questions. Behind Dr. Sallam is an open classroom with folding chairs arranged on top of yoga mats.
Dr. Sallam and Karen Hua posing for a photo in front of a handmade sign that reads “Grow Your Mind”.
More than 1 in 8 Americans have diabetes, and many don't know it. Tomorrow for Diabetes Alert Day, CBS News features UTMB's Dr. Hanaa Sallam on the CDC-accredited Diabetes Prevention Program she directs — the first in Greater Houston to earn full CDC recognition. Look out for the segment tomorrow!
TEXAS RESOURCE CENTER ON MINORITY AGING RESEARCH Tx RCMAR logo: texas shape with 3 people icons Join us for the next RCMAR Lecture on March 24, 2026 Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2026 Time: 3:00-4:00pm Location: TEAMS Join the meeting now Meeting ID: 227 747 751 598 9 Passcode: KU9NA9kg Situating Functional and Cognitive Health Among Older Mexican Americans Within Neighborhood Context Presented by Weidi Qin, PhD, MSW, MPH, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin–Madison Dr. Qin is an Assistant Professor at the Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She is an interdisciplinary scholar trained in social work, gerontology, and social epidemiology. Her program of research program focuses on socio-ecological and contextual factors of cardiometabolic risk and functional limitations among community-dwelling older adults, with a focus on racial and ethnic minority groups. Beyond Dollars and Hours: Understanding Care Characteristics and Caregiver Strain in Family Caregiving for Hispanic and non-Hispanic Older Americans Presented by Stipica Mudrazija, PhD, William L. Dowling Endowed Professor in Health Administration, University of Washington Dr. Stipica Mudrazija is an Assistant Professor and the William L. Dowling Endowed Professor in Health Administration in the Department of Health Systems and Population Health at the University of Washington. He is also a Non-Resident Fellow at the Urban Institute in Washington, DC, and an elected member of the National Academy of Social Insurance. He studies issues related to population aging and the health and wellbeing of adults across the life course, their families, and the broader social systems in the United States and internationally. Institutional logos: UTMB, UT San Antonio, UT and RCCN
🗓️ Reminder: Texas RCMAR lecture online TODAY at 3PM central. Check your email invite for Teams link. Learn more about RCMAR at www.utmb.edu/rcmar.
UTMB Logo An Announcement from the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center Call for Proposals LOI deadline April 6 Full Submission May 15 utmb.edu/pepper
🚨 Call for Proposals: UTMB Claude D. Pepper OAIC 2026 Pilot Awards
🗓 LOI due: Apr 6, 2026
🗓 Full proposals (invite-only): May 15, 2026
Priority areas: chronic disabling conditions, tech & independence, disparities, geroscience, community function.
Details + submission: www.utmb.edu/pepper
Dr. Alejandro Villasante-Tezanos leads the online MPH in Biostatistics track at UTMB SPPH and describes graduates as translators — professionals who turn data into decisions non-statisticians can use. utmb.us/F63
💫This Friday Flashback takes us back to the 1st installment of Stories of Aging! Med student Snehal Kumar sat down w/ 92‑year‑old Galveston shrimper Jerome Kunz. He shared memories of life on the island, years on the water, & the family traditions that shaped his journey. www.instagram.com/utmbscoa/
Pilot research grants are small awards that let you test an idea. They’re valuable in aging research because they help you explore innovative ideas, gather early evidence, and build a foundation for larger grants.
💡 UTMB Pepper Center 2026 Pilot Awards
🗓️ LOI due April 6, 2026
🔗 www.utmb.edu/pepper
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Neil Mehta, inaugural chair of Epidemiology, coauthored a new PNAS paper on US life expectancy stagnation. The study finds the pattern is broader than any single cause, with worsening trends across cohorts and a marked deterioration beginning around 2010.
Link: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Texas RCMAR logo, event graphic RCMAR Workshop 2026 Handling Survey Weights and Missing Data in Applied Survey Research March 20, 2026 Free Registration utmb.edu/rcmar
Join us March 20, 2026 for a free virtual workshop on handling survey weights & missing data, hosted by the Texas #RCMAR Analysis Core & UTMB Biostatistics. Learn from experts Xiaoying Yu, Jeong Hoon Jang & Moumita Chakraborty. Register for the Teams link utmb.us/f5a
Texas RCMAR Lecture March 24, 2026 3-4PM TEAMS Situating Functional and Cognitive Health Among Older Mexican Americans Within Neighborhood Context Presented by Weidi Qin, PhD, MSW, MPH, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin–Madison Beyond Dollars and Hours: Understanding Care Characteristics and Caregiver Strain in Family Caregiving for Hispanic and non-Hispanic Older Americans Presented by Stipica Mudrazija, PhD, William L. Dowling Endowed Professor in Health Administration, University of Washington Institution logos
🗣️ #RCMAR lecture
Situating Functional & Cognitive Health Among Older Mexican Americans w/in Neighborhood Context - Dr. Qin
Beyond Dollars & Hours: Understanding Care Characteristics, Caregiver Strain in Family Caregiving for Hispanic & nonHispanic Older Americans - Dr. Mudrazja
🔗 www.utmb.edu/rcmar
UTMB Logo An Announcement from the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center Call for Proposals LOI deadline April 6 Full Submission May 15 utmb.edu/pepper
🚨 Call for Proposals: UTMB Claude D. Pepper OAIC 2026 Pilot Awards
🗓 LOI due: Apr 6, 2026
🗓 Full proposals (invite-only): May 15, 2026
Priority areas: chronic disabling conditions, tech & independence, disparities, geroscience, community function.
Details + submission: www.utmb.edu/pepper
A graphic showing Dr. Pappadis from her vlog interview along with the title of the video "Developing a screening tool for elder mistreatment"
A new Get to Know Us video features Dr. Monique Pappadis discussing a project to develop a brief elder mistreatment screening tool for primary care. The work combines Medicare claims with perspectives from providers, caregivers, and people living with cognitive impairment.
Watch: utmb.us/exo
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Deadline extended for the UTMB Public Health Symposium (Apr 8, 2026): abstracts are now due Fri, Mar 6, 2026 at 5 p.m. CT. Research, community/practice, and research-in-progress submissions welcome (300 words).
Submit: utmb.us/ezs
Guidelines: utmb.us/f97
Questions: austaylo@utmb.edu
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Herman A. Barnett III applied to UTMB in 1949, at a time when Black students faced severe limits in medical education. That single choice changed history and paved the way for generations of physicians.
Discover the full story: https://utmb.us/f8a
#BlackHistoryMonth #UTMB #MedSky
