We're picking up momentum here at the HBCU Aging Conference in Boston - meaningful connections and inspiring conversations all around!

Let’s start off Day 2 with a bang!!

Day 2 of our collaborative preconference workshop at #GSA2025

Day 1 of our collaborative preconference workshop at #GSA2025 was a huge success, with several of our current and past BIGG awardees and mentors in attendance. Join us for Day 2.

2025 BIGG Travel award final.docx Call for Applications: 2025 BIGG Travel Fellowships for Advanced Students and Early Career Researchers Annual Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Conference Boston, MA | November 12 - 15, 2025 T...

🗣️Call for Applications: 2025 BIGG Travel Fellowships for Advanced Students and Early Career Researchers.

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Welcome to BIGG Visibility Day!
#Letsgettheconversationgoing 😊
Remember to use the hashtag #BIGGRollcall and tag us

A reminder to join us on October 3rd, 2025 for the BIGG Visibility Day

Reminder: BIGG Visibility Day is on Friday, October 3, 2025. Join us to celebrate the beautiful Black minds in the field of aging research, teaching, and practice.

We still need your help to achieve our goal of supporting 15 students to attend GSA this year. No amount is too small. Please support us and share with your network. Thank you. 🙏🏾

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Donate to BIGG Impact: Send Students to GSA, organized by Black in Gerontology and Geriatrics Your gift empowers students to research, connect, and change the… Black in Gerontology and Geriatrics needs your support for BIGG Impact: Send Students to GSA

🗣️🆘Support Black in Gerontology and Geriatrics (BIGG) Students and Scholars

Your gift empowers students to research, connect, and change the future of aging.

For further details on how you can help, visit: gofund.me/0e984158

Is to persevere dangerous for brain health? Effect of active coping and grit on subjective cognitive decline in Black American males Introduction One strategy for early detection of risk of dementia is identification of subjective cognitive decline (SCD). However, there is a paucity of data examining the intricate interplay betwe...

New publication alert. 🚨

Our findings reveal that, contrary to expectations, high levels of both grit and active coping may paradoxically exacerbate SCD symptoms in Black American males, suggesting a complex relationship between these factors. @hamplab.bsky.social
 
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#GSA2024

The incredible Mr. Raymond Jetson, founder of Aging while Black blessed us with his wisdom at the HBCU aging workshop. Thank you Mr. Jetson for supporting us and delivering an engaging and powerful talk.

We have a full house! Thank you to everyone who came out to support us and participate in insightful discussion of decolonizing aging research.

Celebrating our inaugural HBCU Aging Ambassadors. We can’t wait for the world to learn about the incredible work you do. ⁦‪#BIGG Black in Aging

Dr. Melissa Gerard of @NIHAging educating us about NIA’s commitment to workforce diversity in aging research. We are off to a great start on the day 2 of our HBCU Aging conference.

If you’ve made it to Seattle tonight, come out and support our HBCU Aging Ambassadors as they share their research. We are in Sheraton Ballroom B. Black in Aging! @dkesiaka.bsky.social

🗣️Join us as we honor Black elders and amplify Black minds in aging research & practice. Registration is now open for all upcoming webinars during BIGG Week 2024! We hope to see you there! #BIGGWeek2024

Register here: blackingeron.org/2024/09/15/b...

Have you registered for this webinar, "Resilience and Recognition: Advancing Black Contributions in the Field of Aging?" If not, please check it out. We hope to see you there.

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Have you registered for this webinar, "Empowering Communities: Black Perspectives in Gerontology and Geriatrics?" If not, please check it out. We hope to see you there.

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🗣️Join us as we honor Black elders and amplify Black minds in aging research & practice. Registration is now open for all upcoming webinars during BIGG Week 2024! We hope to see you there! #BIGGWeek2024

Register here: blackingeron.org/2024/09/15/b...

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As we observe Juneteenth, it is essential to reflect on the enduring spirit of those who fought for emancipation and to celebrate the rich cultural heritage and contributions of African Americans. Our community is dedicated to honoring this day through education, reflection, and unity.

You can also check out Dr. Osman’s #BlackInNeuro seminar here!

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#BlackInSTEM #Neuroscience 🧪

CompBio Cafe Podcast | Black Women in Computational Biology Network Serving up fresh perspectives in the computational biology field through stories and insights.

Jenea and Melyssa discuss opportunities and experiences attending conferences from the perspective of diversity, belonging, and accessibility.

What are your thoughts on ways that conference organizations can increase accessibility and broaden participation?

#CompBioCafePod: https://buff.ly/3VbmNuj

Deadline approaching! Apply now! 📣📣

A graphic with a starry background + top & bottom borders made up of purple & white geometric shapes. The text on the left of the flyer says “2024 Undergraduate Research Showcase” in purple and white text. Below in white text: “Black In Astro undergraduate students will give a 5-7 minute poster presentation of their research to our judges and community” “19 June 2024 | 11 AM EDT. Register to watch on Zoom”. On the right of this is the Black In Astro logo: a purple fist against a starry background with the letters “BIA” in white. The right half of the flyer is an image of a Black man smiling while standing in front of a conference room with a presentation behind him. He is wearing an orange sweater and black trousers. The bottom of this image shows blurred out audience members. There is a symbol of 2 hands in the bottom right to show this event will be interpreted in American Sign Language and have live captioning and “blackinastro.com”

Our Undergraduate Research Showcase is back! Cash prizes to be won:
1st place  - $1000.00
2nd place - $750.00
3rd place - $500.00

Register to present your research (deadline extended to June 16):
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Call for Applications: Postdoctoral Researcher in Communication, Group Identity, and Computational Methods

I'm hiring a postdoc with expertise in computational methods and group identities (e.g. race, gender, religion, nationality, etc.). Please share with anyone you think might be interested. www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/...

A Sweeping History of the Black Working Class By focusing on the Black working class and its long history, Blair LM Kelley’s book, Black Folk, helps tell the larger story of American democracy over the past two and a half centuries.

A Sweeping History of the Black Working Class|@robgreeneii.bsky.social

focusing on the Black working class and its long history, @profblmkelley.bsky.social's book, Black Folk, helps tell the larger story of American democracy over the past two and a half centuries
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🗣️ Exciting opportunity for HBCU students!!!

BIGG and the Gerontological Society of America’s (GSA) HBCU Collaborative Interest Group are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 2024 HBCU Aging Ambassadors Program (HAAP).

Thank you @agingwhileblk and @ASAging for the opportunity to contribute to the broader conversation about the aging Black experiences. @blackingeron.bsky.social