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group photo of older adults & researchers Thanks to Our Community Advisory Board The University of Texas Medical Branch Sealy Center on Aging Researcher Meet & Greet February 20, 2026
🫶 Community voices matter in research. Our Community Advisory Board provides key input on research studies, improving recruitment, retention, and meaningful outcomes. Proud to engage our older adult & caregiver community. Thanks to all for participating in today's meet & greet!
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Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2026 Time: 3:00-4:00PM Join the meeting now Meeting ID: 227 747 751 598 9 Passcode: KU9NA9kg The Impact of Lifetime Smoking Exposure on the Cognitive Function of Older Mexican Adults Dr. Jaqueline Avila has a PhD in Population Health Sciences and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Gerontology at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Her work focuses on social determinants of health outcomes among older adults who smoke in the U.S. and Latin America. The main disciplines in her research are population aging, tobacco control and social epidemiology. Empowering Hispanic Older Adults as Peer Leaders: A Feasibility Pilot Targeting Chronic Pain and Depression Meredith Stensland, PhD, LMSW, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. She holds an MSW and PhD in social work, and her clinical experience includes hospice, geropsychiatry, and behavi
🗣️ Join us for the next Texas #RCMAR lecture on February 24th featuring Dr. Jaqueline Avila and Dr. Meredith Stensland
🔗 www.utmb.edu/rcmar
🎙️The Lefeber Hughes Winter Series on Aging continues every Tuesday evening in February. See you tonight at 5pm for Food for Thought - How Nutrition Shapes Your Aging Brain presented by Debra Sullivan from the University of Kansas. www.utmb.edu/scoa/winterseries
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The Association for Healthcare Philanthropy has recognized UTMB as a High Performer, placing the institution in the top 25% nationwide. This reflects the impact of philanthropy on patient care, research, education, and innovation. https://utmb.us/f65
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Join NIA senior leadership for an interactive discussion on priorities, emerging opportunities, and resources across aging research. This forum offers researchers at all career stages a chance to engage directly with NIA leadership.
https://bit.ly/3ZzvqkW
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
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💫 Our latest Community Connection Newsletter is here! Get the latest research news and community events & activities from the Sealy Center on Aging at UTMB.
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💫 Our latest Community Connection Newsletter is here! Get the latest research news and community events & activities from the Sealy Center on Aging at UTMB.
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The 2026 Lefeber Hughes Winter Series on Aging continues every Tuesday evening in February at UTMB:
04.02.2026 18:24 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0🚀 Apply to be an I‑REACH Scholar! Deadline: Feb 6
I‑REACH strengthens the workforce at the intersection of aging & cancer. Scholars receive mentorship, virtual training, stakeholder engagement experience & support to develop research projects. Learn more: ireach.georgetown.edu
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💻 Join us for an online Texas RCMAR presentation today, Jan 27: "The Role of Anthropology in Minority Aging Research: Case Studies of the Arts and Older Adult Health", is presented by: Jill Fleuriet, PhD, UTSA
🔗 www.utmb.edu/rcmar
Today, online at noon!
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📢 31st Annual Lefeber Hughes Winter Series on Aging
Topic: CMS Requirement for an Age-Friendly Health System—burden or opportunity?
Speaker: Dr. Kevin P. High
🗓️ Jan 27, 2026 • 🕔 5 PM
📍 HEC 2.220, UTMB Galveston
🅿️ Free parking (behind OLLI)
🔗 www.utmb.edu/scoa/winterseries
💡 Learn more about the new H-COR www.utmb.edu/spph/about-u...
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🆕 Center for Health and Clinical Outcomes Research (H-COR) Works-in-Progress Seminar
Topic: Merative/Market Scan Data
Speaker: Efstathia Polychronopoulou, PhD, @utmbspph.bsky.social
📅: February 4, 2026 🕛 Noon
🔗 Register for Zoom link: www.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi...
❗️TODAY at 10am central:
👉 “Evidence to Impact” Integrating Research on Aging into Health Systems R13 Workshop
🔗 Webinar Registration: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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📢 31st Annual Lefeber Hughes Winter Series on Aging
Topic: CMS Requirement for an Age-Friendly Health System—burden or opportunity?
Speaker: Dr. Kevin P. High
🗓️ Jan 27, 2026 • 🕔 5 PM
📍 HEC 2.220, UTMB Galveston
🅿️ Free parking (behind OLLI)
🔗 www.utmb.edu/scoa/winterseries
❄️Winter Weather Update: An arctic cold front moved through Texas, and while conditions have varied across the state, the forecast is calling for mainly cold temperatures. Complete weather updates can be found at: Complete weather updates can be found at: utmb.edu/public-alert/
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📢 Register for the American Statistical Association (ASA) Statistics and Data Science in Aging (SDSA) Interest Group February Webinar!
🗓️ Feb 17, 2025
🎙️ Selena Wang, PhD
📚 Implementing Network Science in Generative Statistical Processes
🔗 Register: amstat.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📢 Register for the 2026 Hazzard Symposium!
🗓️ Feb 16, 2026 • 8:30 AM–3:30 PM ET
💻 Virtual attendance available
Theme: Metabolic Modulators of Aging
Featuring keynotes by Dr. Sara Espinoza & Dr. Jose Luchsinger
Register by Feb 9: redcap.school.wakehealth.edu/surveys/?s=Y...
@rccn-aging.org
🚀 Apply to be an I‑REACH Scholar! Deadline: Feb 6
I‑REACH strengthens the workforce at the intersection of aging & cancer. Scholars receive mentorship, virtual training, stakeholder engagement experience & support to develop research projects. Learn more: ireach.georgetown.edu
Seminar: Multimodal AI in Healthcare Presented by: Vibhuti Gupta, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics & Data Science, School of Public & Population Health, UTMB Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026 Time: 12:00-1:00PM Join us virtually by registering on Zoom: https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_296DveoQSqOl9m8kUVu7ZA Contact Anirudh Babu (asbabu@utmb.edu) for additional information.
🟠 Please join us for a DMAC CERCIT seminar, "Multimodal AI in Healthcare," presented by Dr. Vibhuti Gupta, Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics & Data Science, School of Public & Population Health, UTMB
@utmbspph.bsky.social
🔗 www.utmb.edu/dmac
🎟 The Lefeber Hughes Winter Series on Aging, now in its 31st year, features nationally recognized experts. This series brings the community together to learn about aging, with a reception after each talk. Topics: policy, technology, caregiving, nutrition, sleep, & more www.utmb.edu/scoa/winterseries
12.01.2026 19:19 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1Hear from inaugural chair Dr. Mandy Hill on UTMB’s Department of Population Health and Health Disparities and our focus on improving the health of populations through multidisciplinary research and education.
Visit the department page to learn more utmb.us/exs
Texas Resource Center on Minority Aging Research, Call for Pilot Project Applications, due March 15, learn more and apply online
📲 The NIA funded Texas RCMAR announces a call for applications for 1-year pilot project funding of up to $40,000 in direct costs. This program supports research on health and aging in under-represented populations. Learn more at www.utmb.edu/rcmar
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AI Horizon Featuring AI Research at UTMB Jan 14 event flyer
Be sure to catch Dr. Morrow's talk, "AI-Powered Technology Solutions for Aging in Place", during the 1pm session at the AI Horizon event today on campus:
14.01.2026 17:41 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0🎟 The Lefeber Hughes Winter Series on Aging, now in its 31st year, features nationally recognized experts. This series brings the community together to learn about aging, with a reception after each talk. Topics: policy, technology, caregiving, nutrition, sleep, & more www.utmb.edu/scoa/winterseries
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Seminar: Multimodal AI in Healthcare Presented by: Vibhuti Gupta, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics & Data Science, School of Public & Population Health, UTMB Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026 Time: 12:00-1:00PM Join us virtually by registering on Zoom: https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_296DveoQSqOl9m8kUVu7ZA Contact Anirudh Babu (asbabu@utmb.edu) for additional information.
🟠 Please join us for a DMAC CERCIT seminar, "Multimodal AI in Healthcare," presented by Dr. Vibhuti Gupta, Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics & Data Science, School of Public & Population Health, UTMB
@utmbspph.bsky.social
🔗 www.utmb.edu/dmac
❓Did you know? Students at @utmbjssom.bsky.social are partnering with us in an inspiring oral history project! Julián Escalante met with Rose Daniels, beloved community leader & child advocate in Dec.
✨ Read more about Rose’s story and the impact of this project at our website: www.utmb.edu/scoa
