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Outreach

Annual Colloquium on Aging

Current Concepts in Nutrition and Aging

Eloquence and Eminence Lectures

The Institute on Aging is committed to providing research information and education programs to the local community, State of Wisconsin and alumni throughout the country.

• Annual Colloquium on Aging
  The Institute offers an annual Fall colloquium that is free and open to the public, at which researchers in various aging fields present their latest findings. The program includes a keynote address by an invited expert, talks by UW-Madison faculty, and presentations of awards to new investigators in aging research. The colloquium also offers faculty, postdoctoral fellows, trainees and students an opportunity to present posters of recent scientific findings. Additionally, the colloquium includes a health and resource fair featuring exhibitors from the community offering resources to support successful aging, as well as health screenings such as blood pressure and bone density assessments.
  
  
• Current Concepts in Nutrition and Aging
  The Institute is a sponsor and Planning Committee Member of this annual Fall conference. UW-Madison faculty and staff, along with professionals from public and private entities, provide updates on the latest research and clinical programs on nutrition and aging. The targeted audience includes practitioners in nutrition, dietetics and nursing, but members from the community also benefit from the wide variety of biomedical and psychosocial perspectives covered at this conference.
  
  
• Eloquence and Eminence Lectures
  The Institute is a co-sponsor of this lecture series which features talks by emeritus faculty members from a wide range of UW- Madison departments. The series is targeted to members of the community of all ages. These talks are free and open to the public. They are held on Sunday afternoons during the academic year from Fall through Spring.
  
  
• Wisconsin Osteoporosis Symposium
  
  
• Wisconsin Symposium on Emotion