Since 1988, the IOA has hosted an annual event known as the Institute on Aging Colloquium. It is free and open to the public, and now attracts a full-capacity crowd each year from the campus and community. Local researchers showcase cutting-edge science in diverse aspects of aging through talks and poster exhibits, while many organizations from the community provide a Health and Resource Fair. The program additionally includes a Keynote Address by an internationally recognized leader on current and critical topics of aging as well as presentation of New Investigator Awards to junior scholars.
Save the Date!
35th Institute on Aging Annual Colloquium
Date: Thursday, October 16, 2025
Time: 8:30 am – 1:30 pm
Location: Gordon Dining & Event Center (2nd Floor) | 770 W. Dayton St., Madison, WI 53715
Showcasing the latest research and resources on positive aging, with Speakers, a Poster Session, and a Health & Resource Fair.
The event is free and open to the public.
Registration is required and space is limited.
A Successful 2024 Colloquium
Thank you to all who attended and supported our 34th IOA Annual Colloquium, held Sept. 18, 2024 in Madison, Wisconsin.
If you were unable to participate, see below for some of the resources that were offered at the event:
Watch the 2024 Speaker Presentations
2024 New Investigator Award Winners
Awards are given to UW–Madison students or advanced trainees to recognize outstanding achievement in aging or life course studies. Winners receive a $500 award and their research is showcased in the event’s Poster Session. This year’s winners were:
Biological/Biomedical Research Award: Bailey Knopf
Sex-dependent metabolic responses to protein restriction are ablated by ovariectomy
Clinical/Applied Research Award: Ejura Salihu
Acceptability of inclusive Tai Chi Prime in Latinx and African American/Black communities
Psychosocial Research Award: Mingtong Liu
The association of tau and amyloid levels with representational similarity in the amygdala’s reactivity to and recovery from negative stimuli in individuals at risk for Alzheimer’s disease
Poster Session
The Poster Session features posters on various aging-related topics dealing with psychosocial, biomedical, and clinical/applied research. Posters are presented by faculty, research scientists, postdocs, and students.
Perceived discrimination: A risk factor for accelerated brain aging
Presented by: Nagesh Adluru
Lifelong restriction of dietary valine has sex-specific benefits for health span and lifespan in mice
Presented by: Mariah Calubag
Low protein diet improves metabolic health but not lifespan in aged mice
Presented by: Isaac Grunow
Predicting myocardial infarction risk using abdominal CT-derived biomarkers
Presented by: Yunju Ha
Identifying patterns in patient-reported dysphagia across dementia progression
Presented by: Alyssa Huelsbeck
Implementation of Riding in the Moment in Dane County: An adaptive horseback riding program for adults with dementia and their care partners
Presented by: Benazir Meera
Associations between time spent on paid, unpaid work, and well-being
Presented by: Jonathan Morris
Mechanisms of Latino migrant retention: Lived-in experiences from the third age and implications for health
Presented by: Johanna Nunez
Age associations and retinal structure-function relationships in companion dogs
Presented by: Michele Salzman
Protein restriction improves metabolic health independent of dietary sugar content
Presented by: Michelle Sonsalla
Predicting fracture using bone mineral density from abdominal CT scans
Presented by: Alexandra Wong
Dietary restriction of individual BCAAs improved metabolic health and cognition in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease
Presented by: Fan Xiao
Hippocampal connectivity in aging: the impact on purpose in life
Presented by: Yiyi Zhu
2024 Annual Colloquium Speakers & Talks
Marsha Mailick, PhD
Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education, Emeritus; Vaughan Bascom & Elizabeth M. Boggs Professorships, Waisman Center; UW–Madison
Musculoskeletal Health with Aging: Perspective of an Aging Clinician Researcher
Neil Binkley, MD
Professor, Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, School of Medicine and Public Health; Director, UW Osteoporosis Clinical Research Program; Associate Director, Institute on Aging; UW–Madison
Caring for My Abuser: Adverse Childhood Experiences and Intergenerational Caregiving
Jooyoung Kong, PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor, Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work, UW–Madison
Expansion, Equity, and the Economy of U.S. Higher Education since the 1960s
Adam Nelson, PhD
Senior Associate Dean, School of Education; Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor, Depts. Educational Policy Studies & History; UW–Madison
Gordon Dining & Event Center
770 W. Dayton St., Madison, WI 53706 | (on the corner of W. Dayton St and N. Lake, 3 blocks south of the campus end of State St.)
The first floor of Gordon is a public dining hall. The second floor is the event center, which has rooms reserved for the Colloquium. Event Venue Floor Plan 2024
See the event location on the UW–Madison campus map
Get directions on Google Maps
Parking
Several public parking lots, both campus & city run, are available within 1-3 blocks of the event. All of them are self-pay.
UW Campus Parking:
- If you purchased a UW Parking Permit, contact UW Transportation Services with questions at customerservice@fpm.wisc.edu or (608) 263-6667.
- Note: There is construction on North Lake Street. You are able to park in the Lake & Johnson Ramp but are not able to drive to/from University Avenue.
- View general information about visitor parking on campus.
- View real-time campus parking availability.
Other Public Parking:
Other nearby public parking ramps are available. These ramps are not managed by the university and cannot be reserved in advance.
- If campus parking is full, we recommend using the State Street Campus Garage (Entrance: 400 N. Frances St.), which has over 500 public parking spaces.
- View all public parking ramps managed by the city of Madison.
Buses:
The event is also easily accessible via city buses. See the City of Madison Metro guide.
Colloquium Archive
- 34th IOA Annual Colloquium, 2024
- 33rd IOA Annual Colloquium, 2023
- 32nd IOA Annual Colloquium, 2022
- 31st IOA Annual Colloquium, 2019
- 30th IOA Annual Colloquium, 2018
- 29th IOA Annual Colloquium, 2017
- 28th IOA Annual Colloquium, 2016
- 27th IOA Annual Colloquium, 2015
- 26th IOA Annual Colloquium, 2014
- 25th IOA Annual Colloquium, 2013
- 24th IOA Annual Colloquium, 2012
- 23rd IOA Annual Colloquium, 2011