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.
36th Institute on Aging Annual Colloquium
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Time: 8:30 am – 1:30 pm
Location: Gordon Dining & Event Center (2nd Floor) | 770 W. Dayton St., Madison, WI 53706
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.
A Successful 2025 Colloquium
Thank you to all who attended and supported our 35th IOA Annual Colloquium, held Oct. 16, 2025 in Madison, Wisconsin.
If you were unable to participate, see below for some of the resources that were offered at the event:
2025 Exhibitors showcased at our Health & Resource Fair
2025 Posters presented at our Poster Session
2025 Speakers and Talks (recordings will become available at a later date)
2025 New Investigator Awards
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.
2025 New Investigator Award Winner: Gina Lee
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.
Presented by: Kareem Al-Khalil
Linking varieties of religious experience to eudaimonic well-being: Does race matter?
Presented by: Adam Baker
Presented by: Seung Eun Cha
Presented by: Kayla Dillon
Exploring combinations of dual functionality and mortality: New findings from MIDUS
Presented by: Jonghwa Do
Presented by: Melissa Hiatt & Abby Hays
APOE ε2 and childhood physical abuse shape kidney function through a creatinine-mediated pathway
Presented by: Aimee Johnson
Presented by: Mingtong Liu
A community-engaged approach to improving access to memory care for indigenous elders
Presented by: Sarah Punshon
Associations between cumulative stress, hippocampal volume, and hippocampal function
Presented by: Alexandra Wayss
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 Map 2025
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 at customerservice@fpm.wisc.edu or call (608) 263-6667.
- 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. The Lake St entrance is temporarily closed.
- 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