UTMB Sealy Center on Aging & NIA Pepper Center

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[UTMB Sealy Center on Aging & NIA Pepper Center @UTMB_SCOA]

Texas school tracks breakthroughs in the perils of aging https://t.co/5OOqQwp8mB via @chron

[UTMB Sealy Center on Aging & NIA Pepper Center @UTMB_SCOA]

🎉This year, we celebrated 29 yrs of showcasing aging research at UTMB, bringing together students, fellows, residents, faculty, & staff to share discoveries that advance our understanding of healthy aging & age-related diseases. Congrats to Forum winners! https://t.co/YylqYidk8z

[UT Austin @UTAustin]

Community engagement could be the key to healthy aging 🤘

UT Austin research links sustained volunteering and helping one's community with slower cognitive decline, especially among older adults at the highest genetic risk for Alzheimer’s.

Learn more here - https://t.co/OrygfeXE9C

[UTMB Sealy Center on Aging & NIA Pepper Center @UTMB_SCOA]

Today on campus beginning at 5PM!

[UTMB Sealy Center on Aging & NIA Pepper Center @UTMB_SCOA]

The countdown is on! 🎉 Participants from all 5 UTMB schools will come together for the 29th Annual Forum on Aging. Discover innovative aging research, connect w collaborators, & learn about resources to help advance your work.

📍HEC, 2nd Floor
📅 October 29, 2026 | 5-7 PM

[UTMB Sealy Center on Aging & NIA Pepper Center @UTMB_SCOA]

💜 On Oct 17, faculty, staff, students, & supporters from the Sealy Center on Aging joined the Galveston Walk to End Alzheimer's, the world's largest event dedicated to raising awareness and funds for Alzheimer's care, support, and research. Donate today! https://t.co/uQBRA7KZR3

[UTMB Sealy Center on Aging & NIA Pepper Center @UTMB_SCOA]

@Han68930054 Unfortunately we have had to cancel tomorrow's lecture.

[UTMB Sealy Center on Aging & NIA Pepper Center @UTMB_SCOA]

Celebrating 50 years of impact! 🎉 Join us on Oct. 28 for “Reflections on Gerontology, Minorities, and Immigrants from the 1960s to the 2020s” in a UTMB Pepper Center Investigator’s Lecture by Dr. Markides
#HEPESE #TexasRCMAR #HispanicParadox #AgingResearch #Gerontology #UTMBSCOA

[UTMB Sealy Center on Aging & NIA Pepper Center @UTMB_SCOA]

@Han68930054 Yes we will send you a DM with details

[UTMB Sealy Center on Aging & NIA Pepper Center @UTMB_SCOA]

Dr. Markides' talk scheduled for tomorrow has been canceled. We will update you with a new date and time when it becomes available.

[UTMB Sealy Center on Aging & NIA Pepper Center @UTMB_SCOA]

🤖Texas Age-Tech experts across disciplines are evaluating innovative tools that may help address challenges like social isolation, medication management, mobility, and chronic health conditions. A new studyexplores ElliQ, an AI-powered companion robot. 🔗 https://t.co/U8BarWonF7

[UTMB Sealy Center on Aging & NIA Pepper Center @UTMB_SCOA]

📢 Attention UTMB faculty, staff, students, fellows, residents, and trainees! Join us this Thursday for the 2026 Forum on Aging, a celebration of aging research from across the UTMB community, now in its 29th year. https://t.co/YylqYidRY7

[UTMB Sealy Center on Aging & NIA Pepper Center @UTMB_SCOA]

Celebrating 50 years of impact! 🎉 Join us on Oct. 28 for “Reflections on Gerontology, Minorities, and Immigrants from the 1960s to the 2020s” in a UTMB Pepper Center Investigator’s Lecture by Dr. Markides
#HEPESE #TexasRCMAR #HispanicParadox #AgingResearch #Gerontology #UTMBSCOA

[UTMB Sealy Center on Aging & NIA Pepper Center @UTMB_SCOA]

🗓️ Join us for a Texas RCMAR presentation on October 27, 2026, at 3:00 PM. Jeffrey Howard, Professor of Public Health at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) will present, "Paradox Found (Yet Again): The Hispanic Paradox in Military Veterans."
🔗 https://t.co/BzmCiTT0IU

[UTMB Sealy Center on Aging & NIA Pepper Center @UTMB_SCOA]

The countdown is on! 🎉 Participants from all 5 UTMB schools will come together for the 29th Annual Forum on Aging. Discover innovative aging research, connect w collaborators, & learn about resources to help advance your work.

📍HEC, 2nd Floor
📅 October 29, 2026 | 5-7 PM

[UTMB Sealy Center on Aging & NIA Pepper Center @UTMB_SCOA]

💡 UTMB faculty are invited to apply by Dec 9 for the Geroscience & Pepper Center Joint Pilot Program. Receive up to $50K to support collaborative research on aging, function, and independence in older adults.

👉 https://t.co/2HwoFmw40V

#Geroscience #HealthyAging #AgingResearch

[UTMB Sealy Center on Aging & NIA Pepper Center @UTMB_SCOA]

🧑‍🔬 A new study by Neil Mehta, PhD & colleagues in @IntJEpidemiol suggests that Americans are increasingly living with multiple chronic health conditions at younger ages, contributing to stalled improvements in life expectancy and mortality. https://t.co/NkysEwf3tV

@utmb_spph

[Gerontological Society of America (GSA) @geronsociety]

Connect with NIA experts on aging-related research priorities and gain practical insight for your next investigator-initiated project. Reserve your spot and join the discussion.

https://t.co/O6YsjkBQVC

[UTMB Provost's Office @UTMBProvost]

We are proud to celebrate our new endowment holders!

Congratulations to Dr. Neil Mehta on his appointment as holder of the Sheridan Lorenz Distinguished Professorship in Aging and Health. He is Associate Dean for Research, Professor, and Inaugural Chair, @utmb_spph Epidemiology.

[UTMB Sealy Center on Aging & NIA Pepper Center @UTMB_SCOA]

The countdown is on! 🎉 Participants from all 5 UTMB schools will come together for the 29th Annual Forum on Aging. Discover innovative aging research, connect w collaborators, & learn about resources to help advance your work.

📍HEC, 2nd Floor
📅 October 29, 2026 | 5-7 PM

[UTMB Sealy Center on Aging & NIA Pepper Center @UTMB_SCOA]

📉 A study of nearly 12,000 older adults found that an electronic health record tool used in primary care helped reduce the number of patients who experienced falls.

🔗 https://t.co/DGKfS7zTsC

#eSTEPS #UTMBSCOA #JAMA

[UTMB Sealy Center on Aging & NIA Pepper Center @UTMB_SCOA]

🗓️ Join us for a Texas RCMAR presentation on October 27, 2026, at 3:00 PM. Jeffrey Howard, Professor of Public Health at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) will present, "Paradox Found (Yet Again): The Hispanic Paradox in Military Veterans."
🔗 https://t.co/BzmCiTT0IU