NIA Centers on the Demography of Aging

The Behavioral and Social Research Program at the National Institute on Aging supports fourteen P30 Centers on the Demography of Aging at leading universities and policy organizations around the U.S. The purpose of the centers is to foster research in demography, economics and epidemiology of aging and to promote use of important datasets in the field. MORE...

News From the Centers

Arline T. Geronimus wins Excellence in Research Award from School of Public Health.

Toni Antonucci (Michigan) and Laura Carstensen (Stanford) discuss some causes and effects of happiness in later years.

NIH-funded study at RAND and University of Michigan estimates costs of dementia.

Ana Diez Roux says Americans' health problems are systemic.

James Smith (RAND) wins Cozzarelli Prize from PNAS.

Key activities of the Centers include:

Research on Aging
Pilot Projects on Innovative Topics
Data Resource Development
Statistical Enclaves for Sensitive Data
Methodological Research
Training Programs
Workshops and Conferences
Newsletters and Reports
Web-Based Information and Resources
Multi-Disciplinary Collaborations
International Collaborations