Events

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Public domain image of Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller
9:30 am 1:00 pm
Goodman South Campus | Madison College
2429 Perry St, 2nd Floor
Madison WI, 53713
The annual Solomon Carter Fuller Brain Health Brunch is presented by the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) and the African Americans Fighting Alzheimer's in Midlife (AA-FAIM) study. Free and open to all, the event aims to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s disease in the African American community. Dr. Jennifer J. Manly will be the 2025 keynote speaker.
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graphic of a head and brain made with lines with the text Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Research Day
10:00 am 4:00 pm
Discovery Building
330 N Orchard St
Madison WI, 53705
The annual Alzheimer's Disease & Related Dementias (ADRD) Research Day is hosted by the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC). It is designed to encourage collaboration and promote scientific thought among faculty, students and researchers from a wide range of disciplines across the UW–Madison campus.

Past Events

11:00 am 7:00 pm
All are invited to attend a St. Patrick’s Day fundraiser at Fitz’s on the Lake to support the UW Initiative to End Alzheimer’s (IEA). Enjoy corned beef and cabbage, live music and the opportunity to win exciting raffle prizes.
9:30 am 11:30 am
The Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) invites you to join hosts Nathaniel Chin, MD, and Jennifer McAlister, along with special guest David Rakel, MD, a UW Health family medicine physician and founder of the Integrative Health Program at UW–Madison, for the first installment of the 2025 Healthy Living with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) education series.
2:30 pm 5:30 pm
Barbara Bendlin, PhD, MA, will discuss cutting-edge Alzheimer’s disease research and answer audience questions at a free special event presented by the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association (WFAA) in Naples, Florida. Join fellow UW alums to discover how the University of Wisconsin is creating a healthier future for all of us.
11:30 am 1:15 pm
Join the Wisconsin Alumni Association for Wisconsin Idea Spotlight: Innovations in Aging Care to learn about groundbreaking research and community-based support solutions improving the lives of older adults and their caregivers.
2:00 pm
Please register to join us on January 25 at 2 p.m. at the Fharmacy Public House in Lake Mills for a yoga class and beer with instructor Beckie Jeffers of the Lake Mills Yoga Co-op. This event supports Dr. Bill Stork’s 2025 fundraising bike ride to the summit of Pikes Peak. Bill has named his event Minds over Mountains (M.O.M.) in honor of his late mother, who battled Alzheimer’s disease.
9:30 am 11:30 am
The 2024 Healthy Living with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) Education Series is designed to help people across Wisconsin live and cope with an MCI diagnosis. Register to attend each program in person throughout the year at one of three locations across Wisconsin in Brown, Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, La Crosse or Rock counties. Or, register to attend programs for free online via Zoom.
9:30 am 11:30 am
The 2024 Healthy Living with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) Education Series is designed to help people across Wisconsin live and cope with an MCI diagnosis. Register to attend each program in person throughout the year at one of three locations across Wisconsin in Brown, Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, La Crosse or Rock counties. Or, register to attend programs for free online via Zoom.
4:30 pm 7:30 pm
Free and open to all, register to attend this educational event hosted by the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) that will provide information to help people stay connected, improve brain health, support memory and live healthier, happier lives. The program will offer complimentary refreshments, a health and wellness resource fair and feature University of Wisconsin faculty who will discuss the science behind social connection and why it is essential to our well-being.
8:00 am 4:00 pm
Register to attend this free conference at UW–Stevens Point designed to empower the community, those living with dementia and their caregivers with tools and support to provide meaning and purpose.
3:00 pm 4:30 pm
This year’s guest lecturer, Melissa Armstrong, MD, MSc, will present at the event on the topic of “What Matters Most: Drivers of Patient and Caregiver Experiences in Dementia with Lewy Bodies.”