Events

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

Free and open to all, join the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association (WFAA) for a livestream and Q&A with Sanjay Asthana, MD, Nathaniel Chin, MD, and Amy Kind, MD, PhD, of the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC). The experts will discuss how the UW began to lead research in the field of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, the current state of Alzheimer's disease research and whether there's a cure on the horizon.