Events

Join National Institute on Aging (NIA) for the "Innovating for Inclusion: Making Clinical Research More Diverse" webinar. Speakers include Shenikqua Bouges, MD, and Taryn James, PhD, from the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. They will offer insights and resources to help support the inclusion of more diverse participants in dementia research.

Free and open to all, this community educational event will offer news about cutting-edge research in Alzheimer's disease and provide information to help people improve brain health and live healthier lives. The Fall Community Conversation will feature University of Wisconsin faculty discussing new treatment options for Alzheimer's disease. The event will begin with a healthy aging resource fair and refreshments and end with a Q&A panel with the evening's presenters.

Designed to help people across Wisconsin live and cope with an MCI diagnosis. Join Nathaniel Chin, MD, and Bonnie Nuttkinson, MS, from the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, along with Megan Zuelsdorff, PhD, to learn more about Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). The program will end with a Q&A session. Free and open to all. Register to attend each program in person throughout the year at one of three locations across Wisconsin in Brown, Dodge or Rock counties. Or, register to attend programs for free online via Zoom.

Free and open to the public, 'MEN IN MOTION' is a fitness and outreach program held at the UW South Madison Partnership office. The program focuses on gentle exercise, diet and healthy practices. The fitness component instructs participants in light stretching, aerobics and physical movement exercises.

Join Drs. Sanjay Asthana, Carey Gleason, Cindy Carlsson and Sterling Johnson for a ribbon-cutting ceremony and light refreshments as we celebrate the opening of the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center's Community Data Collection Site at the UW South Madison Partnership (UWSMP) office.

Gather your golfing buddies and enjoy a day of fun at The Meadows of Six Mile Creek in Waunakee, WI, all while raising funds for UW–Madison Alzheimer’s disease research programs!

Designed to help people across Wisconsin live and cope with an MCI diagnosis. Join Nathaniel Chin, MD, and Bonnie Nuttkinson, MS, from the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, along with Jennifer McAlister, BA, from the Alzheimer's Association Wisconsin Chapter, and Barbara Bendlin, PhD, to learn more about Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). The program will end with a Q&A session. Free and open to all. Register to attend each program in person throughout the year at one of three locations across Wisconsin in Brown, Dodge or Rock counties. Or, register to attend programs for free online via Zoom.

Annual educational program designed for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) researchers and professionals working in dementia care. This year's Keynote Speaker will be Helen C. Kales, MD, the Joe P. Tupin Endowed Professor of Psychiatry, and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, Davis.

Gather your friends and family and register for the 5th annual Remember Me Red Run, a 5K run organized by Bailey’s Run Vineyard in beautiful New Glarus, WI. Funds raised will benefit Alzheimer’s disease research programs at UW–Madison.

Mark your calendar for Alzheimer's Disease & Related Dementias Research Day 2023! This event will highlight a diverse array of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia presenters and topics.