Events

Dr. Peggye Dilworth-Anderson, professor of Health Policy and Management in the Gillings School of Global Health at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and a renowned Alzheimer's disease researcher, will present the keynote address at the 11th Annual Solomon Carter Fuller Brain Health Celebration. This free virtual event will take place on Saturday, October 23, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The celebration will also feature A Virtual Candlelit Evening of Remembrance: In Honor & Memory of Loved Ones on Friday, October 22, at 6 p.m. 

Join the UW Initiative to End Alzheimer’s for an online panel discussion about its mission to end Alzheimer’s disease through research, health equity and patient care. Speakers will include Sanjay Asthana, MD, Nathaniel Chin, MD, Carey Gleason, PhD, MS, Gina Green-Harris, MBA, Cynthia Carlsson, MD, MS, and Sterling Johnson, PhD. Panelists will highlight the latest advancements happening at UW–Madison to help protect memories and ultimately find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. This special program will be hosted by sportscaster Matt Lepay, the radio voice for the Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball and football teams and a member of the UW Initiative to End Alzheimer’s Board of Visitors.

You're invited to our next Mind Readers book club discussion with host Dr. Lindsay Clark, an investigator with the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, and Dr. Michelle Braun, author of "High-Octane Brain: 5 Science-Based Steps to Sharpen Your Memory and Reduce Your Risk of Alzheimer's."

Healthy Living with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is a support and education series for patients and families. Classes are held quarterly and are being offered virtually. The program is free and open to the public.

We want to share with you what we know, and what we don’t know, about aducanumab (marketed as Aduhelm). Join us in a Facebook Live presentation about aducanumab on August 9 at noon.

With a drive-thru format and social distancing, come learn more about healthy aging, eating well, free COVID-19 vaccinations and opportunities to participate in research. Plus, meet former Wisconsin Badger and NFL running back, Montee Ball! 

You're invited to our first Mind Readers book club discussion with Dr. Jason Karlawish, author of "The Problem of Alzheimer's: How Science, Culture, and Politics Turned a Rare Disease into a Crisis and What We Can Do About It."

Healthy Living with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is a support and education series for patients and families. Classes are held quarterly and are being offered virtually. The program is free and open to the public.

The inaugural Dr. Daniel I. Kaufer Lecture will feature guest lecturer Bradley F. Boeve, MD, Mayo Clinic.

Hosted by Sharing Active Independent Lives (SAIL), join Nathaniel Chin, MD, and Bonnie Nuttkinson, MS, from the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center to learn more about Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI).