September 11, 2025 Kent and Kleemeier Award Lecture Program Expands to Include James Jackson Outstanding Mentorship Award One of my favorite sessions at the GSA Annual Scientific Meeting is the Donald P. Kent and Robert W. Kleemeier Award Lectures. It’s a wonderful opportunity to hear from the top scientists in our field and to celebrate the Society’s highest awards.
August 05, 2025 Recognizing Our Vice Chairs As we are in the midst of our late-breaking paper and poster submission period (deadline: August 21) for the 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, I’ve been reflecting on all the hard work it took to bring us to this point.
July 20, 2025 NIH, NIA Facing Budget Cuts: Speak Out by Contacting Congress Now An announcement from the chair of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee indicates that both the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and its National Institute on Aging (NIA) are likely to face significant budget cuts in fiscal year 2026.
May 13, 2025 This Founder’s Day, We Build Foundations for the Future Happy birthday to GSA! We’re turning 80 on May 18, which is what we observe as Founder’s Day here at the Society.
April 15, 2025 Is Centralizing NIH Peer Review a Good Idea? You Decide. In the April issue of Gerontology News, GSA Visiting Scholar Robin Barr provides analysis of the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) announced intention to centralize all initial peer review within its Center for Scientific Review (CSR).