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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Geroscience Interest Group and the National Institute on Aging are currently welcoming registrants for their Fifth Geroscience Summit, with the theme “Revisiting the Geroscience Hypothesis: Focus on Health.” GSA is a sponsor of this event.

Ageism is a threat to public health. Its harms in the U.S. health care arena alone amount to more than $63 billion annually. Ageism’s pervasiveness was a core reason GSA founded its National Center to Reframe Aging. And this Ageism Awareness Day (October 9), I’m proud to say that GSA has more powerful resources than ever to help individuals and our field address the underrecognized scourge of societal ageism.

In the face of a proposed rule that would result in greater political oversight of how federal grants are administered, there’s a new opportunity to speak up as scientist-citizens about the rule’s potential impact: by contacting Congress. The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) introduced this rule earlier this summer, and I thank everyone who answered GSA’s call to submit public comments. Nearly 500,000 individuals and organizations ended up responding to the OMB, with about 95% of the comments opposing the proposal. 

GSA has launched a new Scientist-Citizen Podcast, and I'm honored to be serving as host. GSA is increasingly emphasizing the need for researchers to lean into the role of scientist-citizens: people committed to proactive public engagement that improves understanding of science and policies that support all of us as we age.  Scientist-Citizens are critical to a society where science is valued, facts matter, and democracy thrives.

Thank you to all GSA members who responded to the recent request for input on a proposed rule from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which would result in greater political oversight of how federal grants are administered. The OMB received nearly 500,000 comments in response, with about 95% of them in opposition to the proposal.