Join us in showing gratitude to our unsung heroes – our building cleaners who keep our beautiful building shiny and bright every day.

Your contributions, big or small, will make a difference. Your donation will make it possible to deliver special holiday tokens of appreciation for these essential members of our team.

Ways to Contribute:

Cash Donations: Drop your contributions off at the Dean’s Office or give them to Melissa Perry at the College holiday party Dec 10, The Corner Pocket, 4pm. 

Online Donations: For electronic payments, use Venmo to Melissa Perry (@davidqejvani), cell phone 617-461-3293.  

Your support matters! Let's ensure these remarkable individuals feel appreciated during this festive season.

Collection Period: December 2 to December 13. 

NEW! PAR-25-144: Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional). R21 (PAR-25-143) and R03 (PAR-25-233) also available
 
Technology Development Research for Establishing Feasibility and Proof of Concept (R21 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)  https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-202.html
 
Focused Technology Research and Development (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PAR-25-203)
 
Tobacco, Alcohol, and Cannabis Policy Research for Health Equity (R01 and R21, Clinical Trial Optional) (PAR-25-240, PAR-25-241) 

The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) Midwest Roybal Center for Health Promotion and Translation announced a new call for applications that involve interventions that prevent or delay cognitive decline and AD/ADRD. Learn more and submit your letter of intent by December 9, 2024.
 
Arizona State University (ASU) Roybal Center seeks applications to conduct NIH Stage I-III randomized clinical trials that will develop and test mechanisms of behavioral change (MoBC)-driven and technology-enabled behavioral and lifestyle interventions for older adults living alone with cognitive decline. Only Early-Stage investigators (ESIs) can apply for the opportunity. Learn more about submit your letter of intent by January 12, 2025.
 
The Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratories (AITC) for Aging Research program is requesting applications for the fifth annual a2 Pilot Awards competition. NIA has earmarked $40 million to fund technology demonstration projects that utilize artificial intelligence (AI) approaches and technology to improve care and health outcomes for older Americans, including persons with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD), and their caregivers. Round 1 Applications open on December 2, 2024.  Learn more and submit your application by January 15, 2025.

Farrokh Alemi (HAP) was awarded a three-year Patient Centered  Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) contract, “Training Large Language Models,” a project on decision-support  in depression.

This is CPH’s first award from PCORI! 

Ali Weinstein (GCH) received another 3-year extension on her INOVA grant, Resident Education in Clinical Research. 

Learn more about the National Institute on Aging’s webinar series on leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Healthy Aging and Dementia Research. Past webinars were recorded and may lend themselves to classroom teaching.  The site also lists NIA’s new funding opportunities AI and Aging.  

December 4, 2024 | 11:45 am - 1:15 pm | Mason’s SciTech campus (with virtual option)

VA Catalyst Funding and Lunch and Learn with Mike Grisham, CEO of VA Catalyst

Hear firsthand how to build competitive proposals and network with potential partners at a Lunch and Learn.

Register here to attend for free

The  Social Determinants of Health: Solvers will apply machine learning techniques to advance prediction of Alzheimer’s and related dementias using survey data.

Voice Recordings/Acoustic Biomarkers: Solvers will predict cognitive impairment using audio data and features.

Phase 2 winners will participate in Phase 3, where they will refine their models and demonstrate them at an event with the NIH. Learn more on the PREPARE website and apply by December 19, 2024.

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