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RCMAR Seminar at the 2021 AAIC Conference
The Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) is the largest meeting dedicated to dementia science. We are pleased to announce Drs. Cara Carty (AD-NAD), Ariana Stickel (AD San Diego) and Halima Amjad (AD JHAD) were among the RCMAR Scientists who presented at this year’s AAIC conference on July 30. The presenters highlighted their research on health…
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AD NAD RCMAR Announces 2021 Call for Pilot Application
The Native Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center Minority Aging Research Education Program (AD NAD RCMAR) announces the availability of funds to encourage junior investigators to pursue Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRC) and health disparities research, specifically with American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, or Pacific Islanders; to publish articles; and to obtain further external funding.…
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Acknowledging the Historical Silencing of Indigenous Communities
This Land is Theirs: Recognizing the Gabrieliño-Tongva Peoples. California and the Los Angeles Basin in particular was the Gabrieliño-Tongva peoples’ before strangers arrived. The Sepulveda Basin, Sepulveda Blvd and the 405 freeway were UCLA is now, was once a footpath for the Tongva people. Historians estimate there were nearly 100 Tongva villages and nearly 5,000…
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Meeting the needs of American Indian/Alaska Natives in their communities
R. Turner Goins, PhD, NERC/RCMAR Scientist and Faculty Advisor According to the US Census Bureau, between 2020 and 2050, the number of AI/ANs aged ≥ 55 years is estimated to experience a 1.8-fold increase, aged ≥ 65 years is estimated to experience a 2.2-fold increase, and aged ≥ 85 years is estimated to experience a…
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It’s Always Negotiable
During the wine and cheese reception for the 2015 HIV Prevention Trials Network Scholars (HPTN) Program, my colleagues and I were engaged in a conversation about surviving (and thriving) in academia. We were all members of underrepresented racial/ethnic minority groups and Postdocs or early career faculty. The topic of salary came up. When I shared…
