Events
| When | Where | Speaker | Presentation / Activities |
| September 11, 2026: 12:30-1:25 pm Eastern | STEW G52 and via Zoom | Shiro Furuya, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology | Topic: Colloquium: Health Consequences of Working and Not-Working for Older Adults |
| October 2, 2026, 8:00 am-12:00 pm Eastern | STEW 214 A-D and via Zoom | Keynote Speaker: Karen Fingerman, PhD, Wilson Regents Professor of Human Ecology & Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Texas at Austin | Topic: Symposium: Family Caregiving in Later Life Keynote: Caregiving for Family Members with Lewy Body Dementia |
| November 13, 2026, 12:30-1:25 pm Eastern | STEW G52 and via Zoom | Rich Holden, PhD, James A. Caplin, M.D. Chair in Evidence-Based Public Health & Professor of Health & Wellness Design, Indiana University School of Public Health | Topic: Colloquium: Digital Interventions for Aging and Disability |
| December 4, 2026, 12:30-1:25 pm Eastern | STEW G52 and via Zoom | Evelina Akimova, PhD, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Purdue University | Topic: Colloquium: Chronotypes, Night Shift, and Sleep Duration among Middle and Older Age Adults |
Virtual Panel Discussions
In Fall 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CALC held a virtual panel discussion in lieu of the annual symposium.
| Date | Theme | Speakers |
| 2020 September 11 | Protecting Vulnerable Older Adults from COVID-19; Lessons Learned? | Kathleen Abrahamson, Greg Arling, Tetyana Shippee, Kathleen Unroe |
Annual Symposium
The Center on Aging and the Life Course sponsors an annual symposium, typically during fall, and monthly colloquia during the academic year. Prior speakers at the annual symposia are listed below.
Center on Aging and the Life Course Symposia, 1999-Present
| Date | Theme | Speakers |
| 2025 October 07 |
Human-Technology Integration in Later Life | Sara Czaja, David Eby, Brandon Pitts, Ziran Wang, Laura Blumenschein |
| 2024 October 18 |
Preserving Cognitive Function | Kenneth Langa, Kenzie Mintus, Jessica Fortin, Jennifer Freeman, Arianna LaCroix |
| 2023 October 20 |
The Nexus of Nutrition and Physical Activity for Optimal Aging | Roger Fielding, Libby Richards, Chad Carroll, Bruno Roseguini, Wayne Campbell |
| 2022 September 9 |
Elder Mistreatment: Prevention, Complexities, and Future Directions | Pamela Teaster, Peter Lichtenberg, James Appleby |
| 2021 September 10 |
Changes in Well-Being and Health After a Transition to Family Caregiving | William Haley |
| 2019 September 27 |
Age and Social Connectedness | Benjamin Cornwell, Karen Rook |
| 2018 September 28 |
Technological Innovations for Optimal Aging | Wendy Rogers, Denise McAllister Wilder, Brandon Pitts, Jacob Monroe, Satyajit Ambike, Thomas Siegmund |
| 2017 September 15 |
Health Across Generations | Mary Beth Terry, Jonathon Wells |
| 2016 September 16 |
Time Horizons and Optimal Aging | Laura Carstensen, David Ekerdt |
| 2015 October 2 |
Optimizing Functional Ability in Later Life | Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko, Sarah L. Szanton |
| 2014 September 5 |
Avenues to Optimal Longevity | S. Jay Olshansky, Rafael de Cabo |
| 2013 September 20 |
Aging Families and Health: Social Influences on Health Lifestyle Choices in Later Life | Deborah S. Carr, Karen Hooker, Alex Zautra |
| 2012 September 21 |
Health and Aging in Diverse Contexts: From Research to Policy | Kyriakos S. Markides, Toni P. Miles, Douglas K. Miller |
| 2011 September 23 |
Comparative Longevity: From Cells to Societies | Steven Austad, Eileen Crimmins |
| 2010 October 1 |
Relationships and Resilience in Later Life: Mechanisms for Optimal Aging | Toni Antonucci, Rosemary Blieszner, Brant Burleson, Karl Pillemer |
| 2009 September 11 |
The Aging Brain | David J. Madden, Mark Mattson, Naftali Raz |
| 2008 September 26 |
Family Relations and Late Life Health | Cynthia Berg, Lynne Martire |
| 2007 September 21 |
Interdisciplinary Intersections: Inter-personal Relations Over the Life Course | Susan Charles, Mary Lee Hummert, Katherine Newman |
| 2006 September 25 |
Tenth Anniversary Symposium: The Legacy of Longevity | Toni Antonucci, Thomas Peris, Sidney Stahl, Kenneth Ferraro, David Waters |
| 2005 September 22 |
Aging and Stress: Behavioral and Biological Perspectives | Monika Fleshner, Linda K. George |
| 2004 September 23 |
Early Origins of Adult Health: Social and Behavioral Processes | Linda Burton, Richard Settersten, William Graziano |
| 2003 September 18 |
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adult Health | Vincent Felitti, Kristine Springer, Robert Hauser, Laura P. Sands |
| 2002 September 19 |
Aging as the Link between History and Biography | Glen Elder, Jr., Cheryl Elman, Keith Whitfield |
| 2002 February 19 |
Why Do Minority Men Earn Less? Evidence from the Highly Educated | Dan Black |
| 2001 November 27 |
Life Course Inequality: Antecedents and Consequences | Chad Boult, Felicia LeClere, Angela O'Rand |
| 2001 April 14 |
Mechanisms and Consequences of Aging (biological) | Frank Bellino, Robert Floyd, Leonard Hayflick, Arlan Richardson, David Waters |
| 1999 November 5 |
Calorie Intake, Oxidative Stress, and Aging | Richard Weindruch |