Purdue’s Center on Aging and the Life Course Awarded Prestigious National Institute on Aging Grant
The Center on Aging and the Life Course (CALC) at Purdue University has been awarded a P30 Core Center Grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA)—a distinguished recognition that underscores Purdue’s leadership in aging research.
This $4.2 million, six-year grant supports the creation of the Center for Aging Families (CAF), a new multi-institutional initiative dedicated to advancing research on the dynamics of families in later life. CAF brings together four top scholars from three leading institutions, all serving as principal investigators:
- Purdue University’s Center on Aging and the Life Course (CALC), led by Hui Liu
- Bowling Green State University’s National Center for Family & Marriage Research, led by Susan Brown
- Ohio State University’s Institute for Population Research, led by Rin Reczek and Sarah Hayford
Together, these partners will cultivate a vibrant research community that explores how aging intersects with family relationships, caregiving, health, and well-being.
Through CAF, scholars will have access to pilot grant funding to launch innovative projects, grant-writing support to strengthen future NIA submissions, an annual conference on aging families, an annual conference to showcase cutting-edge research on aging families, a speaker series highlighting national experts in the field, and more.
CAF joins a select group of NIA-funded Centers on the Demography and Economics of Aging, which include a focus on Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease–Related Dementias (AD/ADRD).
“Receiving this P30 award marks an exciting new chapter for Purdue and our collaborators,” said Hui Liu, CALC director and principal investigator. “The Center for Aging Families will not only expand our understanding of aging within family systems but also foster innovative, cross-institutional partnerships that advance the science of aging.” With this grant, Purdue and its partners are poised to shape the national conversation on aging families—driving discoveries that improve lives across generations.