CHAD News Feed

Apply Now for Pilot Grants

The Center on Health, Aging, and Disability invites applications for pilot grant funding. Up to four grants of $15,000 each will be awarded. Deadline is December 11, 2009.

Register Now for Brown Bag Educational Sessions

The AHS Teaching Academy, the Center on Health, Aging, and Disability, and the Faculty Mentoring Program have joined forces to present the 2009-2010 Educational Brown Bag Series.
Read more about the upcoming sessions.

Apply Now for Seed Grants

The Health and Wellness Initiative (HWI) invites applications for seed grant funding for health research addressing health promotion across the lifespan. Up to three grants of $50,000 each will be awarded. Brief proposals are due by Friday, October 30, 2009.
Read more about the grants.

Symposium Draws Diverse Audience

Over 100 researchers from across campus attended the CHAD Science of Behavior Change Symposium on March 13. Dr. Paul Estabrooks, Director of the Center for Translational Obesity Research at Virginia Tech presented the keynote address. Read more about the Symposium.
View Dr. Estabrooks' slideshow (PDF).

Khans Endow Professorships

Alumni Shahid and Ann Carlson Khan donated $2.5 million to the Center on Health, Aging, and Disability to fund five professorships over the next five years. Read about their donation and appointees.

New Phase for Center on Health, Aging, and Disability

The Center on Health, Aging, and Disability is building upon the solid foundation established in its first year and is working with the campus to implement the recently launched campus-wide Health and Wellness Initiative. Read more about this new development.