April

• The Institute of Aging - 2007-09 Biennial Report is now available online.
  
  
• Grey Matters, IA's April Newsletter, is available.

January

• 2010 Summer Program in Aging (SPA 2010)
  
  We are pleased to announce the 2010 Summer Program in Aging (SPA 2010), to be held in Alberta, June 13-17, 2010. The program is offered by the CIHR-Institute of Aging in partnership with the Alberta Centre on Aging. It is open to full time or part time students in a Master's or PhD or postdoctoral fellows in research in aging, and to those doing post-graduate clinical training that includes a program of research. Eligible candidates may apply on-line at the SPA 2010 website with an application deadline of March 15, 2010.
  
  
• Betty Havens Award in Knowledge Translation Aging
  
  CIHR welcomes nominations for the Betty Havens Award for Knowledge Translation in Aging. IA will recognize individual(s), team(s) or organization(s) that have advanced the translation of research in aging at a local or regional level. The maximum amount awarded for a single one-year award is $50,000 to recognize impact at the local or regional level in research on aging. More information, inlcuding how to apply, is available on the website. The application deadline is May 3, 2010.
  
  
• January is Alzheimer Awareness Month
  
  Rising Tide: The Impact of Dementia on Canadian Society is the report released by the Alzheimer Society to mark Alzheimer Awareness Month. The report, sponsored in part by CIHR's Institute of Aging, predicts that by 2038 one new case of dementia will be diagnosed every two minutes, compared to one every five minutes in 2008. The report also indicates that if nothing changes by 2038, dementia will cost the Canadian healthcare system $872 billion over this 30-year period. The report outlines the urgent need for action against dementia and proposes a series of interventions that could help minimize the impact of the disease. The proposed tactics include: increasing the investment in dementia research, developing a national strategy; educating Canadians about risk reductions and early diagnosis; and providing support to people living with dementia, their caregivers and their families.