Celebrating Aging Research at UF
The University of Florida’s Institute on Aging is dedicated to making a positive and lasting impact in improving the health and quality of life of older adults.
Research UF continues to strive to be at the forefront of translational research in aging.
Faculty Dozens of faculty members across campus work on multidisciplinary teams to better understand aging.
Partners Through collaboration among institutes, centers, departments and programs, the Institute’s mission extends across UF.
IOA News
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Beginning in the late 1990s, nearly 3,000 older adults received brain training as part of a study to evaluate the training’s effect on…
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — How does a researcher on aging watch tonight’s debut of ABC’s latest reality dating show, “The Golden Bachelorette?” With equal parts…
GAINESVILLE — Life experience continually shapes the health of the human brain, for better or worse, like a bank receiving a lifetime of deposits and…
A new University of Florida College of Medicine study reinforces the influence of the news media during a health emergency, showing older adults who spent more…
Research Funding Opportunities
UF claude d. Pepper older americans independence center
Fall 2024 Pepper Scholar RFA
The UF Pepper Scholar Program invites early-stage investigators focused on understanding the multi-complexity of mobility loss with aging to submit letters of intent by Nov. 1.
UF claude d. Pepper older americans independence center
Fall 2024 Pilot Studies RFA
The UF Pepper Center invites investigators focused on understanding the multi-complexity of mobility loss with aging to submit letters of intent by Nov. 1.