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Shedding light on niece and nephew dementia caregivers

ISCE and Center for Gerontology–affiliated researchers Karen Roberto and Tina Savla explore the experiences of nieces and nephews caring for aging relatives with dementia. Supported by the National Institutes of Health, this Virginia Tech study, recently published in The Gerontologist, offers the first focused examination of this often overlooked group in family caregiving research.

Caregiver talking with elderly woman that is laying in bed.
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    Pandemic Science in a Nutshell Games
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    Hosted by Virginia Tech’s Center for Communicating Science and the NSF’s COMPASS Center, "Pandemic Science in a Nutshell Games," will take place Thursday, July 31, at 5 PM in the Boeing Auditorium at Virginia Tech’s Academic Building One in Alexandria. This free, fast-paced, family-friendly event invites the local community to hear researchers give 90-second talks on pandemic prediction and prevention, making science accessible, creative, and connected to the world beyond the lab. Click here for details.

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    Helping Researchers Communicate Their Science
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    This video highlights the Center for Communicating Science, one of ISCE’s centers, and its unique approach to helping researchers share their work through workshops designed to make research communication more personal, direct, spontaneous, and responsive. Click here to watch!

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    +Policy Network 2025 Policy Camp
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    Join the Virginia Tech +Policy Network for a one-day in-person Policy Camp on Wednesday, August 13, in the Honors Studios in Squires 134. Led by +Policy stakeholders, the camp offers both a foundation and a refresher of basic policy concepts. Participants will apply these concepts through interactive activities and collaborate with colleagues from across disciplines, units, and campuses. Attendees will take part in group exercises and reflect on how their work connects to policy. Click here to register.