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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.

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    The Institute for Society, Culture and Environment invites new and returning faculty members from all colleges with research interests in the social sciences and humanities to attend ISCE Connections and Conversations on September 10 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Hahn Horticulture Garden. The event will provide opportunities to connect with colleagues and learn more about ISCE through a brief program highlighting ways the institute supports social science related research. Click here to learn more.

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    For the first time in Northern Virginia, the Virginia Tech-led NSF COMPASS Center and the Center for Communicating Science, one of ISCE’s centers, hosted the Pandemic Science in a Nutshell Games. Held in the Boeing Auditorium at Virginia Tech’s Academic Building One in Alexandria, the competition challenged participants to present their pandemic-related research in just 90 seconds to an audience and a panel of judges. Click here to watch!

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