CEO Blog

The research and academic communities are facing unprecedented challenges, including dramatic reductions in federal grant funding and major cuts at NIH, NSF, ACL, AHRQ, CDC, and other agencies supporting all of us as we age. The pace of announced cuts can feel overwhelming, and the path forward may not be clear. There is, however, one major action that you can take, and you can do it hand-in-hand with GSA.

GSA joined partners across the aging field to mobilize for the annual Ageism Awareness Day on October 9. It’s up to all of us to be mindful of confronting ageism when we see it and even assess ageism we may find within ourselves. Together we can have a ripple effect that will lead to sustained change down the road.

The leadership team of the GSA staff is growing. In the last two weeks, we’ve welcomed two accomplished executives: Lisa McGuire, PhD, FGSA, as vice president of strategic alliances and practice innovation and Charlie Baase as vice president of marketing, communications, and business development.

GSA stands with the many organizations in our field observing the 50th anniversary of the National Institute on Aging (NIA)! Thanks in part to the advocacy work of pioneering GSA members, The Research on Aging Act became law in May 1974, authorizing the creation of NIA. It was officially established as an agency of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in October 1974.

GSA’s Generativity and Aging Interest Group (one of our newest) recently hosted a webinar titled “Generativity in a Gerontological Context.” It’s available for viewing on our GSA Enrich learning platform and I encourage everyone to check it out.