• Read more about 2025 CIHRA Signature Event

CIHRA’s 2025 Signature Event marked the launch of ASU’s Roybal Center, bringing together researchers, community leaders, and students to reimagine aging in a rapidly changing world. With a focus on innovation and resilience, the event highlighted emerging challenges and opportunities in aging. It set the stage for bold, interdisciplinary collaboration to advance healthy longevity, impactful research, and meaningful community engagement—locally, nationally, and globally.

• Read more about ASU Digital Health Summit

ASU hosted its first Digital Health Summit, bringing together faculty, students, and experts to explore innovations in digital health. The event featured keynote presentations—including one by Fang Yu, PhD—student poster sessions, blitz talks, and technology showcases. Attendees discussed AI, telehealth, wearable tech, and personalized medicine, focusing on brain, metabolic, and environmental health. The summit fostered collaboration and highlighted ASU’s leadership in digital health research, education, and innovation.
 

• Read more about Loneliness and Social Isolation Among Older Adults: Trends and Subgroup Differences Over Three Decades in Sweden " by Isabelle von Saenger, PhD student.

Isabelle von Saenger presents findings from a 30-year study on loneliness and social isolation among older adults in Sweden. The research explores trends and subgroup differences based on age, gender, education, mobility, and mental health. With loneliness increasingly recognized as a public health concern, this talk highlights its impact on well-being and the urgent need for targeted interventions as Sweden’s older population grows. All faculty, students, and staff are welcome.

• Read more about Development in Midlife: Defining Features and Historical Trends in Mental and Physical Health" by Dr. Frank Infurna

Dr. Frank J. Infurna explores midlife's overlooked yet vital stage, when adults balance workforce demands and family responsibilities. His talk highlights this period's unique roles and transitions, alongside economic and intergenerational challenges. He presents research showing declines in mental and physical health among U.S. middle-aged adults. He compares global trends, concluding with future research directions to better understand midlife development across cultures.