Learning Opportunities Hub

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Online Course for Beginners

This free self-paced course is offered through the University of Michigan’s Canvas website. After filling out and submitting your registration information, you will be added to the Canvas website within a few business days. 

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NHATS/NSOC Video Tutorials

These short video tutorials are designed to introduce the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) and the National Study of Caregiving (NSOC) to researchers interested in working with these data. 

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NHATS/NSOC Academic Year Webinar Series

Join us for presentations from scholars working with NHATS and NSOC. Webinars are held monthly from 12-1 PM (ET) on Fridays via Zoom starting in the fall and continue through the academic year. 

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NHATS & NSOC Summer Workshops

Workshops offer virtual learning experiences for advanced graduate students, post-docs, early career faculty, and faculty new to NHATS/NSOC. These free workshops are led by NHATS/NSOC investigators and staff, who provide group and individualized guidance to attendees on the initial steps of a research project. Although applications for the 2026 workshops have closed, interested researchers can sign up to audit the workshops here

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Conferences

NHATS/NSOC routinely exhibit and provide introductory workshops at national research conferences, including the annual meetings of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and Population Association of America (PAA).