Headed by Herman Pontzer, the External Network Core seeks to expand and grow collaborative and interdisciplinary activities that reach beyond our institutional boundaries. Building on the overlapping themes of health and human aging across the life course with the University of North Carolina’s Carolina Population Center, this Core seeks to cement and expand collaborative relationships in aging research in the Triangle region.
The External Network Core encourages ongoing, intellectual dialogue towards addressing persistent health disparities faced by low-income, rural, and minority communities through the Population Ecology, Aging, and Health Network (PEcAHN). PEcAHN brings together researchers from regional and U.S. institutions with life course- and community-focused projects at field sites around the U.S. and around the world. The network also promotes early career researchers, another P30 aim, by supporting their involvement in these meetings and providing opportunities to lead collaborative projects and papers.