Center for Aging and Policy Studies (CAPS) Core A: Administrative and Research Support Core

核心A：行政和研究支助核心项目摘要/摘要 行政和研究支助核心（下称“行政核心”）的总体目标是 为老龄化和政策研究中心（CAPS）提供运营监督，确保所有核心 实现其目标;高效率、高效力和协调一致地运作;所有成果都得到监测， 报道行政核心还将提供实质性监督，确保CAPS保持在 人口学和老龄经济学的科学发展前沿，包括并特别是有关 与CAPS签名和跨领域主题的联系。行政核心将通过四个方面实现其目标 具体目标。目标1是提供治理、战略方向和集中的通信， CAPS活动。CAPS的五人领导团队带来了丰富的经验，领导NIH资助和 其他中心以及大型多机构研究项目。CAPS的总负责人和 行政核心是一位国际公认的科学家，具有丰富的领导经验， 在管理跨站点计划的战略、财务和运营方面表现出技能。目标二是 监督、评估并确保所有CAPS活动的合规性。该核心将跟踪性能指标（例如， 中心参与、资助活动、科学影响）;确保符合NIA、IRB和其他相关要求 实体;并向协调中心报告信息。目标3是提高人口中的人力资本- 基于新兴的老龄化研究，代表性不足，并建立了学者。虽然所有的核心将 提供协调的发展活动，行政核心将监督这方面的大部分活动， 区活动包括一个创新的团队计划，访问学者计划，现场在线座谈会 系列，以及与CAPS专题领域有关的最新研究方法的讲习班。目标4：培养 创新和跨学科的研究有关CAPS签名和交叉主题。团队合作 方案和试点项目方案是实现这一目标的核心活动。的结构和操作 行政核心包含几个创新要素。首先，CAPS将使用中心辐射式操作系统， 以锡拉丘兹大学为中心，附近有康奈尔大学和奥尔巴尼州立大学 以纽约大学为中心。这种模式结合了实体中心和 一个灵活、经济高效且覆盖范围广的虚拟网络。第二，CAPS领导团队跨越 多学科和职业阶段。因此，它有能力促进创新和 跨学科的研究，并带来测试和新的观点中心的运作。第三，CAPS 使用新的平台进行知识交流，包括现场-在线混合研讨会系列和团队合作 计划，以加快研究合作和人力资本发展的机会。第四，CAPS 将与其他机构和NIA资助的中心和网络进行战略合作，以促进创新， 研究和培训，并支持以人口为基础的老龄化研究的集体事业。

Project Summary/Abstract for Core A: Administrative and Research Support Core The overarching objective of the Administrative and Research Support Core (hereafter “Administrative Core”) is to provide operational oversight for the Center for Aging and Policy Studies (CAPS), ensuring that all cores achieve their aims; function efficiently, effectively, and in tandem; and that all outcomes are monitored and reported. The Administrative Core will also provide substantive oversight, ensuring that CAPS remains at the forefront of scientific developments in the demography and economics of aging, including and especially related to CAPS signature and cross-cutting themes. The Administrative Core will achieve its objective through four specific aims. Aim 1 is to provide governance, strategic direction, and centralized communication to support CAPS activities. The CAPS five-person leadership team brings extensive experience leading NIH-funded and other centers as well as large, multi-institution research programs. The overall director of CAPS and leader of the Administrative Core is an internationally recognized scientist with significant leadership experience and demonstrated skill at managing the strategic, fiscal, and operational aspects of cross-site programs. Aim 2 is to monitor, evaluate, and ensure compliance of all CAPS activities. This core will track performance metrics (e.g., center participation, grant activity, scientific impact); ensure compliance with NIA, IRB, and other relevant entities; and report information to the Coordinating Center. Aim 3 is to enhance human capital in population- based aging research among emerging, underrepresented, and established scholars. Although all cores will provide coordinated development activities, the Administrative Core will oversee the majority of activities in this area. Activities include an innovative teaming program, visiting scholars program, onsite-online colloquium series, and workshops in the latest research methodologies related to CAPS thematic areas. Aim 4 is to foster innovative and interdisciplinary research related to CAPS signature and cross-cutting themes. The teaming program and pilot project program are central activities for achieving this aim. The structure and operation of the Administrative Core contains several innovative elements. First, CAPS will use a hub-and-spoke operating model, with Syracuse University as the hub and nearby Cornell University and the University at Albany–State University of New York as the spokes. This model combines the benefits of both a brick-and-mortar Center and a virtual network that is nimble, cost-effective, and wide-reaching. Second, the CAPS leadership team spans multiple disciplines and career stages. Consequently, it is well-positioned to promote innovative and interdisciplinary research and bring both tested and new perspectives on Center operations. Third, CAPS will use new platforms for intellectual exchange, including an onsite-online hybrid colloquium series and a teaming program, to accelerate opportunities for research collaborations and human capital development. Fourth, CAPS will strategically partner with other institutions and NIA-funded centers and networks to foster innovation in research and training and to support the collective enterprise in population-based aging research.