2026 Fall Community Conversation: How Food Shapes Brain Health as We Age

Three people prepare a healthy meal together in a home kitchen. One person stirs a pan of colorful vegetables on the stovetop while two others chop peppers and other vegetables on a cutting board beside bowls of fresh produce.
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Three people prepare a healthy meal together in a home kitchen. One person stirs a pan of colorful vegetables on the stovetop while two others chop peppers and other vegetables on a cutting board beside bowls of fresh produce.

Join the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) in person or online for this annual community educational event, which will share the latest science on how your diet supports brain health. Learn how to navigate confusing nutrition claims and take away simple, brain-healthy eating tips you can start using at your next meal.

Lisa Barnes, PhD, of the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center in Chicago, will deliver the keynote address and serve as a guest panelist. Art Walaszek, MD, will moderate a panel discussion featuring Barnes; Barb Bendlin, PhD, of the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC); Beth Olson, PhD, of UW–Madison’s Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences; and Elena Terry, Executive Chef of Wild Bearies and Tall Grass at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA).