On November 7, 2025, we hosted a special webinar, “The Biological Cost of Chronic Stress: Allostatic Load and Newer Conceptualizations.”  The event brought together leading scholars and emerging voices in stress science to discuss how chronic stress “gets under the skin” and shapes health across the lifespan. The session opened with introductory remarks from Dr. Elissa Epel , followed by four keynote presentations offering new insights into the science of allostasis and allos

Our partner network, the Network for Emotional Well-Being , hosted a workshop, New Perspectives on the Biology of Emotional Well-Being:...

We are excited to announce the team winners of the first annual Stress Science Paper of the Year Award! Nominations were accepted via...

Directors of NIH Stress Network, Drs. Wendy Berry Mendes, Elissa Epel, & George Slavich, talked to Nature about the future of stress...

We’re excited to share a new publication by Dr. Harold Lee, supported by the NIA Stress Measurement Network. Through a cross-national...

We are excited to share that Dr. Elissa Epel , Director of our network, recently led a session titled " The Future of Geroscience &...

We are hiring up to two postdoctoral fellows to contribute to ongoing research in stress science. Postdocs will be part of the Aging,...

The NIA Stress Measurement Network is pleased to announce its 2025 call for research projects.   Proposal due date: March 7, 2025...

The Stress Puzzle engages both researchers and the broader community in the cutting-edge field of stress science by promoting...

We are excited to announce the team winners of the first annual Stress Science Paper of the Year Award! There were three categories...

Did you or a colleague publish a notable stress science paper in 2023? Nominate it to be considered for our Stress Science Paper of the...

Join us for our Health and Retirement (HRS) webinar to hear exciting new cross-country analyses and for an interactive tutorial to learn...

We are building a new library of stress science, and we want your suggestions for Foundational and New & Notable Stress Papers. What are...

The Stress Puzzle will feature informal, engaging discussions with leading researchers on the cutting-edge science of stress. These...

The USCF Telomere Research Core is available for consultation and telomere measurement. The Blackburn/Lin lab is the pioneer in...

Stay tuned for our new SMN podcast, The Stress Puzzle, with Ryan Brown, who will host engaging discussions with leading researchers on...

Congratulations to the awardees of the 2022/2023 Utilization of Large Scale Cohort Studies to Examine Health and Aging Trajectories...

Dr. Wendy Berry Mendes and Dr. Elissa Epel recently presented new research on stress, health, and the environment during an online...

Applications due May 15th, 2023 to Elissa.Epel@ucsf.edu The Stress Measurement Network at the University of California, San Francisco...

Joint Request by the NIH Emotional Well-being Network and Stress Measurement Network: Awards to Utilize Large-Scale Cohort Studies to...