Stay up to date on the latest activities of the National Center for Engagement in Diabetes Research (CEDER). Below, you can find information on recent events highlighted in our quarterly newsletter, The CEDER Connection, and view recordings of past events as part of our Learning Exchange Webinar Series.

The CEDER Connection Newsletters

Check out our previous newsletters for more information on CEDER’s activities and participation at conferences and events. You can also join our mailing list.

Learning Exchange Webinar Series

In February 2025, CEDER launched a Learning Exchange webinar series to enhance partnership engagement in diabetes research and programs that promote health for all populations. The bimonthly webinar series aims to provide successful partnership examples among research and community members and enhance understanding and skills in policy, communications, grant writing, and participatory research.

CEDER Learning Exchange webinars are open to the following groups:

• CEDER Partnership Hub members and clients
• individuals interested in research and programs related to type 2 diabetes
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)–funded individuals and groups

Recordings of webinars will be available on this page after each event.

Past Events

Data Visualizations for Diabetes: Putting Data into Action

Part 1: Data Visualization 101

September 16, 2025

In this webinar, Fred W. LaPolla, a medical library associate curator at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, presented data visualization and communication strategies and discussed various approaches to effectively convey research impact to different audiences, ethical communication practices, and data visualization techniques for diabetes research.

Part 2: Using Data Maps to Drive Community-Based Health Initiatives

September 30, 2025

The webinar included a presentation from Ben Spoer, program director of the Health Dashboards Initiative at NYU Langone Health, on the importance of data visualizations and their applications in public health. Spoer demonstrated the City Health Dashboard and the Congressional District Health Dashboard, showcasing their capabilities for comparing health metrics across cities and neighborhoods while discussing the strengths and limitations of different data visualization approaches.

Partnering for Health Across the Diabetes Spectrum: Best Practices in Community-Engaged Type 2 Diabetes Research

April 22, 2025

The webinar provided an overview of best practices in community engagement and examples of successful type 2 diabetes collaborations that may translate to the type 1 diabetes community. Lessons learned are applicable for researchers and community groups working on type 1 and type 2 diabetes research and programs. View the list of speakers.

Community Representation & Representativeness in Community-Engaged Type 2 Diabetes Research: Recommendations from the Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Diabetes Translation Research

February 26, 2025

The webinar highlighted the importance and actional steps for researchers to increase community representation and representativeness, partnerships, data sovereignty, and transparency in research. Recommendations and case studies from the Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Diabetes Translation Research were provided. View the list of speakers.

Additional Resource: “Gaps and opportunities for measuring equity with the Translational Science Benefits Model”