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Mark your calendars! Ethics Grand Rounds webinar, “Three Ways of Looking at Black/White Mortality Inequality in the United States" featuring Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, PhD. @wrigleyfield.bsky.social
🗓️: Friday, Feb.13
⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CST)
Learn more and register at: z.umn.edu/azu9
🗓️: Friday, Feb.13
⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CST)
Learn more and register at: z.umn.edu/azu9
Ethics Grand Rounds is coming up!
The webinar “Three Ways of Looking at Black/White Mortality Inequality in the United States” features Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, PhD.
🗓️ Friday, Feb. 13
⏱️ 12–1 p.m. (CST)
Free to attend + IPE credit and certificates of attendance for CEUs available.
🔗 z.umn.edu/azu7
The webinar “Three Ways of Looking at Black/White Mortality Inequality in the United States” features Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, PhD.
🗓️ Friday, Feb. 13
⏱️ 12–1 p.m. (CST)
Free to attend + IPE credit and certificates of attendance for CEUs available.
🔗 z.umn.edu/azu7
January 23, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Ethics Grand Rounds is coming up!
The webinar “Three Ways of Looking at Black/White Mortality Inequality in the United States” features Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, PhD.
🗓️ Friday, Feb. 13
⏱️ 12–1 p.m. (CST)
Free to attend + IPE credit and certificates of attendance for CEUs available.
🔗 z.umn.edu/azu7
The webinar “Three Ways of Looking at Black/White Mortality Inequality in the United States” features Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, PhD.
🗓️ Friday, Feb. 13
⏱️ 12–1 p.m. (CST)
Free to attend + IPE credit and certificates of attendance for CEUs available.
🔗 z.umn.edu/azu7
JP Leider, PhD, is quoted in the Debeaumont article “Student Loan Debt Strains the Public Health Workforce, Study Finds.” debeaumont.org/news/2026/st...
January 23, 2026 at 7:44 PM
JP Leider, PhD, is quoted in the Debeaumont article “Student Loan Debt Strains the Public Health Workforce, Study Finds.” debeaumont.org/news/2026/st...
Mark your calendars! Ethics Grand Rounds webinar, “Creating a Healthcare Experience for All: Caring for LGBTQ People as They Age" featuring Carey Candrian, PhD.
🗓️: Friday, April 17
⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CDT)
Learn more and register at: z.umn.edu/b0qa
🗓️: Friday, April 17
⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CDT)
Learn more and register at: z.umn.edu/b0qa
January 23, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Mark your calendars! Ethics Grand Rounds webinar, “Creating a Healthcare Experience for All: Caring for LGBTQ People as They Age" featuring Carey Candrian, PhD.
🗓️: Friday, April 17
⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CDT)
Learn more and register at: z.umn.edu/b0qa
🗓️: Friday, April 17
⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CDT)
Learn more and register at: z.umn.edu/b0qa
BTHX 5110/8110 | Ethical Issues in Pediatrics
There are seats still available for our spring semester course. Register today!
Learn more about the course: z.umn.edu/atx4
If you have any questions, please contact bthxed@umn.edu.
There are seats still available for our spring semester course. Register today!
Learn more about the course: z.umn.edu/atx4
If you have any questions, please contact bthxed@umn.edu.
January 22, 2026 at 8:50 PM
BTHX 5110/8110 | Ethical Issues in Pediatrics
There are seats still available for our spring semester course. Register today!
Learn more about the course: z.umn.edu/atx4
If you have any questions, please contact bthxed@umn.edu.
There are seats still available for our spring semester course. Register today!
Learn more about the course: z.umn.edu/atx4
If you have any questions, please contact bthxed@umn.edu.
Applications for the Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility’s course in Quito, Ecuador, are now open!
UMN graduate students, faculty, staff, alumni and members of the general public can apply for the course by March 1, 2026.
Learn more about the course: z.umn.edu/b0ky
UMN graduate students, faculty, staff, alumni and members of the general public can apply for the course by March 1, 2026.
Learn more about the course: z.umn.edu/b0ky
January 21, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Applications for the Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility’s course in Quito, Ecuador, are now open!
UMN graduate students, faculty, staff, alumni and members of the general public can apply for the course by March 1, 2026.
Learn more about the course: z.umn.edu/b0ky
UMN graduate students, faculty, staff, alumni and members of the general public can apply for the course by March 1, 2026.
Learn more about the course: z.umn.edu/b0ky
Ethics Grand Rounds presents “Three Ways of Looking at Black/White Mortality Inequality in the United States” with Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, PhD.
🗓️ Friday, Feb. 13
⏱️ 12–1 p.m. (CST)
Learn more and register: z.umn.edu/azu7
🗓️ Friday, Feb. 13
⏱️ 12–1 p.m. (CST)
Learn more and register: z.umn.edu/azu7
January 20, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Ethics Grand Rounds presents “Three Ways of Looking at Black/White Mortality Inequality in the United States” with Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, PhD.
🗓️ Friday, Feb. 13
⏱️ 12–1 p.m. (CST)
Learn more and register: z.umn.edu/azu7
🗓️ Friday, Feb. 13
⏱️ 12–1 p.m. (CST)
Learn more and register: z.umn.edu/azu7
BTHX 5110/8110 | Ethical Issues in Pediatrics
Register today!
Learn more about the course: z.umn.edu/atx4
If you have any questions, please contact bthxed@umn.edu.
Register today!
Learn more about the course: z.umn.edu/atx4
If you have any questions, please contact bthxed@umn.edu.
January 20, 2026 at 2:56 PM
BTHX 5110/8110 | Ethical Issues in Pediatrics
Register today!
Learn more about the course: z.umn.edu/atx4
If you have any questions, please contact bthxed@umn.edu.
Register today!
Learn more about the course: z.umn.edu/atx4
If you have any questions, please contact bthxed@umn.edu.
Steven Miles, MD, authored the Minnesota Star Tribune commentary, “Hospitals are no place for ICE enforcement.”
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-ho...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-ho...
Opinion | Hospitals are no place for ICE enforcement
"On Jan., 7, agents entered Hennepin County Medical Center’s (HCMC) emergency room and followed a seriously ill patient to a hospital room. They even shackled the patient to a bed," Dr. Steven Miles w...
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January 17, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Steven Miles, MD, authored the Minnesota Star Tribune commentary, “Hospitals are no place for ICE enforcement.”
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-ho...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-ho...
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Join us Jan 28 for a full day with Dr. Chris Beyrer!
Global health leader & Duke Global Health Institute Director
RSVP for evening event: ucdenver.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
#GlobalHealth #PublicHealth #HealthEquity #Leadership #bioethics @cosph @matthewwynia
Global health leader & Duke Global Health Institute Director
RSVP for evening event: ucdenver.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
#GlobalHealth #PublicHealth #HealthEquity #Leadership #bioethics @cosph @matthewwynia
January 12, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Join us Jan 28 for a full day with Dr. Chris Beyrer!
Global health leader & Duke Global Health Institute Director
RSVP for evening event: ucdenver.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
#GlobalHealth #PublicHealth #HealthEquity #Leadership #bioethics @cosph @matthewwynia
Global health leader & Duke Global Health Institute Director
RSVP for evening event: ucdenver.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
#GlobalHealth #PublicHealth #HealthEquity #Leadership #bioethics @cosph @matthewwynia
Reposted by University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics
Join us for the 11th annual Research Ethics Day conference! This year's theme is "The Future of Research Ethics: Threats & Opportunities."
📅Wednesday, March 4
⏰9am-3pm Central
📍Live Webinar on Zoom
Register for this free, public event today at z.umn.edu/RED26t
📅Wednesday, March 4
⏰9am-3pm Central
📍Live Webinar on Zoom
Register for this free, public event today at z.umn.edu/RED26t
January 16, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Join us for the 11th annual Research Ethics Day conference! This year's theme is "The Future of Research Ethics: Threats & Opportunities."
📅Wednesday, March 4
⏰9am-3pm Central
📍Live Webinar on Zoom
Register for this free, public event today at z.umn.edu/RED26t
📅Wednesday, March 4
⏰9am-3pm Central
📍Live Webinar on Zoom
Register for this free, public event today at z.umn.edu/RED26t
Thaddeus Pope, JD, PhD, HEC-C, authored the article “Brain Death: Five Mandates to Continue Technologic Support After Death” in the The American Journal of Bioethics.
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Brain Death: Five Mandates to Continue Technologic Support After Death
Published in The American Journal of Bioethics (Vol. 26, No. 1, 2026)
www.tandfonline.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Thaddeus Pope, JD, PhD, HEC-C, authored the article “Brain Death: Five Mandates to Continue Technologic Support After Death” in the The American Journal of Bioethics.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Christopher Wong Michaelson, PhD, Andrew Jameton, PhD, and Joan Liaschenko, PhD, RN, HEC-C, FAAN, co-authored the article “Moral Distress in Bioethics and Business Ethics: Knowledge, Action, and Desire in Moral Conditions and Communities” in the journal Business Ethics Quarterly. z.umn.edu/b02d
Moral Distress in Bioethics and Business Ethics: Knowledge, Action, and Desire in Moral Conditions and Communities | Business Ethics Quarterly | Cambridge Core
Moral Distress in Bioethics and Business Ethics: Knowledge, Action, and Desire in Moral Conditions and Communities
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January 15, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Christopher Wong Michaelson, PhD, Andrew Jameton, PhD, and Joan Liaschenko, PhD, RN, HEC-C, FAAN, co-authored the article “Moral Distress in Bioethics and Business Ethics: Knowledge, Action, and Desire in Moral Conditions and Communities” in the journal Business Ethics Quarterly. z.umn.edu/b02d
Amos Laar, MPH, MA, PhD, FGA, is mentioned in the Ghana News Agency article “TaMA, AfriFood Links cut sod for water facility at Tamale Abattoir.”
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gna.org.gh/2026/01/tama...
TaMA, AfriFood Links cut sod for water facility at Tamale Abattoir | Ghana News Agency
By Solomon Gumah Tamale, Jan. 9, GNA – The Tamale Metropolitan Assembly (TaMA), in collaboration with AfriFood Links Project, has cut the sod for the construction of a modern water…
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January 15, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Amos Laar, MPH, MA, PhD, FGA, is mentioned in the Ghana News Agency article “TaMA, AfriFood Links cut sod for water facility at Tamale Abattoir.”
gna.org.gh/2026/01/tama...
gna.org.gh/2026/01/tama...
Christopher Wong Michaelson, PhD, is featured in the University of St. Thomas news article “In the News: Christopher Wong Michaelson on Rethinking the Workweek.”
news.stthomas.edu/in-the-news-...
news.stthomas.edu/in-the-news-...
In the News: Christopher Wong Michaelson on Rethinking the Workweek - Newsroom | University of St. Thomas
University of St. Thomas professor Christopher Wong Michaelson explores how Americans might rethink when and how long they work.
news.stthomas.edu
January 15, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Christopher Wong Michaelson, PhD, is featured in the University of St. Thomas news article “In the News: Christopher Wong Michaelson on Rethinking the Workweek.”
news.stthomas.edu/in-the-news-...
news.stthomas.edu/in-the-news-...
Daniel Groll, PhD, is featured in the Project Pericles article “Building Community and Sparking Curiosity in The Philosophy Lab.”
projectpericles.org/news/buildin...
projectpericles.org/news/buildin...
Building Community and Sparking Curiosity in The Philosophy Lab - Project Pericles
Professors Daniel Groll and Hope Sample bring together Carleton College and pre-collegiate students from the Northfield Area Learning Center to do philosophy together.
projectpericles.org
January 15, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Daniel Groll, PhD, is featured in the Project Pericles article “Building Community and Sparking Curiosity in The Philosophy Lab.”
projectpericles.org/news/buildin...
projectpericles.org/news/buildin...
Mark your calendars! Ethics Grand Rounds webinar, “Three Ways of Looking at Black/White Mortality Inequality in the United States" featuring Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, PhD. @wrigleyfield.bsky.social
🗓️: Friday, Feb.13
⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CST)
Learn more and register at: z.umn.edu/azu9
🗓️: Friday, Feb.13
⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CST)
Learn more and register at: z.umn.edu/azu9
January 14, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Mark your calendars! Ethics Grand Rounds webinar, “Three Ways of Looking at Black/White Mortality Inequality in the United States" featuring Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, PhD. @wrigleyfield.bsky.social
🗓️: Friday, Feb.13
⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CST)
Learn more and register at: z.umn.edu/azu9
🗓️: Friday, Feb.13
⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CST)
Learn more and register at: z.umn.edu/azu9
BTHX 5110/8110 | Ethical Issues in Pediatrics
Register today!
Learn more: z.umn.edu/atx4
If you have any questions, please contact bthxed@umn.edu.
Register today!
Learn more: z.umn.edu/atx4
If you have any questions, please contact bthxed@umn.edu.
January 9, 2026 at 7:30 PM
BTHX 5110/8110 | Ethical Issues in Pediatrics
Register today!
Learn more: z.umn.edu/atx4
If you have any questions, please contact bthxed@umn.edu.
Register today!
Learn more: z.umn.edu/atx4
If you have any questions, please contact bthxed@umn.edu.
Christopher Wong Michaelson, PhD, has co-authored the article “Stop Punching the Clock? Why You Might Be Able to Change When and How Long You Work” for The Entrepreneurial Mindset at Babson College. entrepreneurship.babson.edu/conversation...
January 8, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Christopher Wong Michaelson, PhD, has co-authored the article “Stop Punching the Clock? Why You Might Be Able to Change When and How Long You Work” for The Entrepreneurial Mindset at Babson College. entrepreneurship.babson.edu/conversation...
Joel Wu, JD, MPH, MA, HEC-C, Justin Penny DO, MA, HEC-C & Jaime Konerman-Sease, PhD, HEC-C, co-authored the book chapter “Can Medicine Fix a Broken Story? When a Broken Body is only Part of the Tragedy” in the book, Complex Ethics Consultations. Cases That Haunt Us in a New Era z.umn.edu/azcf
January 8, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Joel Wu, JD, MPH, MA, HEC-C, Justin Penny DO, MA, HEC-C & Jaime Konerman-Sease, PhD, HEC-C, co-authored the book chapter “Can Medicine Fix a Broken Story? When a Broken Body is only Part of the Tragedy” in the book, Complex Ethics Consultations. Cases That Haunt Us in a New Era z.umn.edu/azcf
Mark your calendars! Upcoming Ethics Grand Rounds Webinar, "The Ethics of Access and Outcomes: Maternity Care in Rural US Communities" featuring Katy Backes Kozhimannil, PhD, MPA.
🗓️: Friday, March 27, 2026
⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CDT)
Learn more and register at: z.umn.edu/ax5g
🗓️: Friday, March 27, 2026
⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CDT)
Learn more and register at: z.umn.edu/ax5g
January 6, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Mark your calendars! Upcoming Ethics Grand Rounds Webinar, "The Ethics of Access and Outcomes: Maternity Care in Rural US Communities" featuring Katy Backes Kozhimannil, PhD, MPA.
🗓️: Friday, March 27, 2026
⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CDT)
Learn more and register at: z.umn.edu/ax5g
🗓️: Friday, March 27, 2026
⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CDT)
Learn more and register at: z.umn.edu/ax5g
BTHX 5110/8110 | Ethical Issues in Pediatrics
This course explores ethical issues in pediatric care, including end-of-life decisions, treatment of premature infants, disability ethics, adolescent autonomy, gender-affirming care, new technologies, and resource allocation.
Learn more: z.umn.edu/atx4
This course explores ethical issues in pediatric care, including end-of-life decisions, treatment of premature infants, disability ethics, adolescent autonomy, gender-affirming care, new technologies, and resource allocation.
Learn more: z.umn.edu/atx4
January 5, 2026 at 5:18 PM
BTHX 5110/8110 | Ethical Issues in Pediatrics
This course explores ethical issues in pediatric care, including end-of-life decisions, treatment of premature infants, disability ethics, adolescent autonomy, gender-affirming care, new technologies, and resource allocation.
Learn more: z.umn.edu/atx4
This course explores ethical issues in pediatric care, including end-of-life decisions, treatment of premature infants, disability ethics, adolescent autonomy, gender-affirming care, new technologies, and resource allocation.
Learn more: z.umn.edu/atx4
Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD, MPH, HEC-C, is quoted in the Star Tribune opinion piece, “In medicine, a simple misunderstanding can kill.”
www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...
www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...
December 30, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD, MPH, HEC-C, is quoted in the Star Tribune opinion piece, “In medicine, a simple misunderstanding can kill.”
www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...
www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...
Christopher Wong Michaelson, PhD, co-authored the article “Resolve to stop punching the clock: Why you might be able to change when and how long you work” in The Conversation.
theconversation.com/resolve-to-s...
theconversation.com/resolve-to-s...
December 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Christopher Wong Michaelson, PhD, co-authored the article “Resolve to stop punching the clock: Why you might be able to change when and how long you work” in The Conversation.
theconversation.com/resolve-to-s...
theconversation.com/resolve-to-s...
Jaime Konerman-Sease, PhD, HEC-C, is quoted in the article “Jane Austen’s cause of death has remained a mystery. But her letters and books offer clues” in CNN. www.cnn.com/2025/12/12/s...
December 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Jaime Konerman-Sease, PhD, HEC-C, is quoted in the article “Jane Austen’s cause of death has remained a mystery. But her letters and books offer clues” in CNN. www.cnn.com/2025/12/12/s...
You are invited to our upcoming Ethics Grand Rounds Webinar, "The Ethics of Access and Outcomes: Maternity Care in Rural US Communities" featuring Katy Backes Kozhimannil, PhD, MPA.
🗓️: Friday, March 27, 2026
⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CDT)
Learn more and register at: z.umn.edu/ax5g
🗓️: Friday, March 27, 2026
⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CDT)
Learn more and register at: z.umn.edu/ax5g
December 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
You are invited to our upcoming Ethics Grand Rounds Webinar, "The Ethics of Access and Outcomes: Maternity Care in Rural US Communities" featuring Katy Backes Kozhimannil, PhD, MPA.
🗓️: Friday, March 27, 2026
⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CDT)
Learn more and register at: z.umn.edu/ax5g
🗓️: Friday, March 27, 2026
⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CDT)
Learn more and register at: z.umn.edu/ax5g