UMN Consortium on Law and Values
@umnconsortium.bsky.social
The Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sciences links University of Minnesota centers to support interdisciplinary research, research ethics, and work on the societal implications of biomedicine and the life sciences.
Join us to discuss the ethics of using AI in health insurance coverage decisions.
📅Wed, Dec 10
⏰Noon-1:30pm CT
📍Zoom
👤 @danielschwarcz.bsky.social, @umnlawschool.bsky.social
👤 @jennoliva.bsky.social,
@iumaurerlaw.bsky.social
👤 Isaac Kohane,
@harvardmed.bsky.social
🔗 z.umn.edu/AIHealth
📅Wed, Dec 10
⏰Noon-1:30pm CT
📍Zoom
👤 @danielschwarcz.bsky.social, @umnlawschool.bsky.social
👤 @jennoliva.bsky.social,
@iumaurerlaw.bsky.social
👤 Isaac Kohane,
@harvardmed.bsky.social
🔗 z.umn.edu/AIHealth
November 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Join us to discuss the ethics of using AI in health insurance coverage decisions.
📅Wed, Dec 10
⏰Noon-1:30pm CT
📍Zoom
👤 @danielschwarcz.bsky.social, @umnlawschool.bsky.social
👤 @jennoliva.bsky.social,
@iumaurerlaw.bsky.social
👤 Isaac Kohane,
@harvardmed.bsky.social
🔗 z.umn.edu/AIHealth
📅Wed, Dec 10
⏰Noon-1:30pm CT
📍Zoom
👤 @danielschwarcz.bsky.social, @umnlawschool.bsky.social
👤 @jennoliva.bsky.social,
@iumaurerlaw.bsky.social
👤 Isaac Kohane,
@harvardmed.bsky.social
🔗 z.umn.edu/AIHealth
Cheers to good health! The University of Minnesota is doing great work to ensure better health throughout the state — patient care, research, community health, food safety, and more.
November 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Cheers to good health! The University of Minnesota is doing great work to ensure better health throughout the state — patient care, research, community health, food safety, and more.
Join Consortium member ATP-Bio for a public webinar. OSU prof Adam Higgins, PhD will share how his research is helping improve cryoprotective agent (CPA) design and delivery to advance the science of biopreservation.
📅 Tues, Nov 18
⏰ 3–4pm CT
🔗 atp-bio.org/atp-bio-webi...
📅 Tues, Nov 18
⏰ 3–4pm CT
🔗 atp-bio.org/atp-bio-webi...
November 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Join Consortium member ATP-Bio for a public webinar. OSU prof Adam Higgins, PhD will share how his research is helping improve cryoprotective agent (CPA) design and delivery to advance the science of biopreservation.
📅 Tues, Nov 18
⏰ 3–4pm CT
🔗 atp-bio.org/atp-bio-webi...
📅 Tues, Nov 18
⏰ 3–4pm CT
🔗 atp-bio.org/atp-bio-webi...
ONE WEEK AWAY! Join researchers from the NSF-funded NetEthics project for a free online event focused on the ethical challenges of big team science in networks spread across labs & universities.
📅Friday, November 14
⏰9am-4pm Central
📍Zoom
🔗z.umn.edu/NetEthics
📅Friday, November 14
⏰9am-4pm Central
📍Zoom
🔗z.umn.edu/NetEthics
November 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
ONE WEEK AWAY! Join researchers from the NSF-funded NetEthics project for a free online event focused on the ethical challenges of big team science in networks spread across labs & universities.
📅Friday, November 14
⏰9am-4pm Central
📍Zoom
🔗z.umn.edu/NetEthics
📅Friday, November 14
⏰9am-4pm Central
📍Zoom
🔗z.umn.edu/NetEthics
⭐Keisha Varma PhD, UMN
⭐John Bischof PhD, UMN
⭐Insoo Hyun PhD, Museum of Science
⭐Rosie Isasi PhD, UMiami
⭐ @michelegoodwin.bsky.social JD, Georgetown
⭐ @acapron1.bsky.social LLB, USC
⭐Barbara Evans PhD, UF
⭐Ken Oye PhD, MIT
⭐Evelyn Brister PhD, RIT
⭐Paul Thompson PhD, MSU
⭐Terry Tiersch PhD, LSU
⭐John Bischof PhD, UMN
⭐Insoo Hyun PhD, Museum of Science
⭐Rosie Isasi PhD, UMiami
⭐ @michelegoodwin.bsky.social JD, Georgetown
⭐ @acapron1.bsky.social LLB, USC
⭐Barbara Evans PhD, UF
⭐Ken Oye PhD, MIT
⭐Evelyn Brister PhD, RIT
⭐Paul Thompson PhD, MSU
⭐Terry Tiersch PhD, LSU
October 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
⭐Keisha Varma PhD, UMN
⭐John Bischof PhD, UMN
⭐Insoo Hyun PhD, Museum of Science
⭐Rosie Isasi PhD, UMiami
⭐ @michelegoodwin.bsky.social JD, Georgetown
⭐ @acapron1.bsky.social LLB, USC
⭐Barbara Evans PhD, UF
⭐Ken Oye PhD, MIT
⭐Evelyn Brister PhD, RIT
⭐Paul Thompson PhD, MSU
⭐Terry Tiersch PhD, LSU
⭐John Bischof PhD, UMN
⭐Insoo Hyun PhD, Museum of Science
⭐Rosie Isasi PhD, UMiami
⭐ @michelegoodwin.bsky.social JD, Georgetown
⭐ @acapron1.bsky.social LLB, USC
⭐Barbara Evans PhD, UF
⭐Ken Oye PhD, MIT
⭐Evelyn Brister PhD, RIT
⭐Paul Thompson PhD, MSU
⭐Terry Tiersch PhD, LSU
Join us on Nov 14 for the free, online NetEthics conference to learn more about ethical challenges of large research networks.
Session 5 will conclude the event with a panel discussion among national leaders (see next post in thread!) in ethics & public policy.
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Session 5 will conclude the event with a panel discussion among national leaders (see next post in thread!) in ethics & public policy.
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
October 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Join us on Nov 14 for the free, online NetEthics conference to learn more about ethical challenges of large research networks.
Session 5 will conclude the event with a panel discussion among national leaders (see next post in thread!) in ethics & public policy.
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Session 5 will conclude the event with a panel discussion among national leaders (see next post in thread!) in ethics & public policy.
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Want to unpack ethical issues of big team research? Join the NetEthics conference on Nov 14.
Session 4 features:
⭐Timothy Pruett MD, UMN
⭐Korkut Uygun PhD, Harvard
⭐Jennifer Kuzma PhD, NC State
⭐Andrew Smyth PhD, Columbia
⭐Ivonne Santiago PhD, UTEP
⭐David Bishop PhD, Boston U
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Session 4 features:
⭐Timothy Pruett MD, UMN
⭐Korkut Uygun PhD, Harvard
⭐Jennifer Kuzma PhD, NC State
⭐Andrew Smyth PhD, Columbia
⭐Ivonne Santiago PhD, UTEP
⭐David Bishop PhD, Boston U
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
October 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Want to unpack ethical issues of big team research? Join the NetEthics conference on Nov 14.
Session 4 features:
⭐Timothy Pruett MD, UMN
⭐Korkut Uygun PhD, Harvard
⭐Jennifer Kuzma PhD, NC State
⭐Andrew Smyth PhD, Columbia
⭐Ivonne Santiago PhD, UTEP
⭐David Bishop PhD, Boston U
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Session 4 features:
⭐Timothy Pruett MD, UMN
⭐Korkut Uygun PhD, Harvard
⭐Jennifer Kuzma PhD, NC State
⭐Andrew Smyth PhD, Columbia
⭐Ivonne Santiago PhD, UTEP
⭐David Bishop PhD, Boston U
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Want to learn about ethical issues inherent in multiteam research? Join the NetEthics conference on Nov 14.
Session 3 features:
⭐️ @andrewmaynard.net, PhD, ASU
⭐️Stephen M. Fiore, PhD, UCF
⭐️Rosalyn W. Berne, PhD, UVA
⭐️C.K. Gunsalus, JD, UI Urbana-Champaign
🔗z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Session 3 features:
⭐️ @andrewmaynard.net, PhD, ASU
⭐️Stephen M. Fiore, PhD, UCF
⭐️Rosalyn W. Berne, PhD, UVA
⭐️C.K. Gunsalus, JD, UI Urbana-Champaign
🔗z.umn.edu/NetEthics
October 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Want to learn about ethical issues inherent in multiteam research? Join the NetEthics conference on Nov 14.
Session 3 features:
⭐️ @andrewmaynard.net, PhD, ASU
⭐️Stephen M. Fiore, PhD, UCF
⭐️Rosalyn W. Berne, PhD, UVA
⭐️C.K. Gunsalus, JD, UI Urbana-Champaign
🔗z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Session 3 features:
⭐️ @andrewmaynard.net, PhD, ASU
⭐️Stephen M. Fiore, PhD, UCF
⭐️Rosalyn W. Berne, PhD, UVA
⭐️C.K. Gunsalus, JD, UI Urbana-Champaign
🔗z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Join the Humphrey School and Consortium member Center for Science, Technology, & Environmental Policy for a talk by former EPA administrator Michael Regan on October 28. Regan will discuss practical pathways to a sustainable future. Free & open to all!
More info: www.hhh.umn.edu/cstep/advanc...
More info: www.hhh.umn.edu/cstep/advanc...
October 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Join the Humphrey School and Consortium member Center for Science, Technology, & Environmental Policy for a talk by former EPA administrator Michael Regan on October 28. Regan will discuss practical pathways to a sustainable future. Free & open to all!
More info: www.hhh.umn.edu/cstep/advanc...
More info: www.hhh.umn.edu/cstep/advanc...
Interested in #Ethics issues that cross multiple research institutions & disciplines? Join the NetEthics conference on Nov 14.
Session 2 features:
⭐️Shawneequa L. Callier, JD @gwsmhs.bsky.social
⭐️Susan M. Wolf, JD @umnlawschool.bsky.social
⭐️Gillian H. Roehrig, PhD, UMN
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Session 2 features:
⭐️Shawneequa L. Callier, JD @gwsmhs.bsky.social
⭐️Susan M. Wolf, JD @umnlawschool.bsky.social
⭐️Gillian H. Roehrig, PhD, UMN
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
October 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Interested in #Ethics issues that cross multiple research institutions & disciplines? Join the NetEthics conference on Nov 14.
Session 2 features:
⭐️Shawneequa L. Callier, JD @gwsmhs.bsky.social
⭐️Susan M. Wolf, JD @umnlawschool.bsky.social
⭐️Gillian H. Roehrig, PhD, UMN
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Session 2 features:
⭐️Shawneequa L. Callier, JD @gwsmhs.bsky.social
⭐️Susan M. Wolf, JD @umnlawschool.bsky.social
⭐️Gillian H. Roehrig, PhD, UMN
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Involved in multiteam research or curious about it? Join the NetEthics conference on Nov 14.
Session 1 features:
⭐James F. Childress, PhD, UVA
⭐Michele Masucci, PhD, USMD
⭐Kara L. Hall, PhD, NIH
⭐Geeta Krishna Swamy, MD, @dukemedschool.bsky.social
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
#NetEthics #BigTeamScience
Session 1 features:
⭐James F. Childress, PhD, UVA
⭐Michele Masucci, PhD, USMD
⭐Kara L. Hall, PhD, NIH
⭐Geeta Krishna Swamy, MD, @dukemedschool.bsky.social
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
#NetEthics #BigTeamScience
October 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Involved in multiteam research or curious about it? Join the NetEthics conference on Nov 14.
Session 1 features:
⭐James F. Childress, PhD, UVA
⭐Michele Masucci, PhD, USMD
⭐Kara L. Hall, PhD, NIH
⭐Geeta Krishna Swamy, MD, @dukemedschool.bsky.social
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
#NetEthics #BigTeamScience
Session 1 features:
⭐James F. Childress, PhD, UVA
⭐Michele Masucci, PhD, USMD
⭐Kara L. Hall, PhD, NIH
⭐Geeta Krishna Swamy, MD, @dukemedschool.bsky.social
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
#NetEthics #BigTeamScience
Join Consortium member ATP-Bio for a public webinar. From protecting coral reefs to preserving zebrafish lines, LSU prof Terry Tiersch, PhD will highlight innovative community-driven strategies to protect aquatic biodiversity.
📅Tues, Oct 21
⏰12–1pm CT
🔗https://atp-bio.org/atp-bio-webinar-series/
📅Tues, Oct 21
⏰12–1pm CT
🔗https://atp-bio.org/atp-bio-webinar-series/
October 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Join Consortium member ATP-Bio for a public webinar. From protecting coral reefs to preserving zebrafish lines, LSU prof Terry Tiersch, PhD will highlight innovative community-driven strategies to protect aquatic biodiversity.
📅Tues, Oct 21
⏰12–1pm CT
🔗https://atp-bio.org/atp-bio-webinar-series/
📅Tues, Oct 21
⏰12–1pm CT
🔗https://atp-bio.org/atp-bio-webinar-series/
Calling all researchers, scientists, administrators, and others involved in big team science!
Join us for a free, online conference on the ethical challenges of big team research & new tools to address them.
📅Fri, Nov 14
⏰9am-4pm CT
📍Zoom
Register: z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Join us for a free, online conference on the ethical challenges of big team research & new tools to address them.
📅Fri, Nov 14
⏰9am-4pm CT
📍Zoom
Register: z.umn.edu/NetEthics
October 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Calling all researchers, scientists, administrators, and others involved in big team science!
Join us for a free, online conference on the ethical challenges of big team research & new tools to address them.
📅Fri, Nov 14
⏰9am-4pm CT
📍Zoom
Register: z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Join us for a free, online conference on the ethical challenges of big team research & new tools to address them.
📅Fri, Nov 14
⏰9am-4pm CT
📍Zoom
Register: z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Join Consortium member @umngenomics.bsky.social (UMGC) for GenoFest 2025 this Fri, Oct 3. GenoFest features presentations from leaders in the field, updates on the latest sequencing & multi-omic platforms, tours of UMGC, posters, exhibit tables & more.
Learn more: genomics.umn.edu/events/genof...
Learn more: genomics.umn.edu/events/genof...
September 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Join Consortium member @umngenomics.bsky.social (UMGC) for GenoFest 2025 this Fri, Oct 3. GenoFest features presentations from leaders in the field, updates on the latest sequencing & multi-omic platforms, tours of UMGC, posters, exhibit tables & more.
Learn more: genomics.umn.edu/events/genof...
Learn more: genomics.umn.edu/events/genof...
Consortium member center The Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing is hosting a special celebration on October 7 in honor of its 30th anniversary! Learn more or register: z.umn.edu/CSH30
September 24, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Consortium member center The Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing is hosting a special celebration on October 7 in honor of its 30th anniversary! Learn more or register: z.umn.edu/CSH30
Join Consortium Co-Chair Francis Shen and others on Friday, June 20, for the 2025 Neurotech Justice Summit, a one-day event focused on advancing justice in the development and application of neurotechnologies. Sponsored by NJAM. Register now: harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @umnlawschool.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Join Consortium Co-Chair Francis Shen and others on Friday, June 20, for the 2025 Neurotech Justice Summit, a one-day event focused on advancing justice in the development and application of neurotechnologies. Sponsored by NJAM. Register now: harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @umnlawschool.bsky.social
Consortium Co-Chair Francis Shen is co-author on a new PLOS Digital Health publication, “Standardization and Accuracy of Race and Ethnicity Data: Equity Implications for Medical AI.” journals.plos.org/digitalhealt... calling for standardization of methods for collection of race and ethnicity data.
June 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Consortium Co-Chair Francis Shen is co-author on a new PLOS Digital Health publication, “Standardization and Accuracy of Race and Ethnicity Data: Equity Implications for Medical AI.” journals.plos.org/digitalhealt... calling for standardization of methods for collection of race and ethnicity data.
Consortium Co-Chair Francis Shen is co-organizer for the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics conference June 9. Join him virtually for “Law, Health Care, and the Aging Brain and Body." Register: petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/events/detai... @umnlawschool.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Consortium Co-Chair Francis Shen is co-organizer for the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics conference June 9. Join him virtually for “Law, Health Care, and the Aging Brain and Body." Register: petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/events/detai... @umnlawschool.bsky.social
Regents Professor Susan M. Wolf, JD, Consortium Chair, delivered the keynote address at the 51st convocation of Stony Brook University’s Renaissance School of Medicine on May 19. Check out a recording of the address: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfBN... @umnlawschool.bsky.social @umnresearch.bsky.social
June 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Regents Professor Susan M. Wolf, JD, Consortium Chair, delivered the keynote address at the 51st convocation of Stony Brook University’s Renaissance School of Medicine on May 19. Check out a recording of the address: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfBN... @umnlawschool.bsky.social @umnresearch.bsky.social
Effy Vayena, PhD, presents during our Research Ethics Day, discussing how research oversight bodies should evaluate the use of AI in research. The full talk: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6eC1Z6k4A9sl3RU9sVUylR8gRcI2OnBy. For information, consortium.umn.edu/conference/a.... @umnresearch.bsky.social
May 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Effy Vayena, PhD, presents during our Research Ethics Day, discussing how research oversight bodies should evaluate the use of AI in research. The full talk: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6eC1Z6k4A9sl3RU9sVUylR8gRcI2OnBy. For information, consortium.umn.edu/conference/a.... @umnresearch.bsky.social
What's next in the world of AI? Jeannette Wing, PhD, offered a few insights during Session #1 of our 2025 Research Ethics Day Conference. Check out the videos: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... More info: consortium.umn.edu/conference/a... @columbiauniversity.bsky.social @umnresearch.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
What's next in the world of AI? Jeannette Wing, PhD, offered a few insights during Session #1 of our 2025 Research Ethics Day Conference. Check out the videos: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... More info: consortium.umn.edu/conference/a... @columbiauniversity.bsky.social @umnresearch.bsky.social
Brad Malin, PhD, presents during Research Ethics Day 2025, Session #5, speaking about oversight of AI in research. For information about the conference, visit: consortium.umn.edu/conference/a... Watch videos: youtube.com/playlist?lis... @umnresearch.bsky.social @bradmalin.bsky.social
May 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Brad Malin, PhD, presents during Research Ethics Day 2025, Session #5, speaking about oversight of AI in research. For information about the conference, visit: consortium.umn.edu/conference/a... Watch videos: youtube.com/playlist?lis... @umnresearch.bsky.social @bradmalin.bsky.social
If you missed the webinar, "Portable MR Imaging of the Brain: Practical Challenges and Ethical Solutions for Indigenous, and Rural and Remote Communities," view the recording. Great update! www.youtube.com/watch?v=fROU... @umnresearch.bsky.social @umn-midb.bsky.social @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social
April 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
If you missed the webinar, "Portable MR Imaging of the Brain: Practical Challenges and Ethical Solutions for Indigenous, and Rural and Remote Communities," view the recording. Great update! www.youtube.com/watch?v=fROU... @umnresearch.bsky.social @umn-midb.bsky.social @neuroethicsubc.bsky.social
Consortium Chair Susan Wolf, JD, is Co-Author on a new article in the peer-reviewed journal "Accountability in Research," diving into the real ethical challenges encountered in big-team science. Find the publication here: www.tandfonline.com/.../10.../08... @umnresearch.bsky.social
April 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Consortium Chair Susan Wolf, JD, is Co-Author on a new article in the peer-reviewed journal "Accountability in Research," diving into the real ethical challenges encountered in big-team science. Find the publication here: www.tandfonline.com/.../10.../08... @umnresearch.bsky.social
Are we becoming slaves to our machines? David B. Resnik, JD, PhD, presents during Session #3 of our Research Ethics Day webinar on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in research. Info: consortium.umn.edu/conference/a...
Videos: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
@umnresearch.bsky.social
Videos: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
@umnresearch.bsky.social
April 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Are we becoming slaves to our machines? David B. Resnik, JD, PhD, presents during Session #3 of our Research Ethics Day webinar on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in research. Info: consortium.umn.edu/conference/a...
Videos: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
@umnresearch.bsky.social
Videos: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
@umnresearch.bsky.social