We're thrilled that the Institute for Health Informatics (IHI) recently became our newest member center! IHI's expertise will deepen our capacity to address the ethical, legal & societal issues associated with health informatics, AI & data analysis. Read more: consortium.umn.edu/news/institu...

If you missed our AI in Health Insurance Coverage Decisions & Disputes webinar, you can now watch the recording. What are the ethical, legal & medical implications of using AI in health insurance coverage decisions? Watch our speakers explore this difficult topic. #AIHealth youtu.be/pSgZpw9iI6A

Looking for ways to find joy during the holidays? You may find this video from Consortium member the Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing helpful. Director Mary Jo Kreitzer, PhD, RN, FAAN, offers tips for lessening your stress & increasing your joy during the holidays. youtu.be/Nzl62CHqHcI?...

Join Consortium member ATP-Bio for a public webinar. UMN prof Brenda Ogle, PhD will discuss the need for an organoid manufacturing, preservation, and distribution center. 📅 Tues, Dec 16 ⏰ 3-4pm CT 🔗 umn.zoom.us/j/93724503705

Join us TODAY 12/10 at Noon CT for a timely discussion on the use of #AI in #HealthInsurance coverage decisions—featuring @danielschwarcz.bsky.social, @jennoliva.bsky.social & Isaac Kohane. 🔗 z.umn.edu/AIHealth @ai.nejm.org @umnlawschool.bsky.social @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social @harvardmed.bsky.social

Happening THIS WEDNESDAY! #AIHealth #WhenLawEthicsAndMedicineCollide #AI #HealthInsurance #PriorAuthorization #AIHealthcare #AIHealthInsurance @ai.nejm.org @umnlawschool.bsky.social @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social @harvardmed.bsky.social @danielschwarcz.bsky.social @jennoliva.bsky.social

Join us NEXT WEEK for this timely & important event on the use of AI in health insurance coverage decisions & disputes! 📅Wed, Dec 10 ⏰Noon-1:30pm CT 📍Zoom 👤 @danielschwarcz.bsky.social, JD, UMN 👤 @jennoliva.bsky.social, JD, MBA, IU Bloomington 👤Isaac Kohane, MD, PhD, Harvard 🔗 z.umn.edu/AIHealth

Recent news has highlighted the rise of the use of AI in health insurance coverage decisions and disputes. Today, @forbes.com covered new plans by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to use AI to determine treatment protocols for those enrolled in Medicare. www.forbes.com/sites/joshua...

Did you miss our recent NetEthics Conference or want to rewatch it? Recordings from the event are now available on YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx-3...

Interested in the ethics of using AI in health insurance coverage decisions? Join @umnconsortium to learn more. 📅Wed, Dec 10 ⏰Noon-1:30pm CT 📍Zoom 👤Daniel Schwarcz, JD, UMN 👤Jennifer Oliva, JD, MBA, IU Bloomington 👤Isaac Kohane, MD, PhD, Harvard 🔗z.umn.edu/AIHealth

Interested in the ethics of using AI in health insurance coverage decisions? Join @umnconsortium.bsky.social to learn more. December 10, Noon–1:30pm Featured speakers include: @danielschwarcz.bsky.social, @jennoliva.bsky.social, and Isaac Kohane 🔗z.umn.edu/AIHealth

IN TWO WEEKS: Join us for AI in Health Insurance Coverage Decisions & Disputes! Details below ⬇️

This is going to be a terrific discussion re: AI & health insurance coverage decisions that’s open to the public if you are interested. @umnconsortium.bsky.social

Consortium member @umnbioethics.bsky.social is hosting a webinar on the ethics of caring for patients without surrogates on December 2. Details below ⬇️

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

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.

TODAY! We're kicking off the NetEthics Conference in about half an hour at 9am CT. Even if you didn't register in advance, you're still welcome to join us. Attend one session, or the whole day. 🔗 z.umn.edu/JoinNetEthics

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...

Register now to join us this Friday. You don't want to miss this great event! 🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics

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

Join Consortium member center @umnbioethics.bsky.social for an upcoming Ethics Grand Rounds webinar this Friday, November 7. Details below ⬇️

Our NetEthics Conference is happening in less than TWO WEEKS! But there's still time to register to join us for an engaging discussion about the ethical challenges of multi-institutional research. Register today: z.umn.edu/NetEthics

Join Consortium member center @umnbioethics.bsky.social for the next installment of their Ethics Grand Rounds webinar series this Friday. Details below ⬇️

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

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

Happening today! Join us at Noon CT to learn more about protecting aquatic biodiversity.

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

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...

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

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

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/

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

Tomorrow 10/2, Consortium member International Institute for BioSensing is hosting a lecture entitled "AI at an Inflection Point: Catalyzing a New Era of Discovery," featuring University of Minnesota professor Vipin Kumar, PhD. Learn more or register: iib.umn.edu/events/ai-in...

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...

A recent Wall Street Journal article covering the current state of vaccine recommendations in the United States highlights Consortium member center @cidrap.bsky.social, its Vaccine Integrity Project, and its faculty director @mtosterholm.bsky.social.

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

Consortium member center @umnbioethics.bsky.social is hosting an Ethics Grand Rounds webinar on October 3. Learn more or register: z.umn.edu/ap9o

What can we learn from COVID-19 to help us prepare for future pandemics? @mtosterholm.bsky.social, Director of Consortium member @cidrap.bsky.social, & Mark Olshaker address this in their new book The Big One: How We Must Prepare for Future Deadly Pandemics. www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/wak...

The Water Resources Center, a Consortium member center, is hosting the Minnesota Water Resources Conference next month. The conference features innovative, practical, & applied water resource engineering solutions, management techniques, & current research. Learn more: ccaps.umn.edu/minnesota-wa...

Consortium member center ATP-Bio is driving groundbreaking science, like a lunar biobank to safeguard Earth's biodiversity. Learn more in this new Nature article, which includes perspectives from Consortium Chair Susan Wolf, JD, and ATP-Bio Director John Bischoff, PhD. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

As part of the Vaccine Integrity Project, Consortium member center @cidrap.bsky.social presented reassuring data on #vaccines, showing no notable safety or effectiveness issues. Read more: www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/vac...

Vaccine Integrity Project presents reassuring data on #vaccines for upcoming respiratory virus season The new data reveal no notable safety or effectiveness issues. www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...

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.

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

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

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

Make plans to attend this upcoming webinar, hosted by the Center for Bioethics, a Consortium Member Center.