Join @umnconsortium.bsky.social for the 11th annual Research Ethics Day conference! This year's theme is "The Future of Research Ethics: Threats & Opportunities." 📅Wed, March 4 ⏰9am-3pm Central 📍Live Webinar on Zoom Register for this free, public event today at z.umn.edu/RED26t

Tune in 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

Ethics Grand Rounds: Creating a Healthcare Experience for All: Caring for LGBTQ People as They Age with Carey Candrian, PhD. 🗓️ Fri, April 17 | ⏱️ 12–1 p.m. CDT Free + open to all. Register: z.umn.edu/b0qa

Join us for Research Ethics Day! Today we're featuring session 5, How Should Ethics Evolve to Address Challenges from AI and Xenotransplants to Biowarfare? Speakers: Dr. Robert Hampshire (UMN) Prof. Efthimios Parasidis @ohiostatelaw.bsky.social Prof. Brendan Parent (NYU) z.umn.edu/RED26s

Join us today for “Three Ways of Looking at Black/White Mortality Inequality in the United States,” featuring @wrigleyfield.bsky.social 🗓️ Friday, Feb. 13 ⏱️ 12–1 p.m. (CST) Free to attend + IPE credit and certificates of attendance for CEUs available. 🔗 z.umn.edu/azu7

Tomorrow, “Three Ways of Looking at Black/White Mortality Inequality in the United States” featuring @wrigleyfield.bsky.social 🗓️ 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 Ethics of Access and Outcomes: Maternity Care in Rural US Communities,” with Katy Backes Kozhimannil, PhD, MPA. 🗓️ Friday, March 27, 2026 ⏱️ 12–1 p.m. (CDT) This free webinar offers the opportunity to earn IPE credits and certificates of attendance for CEUs. Register here: z.umn.edu/ax5f

Join us for the webinar “Three Ways of Looking at Black/White Mortality Inequality in the United States” featuring @wrigleyfield.bsky.social 🗓️ Friday, Feb. 13 ⏱️ 12–1 p.m. (CST) Free to attend + IPE credit and certificates of attendance for CEUs available. 🔗 z.umn.edu/azu7

Happening today — Unpacking Bedside Bioethics presents “Dignity for All: Ethical Care of Patients in the Custody of Law Enforcement” with Mark G. Kuczewski, PhD. @bioethxmark.bsky.social 🗓️ Tue, Feb. 10, 2026 ⏱️ 12–1 p.m. CST Learn more and register at: z.umn.edu/b1b3

Happening tomorrow — Unpacking Bedside Bioethics presents “Dignity for All: Ethical Care of Patients in the Custody of Law Enforcement” with Mark G. Kuczewski, PhD. @bioethxmark.bsky.social 🗓️ Tue, Feb. 10, 2026 ⏱️ 12–1 p.m. CST Learn more and register at: z.umn.edu/b1b3

Join Unpacking Bedside Bioethics for “Dignity for All: Ethical Care of Patients in the Custody of Law Enforcement,” with Mark G. Kuczewski, PhD. @bioethxmark.bsky.social 🗓️ Tue, Feb. 10, 2026 ⏱️ 12–1 p.m. CST Register here: z.umn.edu/b1b3

Ethics Grand Rounds is coming up! The webinar “Three Ways of Looking at Black/White Mortality Inequality in the United States” features @wrigleyfield.bsky.social 🗓️ Friday, Feb. 13 ⏱️ 12–1 p.m. (CST) Free to attend + IPE credit and certificates of attendance for CEUs available. 🔗 z.umn.edu/azu7

Jennifer Needle‑Suarez, MD, MPH, HEC‑C, authored the article “Epistemic Justice and the Structural Silencing of Linguistically Diverse Parents” in the Journal of Pediatric Ethics. www.childrensmn.org/journal-of-p...

Unpacking Bedside Bioethics presents “Dignity for All: Ethical Care of Patients in the Custody of Law Enforcement” with Mark G. Kuczewski, PhD. @bioethxmark.bsky.social 🗓️ Tue, Feb. 10, 2026 ⏱️ 12–1 p.m. CST Learn more and register at: z.umn.edu/b1b3

Ethics Grand Rounds: Creating a Healthcare Experience for All: Caring for LGBTQ People as They Age with Carey Candrian, PhD. . 🗓️ Fri, April 17 | ⏱️ 12–1 p.m. CDT Free + open to all. Register: z.umn.edu/b0qa

Join Ethics Grand Rounds for “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

BTHX 5110/8110 | Ethical Issues in Pediatrics There’s still time to register in our spring semester course. Learn more about the course: bioethics.umn.edu/courses/bthx... If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].

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

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

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 [email protected].

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

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

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 [email protected].

Steven Miles, MD, authored the Minnesota Star Tribune commentary, “Hospitals are no place for ICE enforcement.” www.startribune.com/ice-raids-ho...

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

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

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....

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.” 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-...

Daniel Groll, PhD, is featured in the Project Pericles article “Building Community and Sparking Curiosity in The Philosophy Lab.” 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

BTHX 5110/8110 | Ethical Issues in Pediatrics Register today! Learn more: z.umn.edu/atx4 If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].

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

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

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

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-...

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...

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

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

Watch our latest Unpacking Bedside Bioethics "Unrepresented: The Ethics of Caring for Patients Without Surrogates," with Jaime Konerman-Sease, PhD, HEC-C. Watch now: youtu.be/PFWTzrF15h8

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

Mark your calendars! 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) Register Now! It’s free: z.umn.edu/ax5f

Please join us today for our upcoming Unpacking Bedside Bioethics webinar, “Unrepresented: The Ethics of Caring for Patients Without Surrogates” with Jaime Konerman-Sease, PhD, HEC-C. 🗓️: Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025 ⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CST) Register Now! It’s free: z.umn.edu/ap68

Please join us tomorrow for our upcoming Unpacking Bedside Bioethics webinar, “Unrepresented: The Ethics of Caring for Patients Without Surrogates” with Jaime Konerman-Sease, PhD, HEC-C. 🗓️: Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025 ⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CST) Register Now! It’s free: z.umn.edu/ap68

Please join us next week for our upcoming Unpacking Bedside Bioethics webinar, “Unrepresented: The Ethics of Caring for Patients Without Surrogates” with Jaime Konerman-Sease, PhD, HEC-C. 🗓️: Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025 ⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CST) Register Now! It’s free: z.umn.edu/ap67

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