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Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, PhD, was a guest on Minnesota Public Radio’s Minnesota Now podcast: “Five years after COVID-19 lockdown, racial health disparities linger.”

Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, PhD, has been awarded a 2025 Societal Impact Award from the University of Minnesota’s Office for Public Engagement.

Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, PhD, was quoted in The Minnesota Star Tribune article: “5 years later: how COVID-19 changed Minnesotans.”

Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD, MPH, HEC-C, presented: "When Patients Say No: Autonomy, Constraints, and the Weight of Moral Distress" at the March 6, 2025 University of Minnesota Department of Medicine Grand Rounds.

Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH, was a guest on the Science Friday podcast: “How Trump’s DEI Ban Will Affect Medical Research.”

Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH, was quoted in the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder Health + Wellness article: “Equitable health care champions discuss heart health.”

Ian Wolfe, PhD, MA, RN, HEC-C; A. Kade Goepferd, MD; and Meredithe McNamara, MD present "Shifting Medical Realities for Trans Youth" for the Pulitzer Center and OpenMind Magazine on Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 2:30pm EST. The panel…

Amos Laar, MPH, MA, PhD, FGA, authored the MyJoyOnline opinion article: “Lock in and improve Ghana’s health taxes: There should be no backing down on fight for public health.”

Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, PhD, is quoted in the Milwaukee Independent article: “Life expectancy has not climbed back to pre-pandemic levels for Americans but data suggests improvements.”

Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH, was quoted in The Guardian article: “Trump’s anti-diversity executive orders threaten Americans’ health, experts say.”