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Women of color most impacted if Roe v. Wade overturned, experts say

Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH highlights the existing health disparities for black communities as they relate to more significant restrictions on abortion.
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Listen: ‘Birthing while Black’ is an American crisis. Communities demand justice

Listen to this podcast featuring Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH. 
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New Article: Anti-Black Racism as a Chronic Condition

Nneka Sederstrom, PhD, MPH, MA, FCCP, FCCM co-authors this article on racism in medicine and bioethics.  Read
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Professor Amos Laar and Team Awarded CA$1,225,000 Grant For ‘Healthier Diets 4 Healthier Lives’ Project

Alum of the Center for Bioethics MA program, Amos Laar, PhD, MPH, MA, leads the contribution to public health policy making in Ghana.
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Study shows Black infants at risk for poor birth outcomes across Minnesota

Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH co-authored the latest research on the multiple dimensions of structural racism that impact birth outcomes for infants in Minnesota.
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Pulling Back the Curtain on Race and Health Care

The work of Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH is highlighted in this NYT Visionaries piece.
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University of Wisconsin System Stop “Passing the Harasser” Policy

This article, edited by alum Frazier Benya, PhD, MA, is a product of the National Academies’ Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education.
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The Ethics Experts - Episode 119 - Christopher Michaelson

Hear from Christopher Michaelson, PhD in this podcast about ethics, compliance, and human resources. 
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New Article: The Language of Less-Lethal Weapons

Clinical Ethicist Joel Wu, JD, MPH, MA, HEC-C and professor Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH co-authored follow-up research on the use of less-lethal weapons in policing.  Read Abstract
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Physician, researcher leads new state Health Equity Bureau

Brooke Cunningham, MD, PhD applies her years of experience in the new role.