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Pandemic Ethics: How we think about the Rule of Rescue
As a public health researcher, I am deeply invested in promoting and protecting equity. In disaster response, operationalizing those commitments is highly complex.
New Article: COVID-19 Mortality At The Neighborhood Level: Racial And Ethnic Inequalities Deepened In Minnesota In 2020
JP Leider, PhD, along with his colleagues, used death certificate data to characterize the association of neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage with pre-2020 mortality, COVID-19 mortality, and 2020 excess mortality in the state of…
Dr. Justin Penny joins the Clinical Ethics team!
The Center for Bioethics welcomes Dr. Justin Penny as a new member of our Clinical Ethics team. Dr. Penny joins the team part-time to provide clinical ethics services for the M Health Fairview System.
Golden Valley professor looks to bring ‘life’s work’ to larger audience
Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH is interviewed on her latest accomplishments as a professional focused on racial justice.
Study of NYC vaccination rates proves validity of new structural racism measurement tool
A new research brief on the successful test of measuring structural racism in the pandemic by University of Minnesota School of Public Health researchers, including Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH.
Research: Black women at higher risk for preterm births during heat waves than white women
Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH comments on the disproportionate effect of extreme weather on pregnant people of color.
Bestselling Author Ayad Akhtar Appears on New ‘Work in Progress’ Podcast
Christopher Michaelson, PhD interviews Pulitzer Prize winner Akhtar about his book on the moral foundations of capitalism in our society.
Minneapolis City Council can’t ban MPD's use of less-lethal weapons
Clinical Ethicist Joel Wu, JD, MPH, MA, HEC-C comments on the nuances of the use of rubber bullets, tear gas, and pepper spray by police in crowd control.
Returning to Campus in the COVID Era: Me or We?
I am a professor who has pre-existing medical conditions (some from birth) that put me at increased risk for complications should I contract SARS-CoV-2 -- the coronavirus or COVID-19. I am also a pharmacist who continues to spend a great…
The U.S. plans to authorize boosters—but many already got a third dose
JP Leider, PhD comments on the tension between personal responsibility and societal responsibility.