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Tamarind pods in a bowl along with red vegetables and the hand of a merchant. Shot at a market in Ghana.

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. 
Military response to protests using tear gas

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.
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Measuring What Matters: For Whom the Monitor Beeps

“For several nights in succession, my nurse would enter my room sometime around 11:00pm, awaken me, then start on her tasks: check my vitals, check my blood sugars, check, measure, and empty the drainage from my various tubes. She would…
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Minnesota infant mortality rate disparities creates need for new care facilities

Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH comments on health disparities for black mothers. 
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Professor Jameton's Talk: "Bioethics in the Anthropocene"

Prof. Andrew Jameton, PhD gave for the University of Toronto's seminar series "Research Needs for a Climate Positive Health System".