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UMN Consortium on Law and Values @umnconsortium.bsky.social · 1d

Join Consortium member center @umnbioethics.bsky.social for the next installment of their Ethics Grand Rounds webinar series this Friday. Details below ⬇️

University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · Sep 24

Please join us for our upcoming Ethics Grand Rounds webinar, “Oaths and Expertise: The Bioethical Consequences of Health Policy as Medical Decision-Making” with @meredithemcnamara.bsky.social, MD, MS, FAAP.

🗓️: Friday, Oct. 31, 2025
⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CDT)

Register Now! It’s free: z.umn.edu/apvl

Ethics Grand Rounds webinar featuring speaker Meredithe McNamara, MD, MS, FAAP, on Friday, Oct. 31 from 12-1 p.m. CDT.

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UMN Consortium on Law and Values @umnconsortium.bsky.social · 3d

⭐Keisha Varma PhD, UMN
⭐John Bischof PhD, UMN
⭐Insoo Hyun PhD, Museum of Science
⭐Rosie Isasi PhD, UMiami
⭐ @michelegoodwin.bsky.social JD, Georgetown
⭐ @acapron1.bsky.social LLB, USC
⭐Barbara Evans PhD, UF
⭐Ken Oye PhD, MIT
⭐Evelyn Brister PhD, RIT
⭐Paul Thompson PhD, MSU
⭐Terry Tiersch PhD, LSU

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UMN Consortium on Law and Values @umnconsortium.bsky.social · 3d

Join us on Nov 14 for the free, online NetEthics conference to learn more about ethical challenges of large research networks.

Session 5 will conclude the event with a panel discussion among national leaders (see next post in thread!) in ethics & public policy.

🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics

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UMN Consortium on Law and Values @umnconsortium.bsky.social · 6d

Want to unpack ethical issues of big team research? Join the NetEthics conference on Nov 14.

Session 4 features:
⭐Timothy Pruett MD, UMN
⭐Korkut Uygun PhD, Harvard
⭐Jennifer Kuzma PhD, NC State
⭐Andrew Smyth PhD, Columbia
⭐Ivonne Santiago PhD, UTEP
⭐David Bishop PhD, Boston U

🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics

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UMN Consortium on Law and Values @umnconsortium.bsky.social · 9d

Happening today! Join us at Noon CT to learn more about protecting aquatic biodiversity.

UMN Consortium on Law and Values @umnconsortium.bsky.social · 21d

Join Consortium member ATP-Bio for a public webinar. From protecting coral reefs to preserving zebrafish lines, LSU prof Terry Tiersch, PhD will highlight innovative community-driven strategies to protect aquatic biodiversity.

📅Tues, Oct 21
⏰12–1pm CT
🔗https://atp-bio.org/atp-bio-webinar-series/

promotional flyer for ATP-Bio public webinar with Terry Tiersch

UMN Consortium on Law and Values @umnconsortium.bsky.social · 10d

Want to learn about ethical issues inherent in multiteam research? Join the NetEthics conference on Nov 14.

Session 3 features:
⭐️ @andrewmaynard.net, PhD, ASU
⭐️Stephen M. Fiore, PhD, UCF
⭐️Rosalyn W. Berne, PhD, UVA
⭐️C.K. Gunsalus, JD, UI Urbana-Champaign

🔗z.umn.edu/NetEthics

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UMN Consortium on Law and Values @umnconsortium.bsky.social · 13d

Join the Humphrey School and Consortium member Center for Science, Technology, & Environmental Policy for a talk by former EPA administrator Michael Regan on October 28. Regan will discuss practical pathways to a sustainable future. Free & open to all!

More info: www.hhh.umn.edu/cstep/advanc...

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UMN Consortium on Law and Values @umnconsortium.bsky.social · 14d

Interested in #Ethics issues that cross multiple research institutions & disciplines? Join the NetEthics conference on Nov 14.

Session 2 features:
⭐️Shawneequa L. Callier, JD @gwsmhs.bsky.social
⭐️Susan M. Wolf, JD @umnlawschool.bsky.social
⭐️Gillian H. Roehrig, PhD, UMN

🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics

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UMN Consortium on Law and Values @umnconsortium.bsky.social · 16d

Involved in multiteam research or curious about it? Join the NetEthics conference on Nov 14.

Session 1 features:
⭐James F. Childress, PhD, UVA
⭐Michele Masucci, PhD, USMD
⭐Kara L. Hall, PhD, NIH
⭐Geeta Krishna Swamy, MD, @dukemedschool.bsky.social

🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics

#NetEthics #BigTeamScience

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UMN Consortium on Law and Values @umnconsortium.bsky.social · 21d

Join Consortium member ATP-Bio for a public webinar. From protecting coral reefs to preserving zebrafish lines, LSU prof Terry Tiersch, PhD will highlight innovative community-driven strategies to protect aquatic biodiversity.

📅Tues, Oct 21
⏰12–1pm CT
🔗https://atp-bio.org/atp-bio-webinar-series/

UMN Consortium on Law and Values @umnconsortium.bsky.social · 24d

Calling all researchers, scientists, administrators, and others involved in big team science!

Join us for a free, online conference on the ethical challenges of big team research & new tools to address them.

📅Fri, Nov 14
⏰9am-4pm CT
📍Zoom

Register: z.umn.edu/NetEthics

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UMN Consortium on Law and Values @umnconsortium.bsky.social · 29d

Tomorrow 10/2, Consortium member International Institute for BioSensing is hosting a lecture entitled "AI at an Inflection Point: Catalyzing a New Era of Discovery," featuring University of Minnesota professor Vipin Kumar, PhD.

Learn more or register: iib.umn.edu/events/ai-in...

AI at an Inflection Point: Catalyzing a New Era of Discovery | International Institute for Biosensing (IIB)

AI at an Inflection Point: Catalyzing a New Era of Discovery

iib.umn.edu

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UMN Consortium on Law and Values @umnconsortium.bsky.social · Sep 29

Join Consortium member @umngenomics.bsky.social (UMGC) for GenoFest 2025 this Fri, Oct 3. GenoFest features presentations from leaders in the field, updates on the latest sequencing & multi-omic platforms, tours of UMGC, posters, exhibit tables & more.

Learn more: genomics.umn.edu/events/genof...

UMN Consortium on Law and Values @umnconsortium.bsky.social · Sep 25

A recent Wall Street Journal article covering the current state of vaccine recommendations in the United States highlights Consortium member center @cidrap.bsky.social, its Vaccine Integrity Project, and its faculty director @mtosterholm.bsky.social.

The Doctors Building a Public-Health Universe Outside the Government

A growing contingent of physicians and policymakers are breaking away from federal health guidance under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

www.wsj.com

UMN Consortium on Law and Values @umnconsortium.bsky.social · Sep 24

Consortium member center The Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing is hosting a special celebration on October 7 in honor of its 30th anniversary! Learn more or register: z.umn.edu/CSH30

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UMN Consortium on Law and Values @umnconsortium.bsky.social · Sep 22

Consortium member center @umnbioethics.bsky.social is hosting an Ethics Grand Rounds webinar on October 3. Learn more or register: z.umn.edu/ap9o

UMN Consortium on Law and Values @umnconsortium.bsky.social · Sep 16

What can we learn from COVID-19 to help us prepare for future pandemics?

@mtosterholm.bsky.social, Director of Consortium member @cidrap.bsky.social, & Mark Olshaker address this in their new book The Big One: How We Must Prepare for Future Deadly Pandemics.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/wak...

In the wake of COVID, Osterholm takes on 'The Big One' in new book

www.cidrap.umn.edu

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UMN Consortium on Law and Values @umnconsortium.bsky.social · Sep 12

The Water Resources Center, a Consortium member center, is hosting the Minnesota Water Resources Conference next month. The conference features innovative, practical, & applied water resource engineering solutions, management techniques, & current research. Learn more: ccaps.umn.edu/minnesota-wa...

Minnesota Water Resources Conference

Immerse yourself in innovative, practical, and applied water resource engineering solutions, management techniques, and current research about Minnesota’s water resources.

ccaps.umn.edu

UMN Consortium on Law and Values @umnconsortium.bsky.social · Sep 5

Consortium member center ATP-Bio is driving groundbreaking science, like a lunar biobank to safeguard Earth's biodiversity. Learn more in this new Nature article, which includes perspectives from Consortium Chair Susan Wolf, JD, and ATP-Bio Director John Bischoff, PhD. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

My moonshot to preserve endangered species

Coral cryobiologist Mary Hagedorn wants to bank biological samples at the frozen lunar south pole.

www.nature.com

UMN Consortium on Law and Values @umnconsortium.bsky.social · Aug 20

As part of the Vaccine Integrity Project, Consortium member center @cidrap.bsky.social presented reassuring data on #vaccines, showing no notable safety or effectiveness issues.

Read more: www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/vac...

Vaccine Integrity Project presents reassuring data on vaccines for upcoming respiratory virus season

www.cidrap.umn.edu

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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · Aug 19

Vaccine Integrity Project presents reassuring data on #vaccines for upcoming respiratory virus season

The new data reveal no notable safety or effectiveness issues.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...

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UMN Consortium on Law and Values @umnconsortium.bsky.social · Jun 18

Join Consortium Co-Chair Francis Shen and others on Friday, June 20, for the 2025 Neurotech Justice Summit, a one-day event focused on advancing justice in the development and application of neurotechnologies. Sponsored by NJAM. Register now: harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @umnlawschool.bsky.social

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UMN Consortium on Law and Values @umnconsortium.bsky.social · Jun 6

Consortium Co-Chair Francis Shen is co-author on a new PLOS Digital Health publication, “Standardization and Accuracy of Race and Ethnicity Data: Equity Implications for Medical AI.” journals.plos.org/digitalhealt... calling for standardization of methods for collection of race and ethnicity data.

UMN Consortium on Law and Values @umnconsortium.bsky.social · Jun 6

Consortium Co-Chair Francis Shen is co-organizer for the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics conference June 9. Join him virtually for “Law, Health Care, and the Aging Brain and Body." Register: petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/events/detai... @umnlawschool.bsky.social

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UMN Consortium on Law and Values @umnconsortium.bsky.social · Jun 3

Regents Professor Susan M. Wolf, JD, Consortium Chair, delivered the keynote address at the 51st convocation of Stony Brook University’s Renaissance School of Medicine on May 19. Check out a recording of the address: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfBN... @umnlawschool.bsky.social @umnresearch.bsky.social

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