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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 26m
Join us tomorrow for our free Ethics Grand Rounds webinar, with Lisa Carter-Bawa, PhD, MPH, APRN, ANP-C, FAAN, FSBM. 🗓️: October 2 ⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CDT) Register here: z.umn.edu/bjn8 Gain IPE credits and receive a certificate of attendance for CEUs.
Center for Bioethics’ Ethics Grand Rounds, titled "Stigma as a Social Determinant of Health: A Policy Classification Framework and Call to Action." Presented by Dr. Lisa Carter-Bawa from Hackensack Meridian Health's Center for Discovery & Innovation. Held via Zoom on Friday, October 2, from 12 to 1 p.m. CDT. Free and open to all. IPE credit and certificates of attendance for CEUs are available.
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 21h
@iandwolfe.bsky.social, coauthored the essay “The End of an Absolute: Jehovah’s Witnesses Reconsider Blood Product Transfusions” in Bioethics Today. bioethicstoday.org/blog/the-end...
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Blog - The End of an Absolute: Jehovah’s Witnesses Reconsider Blood Product TransfusionsBlood Products - Bioethics Today
The September 18th, 2026, announcement from the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses (JW) is one of the most consequential changes to the religion's
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 21h
@amylaurenfairchild.bsky.social, is quoted in the article “Public health leaders report widespread harassment, threats after COVID-19,” in Medical Xpress. medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09...
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Public health leaders report widespread harassment, threats after COVID-19
Backlash against public health officials, including intimidation and threats of physical harm, has been widespread in the years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and public health officials fa...
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 22h
@amylaurenfairchild.bsky.social, PhD, coauthored the article “The Experience of US Public Health Officers During the COVID-19 Pandemic as a Prelude to the Current Political Backlash Against Public Health: Canaries in a Backlash Coal Mine” in the American Journal of Public Health. z.umn.edu/bnsp
Amy Fairchild, PhD
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
JP Leider, PhD, coauthored the opinion piece “Efficiency Without Erosion: How Schools and Programs of Public Health Can Partner With Health Departments Through Fiscal Austerity” in the American Journal of Public Health. ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2...
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Efficiency Without Erosion: How Schools and Programs of Public Health Can Partner With Health Departments Through Fiscal Austerity | AJPH | Vol. 116 Issue 9
American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA)
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Upcoming webinar, “Rolling Back Clean Air: How Relaxed PM ₂.₅ Standards Threaten Health Gains, Widen Inequities, and Strain Care," with Dr. Shreepada Tripathy Friday, Nov. 20 12-1 p.m. (CST) Register Now! It’s free: z.umn.edu/bnou Earn IPE credit and receive certificates of attendance for CEUs.
Center for Bioethics’ Ethics Grand Rounds, titled "Rolling Back Clean Air: How Relaxed PM₂.₅ Standards Threaten Health Gains, Widen Inequities, and Strain Care." Presented by Shreepada Tripathy, MD, MBA, MS-SA, FAAP, FHM from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. Held via Zoom on Friday, November 20, from 12 to 1 p.m. CST. Free and open to all. IPE credit and certificates of attendance for CEUs are available.
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Please join us next Friday for our upcoming health equity webinar, “Stigma as a Social Determinant of Health: A Policy Classification Framework and Call to Action” with @drcarterbawa.bsky.social 🗓️: October 2 ⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CDT) Register Now! It’s free: z.umn.edu/bjn8
Center for Bioethics’ Ethics Grand Rounds, titled "Stigma as a Social Determinant of Health: A Policy Classification Framework and Call to Action." Presented by Dr. Lisa Carter-Bawa from Hackensack Meridian Health's Center for Discovery & Innovation. Held via Zoom on Friday, October 2, from 12 to 1 p.m. CDT. Free and open to all. IPE credit and certificates of attendance for CEUs are available.
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility welcomes Dr. Caesar Atuire as its 10th annual Quie and Peterson Global Health Lecturer. This virtual event will take place Tuesday, Oct. 13, from 12 – 1 pm CDT. Learn more and register for the event: z.umn.edu/bn8j
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2026 Quie and Peterson Global Health Lecture
The Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility welcomes Dr. Caesar Atuire as its 10th annual Quie and Peterson Global Health Lecturer.
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Jaime Konerman-Sease, PhD, HEC-C, Meera Sury, MD, MTS, HEC-C and Alex Johnson, MD, presented “Ethical Issues in Capacity Assessments” at the University of Minnesota Department of Medicine Grand Rounds. mediaspace.umn.edu/media/t/1_ua...
Jaime Konerman-Sease, PhD, HEC-C, and Meera Sury, MD, MTS, HEC-C.
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Watch our latest Ethics Grand Rounds "The Gap Between Need and Care: What Operation Metro Surge Revealed About Healthcare Organizations," with Munira Maalimisaq, FNP-BC, APRN, and Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD, MPH, MPA, HEC-C. youtu.be/ZroMo-xdT8A
The Gap Between Need and Care: What Operation Metro Surge Revealed About Healthcare Organizations, with Munira Maalimisaq, APRN, FNP-BC, and Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD, MPH, MPA, HEC-C. Ethics Grand Rounds. September 18, 2026.
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Upcoming webinar, “Stigma as a Social Determinant of Health: A Policy Classification Framework and Call to Action,” by Lisa Carter-Bawa, PhD, MPH, APRN, ANP-C, FAAN, FSBM Friday, October 2 12–1 p.m. (CDT) Earn IPE credits and certificates of attendance for CEUs. Register at: z.umn.edu/bjn8
Center for Bioethics’ Ethics Grand Rounds, titled "Stigma as a Social Determinant of Health: A Policy Classification Framework and Call to Action." Presented by Dr. Lisa Carter-Bawa from Hackensack Meridian Health's Center for Discovery & Innovation. Held via Zoom on Friday, October 2, from 12 to 1 p.m. CDT. Free and open to all. IPE credit and certificates of attendance for CEUs are available.
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Munira Maalimisaq, APRN, FNP-BC, and Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD, MPH, MPA, HEC-C, were interviewed for the article “How a Minneapolis clinic helped bring healthcare to patients during Operation Metro Surge” on CBS News Minnesota. www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
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How a Minneapolis clinic helped bring healthcare to patients during Operation Metro Surge
Operation Metro Surge took a toll on schools, businesses, restaurants and medical care. Inspire Change Clinic in south Minneapolis responded by changing how it delivered care.
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Please join us today for our health equity webinar, “The Gap Between Need and Care: What Operation Metro Surge Revealed About Healthcare Organizations” featuring Munira Maalimisaq, APRN, FNP-BC, and Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD, MPH, MPA, HEC-C. ⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CDT) Register at: z.umn.edu/bgi4
“Ethics Grand Rounds” webinar. Left side features event details on a yellow and maroon background with headshots of speakers Munira Maalimisaq, APRN, FNP-BC, and Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD, MPH, HEC-C.Text reads: “Friday, September 18, 2026, 12–1 PM CDT, Zoom. Free, Open to All, IPE Credit and Certificates of Attendance for CEUs Available.” 
 Webinar title, “The Gap Between Need and Care: What Operation Metro Surge Revealed About Healthcare Organizations.”
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Join us tomorrow for our free webinar, “The Gap Between Need and Care: What Operation Metro Surge Revealed About Healthcare Organizations” with Munira Maalimisaq, APRN, FNP-BC, and Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD, MPH, MPA, HEC-C. Friday, September 18 12-1 p.m. (CDT) Register here: z.umn.edu/bgi4
“Ethics Grand Rounds” webinar. Left side features event details on a yellow and maroon background with headshots of speakers Munira Maalimisaq, APRN, FNP-BC, and Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD, MPH, HEC-C.Text reads: “Friday, September 18, 2026, 12–1 PM CDT, Zoom. Free, Open to All, IPE Credit and Certificates of Attendance for CEUs Available.” 
 Webinar title, “The Gap Between Need and Care: What Operation Metro Surge Revealed About Healthcare Organizations.”
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Munira Maalimisaq, APRN, FNP-BC, and Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD, MPH, MPA, HEC-C, are quoted in the article “Minnesota healthcare providers detail harm to patients from Operation Metro Surge” in the Minnesota Reformer. minnesotareformer.com/2026/09/14/m...
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Minnesota healthcare providers detail harm to patients from Operation Metro Surge • Minnesota Reformer
The article adds to the growing body of health research on Operation Metro Surge.
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Today is the last day to register for these Fall Semester 2026 courses. BTHX 5520/8520 | Social Justice and Bioethics | 3 Cr BTHX 5325 | Biomedical Ethics | 3 Cr Learn more about the courses: bioethics.umn.edu/education/bi... If you have any questions, please contact bthxed@umn.edu.
Fall Semester Courses: BTHX 5520/8520 | Social Justice and Bioethics. 3 Cr. Instructors: Debra DeBruin, PhD and Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD, MPH, HEC-C Tues. 1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Online.  BTHX 5325 | Biomedical Ethics, 3 Cr. Instructors: Jaime Konerman-Sease, PhD, HEC-C and Joel Wu, JD, MPH, MA, HEC-C. Thurs. 1 p.m. -3:30 p.m. | Online. If you have any questions, please contact bthxed@umn.edu.
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Join us next week for our health equity webinar, “The Gap Between Need and Care: What Operation Metro Surge Revealed About Healthcare Organizations” with Munira Maalimisaq, APRN, FNP-BC, and Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD, MPH, MPA, HEC-C. Fri., Sept. 18 12-1 p.m. (CDT) Register Now! z.umn.edu/bgi4
“Ethics Grand Rounds” webinar. Left side features event details on a yellow and maroon background with headshots of speakers Munira Maalimisaq, APRN, FNP-BC, and Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD, MPH, HEC-C.Text reads: “Friday, September 18, 2026, 12–1 PM CDT, Zoom. Free, Open to All, IPE Credit and Certificates of Attendance for CEUs Available.” Webinar title, “The Gap Between Need and Care: What Operation Metro Surge Revealed About Healthcare Organizations.”
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
3 experts will explore how to realize the promise of synthetic biology while controlling potential risks in @umnconsortium.bsky.social free webinar: "Frontiers in Synthetic Biology: SpudCells, Mirror Life & Societal Implications" 📅Thurs Oct 29 ⏰2-3:30pm CT 📍Zoom 🔗https://z.umn.edu/bkci
Frontiers in Synthetic Biology: SpudCells, Mirror Life & Societal Implications. Hosted by the hosted by the University of Minnesota's Consortium on Law and Values.
Thursday, October 29, 2026
2 – 3:30 p.m. Central Time
Live Webinar on Zoom — Free!
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Munira Maalimisaq, APRN, FNP-BC, and Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD, MPH, MPA, HEC-C, co-authored the article, "When Fear Became the Barrier to Care—Lessons of a Clinical Rapid Response During Operation Metro Surge," published in The New England Journal of Medicine. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Munira Maalimisaq, APRN, FNP-BC, and Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD, MPH, MPA, HEC-C.
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Join us for our October health equity webinar! "Stigma as a Social Determinant of Health: A Policy Classification Framework and Call to Action" featuring @drcarterbawa.bsky.social. Friday, October 2 12–1 p.m. (CDT) Learn more and register at: z.umn.edu/bjn8
Center for Bioethics’ Ethics Grand Rounds, titled "Stigma as a Social Determinant of Health: A Policy Classification Framework and Call to Action." Presented by Dr. Lisa Carter-Bawa from Hackensack Meridian Health's Center for Discovery & Innovation. Held via Zoom on Friday, October 2, from 12 to 1 p.m. CDT. Free and open to all. IPE credit and certificates of attendance for CEUs are available.
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CU Anschutz Center for Bioethics and Humanities @cobioethics.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Ever wondered where the bodies in the gross anatomy lab come from? Join Debra Szuster, MS, LMT, to learn about body donation, embalming, instruction, and ethical final disposition at CU Anschutz. Register here:https://cuanschutz.zoom.us/webinar/register/5917861099458/WN_C20Y_fxBTFuzMjEFDriUvw
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University of Minnesota Consortium on Law and Values @umnconsortium.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Three experts will explore how to realize the promise of synthetic biology while controlling potential risks in our free webinar on "Frontiers in Synthetic Biology: SpudCells, Mirror Life & Societal Implications." 📅Thurs, Oct 29 ⏰2-3:30pm CT 📍Zoom Register: umn.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
event graphic; Adamala SpudCells beside event information
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Registration is open for the Ethics Grand Rounds webinar, “Stigma as a Social Determinant of Health: A Policy Classification Framework and Call to Action" with Dr. Lisa Carter-Bawa. Friday, Oct. 2 12-1 p.m. (CDT) Register Now! It’s free: z.umn.edu/bjn8
Center for Bioethics’ Ethics Grand Rounds, titled "Stigma as a Social Determinant of Health: A Policy Classification Framework and Call to Action." Presented by Dr. Lisa Carter-Bawa from Hackensack Meridian Health's Center for Discovery & Innovation. Held via Zoom on Friday, October 2, from 12 to 1 p.m. CDT. Free and open to all. IPE credit and certificates of attendance for CEUs are available.
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Join us for “The Gap Between Need and Care: What Operation Metro Surge Revealed About Healthcare Organizations,” featuring Munira Maalimisaq, APRN, FNP-BC, and Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD, MPH, MPA, HEC-C. 🗓️: Friday, September 18 ⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CDT) Learn more and register: z.umn.edu/bgi4
“Ethics Grand Rounds” webinar. Left side features event details on a yellow and maroon background with headshots of speakers Munira Maalimisaq, APRN, FNP-BC, and Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD, MPH, HEC-C.Text reads: “Friday, September 18, 2026, 12–1 PM CDT, Zoom. Free, Open to All, IPE Credit and Certificates of Attendance for CEUs Available.” 
 Webinar title, “The Gap Between Need and Care: What Operation Metro Surge Revealed About Healthcare Organizations.”
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
There’s still time to register for our fall semester courses! BTHX 5520/8520: Social Justice and Bioethics 📅 Starts: Fall 2026 💻 Delivery: Weekly Zoom Sessions 🎓 Credits: 3 Learn more about the course: bioethics.umn.edu/courses/bthx... If you have any questions, please contact bthxed@umn.edu.
Fall Semester. Social Justice and Bioethics. BTHX 5520/8520. Instructors: Debra DeBruin, PhD and Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD, MPH, MPA, HEC-C. 3 Cr, Tuesdays, 1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., Remote: Online with Live Zoom Meetings.
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Amos Laar, MPH, MA, PhD, FGA, is quoted in the article “Government to implement strong food policies to protect public health - Stakeholders” in the Ghana News Agency. gna.org.gh/2026/08/gove...
Amos Laar, MPH, MA, PhD, FGA.
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Debra DeBruin, PhD, helped lead a statewide group of experts to produce the Minnesota Department of Health guidance document “Recommendations for Ethical Allocation of Oncology Medications in Shortage.” www.health.state.mn.us/communities/...
Debra DeBruin, PhD
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Debra DeBruin, PhD, has been elected as an at-large member of the Board of Directors for the Association of Bioethics Program Directors. www.bioethicsdirectors.net
Debra DeBruin, PhD
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Watch our latest Unpacking Bedside Bioethics "Ethical Disobedience: Harm, Futility, and the Slow Code," with Jason Adam Wasserman, PhD, HEC-C. (@jasonadamwasserman.bsky.social) youtu.be/ZeZD2o-Oe84
Ethical Disobedience: Harm, Futility, and the Slow Code with Jason Adam Wasserman, PhD, HEC-C. Unpacking Bedside Bioethics. August 18, 2026.
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Amos Laar, MPH, MA, PhD, FGA, is mentioned in the article "Fight against environmental pollution: Extend Styrofoam ban to single-use plastics — GMA" in the Ghanaian Times. ghanaiantimes.com.gh/fight-agains...
Amos Laar, MPH, MA, PhD, FGA
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
@iandwolfe.bsky.social, coauthored the essay “A Surrogate, Parents, and Politics: Clearing up the Ethics of Surrogacy Disputes” in Bioethics Today. bioethicstoday.org/blog/a-surro...
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Blog - In The News...A Surrogate, Parents, and Politics: Clearing up the Ethics of Surrogacy Disputes - Bioethics Today
This essay is a part of our "In the News..." series, where bioethicists give their take on popular news stories. A gestational surrogate “fleeing” from
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
@wrigleyfield.bsky.social, was awarded the prestigious 2026 Public Understanding of Sociology Award for translating health equity research into social action across media, government, and community groups.https://z.umn.edu/bi3m
Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, PhD
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Free upcoming health equity webinar, “The Gap Between Need and Care: What Operation Metro Surge Revealed About Healthcare Organizations" with Munira Maalimisaq, APRN, FNP-BC, and Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD, MPH, MPA, HEC-C. Friday, September 18 12-1 p.m. (CDT) Register Now! z.umn.edu/bgi4
“Ethics Grand Rounds” webinar. Left side features event details on a yellow and maroon background with headshots of speakers Munira Maalimisaq, APRN, FNP-BC, and Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD, MPH, MPA, HEC-C.Text reads: “Friday, September 18, 2026, 12–1 PM CDT, Zoom.” Webinar title, “The Gap Between Need and Care: What Operation Metro Surge Revealed About Healthcare Organizations.”
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Fall Semester 2026 Courses BTHX 5520/8520 | Social Justice and Bioethics | 3 Cr BTHX 5325 | Biomedical Ethics | 3 Cr Registration is still open for our Fall semester courses. Register today! Learn more: bioethics.umn.edu/education/bi... If you have any questions, please contact bthxed@umn.edu
Fall Semester Courses: BTHX 5520/8520 | Social Justice and Bioethics. 3 Cr. Instructors: Debra DeBruin, PhD and Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD, MPH, HEC-C Tues. 1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Online. BTHX 5325 | Biomedical Ethics, 3 Cr. Instructors: Jaime Konerman-Sease, PhD, HEC-C and Joel Wu, JD, MPH, MA, HEC-C. Thurs. 1 p.m. -3:30 p.m. | Online.If you have any questions, please contact bthxed@umn.edu.
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Applications are open for “Thailand: Community and Environmental Health in Chiang Mai!” This course examines environmental health issues facing rural, migrant and refugee populations in Thailand. Open to UMN graduate students, faculty, staff, alumni and the general public. z.umn.edu/bhqh
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Thailand: Community and Environmental Health in Chiang Mai
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Join us today for “Ethical Disobedience: Harm, Futility, and the Slow Code” with Jason Adam Wasserman, PhD, HEC-C. Tuesday, Aug. 18 12-1 p.m. (CDT) This free webinar offers the opportunity to earn IPE credits and certificates of attendance for CEUs. Learn more and register at: z.umn.edu/bf2t
“Unpacking Bedside Bioethics” webinar. Left side features event details on a light background with a photo of speaker Jason Adam Wasserman. Text reads: “Tuesday, August 18, 2026, 12–1 PM CDT, Zoom.” Below the photo: “Jason Adam Wasserman, PhD, HEC-C, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.” Right side on a dark teal background reads: “Unpacking Bedside Bioethics” and the webinar title, “Ethical Disobedience: Harm, Futility, and the Slow Code.”
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Christopher Wong Michaelson, PhD co-authored the opinion piece, “Britt Cruz and Christopher Wong Michaelson: What do business and society owe each other?,” in the Twin Cities Pioneer Press. www.twincities.com/2026/08/13/b...
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Britt Cruz and Christopher Wong Michaelson: What do business and society owe each other?
“Too many politicians and business leaders hang on for too long, making decisions that the next generation will have to live with,” they write.
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Amos Laar, MPH, MA, PhD, FGA, is quoted in the article “Ghana’s Food Safety Debate: Experts Warn Against Unhealthy Diet Risks” on Modern Ghana. www.modernghana.com/amp/videonew...
Amos Laar, MPH, MA, PhD, FGA
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Join us tomorrow for our free clinical ethics webinar, “Ethical Disobedience: Harm, Futility, and the Slow Code” with @jasonadamwasserman.bsky.social. Tuesday, Aug. 18 12-1 p.m. (CDT) Register here: z.umn.edu/bf2t Opportunity to gain IPE credits and receive a certificate of attendance for CEUs.
“Unpacking Bedside Bioethics” webinar. Left side features event details on a light background with a photo of speaker Jason Adam Wasserman. Text reads: “Tuesday, August 18, 2026, 12–1 PM CDT, Zoom.” Below the photo: “Jason Adam Wasserman, PhD, HEC-C, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.” Right side on a dark teal background reads: “Unpacking Bedside Bioethics” and the webinar title, “Ethical Disobedience: Harm, Futility, and the Slow Code.”
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Join us next week for “Ethical Disobedience: Harm, Futility, and the Slow Code” with Jason Adam Wasserman, PhD, HEC-C. 🗓️: Tuesday, Aug. 18 ⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CDT) Register Now! It’s free: z.umn.edu/bf2t Earn IPE credits and receive a certificate of attendance for CEUs.
“Unpacking Bedside Bioethics” webinar. Left side features event details on a light background with a photo of speaker Jason Adam Wasserman. Text reads: “Tuesday, August 18, 2026, 12–1 PM CDT, Zoom.” Below the photo: “Jason Adam Wasserman, PhD, HEC-C, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.” Right side on a dark teal background reads: “Unpacking Bedside Bioethics” and the webinar title, “Ethical Disobedience: Harm, Futility, and the Slow Code.”
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Ethics Grand Rounds Webinar, “The Gap Between Need and Care: What Operation Metro Surge Revealed About Healthcare Organizations" with Munira Maalimisaq, APRN, FNP-BC, and Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD, MPH, HEC-C. 🗓️: Friday, September 18 ⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CDT) Learn more and register at: z.umn.edu/bgi4
“Ethics Grand Rounds” webinar. Left side features event details on a yellow and maroon background with headshots of speakers Munira Maalimisaq, APRN, FNP-BC, and Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD, MPH, HEC-C.Text reads: “Friday, September 18, 2026, 12–1 PM CDT, Zoom.” Webinar title, “The Gap Between Need and Care: What Operation Metro Surge Revealed About Healthcare Organizations.”
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Registration Is Open for Fall Semester BTHX 5520/8520: Social Justice and Bioethics 📅 Starts: Fall 2026 💻 Delivery: Weekly Zoom Sessions 🎓 Credits: 3 Learn more about the course: bioethics.umn.edu/courses/bthx... If you have any questions, please contact bthxed@umn.edu.
Fall Semester. Social Justice and Bioethics. BTHX 5520/8520. Instructors: Debra DeBruin, PhD and Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD, MPH, HEC-C. 3 Cr, Tuesdays, 1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., Remote: Online with Live Zoom Meetings.
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Fall Semester 2026 Courses—Remote with Live Zoom Meetings BTHX 5520/8520 | Social Justice and Bioethics | 3 Cr BTHX 5325 | Biomedical Ethics | 3 Cr Register today! Learn more: bioethics.umn.edu/education/bi... If you have any questions, please contact bthxed@umn.edu
Fall Semester Courses: 
BTHX 5520/8520 | Social Justice and Bioethics. 3 Cr. Instructors: Debra DeBruin, PhD and Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD, MPH, HEC-C Tues. 1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Online. If you have any questions, please contact bthxed@umn.edu.
BTHX 5325 | Biomedical Ethics, 3 Cr. Instructors: Jaime Konerman-Sease, PhD, HEC-C and Joel Wu, JD, MPH, MA, HEC-C. Thurs. 1 p.m. -3:30 p.m. | Online.
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Please join us for our free upcoming clinical ethics webinar, “Ethical Disobedience: Harm, Futility, and the Slow Code” featuring Jason Adam Wasserman, PhD, HEC-C. 🗓️: Tuesday, Aug. 18 ⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CDT) Earn IPE credit and receive certificates of attendance for CEUs. Register here: z.umn.edu/bf2t
“Unpacking Bedside Bioethics” webinar. Left side features event details on a light background with a photo of speaker Jason Adam Wasserman. Text reads: “Tuesday, August 18, 2026, 12–1 PM CDT, Zoom.” Below the photo: “Jason Adam Wasserman, PhD, HEC-C, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.” Right side on a dark teal background reads: “Unpacking Bedside Bioethics” and the webinar title, “Ethical Disobedience: Harm, Futility, and the Slow Code.”
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Christopher Wong Michaelson, PhD, has been honored with the Society for Business Ethics (SBE) Award for Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at this year’s SBE Annual Meeting.
Christopher Wong Michaelson, PhD
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Ian Wolfe, PhD, MA, RN, HEC-C, (@iandwolfe.bsky.social) coauthored the article “Uncertainty and Ethical Permissibility in Youth Gender Care” in the JAMA Pediatrics. z.umn.edu/bgj7
Ian Wolfe, PhD, MA, RN, HEC-C
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Ethics Grand Rounds webinar, “The Gap Between Need and Care: What Operation Metro Surge Revealed About Healthcare Organizations" with Munira Maalimisaq, APRN, FNP-BC, and Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD, MPH, HEC-C. 🗓️: Friday, September 18 ⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CDT) Register Now! It’s free: z.umn.edu/bgi4
“Ethics Grand Rounds” webinar. Left side features event details on a yellow and maroon background with headshots of speakers Munira Maalimisaq, APRN, FNP-BC, and Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD, MPH, HEC-C.Text reads: “Friday, September 18, 2026, 12–1 PM CDT, Zoom.” Webinar title, “The Gap Between Need and Care: What Operation Metro Surge Revealed About Healthcare Organizations.”
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Please attend our clinical ethics webinar, “Ethical Disobedience: Harm, Futility, and the Slow Code” with @jasonadamwasserman.bsky.social. 🗓️: Tuesday, Aug. 18 ⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CDT) Opportunity to earn IPE credits and certificates of attendance for CEUs. Register here: z.umn.edu/bf2t
“Unpacking Bedside Bioethics” webinar. Left side features event details on a light background with a photo of speaker Jason Adam Wasserman. Text reads: “Tuesday, August 18, 2026, 12–1 PM CDT, Zoom.” Below the photo: “Jason Adam Wasserman, PhD, HEC-C, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.” Right side on a dark teal background reads: “Unpacking Bedside Bioethics” and the webinar title, “Ethical Disobedience: Harm, Futility, and the Slow Code.”
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Mary Owen, MD, participated in the panel “Native American health: Stories beyond the headlines” at Health Journalism 2026, the annual conference of the Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ). healthjournalism.org/blog/2026/07...
Mary Owen, MD
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University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics @umnbioethics.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Amos Laar, MPH, MA, PhD, FGA, (@alaar.bsky.social) is quoted in the article “FDA launches nutrition profiling system to tackle malnutrition and obesity in Ghana” in Joy Online. www.myjoyonline.com/fda-launches...
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FDA launches nutrition profiling system to tackle malnutrition and obesity in Ghana - MyJoyOnline
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has launched the Double-Duty Nutrition Profiling System, a scientific food classification framework designed to promote healthier eating and address Ghana's growing ...
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