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Francis Shen, JD, PhD, was featured on a recent episode of The Crisis Files podcast, hosted by UMN Law School alum Roshini Rajkumar. In this episode, Professor Shen, Co-Chair of the Consortium on Law and Values and Director of the Shen Neurolaw Lab, highlights his ongoing work at the intersection of neuroscience and the law. He discusses breakthroughs in… Read More
Susan M. Wolf, JD, Consortium Chair, and Debra A. DeBruin, PhD, Director of UMN’s Center for Bioethics, a Consortium Member Center, are co-authors of a new article exploring how various states reviewed and revised scarce resource allocation plans during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lead author is Kirsten A. Riggan, MA, MS, and senior author is… Read More
The ability to collect brain data with emerging portable neuroimaging technologies is revolutionizing neuroscience, but technology developers report ethical issues that need to be addressed. A new study by University of Minnesota researchers, “Scientists’ Perspectives on Ethical Issues in Research with Emerging Portable Neuroimaging Technology: The Need for Guidance on… Read More
In a new piece published in Foreign Affairs, authors Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH, and Mark Olshaker advocate for significant investments in countermeasures, such as better vaccines and adequate supplies to counteract future global pandemics. Osterholm, Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), and Olshaker, writer and documentary filmmaker, sound the… Read More