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The Masonic Cancer Center (MCC) has retained its National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation as a comprehensive cancer center, the highest federal rating a cancer center can achieve. The MCC is one of only two comprehensive cancer centers in Minnesota and 53 in the nation. The rigorous and highly… Read more

The Center for Bioethics will present “Seen Yet Invisible: Lessons from Muslim Experiences at the Margins of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Healthcare,” on Friday, Sept. 23 from Noon - 1pm Central time. The webinar will feature Aasim I. Padela, MD, MSc, FACEP, Professor and Vice Chair for… Read more

Pandemic triage plans that consider age, disability, comorbidities, and prolonged post-hospital survival when allocating scarce treatment resources may discriminate against minoritized racial and ethnic groups, older adults, and individuals with disabilities, according to a study published in the… Read more

Ian Wolfe, PhD, MA, RN, is the lead author of a recent article in Pediatrics that reports on the results of an ethics conference workshop designed to identify and analyze policies, procedures, and practices in pediatric hospitals that contribute to structural racism. Using an antiracist framework,… Read more

Andrew Maynard, PhD, of Arizona State University’s (ASU) School for the Future of Innovation in Society, has teamed-up with ChatGPT to create an undergraduate course on ChatGPT Prompt Engineering (some of the course-related resources are available here).  Professor Maynard's innovative… Read more

Professor Francis Shen JD, PhD, co-authored a recent article in Nature Reviews Bioengineering reviewing the emergence and potential applications of portable low-field MRI technology. The article addresses translational, safety, and resource considerations. It also details how this technology may… Read more

A groundbreaking new article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) advocates for a paradigm shift in transfusion medicine through the integration of lab-on-a-chip technologies. By leveraging novel predictive markers of RBC quality identified through -omics and… Read more

Patients with advanced cancer - many with few to no standard treatment options left - are able to access novel treatments by participating in early-phase clinical trials through the Developmental Therapeutics Initiative (DTI). DTI is a partnership between the Masonic Cancer Center, M Health… Read more

Eight interdisciplinary projects that promote environmental sustainability received (collectively) $1.1M in funding from the Institute on the Environment's (IonE) 2023 Impact Goals grant program. Funded projects will focus on carbon neutrality, clean drinking water, healthy food systems, land use,… Read more

Professor Francis Shen, JD, PhD, was presented the American Law Institute’s Early Career Scholars Medal at their 2023 annual meeting. The award “recognizes outstanding law professors whose work is relevant to public policy and has the potential to influence improvements in the law.”  Prof. Shen is… Read more