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The University of Minnesota's Center for Animal Health and Food Safety (CAHFS) within the College of Veterinary Medicine has received a seven-year, $4.99 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant will help support the capacity building of veterinary services throughout… Read more

The Consortium on Law and Values mourns the Dec. 30 passing of Donald Brunnquell, PhD, MA, LP, an expert in pediatric ethics. Dr. Brunnquell served as Director of the Office of Ethics at Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota for 23 years. He was also an Affiliate Faculty member in the… Read more

We are excited to welcome Francis X. Shen, JD, PhD, to a new role as Co-Chair of the Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sciences. “I am delighted to welcome Francis to this leadership role,” said Consortium Chair Susan M. Wolf, JD. “Professor Shen is a long-time… Read more

On February 20, 2024, the Center for Bioethics will present a webinar titled "The Angst in Adolescent Decision-Making". Hosted by Ian Wolfe, PhD, MA, RN, HEC-C, the webinar will discuss the challenges and ethical tensions that exist in medical decision-making involving adolescents, and how… Read more

The co-directors of the University of Minnesota's Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain (MIDB), a Consortium member center, will play a key role in the largest long-term study of early brain and child development in the United States. Michael Georgieff, along with Sylvia Wilson of the… Read more

On December 4 and 5, 2023, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) hosted a virtual workshop titled "On Leading a Lab: Strengthening Scientific Leadership in Responsible Research".  This program is for research leaders who direct laboratories, centers,… Read more

A recent study involving researchers with the Center for Clinical and Cognitive Neuropharmacology (CCCN), a Consortium member center, found that 60% of registered medical cannabis users in Minnesota had indications of "intractable pain," but that older and younger adults received significant… Read more

Over 60 trainee and faculty members of the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain (MIDB) presented their research at the annual Flux Congress last month located in Santa Rosa, California. The Congress is sponsored by the Flux Society, which advances the field of human brain development through… Read more

The Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) recently received $53.9 million in National Institutes of Health funding to find better, faster ways to bring scientific advances to real-world use. The seven-year award is one of the largest federal research grants the University of Minnesota… Read more

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