News & Publications
Posted: Wednesday, August 5, 2015
The University of Minnesota Bee Squad is taking advantage of the warm weather to advance their mission of fostering healthy bee populations through community outreach. An article in the Star Tribune describes how members of the Squad are partnering with Urban Ventures … Read more
Posted: Monday, July 27, 2015
A new enterprise has been launched to build on the University of Minnesota's leadership position in medical technology research and development. The Minnesota Medical Manufacturing Partnership (MMMP) is made up of the University of Minnesota and other nonprofits, economic development… Read more
Posted: Friday, July 24, 2015
Recent media reports about the dangers of eating too much kale have "all the hallmarks of a bogus health scare," according to an article in Vox. The meme began in a magazine profile of a Marin County alternative medicine practitioner who claims that because kale is a "hyper… Read more
Posted: Friday, July 17, 2015
An independent review has found the American Psychological Association (APA) collaborated in secret with the CIA to weaken guidelines for the treatment of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay during interrogation. Steven Miles, MD, of Consortium member the Center for Bioethics was widely… Read more
Posted: Monday, July 13, 2015
The University of Minnesota Genomics Center (UMGC), a Consortium member, has received matching funds from the Office for the Vice President for Research to acquire devices and provide pilot projects for investigators working in next-generation sequencing (NGS). The… Read more
Posted: Friday, July 10, 2015
On June 24-25 2015, a conference on Precision Medicine was held in Boston to coincide with the launch of the new Department of Biomedical Informatics at Harvard Medical School. The Precision Medicine Initiative, led by the National Institutes of Health, was announced… Read more
Posted: Monday, July 6, 2015
An article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune profiles the work of Consortium member the National Center for Food Protection and Defense, led by Prof. Amy Kircher, DrPH. The Center is affiliated with the Department of Homeland Security, and is working with public health officials… Read more
Posted: Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Consortium member center the Institute on the Environment (IonE) has named renowned scholar Jessica Hellmann as its new director beginning August 31, 2015. Dr. Hellmann is currently on the faculty of Notre Dame, and is best known for her research on climate change. She'll… Read more
Posted: Monday, June 29, 2015
The June 2015 issue of Minnesota Medicine, the official publication of the Minnesota Medical Association, features a piece on "The New World of Genetic Test, Families and Privacy" by Consortium founding chair Susan M. Wolf. The article reviews case law dating back to the 1990s about… Read more
Posted: Thursday, June 25, 2015
Despite its cultural, environmental and economic signficance to Minnesota, wild rice has been threatened by high levels of sulfate resulting from agricultural and industrial sources. A team of researchers led by Michael Sadowsky, director of Consortium member The Biotechnology… Read more