The Consortium sponsors multiple events each year to foster dialogue about important issues at the intersection of science and society. We bring top experts in bioethics, public policy, health care, and the life sciences to campus to engage with our faculty, students, staff, and community colleagues.
Lectures
Our lectures bring eminent thinkers from around the nation to address emerging topics that cross disciplinary boundaries.
2023-25: When Law, Ethics & Medicine Collide
Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 12 p.m.
- 1:30 p.m. Central Time
Online - Zoom
Friday, November 1, 2024, 12 p.m.
- 1:30 p.m. Central Time
Wednesday, May 1, 2024, 12 a.m.
- 11:59 p.m. Central Time
2022-23 COVID Consequences
Wednesday, April 19, 2023, 12 p.m.
- 1:30 p.m. Central Time
Thursday, December 15, 2022, 12 p.m.
- 1:30 p.m. Central Time
2020-22 COVID Controversies
Tuesday, April 26, 2022, 12 p.m.
- 1:30 p.m. Central Time
Friday, October 29, 2021, 12 p.m.
- 1:30 p.m. Central Time
Monday, August 23, 2021, 12 p.m.
- 1:30 p.m. Central Time
Friday, January 8, 2021, 12 p.m.
- 1:30 p.m. Central Time
Friday, October 16, 2020, 11 a.m.
- 1:00 p.m. Central Time
Friday, August 28, 2020, 12 p.m.
- 1:30 p.m. Central Time
2019-20 Speaking Science in Public Controversies
Thursday, April 16, 2020, 11 a.m.
- 1:00 p.m. Central Time
Friday, April 3, 2020, 11 a.m.
- 1:00 p.m. Central Time
Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 11 a.m.
- 1:00 p.m. Central Time
Mississippi Room, Coffman Memorial Union
Conferences
Our conferences showcase original research, support centers, and feature expert speakers.
Conferences 2025-26
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 9 a.m.
- 3:00 p.m. Central Time
Live Webinar on Zoom
Friday, November 14, 2025, 9 a.m.
- 4:00 p.m. Central Time
Online - Zoom - Central Time
Conferences 2024-25
Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 9 a.m.
- 3:00 p.m. Central Time
Conferences 2023-24
Wednesday, February 28, 2024, 9 a.m.
- 3:00 p.m. Central Time
Thursday, December 7, 2023, 8 a.m.
- 4:30 p.m. Central Time
Conferences 2022-23
Wednesday, March 1, 2023, 9 a.m.
- 3:00 p.m. Central Time
Conferences 2021-22
Wednesday, March 2, 2022, 9 a.m.
- 1:30 p.m. Central Time
Conferences 2020-21
Wednesday, March 3, 2021, 9 a.m.
- 1:30 p.m. Central Time
Wednesday, December 2, 2020, 10 a.m.
- 2:45 p.m. Central Time
Conferences 2019-20
Wednesday, March 4, 2020, 8 a.m.
- 2:30 p.m. Central Time
Coffman Theater, Coffman Memorial Union, University of Minnesota
Conferences 2018-19
Thursday, April 25, 2019, 8 a.m.
- 5:00 p.m. Central Time
Wednesday, March 6, 2019, 8 a.m.
- 1:03 p.m. Central Time
Coffman Theater, University of Minnesota
Thursday, November 29, 2018, 8 a.m.
- 2:00 p.m. Central Time
Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN