
The University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment (IonE), a Consortium Member Center, has contributed to newly published research on the often overlooked benefits of wildlife for the well-being of people. The benefits of nature have long been understood, leading to conservation policies and management practices to protect the environment. The new article argues that the specific contributions of wildlife, however, have not been fully recognized. Led… Read More

The expanding deployment of highly portable MRI (pMRI) technology for brain research outside the hospital to more remote settings is helping to expand research participation with underserved populations and ensure more inclusive research participation. But the rapid development of pMRI technology has outpaced the ethical, legal and societal implication (ELSI) guidelines necessary to ensure research participant safety and community trust during brain research projects. A new symposium of nine articles funded by the NIH BRAIN Initiative – “… Read More

Jeffrey Miller, MD, has been appointed Interim Director of the Masonic Cancer Center (MCC), a Consortium Member Center, replacing Douglas Yee, MD, who led the organization with distinction for the past 18 years. Dr. Miller first joined the University of Minnesota’s Department of Medicine in 1991… Read More

Led by Dr. Brian A. Nosek of the Center for Open Science and University of Virginia, members of the National Academies’ Strategic Council for Research Excellence, Integrity, and Trust have posted a new paper designed to help researchers, their institutions, and the public evaluate the trustworthiness of research findings. “A Framework for Assessing the… Read More