UMN Consortium on Law and Values
@umnconsortium.bsky.social
The Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sciences links University of Minnesota centers to support interdisciplinary research, research ethics, and work on the societal implications of biomedicine and the life sciences.
TODAY! We're kicking off the NetEthics Conference in about half an hour at 9am CT. Even if you didn't register in advance, you're still welcome to join us. Attend one session, or the whole day. 🔗 z.umn.edu/JoinNetEthics
November 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
TODAY! We're kicking off the NetEthics Conference in about half an hour at 9am CT. Even if you didn't register in advance, you're still welcome to join us. Attend one session, or the whole day. 🔗 z.umn.edu/JoinNetEthics
Join Consortium member ATP-Bio for a public webinar. OSU prof Adam Higgins, PhD will share how his research is helping improve cryoprotective agent (CPA) design and delivery to advance the science of biopreservation.
📅 Tues, Nov 18
⏰ 3–4pm CT
🔗 atp-bio.org/atp-bio-webi...
📅 Tues, Nov 18
⏰ 3–4pm CT
🔗 atp-bio.org/atp-bio-webi...
November 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Join Consortium member ATP-Bio for a public webinar. OSU prof Adam Higgins, PhD will share how his research is helping improve cryoprotective agent (CPA) design and delivery to advance the science of biopreservation.
📅 Tues, Nov 18
⏰ 3–4pm CT
🔗 atp-bio.org/atp-bio-webi...
📅 Tues, Nov 18
⏰ 3–4pm CT
🔗 atp-bio.org/atp-bio-webi...
November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
ONE WEEK AWAY! Join researchers from the NSF-funded NetEthics project for a free online event focused on the ethical challenges of big team science in networks spread across labs & universities.
📅Friday, November 14
⏰9am-4pm Central
📍Zoom
🔗z.umn.edu/NetEthics
📅Friday, November 14
⏰9am-4pm Central
📍Zoom
🔗z.umn.edu/NetEthics
November 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
ONE WEEK AWAY! Join researchers from the NSF-funded NetEthics project for a free online event focused on the ethical challenges of big team science in networks spread across labs & universities.
📅Friday, November 14
⏰9am-4pm Central
📍Zoom
🔗z.umn.edu/NetEthics
📅Friday, November 14
⏰9am-4pm Central
📍Zoom
🔗z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Join Consortium member center @umnbioethics.bsky.social for an upcoming Ethics Grand Rounds webinar this Friday, November 7. Details below ⬇️
You are invited to our upcoming Ethics Grand Rounds webinar, “Moral Distress and Burnout Among OB-GYNs After Dobbs” with Mara Buchbinder, PhD.
🗓️: Friday, Nov. 7, 2025
⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CST)
Register Now! It’s free: z.umn.edu/apaf
🗓️: Friday, Nov. 7, 2025
⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CST)
Register Now! It’s free: z.umn.edu/apaf
November 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Join Consortium member center @umnbioethics.bsky.social for an upcoming Ethics Grand Rounds webinar this Friday, November 7. Details below ⬇️
Our NetEthics Conference is happening in less than TWO WEEKS! But there's still time to register to join us for an engaging discussion about the ethical challenges of multi-institutional research.
Register today: z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Register today: z.umn.edu/NetEthics
November 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Our NetEthics Conference is happening in less than TWO WEEKS! But there's still time to register to join us for an engaging discussion about the ethical challenges of multi-institutional research.
Register today: z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Register today: z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Join Consortium member center @umnbioethics.bsky.social for the next installment of their Ethics Grand Rounds webinar series this Friday. Details below ⬇️
Please join us for our upcoming Ethics Grand Rounds webinar, “Oaths and Expertise: The Bioethical Consequences of Health Policy as Medical Decision-Making” with @meredithemcnamara.bsky.social, MD, MS, FAAP.
🗓️: Friday, Oct. 31, 2025
⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CDT)
Register Now! It’s free: z.umn.edu/apvl
🗓️: Friday, Oct. 31, 2025
⏱️: 12-1 p.m. (CDT)
Register Now! It’s free: z.umn.edu/apvl
October 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Join Consortium member center @umnbioethics.bsky.social for the next installment of their Ethics Grand Rounds webinar series this Friday. Details below ⬇️
Join us on Nov 14 for the free, online NetEthics conference to learn more about ethical challenges of large research networks.
Session 5 will conclude the event with a panel discussion among national leaders (see next post in thread!) in ethics & public policy.
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Session 5 will conclude the event with a panel discussion among national leaders (see next post in thread!) in ethics & public policy.
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
October 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Join us on Nov 14 for the free, online NetEthics conference to learn more about ethical challenges of large research networks.
Session 5 will conclude the event with a panel discussion among national leaders (see next post in thread!) in ethics & public policy.
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Session 5 will conclude the event with a panel discussion among national leaders (see next post in thread!) in ethics & public policy.
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Want to unpack ethical issues of big team research? Join the NetEthics conference on Nov 14.
Session 4 features:
⭐Timothy Pruett MD, UMN
⭐Korkut Uygun PhD, Harvard
⭐Jennifer Kuzma PhD, NC State
⭐Andrew Smyth PhD, Columbia
⭐Ivonne Santiago PhD, UTEP
⭐David Bishop PhD, Boston U
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Session 4 features:
⭐Timothy Pruett MD, UMN
⭐Korkut Uygun PhD, Harvard
⭐Jennifer Kuzma PhD, NC State
⭐Andrew Smyth PhD, Columbia
⭐Ivonne Santiago PhD, UTEP
⭐David Bishop PhD, Boston U
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
October 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Want to unpack ethical issues of big team research? Join the NetEthics conference on Nov 14.
Session 4 features:
⭐Timothy Pruett MD, UMN
⭐Korkut Uygun PhD, Harvard
⭐Jennifer Kuzma PhD, NC State
⭐Andrew Smyth PhD, Columbia
⭐Ivonne Santiago PhD, UTEP
⭐David Bishop PhD, Boston U
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Session 4 features:
⭐Timothy Pruett MD, UMN
⭐Korkut Uygun PhD, Harvard
⭐Jennifer Kuzma PhD, NC State
⭐Andrew Smyth PhD, Columbia
⭐Ivonne Santiago PhD, UTEP
⭐David Bishop PhD, Boston U
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Happening today! Join us at Noon CT to learn more about protecting aquatic biodiversity.
Join Consortium member ATP-Bio for a public webinar. From protecting coral reefs to preserving zebrafish lines, LSU prof Terry Tiersch, PhD will highlight innovative community-driven strategies to protect aquatic biodiversity.
📅Tues, Oct 21
⏰12–1pm CT
🔗https://atp-bio.org/atp-bio-webinar-series/
📅Tues, Oct 21
⏰12–1pm CT
🔗https://atp-bio.org/atp-bio-webinar-series/
October 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Happening today! Join us at Noon CT to learn more about protecting aquatic biodiversity.
Want to learn about ethical issues inherent in multiteam research? Join the NetEthics conference on Nov 14.
Session 3 features:
⭐️ @andrewmaynard.net, PhD, ASU
⭐️Stephen M. Fiore, PhD, UCF
⭐️Rosalyn W. Berne, PhD, UVA
⭐️C.K. Gunsalus, JD, UI Urbana-Champaign
🔗z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Session 3 features:
⭐️ @andrewmaynard.net, PhD, ASU
⭐️Stephen M. Fiore, PhD, UCF
⭐️Rosalyn W. Berne, PhD, UVA
⭐️C.K. Gunsalus, JD, UI Urbana-Champaign
🔗z.umn.edu/NetEthics
October 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Want to learn about ethical issues inherent in multiteam research? Join the NetEthics conference on Nov 14.
Session 3 features:
⭐️ @andrewmaynard.net, PhD, ASU
⭐️Stephen M. Fiore, PhD, UCF
⭐️Rosalyn W. Berne, PhD, UVA
⭐️C.K. Gunsalus, JD, UI Urbana-Champaign
🔗z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Session 3 features:
⭐️ @andrewmaynard.net, PhD, ASU
⭐️Stephen M. Fiore, PhD, UCF
⭐️Rosalyn W. Berne, PhD, UVA
⭐️C.K. Gunsalus, JD, UI Urbana-Champaign
🔗z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Join the Humphrey School and Consortium member Center for Science, Technology, & Environmental Policy for a talk by former EPA administrator Michael Regan on October 28. Regan will discuss practical pathways to a sustainable future. Free & open to all!
More info: www.hhh.umn.edu/cstep/advanc...
More info: www.hhh.umn.edu/cstep/advanc...
October 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Join the Humphrey School and Consortium member Center for Science, Technology, & Environmental Policy for a talk by former EPA administrator Michael Regan on October 28. Regan will discuss practical pathways to a sustainable future. Free & open to all!
More info: www.hhh.umn.edu/cstep/advanc...
More info: www.hhh.umn.edu/cstep/advanc...
Interested in #Ethics issues that cross multiple research institutions & disciplines? Join the NetEthics conference on Nov 14.
Session 2 features:
⭐️Shawneequa L. Callier, JD @gwsmhs.bsky.social
⭐️Susan M. Wolf, JD @umnlawschool.bsky.social
⭐️Gillian H. Roehrig, PhD, UMN
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Session 2 features:
⭐️Shawneequa L. Callier, JD @gwsmhs.bsky.social
⭐️Susan M. Wolf, JD @umnlawschool.bsky.social
⭐️Gillian H. Roehrig, PhD, UMN
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
October 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Interested in #Ethics issues that cross multiple research institutions & disciplines? Join the NetEthics conference on Nov 14.
Session 2 features:
⭐️Shawneequa L. Callier, JD @gwsmhs.bsky.social
⭐️Susan M. Wolf, JD @umnlawschool.bsky.social
⭐️Gillian H. Roehrig, PhD, UMN
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Session 2 features:
⭐️Shawneequa L. Callier, JD @gwsmhs.bsky.social
⭐️Susan M. Wolf, JD @umnlawschool.bsky.social
⭐️Gillian H. Roehrig, PhD, UMN
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Involved in multiteam research or curious about it? Join the NetEthics conference on Nov 14.
Session 1 features:
⭐James F. Childress, PhD, UVA
⭐Michele Masucci, PhD, USMD
⭐Kara L. Hall, PhD, NIH
⭐Geeta Krishna Swamy, MD, @dukemedschool.bsky.social
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
#NetEthics #BigTeamScience
Session 1 features:
⭐James F. Childress, PhD, UVA
⭐Michele Masucci, PhD, USMD
⭐Kara L. Hall, PhD, NIH
⭐Geeta Krishna Swamy, MD, @dukemedschool.bsky.social
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
#NetEthics #BigTeamScience
October 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Involved in multiteam research or curious about it? Join the NetEthics conference on Nov 14.
Session 1 features:
⭐James F. Childress, PhD, UVA
⭐Michele Masucci, PhD, USMD
⭐Kara L. Hall, PhD, NIH
⭐Geeta Krishna Swamy, MD, @dukemedschool.bsky.social
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
#NetEthics #BigTeamScience
Session 1 features:
⭐James F. Childress, PhD, UVA
⭐Michele Masucci, PhD, USMD
⭐Kara L. Hall, PhD, NIH
⭐Geeta Krishna Swamy, MD, @dukemedschool.bsky.social
🔗 z.umn.edu/NetEthics
#NetEthics #BigTeamScience
Join Consortium member ATP-Bio for a public webinar. From protecting coral reefs to preserving zebrafish lines, LSU prof Terry Tiersch, PhD will highlight innovative community-driven strategies to protect aquatic biodiversity.
📅Tues, Oct 21
⏰12–1pm CT
🔗https://atp-bio.org/atp-bio-webinar-series/
📅Tues, Oct 21
⏰12–1pm CT
🔗https://atp-bio.org/atp-bio-webinar-series/
October 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Join Consortium member ATP-Bio for a public webinar. From protecting coral reefs to preserving zebrafish lines, LSU prof Terry Tiersch, PhD will highlight innovative community-driven strategies to protect aquatic biodiversity.
📅Tues, Oct 21
⏰12–1pm CT
🔗https://atp-bio.org/atp-bio-webinar-series/
📅Tues, Oct 21
⏰12–1pm CT
🔗https://atp-bio.org/atp-bio-webinar-series/
Calling all researchers, scientists, administrators, and others involved in big team science!
Join us for a free, online conference on the ethical challenges of big team research & new tools to address them.
📅Fri, Nov 14
⏰9am-4pm CT
📍Zoom
Register: z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Join us for a free, online conference on the ethical challenges of big team research & new tools to address them.
📅Fri, Nov 14
⏰9am-4pm CT
📍Zoom
Register: z.umn.edu/NetEthics
October 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Calling all researchers, scientists, administrators, and others involved in big team science!
Join us for a free, online conference on the ethical challenges of big team research & new tools to address them.
📅Fri, Nov 14
⏰9am-4pm CT
📍Zoom
Register: z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Join us for a free, online conference on the ethical challenges of big team research & new tools to address them.
📅Fri, Nov 14
⏰9am-4pm CT
📍Zoom
Register: z.umn.edu/NetEthics
Tomorrow 10/2, Consortium member International Institute for BioSensing is hosting a lecture entitled "AI at an Inflection Point: Catalyzing a New Era of Discovery," featuring University of Minnesota professor Vipin Kumar, PhD.
Learn more or register: iib.umn.edu/events/ai-in...
Learn more or register: iib.umn.edu/events/ai-in...
AI at an Inflection Point: Catalyzing a New Era of Discovery | International Institute for Biosensing (IIB)
AI at an Inflection Point: Catalyzing a New Era of Discovery
iib.umn.edu
October 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Tomorrow 10/2, Consortium member International Institute for BioSensing is hosting a lecture entitled "AI at an Inflection Point: Catalyzing a New Era of Discovery," featuring University of Minnesota professor Vipin Kumar, PhD.
Learn more or register: iib.umn.edu/events/ai-in...
Learn more or register: iib.umn.edu/events/ai-in...
Join Consortium member @umngenomics.bsky.social (UMGC) for GenoFest 2025 this Fri, Oct 3. GenoFest features presentations from leaders in the field, updates on the latest sequencing & multi-omic platforms, tours of UMGC, posters, exhibit tables & more.
Learn more: genomics.umn.edu/events/genof...
Learn more: genomics.umn.edu/events/genof...
September 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Join Consortium member @umngenomics.bsky.social (UMGC) for GenoFest 2025 this Fri, Oct 3. GenoFest features presentations from leaders in the field, updates on the latest sequencing & multi-omic platforms, tours of UMGC, posters, exhibit tables & more.
Learn more: genomics.umn.edu/events/genof...
Learn more: genomics.umn.edu/events/genof...
A recent Wall Street Journal article covering the current state of vaccine recommendations in the United States highlights Consortium member center @cidrap.bsky.social, its Vaccine Integrity Project, and its faculty director @mtosterholm.bsky.social.
The Doctors Building a Public-Health Universe Outside the Government
A growing contingent of physicians and policymakers are breaking away from federal health guidance under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
www.wsj.com
September 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A recent Wall Street Journal article covering the current state of vaccine recommendations in the United States highlights Consortium member center @cidrap.bsky.social, its Vaccine Integrity Project, and its faculty director @mtosterholm.bsky.social.
Consortium member center The Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing is hosting a special celebration on October 7 in honor of its 30th anniversary! Learn more or register: z.umn.edu/CSH30
September 24, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Consortium member center The Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing is hosting a special celebration on October 7 in honor of its 30th anniversary! Learn more or register: z.umn.edu/CSH30
Consortium member center @umnbioethics.bsky.social is hosting an Ethics Grand Rounds webinar on October 3. Learn more or register: z.umn.edu/ap9o
September 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Consortium member center @umnbioethics.bsky.social is hosting an Ethics Grand Rounds webinar on October 3. Learn more or register: z.umn.edu/ap9o
What can we learn from COVID-19 to help us prepare for future pandemics?
@mtosterholm.bsky.social, Director of Consortium member @cidrap.bsky.social, & Mark Olshaker address this in their new book The Big One: How We Must Prepare for Future Deadly Pandemics.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/wak...
@mtosterholm.bsky.social, Director of Consortium member @cidrap.bsky.social, & Mark Olshaker address this in their new book The Big One: How We Must Prepare for Future Deadly Pandemics.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/wak...
In the wake of COVID, Osterholm takes on 'The Big One' in new book
www.cidrap.umn.edu
September 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
What can we learn from COVID-19 to help us prepare for future pandemics?
@mtosterholm.bsky.social, Director of Consortium member @cidrap.bsky.social, & Mark Olshaker address this in their new book The Big One: How We Must Prepare for Future Deadly Pandemics.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/wak...
@mtosterholm.bsky.social, Director of Consortium member @cidrap.bsky.social, & Mark Olshaker address this in their new book The Big One: How We Must Prepare for Future Deadly Pandemics.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/wak...
The Water Resources Center, a Consortium member center, is hosting the Minnesota Water Resources Conference next month. The conference features innovative, practical, & applied water resource engineering solutions, management techniques, & current research. Learn more: ccaps.umn.edu/minnesota-wa...
Minnesota Water Resources Conference
Immerse yourself in innovative, practical, and applied water resource engineering solutions, management techniques, and current research about Minnesota’s water resources.
ccaps.umn.edu
September 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The Water Resources Center, a Consortium member center, is hosting the Minnesota Water Resources Conference next month. The conference features innovative, practical, & applied water resource engineering solutions, management techniques, & current research. Learn more: ccaps.umn.edu/minnesota-wa...
Consortium member center ATP-Bio is driving groundbreaking science, like a lunar biobank to safeguard Earth's biodiversity. Learn more in this new Nature article, which includes perspectives from Consortium Chair Susan Wolf, JD, and ATP-Bio Director John Bischoff, PhD. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
My moonshot to preserve endangered species
Coral cryobiologist Mary Hagedorn wants to bank biological samples at the frozen lunar south pole.
www.nature.com
September 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Consortium member center ATP-Bio is driving groundbreaking science, like a lunar biobank to safeguard Earth's biodiversity. Learn more in this new Nature article, which includes perspectives from Consortium Chair Susan Wolf, JD, and ATP-Bio Director John Bischoff, PhD. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
As part of the Vaccine Integrity Project, Consortium member center @cidrap.bsky.social presented reassuring data on #vaccines, showing no notable safety or effectiveness issues.
Read more: www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/vac...
Read more: www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/vac...
Vaccine Integrity Project presents reassuring data on vaccines for upcoming respiratory virus season
www.cidrap.umn.edu
August 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
As part of the Vaccine Integrity Project, Consortium member center @cidrap.bsky.social presented reassuring data on #vaccines, showing no notable safety or effectiveness issues.
Read more: www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/vac...
Read more: www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/vac...