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Professor Wolf Reappointed as Consortium Chair
Professor Susan M. Wolf, JD, has been reappointed the Chair of the Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sciences and Director of the Joint Degree Program in Law, Health & the Life Sciences for another three-year renewable term, commencing July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2011.
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 Incidental Findings Symposium in JLMEProfessors Susan Wolf, JD, Jordan Paradise, JD, Charles A. Nelson, PhD, Jeffrey P. Kahn, PhD, MPH, and Frances Lawrenz, PhD, guest edited the Summer 2008 issue of The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics which features articles and the first major consensus recommendations on "Incidental Findings in Human Subjects Research: From Imaging to Genomics."
Click here to read the list of article citations. More information is available at www.jlme.org.
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The Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment, & the Life Sciences is proud to be a University interdisciplinary initiative overseen by Senior Vice President and Provost of Academic Affairs, E. Thomas Sullivan. Read more about interdisciplinary research and education at the University of Minnesota.
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The Consortium links 17 leading centers and programs at the University of Minnesota to address the legal, ethical, and policy implications of the life sciences and society.
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Jonathan Foley named IonE Director
The University of Minnesota is pleased to report that, following an extensive international search, Provost E. Thomas Sullivan has selected Professor Jonathan A. Foley as the permanent director of the Institute on the Environment.
New Degree Offer: MA in Bioethics
Offered by the Center for Bioethics, the new graduate program will enroll its first students in Fall 2009.
Prof. Susan Wolf quoted in New Scientist Magazine
JLME Incidental Findings Symposium is featured in the 5 July 2008 issue of New Scientist magazine, a news weekly read by 1 million worldwide.
CIDRAP Director appears on NBC Today Show
CIDRAP Director Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH appeared on the show in a story about recent salmonella infections and the search for their source.
Prof. Wolf Reappointed as Consortium Chair
and as Director of the Joint Degree Program in Law, Health & the Life Sciences.
Prof. Claudia Neuhauser Leaves CBS
As of June 30, Claudia Neuhauser has resigned from her position as head of the Ecology, Evolution and Behavior Department in the College of Biological Sciences.
Incidental Findings Symposium in JLME
Professors Wolf, Paradise, Nelson, Kahn, and Lawrenz served as guest editors.
New Course Offerings from Center for Bioethics
The Center for Bioethics announced several new classes for Fall 2008. These courses will explore ethical issues relating to global health, patient's rights, and risk in contemporary health care.
CFANS Names New Associate Dean
Greg Cuomo has been named CFANS Associate Dean for Extension effective June 9.
Prof. Wilson Receives McKnight Award
Assistant Professor Elizabeth Wilson, PhD, has been named a 2008 recipient of the University of Minnesota's McKnight Land-Grant Professorship.
Prof. Sadowsky Receives Award
Mike Sadowsky, PhD (Professor, Department of Soil, Water, and Climate and Water Resources Science Faculty) received the 2008 Faculty CFANS Distinguished Diversity and Inclusion Award.
2008-09 Lecture Series Update
Work is underway on the next Lecture Series on Law, Health & the Life Sciences, the theme of which is Synthetic Biology: The Science, Ethics & Law of Creating New Life.
Students Receive Honors for Achievement
The Consortium on Law and Values in Health, the Environment & the Life Sciences, the Joint Degree Program in Law, Health & the Life Sciences, the Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology congratulate the graduating Class of 2008.
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July 23, 2008
Hatha Yoga & Meditation with Swami Veda Bharati The Center for Spirituality & Healing offers this special, free event to introduce participants to the relationship between Hatha yoga and meditation.
October 8, 2008
Lecture Series Welcomes Speaker Robert Friedman, PhD The theme of the Consortium's 2008-09 Lecture Series on Law, Health & the Life Sciences is Synthetic Biology: The Science, Ethics & Law of Creating New Life.
October 27, 2008
Minnesota Water Resources Conference The Minnesota Water Resources Conference presents innovative and practical water resource management techniques and highlights research about Minnesota's water resources.
November 4, 2008
Lecture Series Welcomes Speaker Arti K. Rai, JD, of Duke Law Prof. Rai is the second lecturer in the Consortium's 2008-09 Lecture Series, Synthetic Biology: The Science, Ethics & Law of Creating New Life. She will lecture on "The Paradigm Shift of Synthetic Biology: Tensions Between Innovation and Security."
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