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Dr. Laura Bloomberg

Political Determinants of Health

As we have moved through the pandemic, we have seen many examples of how health (and health care) are impacted by public policy.
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University of Minnesota joins Global Network of Age-Friendly Universities in Commitment to Lifelong Learning and Older Adults

2020 marks the first year that Minnesota’s 65+ population is larger than the 5-17 year-old population.
Community University Health Care Center

Community-University Health Care Center Recognized for Health Care Excellence

The University of Minnesota’s Community-University Health Care Center (CUHCC) in Minneapolis received an “Excellence in Health Care” award from UCare for their quality care in prepaid medical assistance and MNCare.
David Largaespada

Motivated by His Mother’s Heartbreaking Experience With Cancer, Lakeville Man Donates $1.4M to the Cancer Research Lab of a Decades-Long Friend

A longtime friend of David Largaespada, Ph.D., the associate director for Basic Sciences at the Masonic Cancer Center, has made a $1.4 million donation to revolutionize cancer research in the Largaespada Lab at the Masonic Cancer Center.
Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain

Building Better Brains

The new Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain will focus on diagnosing, treating, and preventing neurodevelopmental disorders in kids.
Daniel Weisdorf

Daniel Weisdorf Receives 2020 Charles Bolles Bolles-Rogers Award

Daniel J. Weisdorf, MD, professor of Medicine and deputy director of the Clinical and Translational Institute, received the 2020 Charles Bolles Bolles-Rogers Award.
Katy Kozhimannil

Katy Kozhimannil Receives 25th Heinz Award

The Heinz Family Foundation today named health services researcher Katy B. Kozhimannil, PhD, MPA, the recipient of the prestigious 25th Heinz Award.
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Crowdfunding campaigns seeking donations supporting the use of investigational medical products provided via expanded access or ‘right-to-try’ pathways

As health sciences researchers conduct clinical trials to develop safe and effective therapies and vaccines for COVID-19, expanded access and right-to-try are becoming more widely-known to the general public. 
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Community Driven Care

As a land-grant institution, we are charged with service to our state, but how do we provide this?
Damien Fair

MIDB Co-Director Damien Fair Selected for Prestigious MacArthur Fellowship

Damien Fair, PA-C, PhD, is one of two University of Minnesota Twin Cities faculty named a fellow by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation this year.