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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.
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 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.
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.
Building Better Brains
The new Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain will focus on diagnosing, treating, and preventing neurodevelopmental disorders in kids.
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 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.
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.
Community Driven Care
As a land-grant institution, we are charged with service to our state, but how do we provide this?
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.