Watch the University of Minnesota’s most future-focused faculty deliver rapid, provocative presentations on the future of public health.
January 29, 2016
1-3 p.m.
Mayo Auditorium, 4th floor lobby
School of Public Health
University of Minnesota
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Sponsored by the School of Public Health, the Division of Health Policy & Management, the Office of e-Learning Services, and the Public Health Administration and Policy Program
| “Quarterbacks and heart attacks: Why we suck at making individual predictions” Julian Wolfson, assistant professor Biostatistics, School of Public Health |
“Racism is public health’s issue” Keith Mayes, associate professor African American Studies, College of Liberal Arts |
| “The Islands: Virtual people, real problems” Laura Lee, instructor Biostatistics, School of Public Health |
“If you thought Ebola was bad…” Rebecca Wurtz, associate professor Health Policy & Management, School of Public Health |
| “Proposition: In the internet era there’s no such thing as rural health” Ira Moscovice, professor and chair Health Policy & Management, School of Public Health |
“Big soda: The new big tobacco” Sarah Gollust, assistant professor Health Policy & Management, School of Public Health |
| “Your realtor is more important than your doctor in determining your health” Ed Goetz, director Center of Urban and Regional Affairs, Humphrey School of Public Affairs |
“Design thinking and public health” Virajita Singh, assistant vice provost Office of Equity and Diversity |
| “How to make communities resilient” Mike Greco, director Resilient Communities Project |
“How to deal with irreducible uncertainty: complexity in the 21st century “ Mary Butler, assistant professor Health Policy & Management, School of Public Health |
| “Self-driving cars: As revolutionary in the 21st century for public health as vaccines were in the 20th” Frank Douma, research scholar Center for Transportation Studies |
“Water Bar: Water is all we have” Shanai Matteson Works Progress Studio, Water Bar |
| “What can public health do about Somali youth radicalization?” Manny Atwal, assistant federal public defender Office of the Federal Pubic Defender U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota |
“Biodiversity and human health” Dominic Travis, associate professor Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medic |
| “One-size-fits-all does not work for blue jeans. Why would it for medicine?” William Oetting, professor Dept. of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Institute of Personalized Medicine |
“Working towards health equity and other lies we tell ourselves” Michelle van Ryn, professor of health services research Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Director, research program on equity and inclusion in health care |
| “If we had a vaccine against breast cancer, women would line up. Why don’t they for HPV immunization?” Kristin Anderson, professor and associate dean Learning & Student Affairs, School of Public Health |
“The future you want is the future you make” John Finnegan, dean School of Public Health |
| “Self-driving cars: As revolutionary in the 21st century for public health as vaccines were in the 20th” Frank Douma, research scholar Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota Ify Onyiah, budget officer State of Minnesota Office of Management and BudgetWhite paper: “Self-Driving Vehicles:Current Status of Autonomous Vehicle Development and Minnesota Policy Implications” |
“Let’s start believing: Working with transgender and gender non-conforming youth” Alex Jackson Nelson, MSW, LGSW, senior therapist Reclaim! |
