Equity and Diversity

A health care worker uses a stethoscope on a Black baby.

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Uncovering a dramatic disparity

A research study found that the in-hospital death rate of Black newborns is a third lower when they are cared for by Black physicians rather than white physicians.

Collage graphic of people of color looking to the left

News Release

The U of M School of Public Health received a $5 million philanthropic gift from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota to establish the Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity

The center is dedicated to addressing and uprooting structural racism’s impact on health and healthcare.

Pregnant Black women getting an ultrasound

Research Brief

Research Brief: How skin tone bias and age affect preterm birth rates of Black women

Jaime Slaughter-Acey, an epidemiologist and assistant professor at the School of Public Health, led the study.

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Talking COVID-19 vaccination attitudes with the U of M

Ana Núñez with the Medical School talks about why these attitudes exist and how they could limit access to certain communities, particularly people of color.

News Release

University of Minnesota Joins National Alliance Aimed at Developing a More Inclusive and Diverse STEM Faculty

The University of Minnesota announced it’s one of 19 universities joining a three-year institutional change effort to develop inclusive faculty recruitment, hiring, and retention practices.

News Release

Community-University Health Care Center recognized for health care excellence

CUHCC honored at UCare’s “A Salute to Excellence!”

News Release

University of Minnesota Medical School Department of Family Medicine and Community Health Creates Josie Robinson Johnson Endowed Chair in Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

The Medical School is excited to announce the creation of the Josie Robinson Johnson Endowed Chair in Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and to appoint Andrea Westby as the inaugural holder.

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Equity and Diversity

Uncovering a dramatic disparity

The U of M School of Public Health received a $5 million philanthropic gift from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota to establish the Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity

Research Brief: How skin tone bias and age affect preterm birth rates of Black women

Talking COVID-19 vaccination attitudes with the U of M

University of Minnesota Joins National Alliance Aimed at Developing a More Inclusive and Diverse STEM Faculty

Community-University Health Care Center recognized for health care excellence

University of Minnesota Medical School Department of Family Medicine and Community Health Creates Josie Robinson Johnson Endowed Chair in Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

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