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Congratulations to the Mitchell Hamline School of Law Health Law faculty on their accomplishments. Date range: November 1, 2020 – November 30, 2020   Blanke, Doug PRESENTATION: 11/11/2020 “Bitter Truths About Sugary Drinks” Doug Blanke and Julie Ralston Aoki of the Public Health Law Center took part in “Bitter Truths About Sugary Drinks,” a series …

Health Law Faculty Accomplishments (November 2020)

Health Injustice in America: How COVID-19 has illuminated years of inequity and the important role law and policy should play during times of crisis and beyond February 25, 2021 Pending Approval for 2.25 Standard CLE Credits   The COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated something a growing number of health care providers have known for a long …

CLE Speaker Series

Congratulations to the Mitchell Hamline School of Law Health Law faculty on their accomplishments. Date range: October 1, 2020 – October 31, 2020   Blanke, Doug PRESENTATION: 10/15/2020 “Bitter Truths About Sugary Drinks” Doug Blanke and Julie Ralston Aoki of the Public Health Law Center took part in “Bitter Truths About Sugary Drinks,” a series …

Health Law Faculty Accomplishments (October 2020)

Congratulations to the Mitchell Hamline School of Law Health Law faculty on their accomplishments. Date range: September 1, 2020 – September 30, 2020 Cork, Kerry PRESENTATION: 9/30/2020 “Hot Damn Takeaways on Social Use from Commercial Tobacco Regulation” Kerry Cork of the Public Health Law Center presented “Hot Damn Takeaways on Social Use from Commercial Tobacco …

Health Law Faculty Accomplishments (September 2020)

Congratulations to the Mitchell Hamline School of Law Health Law faculty on their accomplishments. Date range: August 1, 2020 – August 31, 2020   Hermer, Laura COMMUNITY SERVICE: 8/11/2020 Election Judge Professor Laura Hermer served as an election judge in the City of Golden Valley for the August 11 primary. UPCOMING: 8/15/2020 Mitchell Hamline Law …

Health Law Faculty Accomplishments (August 2020)

            Topics Covered: The history of, and standards of identity for, plant-based and cell-based proteins Commercial and technical aspects of alternative meat production, including: consumer trends, the impact of the COVID virus on production and distribution, and environmental concerns and regulations Current applicable regulations and the USDA/FDA partnership to guide and enforce science, …

Protein Wars: Defining, Naming, and Labeling Alternative Proteins

Congratulations to the Mitchell Hamline School of Law Health Law faculty on their accomplishments. Date range: July 1, 2020 – July 31, 2020   Amajuoyi, Julie PRESENTATION: 7/7/2020 “No Vapes in Cyberspace: Halting Internet Sales of Commercial Tobacco to Youth” Julie Amajuoyi of the Public Health Law Center virtually presented “No Vapes in Cyberspace: Halting …

Health Law Faculty Accomplishments (July 2020)

Congratulations to the Mitchell Hamline School of Law Health Law faculty on their accomplishments. Date range: June 1, 2020 – June 30, 2020   Blanke, Doug OTHER: 6/30/2020 “The Tobacco End Game: Still a Priority in the Age of COVID-19?” Doug Blanke of the Public Health Law Center posted a blog entry, “The Tobacco End …

Health Law Faculty Accomplishments (June 2020)

In the days after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police in May, Ruth Richardson remembered a conversation she’d had several years ago with her son, Shawn. “He’s a runner, and all he wants to do is be outside,” Richardson told NPR in June. “And I had to tell my little boy that you can’t …

Minnesota House declares racism a public health crisis, thanks to alum’s work

Mitchell Hamline professor Thaddeus Pope will spend the first months of 2021 doing research in Canada’s capital city after receiving a Fulbright Scholar Award. Pope, director of Mitchell Hamline’s Health Law Institute, has long worked on legal issues surrounding end-of-life care. He often helps public health and elected leaders shape policy. His research on the …

Professor Thaddeus Pope wins Fulbright Scholar Award; will do research in Canada next spring