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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)

              Save The Date for this Inaugural Event! October, 22, 2020 – 9am-12:00pm CDT This will be a virtual event Pending approval for 3 CLEs Topics will cover: The history of, and standards of identity for, plant-based and cell-based proteins Commercial and technical aspects of alternative meat production, including: …

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

Congratulations to the Mitchell Hamline School of Law Health Law faculty on their accomplishments. Date range: May 1, 2020 – May 31, 2020   Blanke, Doug OTHER: 5/15/2020 Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Action on Smoking and Health Doug Blanke of the Public Health Law Center participated in an all-day online meeting of …

Health Law Faculty Accomplishments (May 2020)

Congratulations to the Mitchell Hamline School of Law Health Law faculty on their accomplishments. Date range: April 1, 2020 – April 30, 2020   Blanke, Doug PRESENTATION: 4/1/2020 “Litigation as a Public Health Tool” Doug Blanke remotely presented “Litigation as a Public Health Tool” to the Public Health Law class at the University of Minnesota’s …

Health Law Faculty Accomplishments (April 2020)

Congratulations to the Mitchell Hamline School of Law Health Law faculty on their accomplishments. Date range: March 1, 2020 – March 31, 2020   Blanke, Doug EVENT: 3/10/2020 Board of Trustees Meeting, Action on Smoking and Health Doug Blanke of the Public Health Law Center participated remotely in a meeting of the Board of Trustees …

Health Law Faculty Accomplishments (March 2020)

Congratulations to the Mitchell Hamline School of Law Health Law faculty on their accomplishments. Date range: February 1, 2020 – February 29, 2020   Amajuoyi, Julie PRESENTATION: 2/5/2020 “No Vapes in Cyberspace: How to Stop Internet Sales of Commercial Tobacco” Julie Amajuoyi and Susan Weisman of the Public Health Law Center presented “No Vapes in …

Health Law Faculty Accomplishments (February 2020)