The Joint Degree Program in Law, Health & the Life Sciences is pleased to offer the JD/MHA in Health Care Administration to Joint Degree Program students.

The Master of Health Care Administration (MHA) Program prepares graduates for leadership positions in the health care delivery sector. Built around a rigorously structured core curriculum that develops the high-level decision-making skills needed in the complex world of Health Care, the MHA Program blends classic management disciplines with practical applications within the Health Care industry.

The Minnesota MHA is recognized as providing the premiere student-centered education experience: learning that is theory-based and practice-enabled. The Minnesota MHA is CA+HME accredited and ranked second in the nation for graduate (master's) education in Health Care management by U.S. News and World Report. For more information, visit http://www.hpm.umn.edu/mha/index.htm

New Degree Offer: MA in Bioethics
Offered by the Center for Bioethics, the new graduate program will enroll its first students in Fall 2009.

IonE Names Associate Fellows
IonE has appointed a diverse set of scholars as associate fellows.

Jonathan Foley named IonE Director
The University of Minnesota is pleased to report that, following an extensive international search, Provost E. Thomas Sullivan has selected Professor Jonathan A. Foley as the permanent director of the Institute on the Environment.

Prof. Susan Wolf quoted in New Scientist Magazine
JLME Incidental Findings Symposium is featured in the 5 July 2008 issue of New Scientist magazine, a news weekly read by 1 million worldwide.

Prof. Wolf Reappointed as JDP Director
and as Chair of the Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sciences.

Incidental Findings Symposium in JLME
Professors Wolf, Paradise, Nelson, Kahn, and Lawrenz served as guest editors.

New Course Offerings from Center for Bioethics
The Center for Bioethics announced several new classes for Fall 2008. These courses will explore ethical issues relating to global health, patient's rights, and risk in contemporary health care.

October 8, 2008
Lecture Series on Law, Health & the Life Sciences--Dr. Robert Friedman, Deputy Director of the J. Craig Venter Institute, will lecture on "Synthetic Genomics: Risks and Benefits for Science and Society."

October 14, 2008
JDP Advisory Board Reception--A reception for JDP students, alumni and Governing Committee members will be hosted by the law firm of Faegre & Benson.

October 27, 2008
Minnesota Water Resources Conference--The Minnesota Water Resources Conference presents innovative and practical water resource management techniques and highlights research about Minnesota's water resources.

November 4, 2008
Lecture Series on Law, Health & the Life Sciences--Prof. Arti Rai, JD, (Duke Law) will present "The Paradigm Shift of Synthetic Biology: Tensions Between Innovation and Security."

January 29, 2009
Deinard Memorial Lecture on Law & Medicine--Prof. M. Gregg Bloche, MD, JD (Georgetown and Brookings Institute) will present "The Emergent Logic of Health Law."

March 6, 2009
10th Anniversary Conference--The Consortium's annual conference celebrates the program's 10th anniversary with a program entitled, "What's Next in Law, Health & the Life Sciences? Debating Openness, Access & Accountability."

April 16, 2009
Lecture Series on Law, Health & the Life Sciences--Prof. Drew Endy, PhD (Stanford University) will present "Dialog and Notes on Synthetic Biology."