• Integrating Transcriptomic Signals into CALDERA to Infer Causal Gene

    Identifying causal genes for complex traits is both extremely important and challenging. CALDERA is a state-of-the-art method that leverages a small set of genetic and genomic features; however, transcriptome-wide association study (TWAS) signals were previously excluded due to potential redundancy with existing features. In this work, we extended CALDERA by introducing T-PoPS, a feature that…

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  • Webinar – Social Equity Policies in Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization

    Description: As part of legislation to legalize adult-use cannabis, many states have enacted policies aimed at empowering communities disproportionately harmed by cannabis criminalization laws. This webinar provides an overview of these social equity policies and invites a discussion about how effective they have been in achieving their goals. This webinar is free and open to…

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    Privacy Preserving Validation on Generalizability of Risk Prediction

    Presented by Yuanlin Feng Masters Candidate in Biostatistics Plan B Adviser: Dr. Jue Hou Risk models developed on large research cohorts must be validated on external healthcare systems before guiding local clinical practice, yet validation sites often cannot share individual-level data and repeated interactive evaluation is often impractical. We propose a privacy-preserving, communication-efficient federated validation…

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    SPH 2026 Commencement

    Join us to celebrate students graduating at our 2026 SPH Commencement.

    Data-Driven Decision-Making in Lean Times

    This webinar will examine how evidence-based prioritization (e.g., cost-effectiveness analysis, activity-based costing, FPHS metrics) supports difficult allocation decisions, including examples of tools or dashboards developed by partner jurisdictions.

  • Age Friendly University Day

    Retirees, older Minnesotans, and lifelong learners – join us for the fifth annual Age-Friendly University Day. We are excited to welcome acclaimed author of “Living Life Full Throttle”, Dr. Sheryl Ramstad, as our keynote speaker.

    Scenario Planning for the Next Budget Contraction

    This webinar will demonstrate structured forecasting and scenario analysis for revenue losses across multiple streams (federal, state, local, fee-based), including equity implications.

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