Monday, November 16, 2020

9:30 – 10:30                                           SCIENCE                                                          on Zoom

The Scientist and the Spy

Speaker: Mara Hvistendahl, Author

Not since Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest has a cornfield produced so much excitement. This is a complex story, but it’s presented clearly and vividly, thanks to Hvistendahl’s background as a science journalist here and in China, her exquisite pacing, and her narrative skills. This true story of China, the FBI, and industrial espionage is hard to put down and harder to stop thinking about.

11:00 – 12:00                                      WOMEN’S VOICES                                         on Zoom

Protecting Immigrant Rights

Speaker: Teresa (Terri) Nelson, Legal Director of the
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Minnesota

Nelson is the counsel of record for the ACLU’s cases. She supervises and coordinates the work of attorneys and pro bono attorneys. An adjunct professor at her alma mater, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, she currently serves on the State Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights and is a member of the Advisory Board for the Minneapolis-St. Paul Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society

12:00 noon                                         ANNOUNCEMENTS

1:15 – 2:15                                         PUBLIC POLICY                                          on Zoom

When Health Gets Political: A Comparison of the Affordable Care Act and COVID-19

Speaker: Sarah Gollust, PhD, Associate Professor, Division of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota School of Public Health

2020 was the 10-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act being signed into law. It was also the year of the emergence of the most devastating public health crisis in a century. Gollust will compare these two issues, analyzing how politics and communication contributed toward polarized responses to these distinct—and continually evolving—public health events.