Rebecca Wurtz, Professor in the Division of Health Policy & Management at the University of Minnesota and Board Certified ID Physician discusses the Ebola Outbreak in Africa.

On the May 20, 2026, episode of Minnesota Public Radio, the host and Professor Wurtz discussed the recent Ebola outbreak. During the episode, Brett Hendel Paterson, MD, Director of the Global Health Pathway, joined the conversation to discuss pandemic identification and management. This appearance highlights the collaborative nature of faculty and departments across the University, as well as our commitment to public-facing work that advances education, public health awareness, and community engagement. 

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The UMN/Mayo Fellows Forum is an annual conference that includes invited speakers, fellow research presentations, and Mystery Cases sessions. It is an opportunity for attendees to meet and network with ID fellows and faculty from both institutions. In this 20th iteration, we focussed on the urgent global public health threat of Antimicrobial Resistance. 

UMN Fellow, Dr. Tom Schmidt, and IDIM Faculty, Dr. Nate Bahr, join the popular podcast Febrile! 

On the March 17, 2025, episode they solve a pneumonia not responding to antimicrobials and discuss endemic fungal disease. 

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See Department of Medicine Chair, Betsy Seaquist, talk about the Future of Medicine. Together, we stay committed to improving patient care, advancing research, and educating the next generation of physicians. 

The Minnesota State Fair is legendary for fried food and fun, but many of the two million attendees also make a tradition of participating in UMN research projects while at the fair. 

Click here to see Dr. Beth Thielen's study on the pediatric nasal microbiome with data collected at the state fair here: MINNE-LOVE Study

And click here to read more about UMN's long history of research at the fair: Research at the Fair