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Letter from the Chair in Sexual Health
It's time. With a new administration in place, it is time to jump start a new sexual health agenda for the United States.
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New child and adolescent services at PHS
The PHS clinic, the Center for Sexual Health, has recently developed a program for children and adolescents with a range of sexual issues.
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PHS receives funding for a sexual health library
The Tawani Foundation has awarded PHS a grant in the amount of $50,000 to help fund the early development of a sexual health library, with the opportunity of additional support up to $250,000 through a five-year matching grant challenge.
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Minnesota researchers identify compound that prevents HIV transmission
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have identified a compound that, applied vaginally, can prevent transmission of the primate version of HIV, called SIV.
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FDA approves a new female condom
On March 10, 2009, the Food and Drug Administration approved the new FC2 female condom. Sexual health advocates hope that its redesign and lower cost will have a positive impact on global HIV prevention.
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Report released on HIV in MSM and transgender populations
Last fall we shared with you the news of the urgent need to address the emerging and re-emerging epidemics of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender (TG) individuals around the world. Now, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released a report titled, "Prevention and treatment of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men and transgender populations," that outlines recommendations to better address focused HIV/AIDS/STI assessment, prevention, and treatment for these groups.
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Medical student hopes to improve mental health care for his Hmong community
Lao Yang is a fourth-year medical student that recently completed a four-week rotation at PHS. He hopes that through his medical practice he can provide his Hmong community with a better understanding of mental health care and human sexuality. READ MORE |  |
Representatives from transgender communities nationwide meet at PHS to advise transgender health study
The All Gender Health Online research team welcomed their advisory board at a meeting at PHS on April 17-18, 2009.
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Medical School recognized for educating family physicians
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has once again named the Medical School among the top 10 LCME-accredited schools in the nation for the 2005-2008 academic years.
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Eli Coleman receives Masters and Johnson Award and Diversity Leadership Award
Eli Coleman, PhD, had recently been honored for his work in the field of sexual health by SSTAR and the Minnesota Psychological Association.
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Michael Miner and Brian Zamboni promoted at PHS
PHS faculty Michael Miner, PhD, has been promoted to professor, and Brian Zamboni, PhD, has been promoted to associate professor.
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Brian Zamboni honored as outstanding faculty of St. Mary's University
On March 1, 2009, Brian Zamboni, PhD, received one of the three awards for outsanding faculty member from St. Mary's University of Minnesota.
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Welcome new postdoctoral fellow
PHS welcomes the newest addition to our team, postdoctoral fellow, Ashley Mercer, PsyD. Mercer received her BA in psychology and women's studies from the University of Minnesota Morris. She received her MA and PsyD in counseling psychology from the University of St. Thomas.
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PHS Annual Report 2008
The PHS Annual Report is now available online. We invite you to see how our work in research, education, and advocacy is impacting sexual health.
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Upcoming Events
You are invited to monthly PHS faculty research presentations
The PHS faculty invite you to explore the latest in sexual health research on June 10, 2009. Jamie Feldman, MD, PhD, will present "Gay Men and Desired Women: Unsafe sex among transgender people having sex with men." Join us from 12 - 1 PM at PHS, 1300 South 2nd Street, Room 142, Minneapolis, MN 55454. To RSVP or to request notice of future presentations, please email phsresearch@umn.edu.
READ MORE Faces of Tretter: A Fundraiser for the Tretter Collection
The Faces of Tretter event on June 7, 2009, will celebrate the opening of Forty Years After Stonewall: The Gay Movement in America, an exhibit running through July 11, 2009, in the Andersen Library Atrium Gallery at the University of Minnesota. READ MORE Support PHS
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