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Letter from the Chair in Sexual Health
A Chilean gay man who was brutally beaten in a park in Santiago earlier this month succumbed to his injuries on March 27, 2012.
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Transgender Youth Theatre Project
PHS has joined Exposed Brick Theatre to create a new play "Trans/formation: Addressing Gender Issues in School""
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Bockting appointed to APA transgender guideline task force
Walter Bockting, PhD, was appointed to the American Psychological Association (APA) Task Force on Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Transgender and Gender Non-conforming Clients.
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Coleman and Bockting join PAHO meeting
Eli Coleman, PhD, and Walter Bockting, PhD, joined a meeting convened by the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization to discuss a series of recommendations for health services on how to address the needs and demands of transgender people in the region of the Americas.
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New national sexuality education standards
On January 9, 2012, four leading health organizations released the first-ever national standards for sexuality education in schools.
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This is National Public Health Week
This year the National Public Health Week theme is A Healthier America Begins Today: Join the Movement.
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Help fund new research in sexuality and aging
By making a tax-deductible gift today, you can help to secure a $5,000 challenge gift for research in sexuality and aging.
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The final phase for All Gender Health Online
The PHS research project All Gender Health is now recruiting for the research main trial.
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Michael “Mike” Metz, PhD, has died
Michael E. Metz passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family March 7, 2012, after a long battle with cancer.
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Welcome new PHS staff
PHS welcomes the newest addition to our team: Niki Hultman-Ahmed is a patient representative at the Center for Sexual Health.
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Upcoming Events
You are invited to montly PHS faculty research presentations
The PHS faculty invite you to explore the latest in sexual health research on April 11, 2012. Peter M. Eckman, MD, PhD, will present “Sexual Function in Heart Failure Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Device.” Join us from 12 - 1 PM at PHS, 1300 South 2nd Street, Room 142, Minneapolis, MN 55454. To reserve your seat or to request notice of future presentations, please email phsresearch@umn.edu READ MORE
Feminist Perspectives on the Psychology of Same Sex Marriages
PHS is co-sponsoring an event featuring Lisa Diamond, Beverly Green, and Glenda Russell who will discuss their research and clinical perspectives on marriage equality and the marriage amendment. READ MORE
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