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Sex Science Happy Hour

The Eli Coleman Institute for Sexual and Gender Health invites you to Sex Science Happy Hour, with world-class answers to your questions about sex. Join your host, sex and relationship expert Dr. Kristen Mark, as she brings the science to your sex questions.

Date: May 2025

Time: 7:00 - 8:00 P.M.

Location: TBA

Our May Sex Science Happy Hour features special guest Candice Hargons, PhD.

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Advances in Sexual and Gender Health Seminar

Jonathan Poquiz, PhD, LP, presents:

"Supporting Pride, Activism, Resilience, and Community (SPARC): An intervention supporting youth at the intersection of racial and gender identities"

Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Noon-1:00 p.m.

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Sex experts reveal surefire sign your relationship is on the rocks — and one habit that isn’t as bad as you think (Leonor de Oliveira, PhD, quoted)

Sexual boredom outweighs desire in predicting women’s relationship satisfaction (Leonor de Oliveira, PhD, quoted)

Why attraction to others doesn't always mean relationship dissatisfaction (Leonor de Oliveira, PhD, quoted)

Why sexual boredom is bad for your relationship (Leonor de Oliveira, PhD, quoted)

Women in long-term relationships surveyed about sexual boredom (Leonor de Oliveira, PhD, quoted)

The ‘Orgasm Gap’ Isn’t Going Away for Straight Women (Kristen Mark, PhD, MPH, quoted)

The Sexual Response Cycle: What Happens to Our Bodies During Sex (Kristen Mark, PhD, MPH, quoted)

Greater numbers of younger people got permanent contraception after Dobbs decision, study finds (Kristen Mark, PhD, MPH, quoted)

MPR News Minnesota Now: Mar. 7, 2024 (Jamie Feldman, MD, PhD, quoted)

Let’s Talk About Sex: The Science, the Script, the Human Right (Kristen Mark, PhD, MPH, quoted)

Evidence Undermines 'Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria' Claims (Greta Bauer, PhD, MPH, quote)

Governor Walz received recognition for statewide policies on sexual and gender health (Greta Bauer, PhD, MPH, quoted)

From 'American Pie' to Pornhub: A Brief History of the MILF (Kristen Mark, PhD, MPH, quoted)

Attachment anxieties strengthen the connection between boredom proneness and excessive sexual behavior (Ryan Rahm-Knigge, PhD, and Eli Coleman, PhD, quoted)

Is your birth control messing with your sex life? Experts explain (Kristen Mark, PhD, MPH, quoted)

How Couples Can Get Better at Initiating Sex When They've Been Together Forever (Kristen Mark, PhD, MPH, quoted)

Surefire Ways To Tell If You And Your Spouse Are Sexually Compatible (Kristen Mark, PhD, MPH, quoted)

Bridging the Gap Between Community and Self (G. Nic Rider, PhD, LP, quoted)

A weatherman was fired when his webcam photos leaked. Will how we think about sex ever change? (Kristen Mark, PhD, MPH, quoted)

Republicans went from pushing a groomer panic to forcing kids to give birth (Kristen Mark, PhD, MPH, quoted)

Young people need us to see them as they are, and adults are off the mark, a study says (G. Nic Rider, PhD, mentioned)

The Vexing Penis Mystery That Haunted Me After I Saw One of the Year’s Dark-Horse Oscar Hits (Kristen Mark, PhD, MPH, mentioned)

New prevalence data on sex trading shows disproportional impact on transgender and gender diverse high school students (Nic Rider, PhD, mentioned)

3 Health and Well-Being Benefits of Having a Daily Orgasm (Kristen Mark, PhD, MPH, mentioned)

Not Yet Satisfied: These women are making sexual pleasure a gender equality priority (Eli Coleman, PhD, mentioned)