Summer program for undergraduates; safer and fairer world, big questions on controversial research
January 18, 2024
Applications Open: Summer Bioethics Program for Underrepresented Undergraduates An opportunity to engage with leaders in the field
Applications are being accepted for the 2024 Hastings Center Summer Bioethics Program for undergraduates from groups that are underrepresented in bioethics, including but not limited to communities of color, Indigenous communities, rural residents, and students with disabilities. This is a five-day live online program, taking place from June 3-7. Application deadline: February 23. Learn more and apply.
Making the World Safer and Fairer in Pandemics Seizing a pivotal moment
The millions of lives and trillions of dollars lost to Covid-19 and cavernous health disparities “demonstrate the need to renew how the world handles novel outbreaks, particularly if we desire more equitable and fairer outcomes,” states an essay in the Hastings Center Report by Lawrence O. Gostin and Alexandra Finch of the O’Neill Institute of National and Global Health at Georgetownand Kevin A. Klock of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health and the O’Neill Institute. They take stock of the shortcomings of the global response, discuss potentially transformative legal reforms from the WHO and the U.N., and make recommendations for advancing health and justice. “Such a historic moment in global health governance will not come again for generations.” Read the essay. (Subscription required for full text.)
Reflections on Genomic Studies of Human Behaviors and Social Outcomes Event to explore big questions on controversial research
Basic research on the genomics of complex human behaviors and social outcomes--from eating and sexual behaviors to “subjective sense of well-being” and educational attainment—is ongoing. Will it reinforce the idea that our genes are our destiny, or help undermine it? How can two different communities--behavioral and social genomics researchers and people in the neurodiversity and disability justice movements--learn from each other? These are among the questions to be explored at an online event featuring Hastings Center senior research scholar Erik Parens, Daphne Martschenko of Stanford University, and Kathryn Paige Harden of University of Texas at Austin. Hosted and moderated by Oliver Feeney, University of Tübingen, Germany, February 14, 10 am EST. If you are interested in joining, email [email protected]. Learn more.
Upcoming Events
TODAY: The Intersection of AI and Health Care. January 18.
Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky will speak at the 2024 Rothenberg Speaker Series, a virtual event.
Reflections on the Idea of Social and Behavioral Genomics, with Hastings Center senior research scholar Erik Parens. February 14.
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