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This symposium is sponsored by the Center for Research on Ethical, Legal & Social Implications of Psychiatric, Neurologic & Behavioral Genetics at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute, in collaboration with The Hastings Center.

The Hastings Center, in partnership with the Center for ELSI Resources & Analysis (CERA), will present an online discussion for journalists, “Precision Medicine Research, ‘All of Us’, and Inclusion.  

In this symposium, we will discuss the changing attitude towards death and dying in late life, bringing together insights from different disciplines, such as sociology, philosophy, (bio)ethics and thanatology. The question will be raised: what is the impact of the growing emphasis on individual choice regarding death and dying on the way we – as individuals and as a society – live towards the end of life?

Hastings Center president Mildred Z. Solomon is presenting, “Pandemic Ethics: Bioethics, Justice and the Common Good” at the Grand Rounds at The Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

The Hastings Center and the Association of American Medical Colleges, with the American Medical Association and the American Nurses Association, host a health equity summit featuring author Isabel Wilkerson.

Hastings Center president, Mildred Z. Solomon will join the Commonwealth Club of California to present an online discussion,"Civics Education and Its Role in Boosting National Resilience at This Critical Time in American History."  The program is part of the Commonwealth Club's Creating Citizens initiative.  

Hastings Center president, Mildred Z. Solomon and research scholar, Michael Gusmano will present, "Democracy in Crisis", at The Global Health Network Epidemic Ethics seminar.  

Hastings Center scholar Erik Parens is presenting, "Comprehending Persons in the Context of Rehabilitative Medicine” at the Division of Medical Ethics 2021-2022 Seminar Lecture Series at Weill Cornell. Meeting ID: 950 0173 2724

How should we work to address climate change and other planetary threats to human health and survival? Our society is built on a global economy that is extractive and destructive, not only to the planet but to people and societies. What is needed to shift to an economic system that does not externalize harm, given...

Hastings Center president Mildred Z. Solomon will present "Ethical Issues We Have Faced over the Pandemic and Lessons Learned" at the Program for Biomedical Ethics seminar at the Yale School of Medicine Program for Biomedical Ethics.

Hastings Center Scholar, Nancy Berlinger will present, "Migration Humanities and Social Justice," at Otago Bioethics Center, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Mercer Gary a postdoctoral fellow at The Hastings Center will be giving a presentation on "Self-determined care or pernicious self-responsibilization? The Case of Telemedicineat for the Association for Feminist and Social Theory.

Josephine Johnston, Director of Research at The Hastings Center, and Dr. Insoo Hyun, Director of the Center for Life Sciences and Public Learning at the Museum of Science in Boston will present, “Chimeras (But Don't Call Them Chimeras): An Introduction to the Ethics and Policy Debate” at the September 15 PRIM&R webinar.

Everyone ages in some "place," or a series of places. This event will explore the concept of place from the perspectives of housing research, affordable housing development and modification, and dementia-friendly community planning. Our aim is to connect humanistic concepts with socially engaged research and practice on planning and housing for aging societies, to support...

The webinar aims to provide participants with the ethical, regulatory, and psychosocial context to address the following questions: - What strategies should be used to minimize clinical trial investigators’ conflict of interest in recruiting patients into xenotransplant clinical trials? - How should potential participants be notified about the option of participating in a xenotransplant clinic...

Nancy Berlinger, Ph.D., a Research Scholar at The Hastings Center, will be speaking at the Champions of Wellness Virtual Summit 2022 on "What Do Physicians Want from Leadership?: Insights from a Qualitative Four-City Study of Systems Factors in Occupational Health and Wellbeing During COVID-19."

Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, Hastings Center senior advisor and fellow, will be speaking on “How I Became Disabled” at The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and The State University of New York at Buffalo Center for Disability Studies two-day symposium entitled, “Irreducible Subjects: Disability and Genomics in the Past, Present and Future."

In addition to its devastating effects on health and mortality, the COVID-19 pandemic produced a complex and interconnected set of social challenges across the US. Older adults living in the community faced social isolation and disruptions in access to food, medical care, and other goods and services during stay-at-home orders. In response, organizations that support...

The first Google Health Bioethics Summit 2022 will be hosted in collaboration with The Hastings Center.  This forum will bring together experts from across academia and industry to explore the most pressing ethical issues in artificial intelligence and health care, share knowledge, and build the foundation for the development of standards, policies, and best practices....

In the Covid moment, community-based initiatives throughout the United States pivoted to meet the needs of older adults at home. This virtual event explores the findings of a new report, a collaboration between The Hastings Center and the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard, focusing on perspectives and lessons from diverse initiatives and networks...

The chaos that enveloped the Covid-19 response and the loss of trust in experts has laid bare the need for a shift in communicating the moral questions that confront our society. Helping the public think through daunting public health issues and understand the reasons for life and death policies is critical – we must communicate...

The Dobbs decision is imposing confusion and risking the health and safety of pregnant patients in states where abortion has been banned. Physicians are asking what to do.  Is the ethical choice refusing to comply?  Or is civil disobedience the wrong answer? Learn about the kinds of patient cases most at risk and explore what...

This event, the third in a four-part series, will explore some of the key findings in Advancing Housing and Health Equity for Older Adults: Pandemic Innovations and Policy Ideas, a collaboration with The Hastings Center. Panelists will share new research and examples of how service coordinators leveraged community resources and their own creativity to ensure...

Most older Americans want to “age in place,” yet many lack the “place” they need. Land use restrictions or local resistance to affordable, accessible homes stymie efforts to build places that work for people as they age or who have disabilities. Private-market options geared to wealthy adults are not the solution for the typical, moderate-income...

What is the essence of sports, and how does that impact the way doping is defined? Join the Friday ELSI discussion with panelists Sarah Polcz, JSD, MSc, JD (Stanford Law School) and Silvia Camporesi, PhD, PhD (King's College London, University of Vienna), moderated by Thomas H. Murray, PhD (The Hastings Center).

Social and behavioral genomics research uses huge sets of genetic data in attempts to shed light on phenotypes from smoking and eating behaviors, to psychiatric disorders, to sexuality and educational attainment. How should we think about the risks of such research, including the risks that its results can be weaponized or lead to policy fatalism?...

While many promise that the study of genomic variants can help us better understand ourselves and our world, others are concerned that recent scientific developments have helped fuel the rise of harmful ideologies, such as white supremacy and antisemitism. The scientific community must consider whether the misappropriation of genetic evidence has played any role in...

SPECIAL REPORT: Creating Chimeric Animals: Seeking Clarity on Ethics and Oversight Crossing species boundaries by inserting human cells into (nonhuman) animals for research purposes promises to yield enormous benefits, including better models of human disease and ultimately sources of tissues and organs suitable for transplantation into humans. Yet there are ethical questions about this type...

Indigenous peoples have embodied genetic understanding within Indigenous knowledge systems long before encountering settler-science constructs.Join the discussion with panelists Phillip Wilcox, BForSci (Hons), PhD, and Krystal Tsosie, PhD, MPH, MA; moderated by Josephine Johnston, LLB, MBHL

At the intersection of neuroscience and artificial intelligence lies a wealth of opportunity for business, labor, and society at large. Yet along with progress comes a host of legal and ethical dilemmas. Watch Nita Farahany and Mildred Solomon consider what our neurological information is worth, and the implications of making it available to corporations, work places...