Hastings Center News
- Hastings Center Recognizes Norman Daniels and Rebecca Dresser with 2023 Bioethics Founders’ Award
Posted on October 11, 2023
Norman Daniels, PhD, the Mary B. Saltonstall Professor of Population Ethics and Professor of Ethics and Population Health, Emeritus at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Rebecca Dresser,... - Project to Examine “Deliberate Extinction” of Species
Posted on October 4, 2023
A new project at The Hastings Center will propose recommendations for deciding if especially dangerous species should be eradicated with gene editing technology. Candidate species could include mosquitos that transmit... - Global Team Recommends Ethical Framework for Human Research in Commercial Spaceflight
Posted on September 28, 2023
The first ethical framework for conducting human research on commercial spaceflight was proposed today in an article in Science by an international team that included Hastings Center president Vardit Ravitsky. Ravitsky’s contribution focused on promoting diversity among the researchers and participants, which is essential to ensuring the research benefits society at large. - Meet Our New Research Scholar: Virginia A. Brown
Posted on September 20, 2023
We’re pleased to welcome the newest member of our research team, Virginia A. Brown, PhD. She focuses on social justice, population health, and public engagement. She joined The Hastings Center... - Countering Global Threats to Academic Freedom
Posted on September 14, 2023
When a psychology professor in Kentucky created a racial equity training program at her university, she received death threats. Efforts to silence, attack, and intimidate teachers and students are on... - Nominate Physicians for Outstanding End-of-Life Care
Posted on September 14, 2023
Nominations are open for awards that recognize six physicians for providing outstanding care to patients nearing the end of life. The awards are given by The Hastings Center and the...
