The Hastings Center for Bioethics

What if you could ask the world's leading doctors anything? Join global public health expert Dr. Ashish Jha, social epidemiologist Dr. Cheryl Clark, and Pediatrics Physician Dr. Ofer Levy for an evening of in-depth conversation around vaccine science and public trust. Moderated by Hastings Center Senior Researcher Insoo Hyun. This event is an open forum...

Hastings Center for Bioethics President & CEO Vardit Ravitsky will deliver insights on the ethical and policy perspectives of AI in healthcare. She will draw upon her world-renowned expertise in bioethics, healthcare, and the application of artificial intelligence.

Hastings Center for Bioethics Senior Research Scholar Nancy Berlinger and Hackensack Meridian Health Director of AI Ethics and Quality and Lecturer in Bioethics at the School of Professional Studies at Columbia University Charles E. Binkley will discuss how human-AI dissonance should be addressed ethically at the Data Science Institute at Columbia University's event "When Clinical Judgment...

Join Hastings Center PresidentVardit Ravitsky for the Schroder Lecture at Case Western Reserve School of Law: The use of ‘serious’ to describe certain genetic conditions is pivotal in determining current and future applications of repro-genetic technologies. From Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT), through prenatal testing, all the way to potential gene editing, this concept is used...

Hasting Center for Bioethics Vardit Ravitsky will participate in the New Wave of AI in Healthcare 2026 Conference hosted by the New York Academy of Sciences. Artificial intelligence and digital technologies are transforming healthcare at an unprecedented pace—reshaping how we diagnose, treat, and deliver care. From advanced machine learning applications to real-world evidence and patient-facing...

The Center for the Study of Bioethics in partnership with The Hastings Center for Bioethics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Centre for Bioethics and The Master of Bioethics Program of Columbia University, are organizing the conference "Existential Threats and Other Disasters: Novel (Bio)ethical Solutions for Novel Challenges." The conference venue will be Reid Hall...