BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Hastings Center for Bioethics - ECPv6.18.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Hastings Center for Bioethics REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 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TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261029T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261029T170000 DTSTAMP:20260720T131251Z CREATED:20260420T175841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260720T131251Z UID:87163-1793257200-1793293200@www.thehastingscenter.org SUMMARY:No Decision for Me Without Me: Embedding Patient Expertise at the Heart of Innovation DESCRIPTION:Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky will join a wide range of speakers at The Galien Patient Summit\, hosted this year at the New York Academy of Medicine. The summit provides a collaborative platform where patient voices\, experiences\, and needs directly shape the future of medical research\, drug development\, and healthcare delivery.   URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/legacy-leap-hindsight-foresight-and-a-generations-impact-on-health-innovation/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Vardit-3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261025T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261025T110000 DTSTAMP:20260923T200429Z CREATED:20260923T200427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260923T200429Z UID:88058-1792918800-1792926000@www.thehastingscenter.org SUMMARY:field: Festival of Ideas\, Entertainment\, Learning & Discovery: Ezekiel Emanuel and Tony Coles with Vardit Ravitsky DESCRIPTION:How do we ensure that scientific innovation leads to safe\, equitable care? In the discovery and development of cutting-edge medical treatments\, what is the right balance of human clinical insight and a transformative technology like A.I.? Where do best practices and politics meet in the structural reform of the healthcare system? What is the connection between the health of our communities and the health of our democracy? Ezekiel Emanuel and Tony Coles\, friends and former classmates who are now prominent leaders in bioethics\, public policy\, and biotech\, come to field to discuss some of the most urgent public-health issues facing us today. Their conversation is moderated by bioethicist Vardit Ravitsky\, President and CEO of the Hastings Center—a nonpartisan research institute that strives “to promote collaborative exchanges that foster an inclusive\, intellectually rich\, and well-informed discourse\, and for these exchanges to help patients and families\, healthcare systems\, the scientific community\, and society at large.”  \n\n\n\nSession 9 at field: the Festival of Ideas\, Entertainment\, Learning & Discovery\, in Lenox\, MA \n\n\n\nFIND OUT MORE AND REGISTER URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/field-festival-of-ideas-entertainment-learning-discovery-ezekiel-emanuel-and-tony-coles-with-vardit-ravitsky/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/image-1-scaled.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261024T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261024T144500 DTSTAMP:20260916T175824Z CREATED:20260916T174544Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T175824Z UID:87999-1792848600-1792853100@www.thehastingscenter.org SUMMARY:Ethical Challenges of the Private Offer of IVF DESCRIPTION:Join Vardit Ravitsky\, President and CEO of The Hastings Center for Bioethics\, at the Toward a Uniform Code of Ethics for Healthcare Executives and Clinicians Symposium. This symposium\, organized by FASPE\, will explore the necessary confluence of medical ethics and business ethics in the singular interest of healthcare. \n\n\n\nSession 3 –  Ethical Challenges of the Private Offer of IVFModerator: Vardit Ravitsky (The Hastings Center for Bioethics)Panelists: Louise P. King (Harvard Medical School) Alan Penzias (Harvard Medical School)IVF is an interesting case study of ethical issues arising from the tension between business and medical contexts. Here\, the commercial setting touches on an important health care procedure that has enormous emotional and social implications. \n\n\n\nLEARN MORE AND REGISTER URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/ethical-challenges-of-the-private-offer-of-ivf/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Vardit-9.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T180000 DTSTAMP:20261007T173037Z CREATED:20261007T173036Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261007T173037Z UID:88152-1792083600-1792087200@www.thehastingscenter.org SUMMARY:Hastings Center 2026 Bioethics Founders' Award Celebration: Reflections on the Work of Christine Grady and Ezekiel Emanuel at ASBH Conference DESCRIPTION:The Bioethics Founders’ Award is the Hastings Center’s most prestigious award recognizes individuals from around the world who have made substantial\, sustained contributions to bioethics in ways that have advanced thinking and practice in medicine\, the life sciences\, and public policy. \n\n\n\nThis year’s honorees are Ezekiel J. Emanuel\, MD\, PhD and Christine Grady\, RN\, PhD\, both of whom have a long history of making distinguished contributions to the field. \n\n\n\nHastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky will lead a conversation about their scholarship and contributions to the field. \n\n\n\nLEARN MORE AND REGISTER URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/hastings-center-2026-bioethics-founders-award-celebration-reflections-on-the-work-of-christine-grady-and-ezekiel-emanuel-at-asbh-conference/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Hastings-Bioethics-LC-Logo-RGB-H-scaled.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T154500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T164500 DTSTAMP:20261007T175122Z CREATED:20261007T175121Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261007T175122Z UID:88158-1792079100-1792082700@www.thehastingscenter.org SUMMARY:Beyond ‘Just Trust Us’: What Makes Healthcare Organizations Trustworthy? at ASBH Conference DESCRIPTION:Hastings Center Research Scholar Virginia Brown will be on a panel with colleagues at the 2026 annual ASBH Conference. \n\n\n\nLocation: JW Grand Ballroom 4 (Third Floor) \n\n\n\nPanelists: Virginia Brown\, Carolyn Neuhaus\, Laura Specker-Sullivan\, Faith Fletcher Abstract: Brain death during pregnancy presents complex ethical and legal questions regarding whether-and under what circumstances-any fetal interests or rights take precedence over those of a pregnant person. As pregnancy complications may result in end of life decision-making\, bioethicists have a duty to articulate how pregnancy might alter whether and how a patient’s end-of-life preferences are applied. In this interactive panel\, we discuss the urgent need for updated guidance on advance care planning and pregnancy. Our panelists bring perspectives from clinical medicine\, ethics and health law\, advance directive implementation\, and reproductive justice-informed maternal health research.Of the 31 states that disregard pregnant patients’ stated end-of-life preferences\, only 2 states disclose these restrictions in their advance directive forms. Obscuring pregnancy restrictions in state advance directive forms offers patients false assurances that their wishes will be honored should they become incapacitated. A lack of transparency around advance care plans prevents patients and their families from making informed decisions about future care and undermines trust between patients and physicians at a critical moment in their relationship.As revealed by the case of Adriana Smith\, the medical system is unprepared for the ethical tensions generated by laws that limit birthing people’s rights to say what will and will not be done to their bodies should they become incapacitated. How ought physicians proceed when the law demands that they disregard the end-of-life preferences of a pregnant patient? And how ought clinical teams counsel patients on how pregnancy might alter the implementation of their advance directives?LEARN MORE AND REGISTER URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/beyond-just-trust-us-what-makes-healthcare-organizations-trustworthy-at-asbh-conference/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Virginia-Brown-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T153000 DTSTAMP:20261007T174532Z CREATED:20261007T174531Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261007T174532Z UID:88156-1792074600-1792078200@www.thehastingscenter.org SUMMARY:Pregnancy\, Brain Death\, and Fetal Personhood: Ethical and Legal Implications for Advance Care Plans at ASBH Conference DESCRIPTION:Hastings Center Research Scholar Virginia Brown will be on a panel with colleagues at the 2026 annual ASBH Conference. \n\n\n\n Location: JW Grand Ballroom 3 (Third Floor) \n\n\n\nPanelists: Sophia L. Schott; Virginia Brown; Claire Horner  \n\n\n\nAbstract: As we endure a crisis of trust in science and medicine\, bioethicists and other thought leaders have urged a focus on trustworthiness of the institutions that compose science and medicine. After all\, we should only trust trustworthy entities – organizations’ insisting “just trust us” does not build trust. This panel will discuss and critique answers to the question: what makes a healthcare organization trustworthy? Each panelist has explored this question from the perspective of a specific stakeholder group. Panelist 1 has explored this question with regard to public stakeholders: what makes healthcare organizations trustworthy to the publics they serve? Panelist 2 has explored this question with regard to healthcare workers: what makes healthcare organizations trustworthy to its employees? Panelist 3 has explored this question with regard to communities that are invited to engage in research: what makes a healthcare organization trustworthy to community-engaged research partners? Each of the panelists will present their analysis and findings. We will leave ample time to identify and discuss both common aspects of trustworthiness\, revealing core elements of trustworthiness\, and differences in how trustworthiness is conceptualized and practiced with regard to different stakeholder groups\, revealing how trustworthiness shape-shifts depending on the nature of trusting relationships. This topic is important because trust in healthcare organizations has declined among all stakeholder groups discussed\, to the detriment of patients\, staff\, and communities. Reversing this trend will require both conceptual and practice-based knowledge of how healthcare organizations become trustworthy\, a necessary first step to building trust. \n\n\n\nLEARN MORE AND REGISTER URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/pregnancy-brain-death-and-fetal-personhood-ethical-and-legal-implications-for-advance-care-plans-at-asbh-conference/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Virginia-Brown-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T124500 DTSTAMP:20261007T172436Z CREATED:20261007T172406Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261007T172436Z UID:88148-1792064700-1792068300@www.thehastingscenter.org SUMMARY:A New Frontier of Ethics Oversight: Preclinical Data-Generation at ASBH Conference DESCRIPTION:Hastings Center for Bioethics Associate Scholar Julia Kolak will present a paper at the 2026 annual ASBH Conference. \n\n\n\nAbstract: Bioethics scholarship on functional genomics and artificial intelligence (AI) has largely concentrated on downstream issues arising in clinical translation\, model deployment\, and patient-facing applications. By contrast\, comparatively little attention has been paid to ethical\, legal\, and social issues (ELSIs) embedded upstream in the design of AI-ready biomedical datasets. Drawing on insights from an embedded ethics initiative within a major AI-oriented genomics data project\, this presentation examines whether prevailing ELSI frameworks and research oversight structures are adequately positioned to address the normative implications of preclinical research at the emerging frontier of AI-ready biomedical datasets.Three recurring patterns illustrate central challenges of integrating ethics into early-stage scientific workflows. First\, responsibility for anticipating the downstream implications of data generation choices is often diffuse across the research ecosystem\, leaving unclear who bears accountability for design optimization and the values those choices may incorporate or overlook. Second\, investigators frequently struggle to map familiar ethical categories onto highly technical decisions in experimental design and data curation\, and are often uncertain how to prioritize the value-laden trade-offs embedded in everyday workflows. Third\, researchers lack shared frameworks for ethical reflection\, while ethics teams may lack the domain-specific technical insight needed to guide these decisions. Together\, these findings highlight critical limits in existing research oversight structures. Because many ethically consequential decisions shaping AI-ready datasets occur outside domains typically governed by human subjects review\, addressing this gap may require updated research ethics frameworks and closer integration of domain-specific expertise to evaluate the ethical stakes of upstream data practices. \n\n\n\nLEARN MORE AND REGISTER URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/a-new-frontier-of-ethics-oversight-preclinical-data-generation-at-asbh-conference/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Julia-K-Headshot-updated.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T124500 DTSTAMP:20261007T173137Z CREATED:20261007T171600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261007T173137Z UID:88146-1792064700-1792068300@www.thehastingscenter.org SUMMARY:A Changing World Order: Challenges and Opportunities for Bioethics at ASBH Conference DESCRIPTION:Hastings Center for Bioethics President and CEO Vardit Ravitsky will present with colleagues at the 2026 ASBH Conference in the JW Grand Ballroom 5-6 (Third Floor) \n\n\n\n\nNancy S. Jecker\, PhD (she/her/hers)ProfessorUniversity of Washington School of MedicineSeattle\, Washington\n\n\n\nKayhan Parsi\, J.D.\, PhD\, HEC-C (he/him/his)Professor of Bioethics & Graduate Program DirectorLoyola University Chicago Stritch School of MedicineMaywood\, Illinois\n\n\n\nMark G. Kuczewski\, Ph.D. (he/him/his)Fr. Michael I. English Professor of Medical Ethics & Director Neiswanger Institute for BioethicsLoyola University ChicagoMaywood\, Illinois\n\n\n\nVardit Ravitsky\, Ph.D.President and CEOThe Hastings Center for BioethicsGarrison\, New York\n\n\n\n\nAbstract: The post-1945 world order is changing and these changes are impacting bioethics\, especially bioethicists who work in the area of global health. The U.S. government has withdrawn from the WHO and Paris Climate Agreement and ended programs around the world that promote health and save lives. This panel will consider how these changes pose obstacles and opportunities for bioethics. \n\n\n\nThe first panelist will consider U.S. defunding of global health and the new “America First Global Health Strategy” by situating them in the context of changes to the geopolitical landscape. Contrasting multilateral and multipolar tactics\, they will consider prospects for more sustainable global health partnerships. \n\n\n\nThe second panelist will address ethical and legal challenges confronting immigrants perceived as ‘enemies domestic’ and others in U.S. government custody. They will propose options for responding that address moral hazards facing people needing care\, their providers\, and their healthcare facilities. \n\n\n\nThe third panelist will discuss respect for autonomy as a key feature of liberal democracy along with associated features of such a political system-free press\, academic freedom\, and nonpartisan civil servants. These important aspects of a liberal democracy have come under direct attack. Can and should America still exert leadership in global bioethics without these key features? \n\n\n\nThe final panelist will speak to the shifting role of bioethics considering increased interconnections and interdependencies between people\, highlighting the many ways in which bioethics has become more international. \n\n\n\nThe speakers will engage the audience in brainstorming how bioethics can and should respond to a changing world order. \n\n\n\nKeyword: Changing world order\, Responsibilities of the professor\, Future of bioethics \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nLEARN MORE AND REGISTER URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/a-changing-world-order-challenges-and-opportunities-for-bioethics-at-asbh-conference/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Vardit-27.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T091500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T101500 DTSTAMP:20261007T173704Z CREATED:20261007T173704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261007T173704Z UID:88154-1792055700-1792059300@www.thehastingscenter.org SUMMARY:The Trouble with Listening In: Algorithmic Risk and False Positives in Psychiatric Voice Analysis at ASBH Conference DESCRIPTION:Hastings Center for Bioethics Associate Scholar Julia Kolak will present a paper at the 2026 annual ASBH Conference. \n\n\n\nAbstract: Ambient artificial intelligence (AI) scribes are increasingly being integrated into clinical encounters to reduce documentation burden and improve efficiency in healthcare settings. Beyond transcription\, emerging systems may also analyze vocal features and linguistic patterns as potential indicators of psychiatric conditions or elevated behavioral risk. While such tools are often framed as supportive technologies\, their use raises significant ethical and clinical concerns when applied to psychiatric assessment.This presentation examines the ethical implications of algorithmic voice analysis in inpatient settings\, focusing on the problem of false positives in the detection of psychiatric risk. In particular\, systems designed to identify speech patterns associated with conditions such as mania\, psychosis\, or suicidality may increase sensitivity to linguistic patterns that resemble surface features of psychiatric distress but do not align with physicians’ clinical judgment\, which depends on contextual information not captured by voice technology.Embedded risk detection may therefore transform ambiguous expressions into automatically generated alerts with unclear implications for provider discretion and professional scope. These challenges are especially pronounced where indicators of psychiatric disturbance-such as delusions-are philosophically contested\, and efforts to avoid false negatives may encourage the use of overly broad heuristics\, reflecting the familiar tension between sensitivity and specificity in algorithmic screening. Given this may prompt unnecessary evaluations\, escalation of care\, or documentation in the medical record that undermines patient autonomy and trust\, this presentation argues for transparent patient consent practices and institutional support for clinicians who decline or limit the use of systems that conflict with their professional judgment.LEARN MORE AND REGISTER URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/the-trouble-with-listening-in-algorithmic-risk-and-false-positives-in-psychiatric-voice-analysis-at-asbh-conference/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Julia-K-Headshot-updated.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260814T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260814T130000 DTSTAMP:20260810T181129Z CREATED:20260810T181040Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260810T181129Z UID:87853-1786708800-1786712400@www.thehastingscenter.org SUMMARY:Connecting Aging Well to Dying Well DESCRIPTION:Hasting Center Senior Research Scholar Nancy Berlinger will participate in a Gerontological Society of America webinar featuring perspectives that interweave dynamic threads of conversations around aging and dying\, including ethical considerations\, clinical processes\, healthcare interventions\, and cultural significance. The webinar promotes a collaborative approach to understanding ongoing research and experiences in this multidimensional space and strives to incorporate these insights into connecting aging well with dying well. The webinar is sponsored by GSA’s Humanities\, Arts\, and Cultural Gerontology Advisory Panel\, Hospice\, Palliative\, and End-of-Life Care Interest Group\, and Religion\, Spirituality\, and Aging Interest Group.Presented by \n\n\n\n\nNancy Berlinger\, PhD\, The Hastings Center for Bioethics\n\n\n\nElanie Evangelista\, MS\, Pace University\n\n\n\nStephen Fogle\, PhD\, Humanities Researcher of Religion\, Spirituality\, and Aging\n\n\n\nJames S Powers\, MD\, Vanderbilt University Medical Center\n\n\n\nRaven Weaver\, PhD\, Washington State University URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/connecting-aging-well-to-dying-well/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Nancy-Berlinger.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260623T114000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260623T143000 DTSTAMP:20260603T153207Z CREATED:20260603T152415Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T153207Z UID:87460-1782214800-1782225000@www.thehastingscenter.org SUMMARY:Aspen Ideas Health Panel Discussions DESCRIPTION:Hastings Center for Bioethics’ President and CEO Vardit Ravitsky will be participating in two panel discussions at Aspen Ideas Health. \n\n\n\nDate: 6/23/2026Time: 11:40 AM – 12:30 PMVenue: Koch Building\, Lauder RoomSession Info: Navigating Embryo ScreeningEmbryos created through IVF can now be screened for numerous genetic characteristics and are likely to be discarded if abnormalities are detected. Screening tests can detect certain birth defects and increasingly identify elevated risks for cancer\, heart disease\, and neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism. But genetic predisposition is not destiny and some seemingly anomalous embryos might have developed into healthy children. With more than 100\,000 babies born annually through IVF\, embryo screening is reaching a clinical and cultural crossroads but we still lack the ethical and regulatory structures to guide action.Participants: Moderator\, Alice Park; Speaker\, Laura Hercher; Speaker\, Noor Siddiqui; Speaker\, Vardit RavitskyDate: 6/23/2026Time: 1:40 PM – 2:30 PMVenue: Madeleine K. Albright PavilionSession Info: Making Medical Decisions with Uncertain ScienceProtecting the public interest sometimes means making policy decisions without complete information. Should patients have access to experimental treatments\, which could jeopardize clinical trials\, when the alternative is certain death? At what age should gender-affirming care be permitted? Should dietary supplements be sold without clear evidence of their value? Who should have access to scarce vaccines during an infectious disease outbreak? Optimal decision-making balances potential risks and harms\, prioritizes equity and transparency\, and remains adaptable as evidence builds.Participants: Moderator\, Dan Gorenstein; Speaker\, Ishani Ganguli; Speaker\, Jack Turban; Speaker\, Vardit Ravitsky URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/aspen-ideas-health-panel-discussions/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Vardit-8.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260611T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260612T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T200829Z CREATED:20250922T164126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T200829Z UID:85486-1781164800-1781283600@www.thehastingscenter.org SUMMARY:Existential Threats and Other Disasters: Novel (Bio)ethical Solutions for Novel Challenges DESCRIPTION: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\, have jointly organized the conference “Existential Threats and Other Disasters: Novel (Bio)ethical Solutions for Novel Challenges.” \n\n\n\nLearn more about the program and the speakers. \n\n\n\nAbout the organizers: \n\n\n\nThe Center for the Study of Bioethics (CSB) is a globally recognized research institute headquartered in Belgrade\, Serbia. \n\n\n\nThe Hastings Center for Bioethics was founded in 1969 and is one of the most respected and longstanding independent institutions devoted to bioethics research worldwide.  \n\n\n\nThe Centre for Bioethics at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a leading hub for bioethical scholarship and community dialogue in Asia. \n\n\n\nThe Master of Bioethics Program at Columbia University offers a comprehensive graduate program that equips students to address the ethical\, legal\, and social implications of innovations in medicine\, biotechnology\, and public health. \n\n\n\nThe conference venue will be Reid Hall in Paris\, France. URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/existential-threats-and-other-disasters-novel-bioethical-solutions-for-novel-challenges/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Screen-Shot-2025-09-22-at-12.39.31-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260529T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260529T110000 DTSTAMP:20260520T190935Z CREATED:20260520T190852Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T190935Z UID:87374-1780048800-1780052400@www.thehastingscenter.org SUMMARY:AI in Biomedical Research and Healthcare: Ethical Considerations DESCRIPTION:Responsible Conduct of Research Program: Seminar \n\n\n\nHastings Center for Bioethics President & CEO Vardit Ravitsky will give a talk on the emerging use of AI in biomedical research. This topic raises fascinating ethical challenges that push the boundaries of traditional research ethics principles. This talk will explore some of these challenges\, especially those related to data collection/acquisition and consent; data diversity and bias; privacy and confidentiality; data sharing and access; and the overall challenge of building and maintaining trust. \n\n\n\nSponsors: Office of Scientific Career Development\, Directors Office and LEAP (Leadership Enhancement for All Professors) \n\n\n\n10-11am PST \n\n\n\nPelton Auditorium\, Fred Hutch Cancer Center1100 Fairview Ave N\, Seattle\, WA 98109 URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/ai-in-biomedical-research-and-healthcare-ethical-considerations/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Vardit-10.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260513T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260513T150000 DTSTAMP:20260408T205847Z CREATED:20260108T184024Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T205847Z UID:86396-1778679000-1778684400@www.thehastingscenter.org SUMMARY:AI versus Human: The New Wave of AI in Healthcare 2026 Conference DESCRIPTION:Hasting Center for Bioethics President and CEO Vardit Ravitsky will participate in the New Wave of AI in Healthcare 2026 Conference hosted by the New York Academy of Sciences. \n\n\n\nArtificial 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 digital tools\, innovation is accelerating rapidly\, bringing both extraordinary promise and complex challenges for clinicians\, researchers\, and regulators. \n\n\n\nTo spotlight these breakthroughs\, the Windreich Department of Artificial Intelligence and Human Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and The New York Academy of Sciences will host a two-day\, in-person symposium in New York City.  \n\n\n\nOn May 13 from 1:30pm-3pm EST\, join Vardit Ravitsky\, PhD\, as she speaks about AI versus Humans\, and then debates Karandeep Singh\, MD\, MMSc\, UCSD on the topic. URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/ai-versus-human-the-new-wave-of-ai-in-healthcare-2026-conference/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Vardit-20.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260512T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20260512T110000 DTSTAMP:20260511T164458Z CREATED:20260505T201350Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T164458Z UID:87296-1778583600-1778583600@www.thehastingscenter.org SUMMARY:Democracy in Crisis and the Future of Bioethics DESCRIPTION:Hastings Center for Bioethics President Emerita Mildred Solomon will give a talk and participate in a panel discussion for the Inaugural Symposium – Opening of the Institute for Medical and Data Ethics (IMDE)\, University of Heidelberg. \n\n\n\nThe symposium offers a wide-ranging program with talks by leading national and international speakers on data ethics and artificial intelligence\, the ethics of genetics\, clinical ethics\, the ethics of participation\, and public health ethics. \n\n\n\nEvent will occur at 11am EST URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/democracy-in-crisis-and-the-future-of-bioethics/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Mildred-Solomon-headshot.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260427T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260427T153000 DTSTAMP:20260416T141232Z CREATED:20260409T151732Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T141232Z UID:87120-1777296600-1777303800@www.thehastingscenter.org SUMMARY:Digital Twins in Healthcare: Clinical\, Ethical\, and Legal Perspectives DESCRIPTION:Digital Twins have advanced various fields in engineering for decades and are now entering clinical care\, posing several critical challenges. This multi-disciplinary\, day-long workshop brings together leading experts – data scientists\, clinicians\, ethicists\, legal scholars and others – to explore complex and growing cutting edge clinical\, ethical and legal questions regarding how such digital entities should be regulated. \n\n\n\nJoin Hastings Center senior research scholar Nancy Berlinger for an afternoon session of “Digital Twins in Health Care: Clinical\, Ethical and Legal Perspectives\,” hosted by Columbia University. \n\n\n\n1:30 PM – 3:30 PM: Other Stakeholder Perspectives (2 hours) \n\n\n\n\nModerator: Robert Klitzman\, Professor of Psychiatry (in Sociomedical Sciences)\, Columbia University Irving Medical Center; Program Director\, Bioethics Program\, School of Professional Studies\, Columbia University (in-person)\n\n\n\nOrlando Lopez\, Director of the NIDCR Dental\, Oral\, and Craniofacial (DOC) Biomaterials\, Devices\, and Clinical Technologies Program\, Division of Extramural Research (virtual)\n\n\n\nMatthias Braun\, Director of the Department of Social Ethics\, University of Bonn (virtual)\n\n\n\nNancy Berlinger\, Senior Research Scholar\, The Hastings Center for Bioethics (in-person)\n\n\n\nGlenn Cohen\, James A. Atwood and Leslie Williams Professor of Law; Deputy Dean of Harvard Law School; Faculty Director of the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy\, Biotechnology & Bioethics at Harvard (in-person)\n\n\n\nJodyn Platt\, Associate Professor of Learning Health Sciences\, Medical School Associate Professor of Health Management and Policy\, School of Public Health\, University of Michigan Medical School (in-person)\n\n\n\nSean Whiteley\, Founder\, Axomem Private Limited (virtual)\n\n\n\n\nThis event is part of the Frontiers in Data Science and AI initiative at the Data Science Institute\, Columbia University\, and is co-sponsored by the Columbia University Masters of Bioethics Program and the Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub. URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/digital-twins-in-health-care-clinical-ethical-and-legal-perspectives/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Nancy-Berlinger.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T191500 DTSTAMP:20260409T145351Z CREATED:20260318T193212Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T145351Z UID:86956-1776967200-1776971700@www.thehastingscenter.org SUMMARY:The Embryo Frontier: Editing Human Life. The Daniel Callahan Annual Program DESCRIPTION:Should we use science to edit human life? Gene editing of human embryos could prevent serious genetic disease and improve quality of life in unprecedented ways. But it also raises major ethical concerns. Critics argue it may be unsafe\, would affect future generations who cannot consent\, and may increase social inequity by creating ‘designer babies’ and changing how society views disability and diversity. Join us for a lively debate between Cathy Tie and I. Glenn Cohen\, moderated by Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky. \n\n\n\nThis event is the second in the Hastings series “Frontiers in the Ethics of Human Reproduction” \n\n\n\nDebaters: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCathy TieCEO and Founder\, Origin Genomics \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI. Glenn Cohen\, JDFaculty Director\, Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy\, Biotechnology & Bioethics\, Harvard University \n\n\n\nModerated by: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVardit Ravitsky\, PhDPresident & CEO\,The Hastings Center for Bioethics \n\n\n\nHosted by the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs \n\n\n\nSupport provided by the Jeanette Lappe Memorial Fund. The Daniel Callahan Annual Program commemorates Hastings co-founder Daniel Callahan’s commitment to public engagement on thorny issues of public policy. URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/the-embryo-frontier-editing-human-life-the-daniel-callahan-annual-program/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/callahan-lecture-26.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260408T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260408T130000 DTSTAMP:20260310T193323Z CREATED:20260310T193110Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T193323Z UID:86863-1775638800-1775653200@www.thehastingscenter.org SUMMARY:The Center for History\, Humanities\, Arts\, Social Sciences\, & Ethics in Medicine (CHHASSEM) Symposium & Bishop Lecture in Bioethics  DESCRIPTION:The Bishop Lecture in Bioethics will serve as our keynote address at 9:15 a.m. with Christine Grady. The program will continue with presentations from each of the CHHASSEM areas and updates from the Hastings Center\, from special guest Vardit Ravitsky. \n\n\n\nLocation:University of Michigan Medical SchoolNCRC Bldg. 10-Research AuditoriumDirections & Parking Information URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/the-center-for-history-humanities-arts-social-sciences-ethics-in-medicine-chhassem-symposium-bishop-lecture-in-bioethics/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Vardit-27.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260330T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260330T150000 DTSTAMP:20260324T181241Z CREATED:20260310T190344Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T181241Z UID:86853-1774879200-1774882800@www.thehastingscenter.org SUMMARY:Neurofuture: Conversations on Women Advancing Neuroscience Worldwide DESCRIPTION:Join us for an interactive virtual panel discussion on the current role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in neuroscience and the ethical considerations it raises.Featured speakers:• Tamami Fukushi\, PhD (Tokyo Online University\, Japan)• Vardit Ravitsky\, PhD (Hastings Center for Bioethics\, USA)• Allison Sekuler\, PhD (University of Toronto\, Canada)• Minerva Rivas Velarde\, PhD (University of Geneva\, Switzerland)Moderator: Judy Illes\, PhD\, IBI Immediate Past Chair (Canada) \n\n\n\nThis event takes place March 30\, from 2-3pm PDT. URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/neurofuture-conversations-on-women-advancing-neuroscience-worldwide/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Vardit-17.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260320T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260320T180000 DTSTAMP:20260304T200710Z CREATED:20260120T164821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T200710Z UID:86502-1774022400-1774029600@www.thehastingscenter.org SUMMARY:Artificial Intelligence\, Authentic Mercy: Navigating AI Ethics in Catholic Health DESCRIPTION:The Center for Theology and Ethics in Catholic Health is holding a conference\, “Artificial Intelligence\, Authentic Mercy: Navigating AI Ethics in Catholic Health\,” at Boston College\, March 20-21\, 2026. The conference will bring together physicians\, nurses\, healthcare administrators\, biomedical engineers\, technologists\, theologians and ethicists to explore the opportunities and challenges presented by AI in Catholic healthcare settings. \n\n\n\nJoin Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky at 5:15pm Eastern time for her Reflection on Keynote“Catholic and Secular AI Ethics in Dialogue”Vardit Ravitsky\, Ph.D.\, President & CEO\, Hastings CenterPhoebe L. Yang\, J.D.\, Independent Board Member (GE Healthcare\, CommonSpirit Health\, Doximity); Stanford University Lecturer in Law; Former GM\, AWS Healthcare URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/artificial-intelligence-authentic-mercy-navigating-ai-ethics-in-catholic-health/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Vardit-27.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260313T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260313T110000 DTSTAMP:20260209T142957Z CREATED:20260209T142956Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260209T142957Z UID:86644-1773392400-1773399600@www.thehastingscenter.org SUMMARY:Solving the Aging Brain? DESCRIPTION:Hastings Center Senior Research Scholar Nancy Berlinger will participate in Brains in Society\, the Scientia/De Lange Conference XIV at Rice University on March 13 at 9am EST. \n\n\n\nThe topic takes a dive deeper into understanding and treating the brain diseases associated with aging\, particularly dementia. How can we develop equitable\, scalable approaches to reducing the looming economic and societal consequences of these disorders?Panelists:Chloe Sarnowski\, Epidemiology\, UT HealthTatiana Barichello\, Psychiatry\, UT HealthAudrey Duarte\, Psychology\, UT AustinLauren Nicholas\, Geriatrics\, University of Colorado\, Anschutz Medical CampusNancy Berlinger\, Hastings CenterAlice Luo Clayton\, Executive Director\, McKnight Brain Research Foundation \n\n\n\nModerator: Rosa Uribe\, Co-Director Neuroscience Initiative\, Rice Brain Institute URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/solving-the-aging-brain/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Nancy-Berlinger.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260312T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260313T170000 DTSTAMP:20260309T142022Z CREATED:20260127T184542Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T142022Z UID:86543-1773306000-1773421200@www.thehastingscenter.org SUMMARY:10th Annual Reproductive Ethics Conference DESCRIPTION:Times are Central Daylight Time. \n\n\n\nNow hosted in 2026 by The Hastings Center for Bioethics: The Reproductive Ethics Conference is an annual\, interdisciplinary gathering focused on exploring the ethical\, legal\, social\, and cultural dimensions of reproductive health. The field of reproductive ethics is shaped by ongoing advances in medical technology\, shifting cultural norms\, political and ideological divisions\, and theological perspectives—factors that continue to raise complex and often controversial questions. This virtual conference provides a forum for rigorous and respectful dialogue on a wide range of issues in reproductive ethics. We welcome participants from all professional backgrounds to foster a rich and collaborative discussion. \n\n\n\nMarch 12-13\, 2026\n\n\n\nConference Organizers:\n\n\n\nClaire Horner\, JD\, MACenter for Medical Ethics & Health PolicyBaylor College of Medicine \n\n\n\nPaul Burcher\, MD\, PhDObstetrics & GynecologyWellSpan Health URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/10th-annual-reproductive-ethics-conference/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/repr-eth-conf-photo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260309T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260309T181500 DTSTAMP:20260205T193954Z CREATED:20260128T203303Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T193954Z UID:86560-1773073800-1773080100@www.thehastingscenter.org SUMMARY:Prenatal Testing: From Autonomy to Eugenics DESCRIPTION:Hastings Center President and CEO Vardit Ravitsky will present a talk\, Prenatal Testing: From Autonomy to Eugenics\, at the Law and Biosciences Workshop at Stanford Law School. This is a public\, in-person-only event. 4:30 PM – 6:15 PM PST \n\n\n\nRoom 285\, Stanford Law School559 Nathan Abbott Way\, Stanford\, CA 94305-8610 URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/prenatal-testing-from-autonomy-to-eugenics/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/image-1-scaled.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260219T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260219T121500 DTSTAMP:20260205T195035Z CREATED:20260205T152203Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T195035Z UID:86590-1771498800-1771503300@www.thehastingscenter.org SUMMARY:AI and Aging Societies: The Ethics of Thinking about Problems and Solutions DESCRIPTION:Hastings Center Senior Research Scholar Nancy Berlinger will give a virtual presentation at the International Seminar\, The Initiative for Responsible AI in Medicine\, Tel Aviv University. Her talk will consider population aging and AI as concurrent social phenomena that influence narratives about problems and solutions. What are the ethical implications of framing AI as a “solution” to longer lifespans\, aging-associated cognitive and physical decline\, smaller families\, and shrinking social networks? She will consider the limits of AI ethics in thinking about this question\, and what other normative approaches may be useful in medicine and in aging societies. \n\n\n\nNOTE: this is a virtual event that takes place 11:00 am – 12:15 pm EST. URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/ai-and-aging-societies-the-ethics-of-thinking-about-problems-and-solutions/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Nancy-Berlinger.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T183000 DTSTAMP:20260205T194042Z CREATED:20260205T190041Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T194042Z UID:86621-1770915600-1770921000@www.thehastingscenter.org SUMMARY:The Elephant from Heaven and the Chicken from Hell: Does De-extinction Make Sense? DESCRIPTION:Hastings Center Senior Research Scholar\, director of the research department and editor of the Hastings Center Report Gregory Kaebnick give a keynote entitled “The Elephant from Heaven and the Chicken from Hell: Does De-extinction Make Sense?” about ethical issues surrounding the resurrection of previously extinct species for Darwin Day at Arkansas State University. This event will be held from 5 – 6:30 p.m. CST\, in the auditorium of A-State Museum. 320 University Loop\, inside Dean B. Ellis Library. Those who cannot attend the event in person can still attend online: https://RedWolv.es/DeExtinct.  URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/the-elephant-from-heaven-and-the-chicken-from-hell-does-de-extinction-make-sense/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Untitled-design-70.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260209T141500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260209T150000 DTSTAMP:20260205T193740Z CREATED:20260113T160035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T193740Z UID:86425-1770646500-1770649200@www.thehastingscenter.org SUMMARY:How Should Human-AI Dissonance Be Addressed Ethically? DESCRIPTION: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 and AI Diverge: The Clinical\, Legal\, and Ethical Considerations.” This event takes place on February 9 from 2:15-3pm EST. URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/how-should-human-ai-dissonance-be-addressed-ethically/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Nancy-Berlinger.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260202T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260202T133000 DTSTAMP:20260120T203236Z CREATED:20260113T154623Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260120T203236Z UID:86423-1770035400-1770039000@www.thehastingscenter.org SUMMARY:Institute for Health Law\, Bioethics & Policy 2nd Annual Symposium: "Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Law" Keynote DESCRIPTION: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. URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/institute-for-health-law-bioethics-policy-2nd-annual-symposium-artificial-intelligence-in-healthcare-law-keynote/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Vardit-9.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260120T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260120T190000 DTSTAMP:20260115T193849Z CREATED:20260115T193803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260115T193849Z UID:86481-1768935600-1768935600@www.thehastingscenter.org SUMMARY:The Unfiltered Truth: Everything You’re Afraid to Ask About Vaccines DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nThis event is an open forum for you to voice the questions you might be afraid to ask\, with the confidence that they will be thoughtfully answered. Live event at the Museum of Science Boston\, Blue Wing. 1 Science Pk\, Boston\, MA 02114. Register below. \n\n\n\nIf you cannot make the in-person event\, join the livestream: https://www.youtube.com/live/fVxNCWm3_cs URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/the-unfiltered-truth-everything-youre-afraid-to-ask-about-vaccines/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Hyun-pic2-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251212T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251212T120000 DTSTAMP:20251126T154124Z CREATED:20251126T154123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251126T154124Z UID:86112-1765540800-1765540800@www.thehastingscenter.org SUMMARY:ELSI Friday Forum: Deextinction and Deliberate Extinction  DESCRIPTION:From the dire wolf to the screwworm\, scientists are turning the tools of genetics to the elimination–and recreation–of entire nonhuman species. This webinar explores how and why genetic technologies might be used to eradicate some species and recreate others\, with a focus on recent efforts and near future possibilities. The ethics of manipulating other species in these ways will then be considered: How should risks and benefits be understood and weighed? How might both deextinction and deliberate extinction challenge and alter understandings of the human relationship to nature? And how should such existential decisions be made?Panelists: \n\n\n\n\nGreg Kaebnick\, PhD Hastings Center\n\n\n\nBeth Shapiro\, PhD Colossal Biosciences\n\n\n\n\nModerated by:  \n\n\n\nAlta Charo\, JD University of Wisconsin\, Madison URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/elsi-friday-forum-deextinction-and-deliberate-extinction/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024_30_HastingsCenter-Greg_0868-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T180000 DTSTAMP:20250930T154521Z CREATED:20250930T154519Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T154521Z UID:85629-1764955800-1764957600@www.thehastingscenter.org SUMMARY:Whose Child Is She/He? The Genetic Gestation Divide DESCRIPTION:Hastings Center President and CEO Vardit Ravitsky will give a talk entitled “Whose Child Is She/He? The Genetic Gestation Divide\,” at the the Foundation for Reproductive Medicine Conference 2025. \n\n\n\nThe FRM Conference is an annual 3 day CE & CME accredited event covering groundbreaking fertility & reproductive research.  \n\n\n\nThis event will take place at the Metropolitan Club\, 1 E. 60th St.\, NY. URL:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/hastings-center-event/whose-child-is-she-he-the-genetic-gestation-divide/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thehastingscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Vardit-4.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR