Toward New Narratives About Aging in Place
OnlineMost 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...
Genetic Advantages in Sports: When Do They Count as ‘Doping’?
ELSIhubWhat 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...
Wrestling with Social and Behavioral Genomics
OnlineSocial 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...
The Promise and Perils of Social and Behavioral Genomics
OnlineWhile 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...
Creating Chimeric Animals: Seeking Clarity on Ethics and Oversight
Hastings Center scholar, Karen Maschke, will be presenting, The Hastings Center Special Report, Creating Chimeric Animals: Seeking Clarity on Ethics and Oversight, at NC State University.
Unpacking Neglected Social Factors to Ensure Impact
OnlineBioethics With Bigger Impact It is imperative to understand the social and ethical roots of our present conversations about health inequalities, in order to partner intelligently with the public, researchers,...
National Health Equity Grand Rounds
OnlineJoin us for the inaugural National Health Equity Grand Rounds event, co-sponsored by The Hastings Center, History of Racism in U.S. Health Care: Root Causes of Today’s Hierarchy and Systems of Power, on...
Should We Change “Chimeric” Human-Animal Research?
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...
Indigenizing Genomics and Advancing Indigenous Data Sovereignty
OnlineIndigenous 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...
Synthetic Biology and the Reinvention of Nature
OnlineThe Institute for Practical Ethics presents a special guest lecture with Gregory Kaebnick, Research Scholar and Editor of the Hastings Center Center Report, Hastings Center.
