Hastings Center for Bioethics News
- Applications Open: Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Global Bioethics Mentorship Program
Posted on July 1, 2025
Applications for the inaugural cohort of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Global Bioethics Mentorship Program are now open. This new Hastings Center program offers a one-year remote opportunity for project-focused... - Bioethicists Must Push Back Against Assaults on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Posted on June 24, 2025
Nine leading bioethicists, including Hastings Center President Vardit Ravitsky, call for bioethics to affirm its core commitment to justice and act against the dismantling of diversity, equity, and inclusion. In... - Remembering George Annas
Posted on June 11, 2025
The Hastings Center for Bioethics mourns the passing of George Annas on May 30. Annas was a Hastings Center Fellow and the William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor at Boston University... - AI in Healthcare: Trust and Accountability—Takeaways from Our Conference
Posted on June 11, 2025
Cedars-Sinai and The Hastings Center jointly organized a timely conference on AI in healthcare on May 16 in Los Angeles. Discussions with leading experts in the field addressed evolving ethical,... - AI Code of Conduct for Health and Medicine is Released
Posted on May 28, 2025
A code of conduct for artificial intelligence in health, health care, and biomedical was released on May19 by the National Academy of Medicine’s AI Code of Conduct initiative; Hastings Center... - Ravitsky on NPR: Can Doctors Test Embryos for Autism? And Should They?
Posted on May 28, 2025
A newly available kind of genetic testing, called polygenic embryo screening, promises to screen for conditions that can include cancer, obesity, autism, and bipolar disorder. What would it mean culturally...
