Hastings Center News
- Call for Nominations: 2021 David Roscoe Award for an Early-Career Scholar’s Essay on Science, Ethics, and Society
Posted on April 8, 2021
Artificial intelligence, Crispr gene editing, and other powerful new technologies have profound implications for society. They will likely bring both potential benefits and safety concerns and have other ethical and... - Democracy in Crisis: Civic Learning and the Reconstruction of Common Purpose
Posted on February 25, 2021
Introduction: Civic Learning for a Democracy in Crisis By Bruce Jennings, Michael K. Gusmano, Gregory E. Kaebnick, Carolyn Neuhaus, and Mildred Z. Solomon This multiauthored report offers wide-ranging assessments of... - Report Addresses Breakdown in Civic Discourse That is Threatening U.S. Democracy
Posted on February 25, 2021
A new report released by The Hastings Center concludes that civic learning in the United States, or how citizens engage in collective problem solving and make informed decisions that reflect the common good, is breaking down, threatening... - Omenn and Darling Gift to Bolster Trust in Scientific Innovation
Posted on February 9, 2021
Preeminent science researcher and science policy expert Gilbert S. Omenn, MD, PhD., and national nonprofit leader Martha A. Darling have made a major gift supporting “trusted and trustworthy scientific innovation”... - Advancing Health Equity, and Community
Posted on January 28, 2021
An online event. February 9, 2021 at 12pm EST The Covid-19 pandemic has made longstanding, seemingly intractable inequities painfully visible. In addition to widespread suffering, African Americans and LatinX communities... - New Guidance Released for Covid-19 Vaccine Allocation
Posted on January 15, 2021
The Hastings Center released new guidance for local public health authorities and health care systems to help ensure equitable and effective prioritization of Covid-19 vaccine access, based on risk factors, in the months ahead.