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- Bioethics Chats: Dorothy Roberts
Posted on August 20, 2025
Dorothy Roberts, JD, is the George A. Weiss University Professor of Law & Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania and founding director of the Penn Program on Race, Science &... - How Should We Live Together as Citizens of an Aging Society?
Posted on August 14, 2025
In the U.S., the aging population has reached a historic milestone: More people are over 65 than under 15. The latest episode of The Big Question features Hastings senior research... - “I see bioethics in almost all aspects of life now.”
Posted on August 6, 2025
How can—and should—AI robots care for us? What ethical issues are raised by using animals as research subjects—including for transplanting animal organs into humans? These were among the wide range... - Recommendations and Practical Tools Issued for Conducting Ethical First-in-Human Pig Kidney Xenotransplant Clinical Trials
Posted on July 10, 2025
A multisite research team has issued ethical and policy recommendations for first-in-human clinical trials involving the transplantation of pig kidneys into humans. The first trial has been approved by the... - 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...
