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- New Project: Public Deliberation on Gene Editing in the Wild
Posted on September 25, 2018
With funding from the National Science Foundation, a new Hastings Center project will examine the rationale and challenges of public deliberation on the release of genetically modified insects, mammals, and... - Daniel Callahan Receives Health Care Ethics Medal
Posted on September 18, 2018
Hastings Center cofounder and President Emeritus Daniel Callahan was awarded the 2018 Edmund Pellegrino Medal for Healthcare Ethics. The award, given annually by Samford University’s Center for Faith and Health,... - New Project: Countering the Rising Threats to Immigrant Health
Posted on September 17, 2018
Immigrants and their families in the United States and migrants who seek asylum in this country face accelerating threats and harms to their health because of the Trump administration’s immigration priorities. A... - What Can Frankenstein Teach Us About Living in the Genetics Age?
Posted on September 13, 2018
Join us to mark the 200th anniversary of the publication of Frankenstein with a panel discussion that will explore the novel from the perspectives of bioethics, literary criticism, and science... - Envisioning “Good Care at Home” for Older Adults in an Aging Society
Posted on September 4, 2018
How should we think about the ethics of everyday interpersonal relationships focused on giving and receiving care? When home is also a care setting, how can family members and other... - Hastings Scholar Examines the Financial Burden of Long-Term Care
Posted on August 28, 2018
Nearly 11 million Americans use long-term care for help with daily tasks such as bathing and preparing meals, and yet few have private long-term care insurance. Thus, most of the...
