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- World Science Festival Features Hastings Scholars on Gene Editing
Posted on June 6, 2018
Where do we draw the line between safe and dangerous applications of CRISPR, the gene editing technology that allows us to make permanent, even heritable, changes to the genetic code?... - New Hastings Center Project: Public Deliberation for a Democracy in Crisis
Posted on May 31, 2018
Technologies are transforming the planet and its inhabitants, human and nonhuman, calling out for assessment and wise decision-making. Yet trust in science is eroding and polarization deeply threatens our ability... - What Makes a Good Life Late in Life? Nobel Prize Winner and Leading Bioethicist Offer Insights
Posted on May 25, 2018
Eric Kandel, winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine who has done groundbreaking work on the molecular mechanisms of memory, spoke at The Hastings Center on May... - Hastings Center President Calls for “Moral Leadership” to Improve End-of-Life Care
Posted on May 18, 2018
Are you, as caregivers in a twenty-first century health system, helping your patients and families to make fully informed decisions about the treatments they want and that are likely to... - New Hastings Center Fellows Elected
Posted on May 16, 2018
The Hastings Center is pleased to announce the election of 11 new Fellows. Hastings Center Fellows are a group of individuals of outstanding accomplishment, whose work has informed scholarship and/or... - What Does It Mean to be a Good Citizen in an Aging Society?
Posted on May 7, 2018
That question was the focus of “Long Term Care in New York City, circa 2030,” a panel discussion hosted by the New York City Bar Association on May 3 that included...
