Vaccine Mandates and Passports: Are They Legal and Ethical?
OnlineJoin Mildred Solomon, the president of The Hastings Center, to discuss these issues with four experts on ethics and law from across the political spectrum.
Building Effective Stakeholder and Public Engagement Strategies for Vector Control Projects
OnlineHastings Center scholar Carolyn Neuhaus will present at the ANTI-VeC webinar series.
Do Genetic Findings Impact Perceptions of Responsibility?
OnlineThis symposium is sponsored by the Center for Research on Ethical, Legal & Social Implications of Psychiatric, Neurologic & Behavioral Genetics at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute, in collaboration with The Hastings Center.
Binocularity: A Conceptual Tool for Comprehending and Respecting Persons
OnlineSenior research scholar Erik Parens will be presenting as part of The Montreal Health Ethics Conference Series 2021: Wellness, health and human flourishing.
The Importance of Bioethics for Our Contemporary and Near Future World
OnlineHastings Center scholar Nancy Berlinger will present with a panel at NYU's inaugural Annual Undergraduate Philosophy Conference at NYU.
Questioning Cure: Disability, Identity, and Healing
OnlineShould cure be the ultimate aim of health care? Sometimes aiming at cure entails trying to fix disability rather than enabling disabled people to flourish. Sometimes it obscures the goal of healing. And sometimes aiming at cure entails failing to distinguish between disease and difference. In this webinar, disabled writers and educators Anand Prahlad, Ann...
Stiftung Charité presents Charité BIH Entrepreneurship Summit 2021
Onlinewith an interview by Hastings Center President Mildred Solomon of Hastings Center Fellow Arthur Caplan
Planning for Seniors Housing in Changing Cities: A Cross National Exchange
OnlineMay 11-12, 2021, 12–4:00 pm EST Sessions This virtual conference features presentations and discussions on priority topics related to seniors housing, such as housing preservation, eviction prevention, and access to support services. Hastings Center research scholar Nancy Berlinger will be presenting.
Bioethics of Migration/Creating Systems of Safety for Undocumented and Low-Wage Immigrants as a Vulnerable Population
OnlineWith Hastings Center scholar Nancy Berlinger. Ethics Grand Rounds, Alden March Bioethics Institute, Albany Medical College
Vaccine Access, Vaccine Hesitancy: Challenges to Herd Immunity
OnlineIf the United States is to achieve herd immunity, at least 75-85% of the population will need to be vaccinated, yet there are many different kinds of barriers to overcome. Some Americans are reluctant or wish to wait, because they distrust government or the safety of the vaccines or believe in widespread conspiracy theories. Views...