Recent News
May 22, 2017
KIE Scholar shares remarks on historic case in medical ethics for the Washington Post
Senior Research Scholar Bob Veatch comments on a case that fundamentally changed our thinking of doctor-patient relationships.
May 14, 2017
KIE announces new course on social media and democracy
Building on the success of this spring’s course on data ethics, the KIE will debut a new course in social media ethics this fall in the Institute’s Ethics Lab.
May 12, 2017
Ethics Lab staff to present at TLISI 2017
Senior Product Designer Nico Staple and Postdoctoral Fellow Elizabeth Edenberg are scheduled to present at this year’s annual Teaching, Learning, and Innovation Summer Institute (TLISI)
May 8, 2017
KIE Senior Research Scholar Karen Stohr featured on “Why We Argue”
Dr. Stohr’s episode, “Democracy and Civility” asks: “‘Don’t discuss politics at the dinner table.’ Why not?” Listen to the full episode here.
April 28, 2017
Announcing our Fall 2017 bioethics course line-up
We’re excited to announce our bioethics course line-up for the Fall 2017 semester!
April 26, 2017
KIE Journal shares new book review on social injustice in feminist philosophy
New content this month: Mari Mikkola’s book is reviewed by Kathryn Gillespie, a Postdoctoral Fellow in Animal Studies at Wesleyan University.
Upcoming Events
30
May
“Virtue Ethics and Feminism” with Karen Stohr
Bioethics Conference Room, Georgetown: 3:30pm–5:30pm
Senior Research Scholar Karen Stohr will speak at the final JBC of this Spring followed by an informal dinner.
5
Jun
Providers, Parents & Privacy: Ethical issues surrounding social media use in pediatrics
NIH, Building 50, 1st floor conference room 1328/1334: 3:00pm–4:30pm
The Inter-Institute Bioethics Interest Group will meet to discuss how the internet and health information relate to the pediatric population. Dr. Silvana Barone joins as speaker.
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