Recent News
February 25, 2020
KIE Scholar Publishes Introductory Bioethics Book
Dr. Robert M. Veatch, Senior Research Scholar at the KIE and Professor Emeritus of Medical Ethics at Georgetown, has published a fourth edition of “The Basics of Bioethics.”
February 12, 2020
Philosophy Takes On BoJack Horseman
Dr. Quill R. Kukla, Senior Research Scholar at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics and Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown, is taking an unusual path to engaging students to introductory philosophical concepts in her course Intro to Philosophy via BoJack Horseman in summer 2020.
February 5, 2020
Decades Later, Bioethics Research Library Still Going Strong
From the beginning the Bioethics Research Library was revolutionary in helping establish the resources for the cross-disciplinary field of bioethics.
January 27, 2020
Dr. Quill R. Kukla Awarded Humboldt Prize
Dr. Quill R. Kukla, Senior Research Scholar at The Kennedy Institute of Ethics and Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University, is one of 2019’s awardees of the Humboldt Research Award.
November 26, 2019
Kent Place School Students Visit the KIE
Twelve students and 3 teachers from The Ethics Institute at Kent Place School in Summit, NJ, visited the Kennedy Institute of Ethics on November 18 and 19, 2019, to conduct research and learn more about bioethics.
November 5, 2019
Murray Feshbach, formerly of The Kennedy Institute, expert Soviet demographer, dies at 90
We are sad to share that Murray Feshbach, formerly of The Kennedy Institute’s then-Center for Population Research, died October 25, 2019. He was 90.
Upcoming Events
5
Mar
John Collins Harvey Lecture & Pellegrino Seminar
Georgetown University Hotel & Conference Center (Leavey Conference Center): ALL DAY
Former students, colleagues, friends & family and admirers, please join in celebrating the 100th birthday of the founding Director of the Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics, Dr. Edmund D. Pellegrino.
16
Apr
Bioethics Research Showcase
Healey Family Student Center (Great Room): ALL DAY
The Bioethics Research Showcase at Georgetown University is a juried exhibition of student work in a variety of categories and disciplines, situated at the intersection of the many topics in the ethics of health, the environment, and emerging technologies that comprise the field of bioethics.
4
Jun
Intensive Bioethics Course 44
ALL DAY
Join us at Georgetown University on June 4-6, 2020, for the 44th annual Intensive Bioethics Course (IBC). This world-famous course offers stimulating plenary lectures by eminent scholars and clinicians, followed by in-depth small-group discussions led by expert facilitators.
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