bioethics

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic have received a $1.77 million grant from the National Human Genome Research Institute, a division of the National Institutes of Health. The principal investigators for the three-year grant include Marsha Michie, assistant profess...

Members of the community are invited to join representatives from the Master of Arts in Bioethics and Medical Humanities and Master of Public Health programs for a discussion on the options available with a dual degree in these fields. This information session will be held Friday, July 30, from noo...

For Bharat Ranganathan, academia has been a long-standing passion. After graduating from Case Western Reserve University, Harvard University and Indiana University with a bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD, respectively, he pursued a career in ethics, most recently returning to CWRU as the Elmer G. Beame...

Are you interested in ethical issues in the clinical world? The master's in bioethics and medical humanities at Case Western Reserve University allows students to spend 160 hours rotating in teaching hospitals. During this one-year program, students experience clinical ethics through interactive obs...

By John Garcia While students' focus might be on the end of spring classes, the fall semester will be here soon enough. Undergraduate registration for the fall semester starts today (April 26); depending on the school, graduate program registration may already have started or may begin in the comin...

An international team of bioethicists and scientists, led by a researcher at Case Western Reserve University, contends it may be justified to go beyond the standing 14-day limit that restricts how long researchers can study human embryos in a dish. Going beyond this policy limit could lead to potent...

Have you ever considered how culture and society impact medicine and bioethics? If so, consider registering for an information session with the Department of Bioethics Wednesday, April 14, from noon to 1 p.m. ET. Attendees will learn about the Medicine, Society and Culture Concentration in the Maste...

By John Garcia With summer just around the corner, students are looking forward to the sunshine and an exciting lineup of summer classes. Undergraduate registration for the summer semester starts today (April 12), depending on the school (graduate program registration may already have started or ma...

Kristi Westphaln, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Bioethics in the School of Medicine, wrote an op-ed published by Newsweek. Westphaln’s piece, titled “End Restrictive Family Visiting Policies in Hospitals, Nursing Homes,” called a reconsideration of visitation policies in nursing homes...

Approximately one year ago, the world shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We all remember the uncertainty that we felt in those early days and months as we grappled with the changes. Since then, many people have asked questions about the ethical issues in and around public health and access to ...