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Graduate students: Apply for grants for research in medical humanities, social sciences
The Medicine, Society and Culture initiative in the Department of Bioethics is holding 2019 Graduate Student Grant Competitions, open to all graduate students conducting research related to the medical humanities and social sciences. Awards will be given, up to $250 for professional or conference…
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Webinar: "How the Study of Bioethics and Medical Humanities Can Help You Achieve Your Career Goals"
Mark Aulisio, professor in the Department of Bioethics, will discuss how the study of bioethics and medical humanities can help students achieve career goals in a webinar Wednesday, Feb. 20, from 4 to 5 p.m. Those interested can register for and view the webinar through the CWRU Zoom platform.
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Lecture with Hiram College’s Erin Gentry Lamb
The Case Western Reserve University community is invited to a lecture by Erin Gentry Lamb, director of the Center for Literature and Medicine, associate professor and the Herbert L. and Pauline Wentz Andrews Chair of Biomedical Humanities at Hiram College. Lamb will present “Gomers and Chimpanzee…
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Talk, discussion and lunch with Hiram College’s Erin Gentry Lamb
The Case Western Reserve University Department of Bioethics, The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities and the Department of English will host a talk, discussion and lunch with Hiram College’s Erin Gentry Lamb. Lamb is the director of the Center for Literature and Medicine, associate professor and…
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A human brain model in a petri dish?
Bioethics of brain organoids to be explored by team led by CWRU researcher Insoo Hyun Research scientists around the world are now able to investigate the structural, cellular and developmental intricacies of the human brain using bioengineered stem cell-based models called organoids. But the…
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Lunch and Learn: Bioethics Short-Term Study Abroad Programs
Students are invited to a lunch and learn event to learn about upcoming short-term bioethics study abroad opportunities Friday, Nov. 9, from 1 to 2 p.m. in Robbins Building, Room E401. The session will highlight programs in Paris and Amsterdam, which are open to all undergraduate and graduate…
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“On Hindu Bioethics: Respecting Diverse Beliefs in the Context of Western Medicine’s Standards of Care”
Deepak Sarma, professor in the Department of Religious Studies, will give a lecture on the fundamentals of Hindu bioethics. He also will discuss a related case, for which he was an expert consultant. The case considers the bioethical concerns related to a case in which an infant—the child of Hindu…
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Bioethics and Medical Humanities Integrated Graduate Studies Program information session and open house
The Department of Bioethics will host an open house and information session about its integrated graduate studies (IGS) program, which allows undergraduates to pursue a master’s degree in bioethics and medical humanities during their senior year. The event will take place Thursday, Oct. 25, at 5…
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Information session on the short-term study abroad course in Brazil
Students are invited to an informal information session on a new short-term study abroad course in Brazil to be offered during the fall. The information session will be held Friday, April 13, from 12:45 to 1:45 p.m. in the School of Medicine, Room TA200. Students can attend the session to learn…
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Graduate student Rosemary Talbot Behmer Hansen examines changes in women’s health policy
Rosemary Talbot Behmer Hansen, a graduate student pursuing degrees in both bioethics as well as health policy and management, explored the effects of cultural and political changes on women’s health. In an article for Dósis, titled “Women’s Health in the Age of Trump,” Talbot Behmer Hansen argued…