bioethics

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 t...

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 ethics...

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 stude...

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 ...

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 p....

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 abo...

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 t...

The Case Western Reserve University Department of Bioethics invites applications for two graduate student fellowship competitions. The Medical Humanities and Social Medicine Graduate Research Grant offers up to $4,000. The opportunity is to support pilot or ongoing research at the intersection of c...

Kavita Arora, an assistant professor of reproductive biology and bioethics for the School of Medicine, co-wrote a piece for STAT titled “An ultrasound on Instagram suggested the baby could be in danger. Does a physician have a duty to warn?” Arora and her co-author discussed the recent situation in...

Earn your master's in bioethics and medical humanities through Integrated Graduate Studies (IGS). The Department of Bioethics will host an open house and information session Thursday, Feb. 22, at 5 p.m. Learn the details of this one-year master's program and how you can earn the degree in your seni...