The Bioethics Brief
The Bioethics Society at University of Virginia
Hollingsworth Essay
The Institute for Practical Ethics
& Public Life
announces
The Patricia Hollingsworth
Prizes in Ethics
Awarded for the Best Undergraduate Essays in Ethics
First place: $1,000.00
Second Place: $750.00
Honorable mention: $350.00
Deadline: Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Submit essays electronically, as Word documents, to
Subject: Essays may address any applied or theoretical topic or issue in ethics, and may be historical, philosophical, theological, literary, etc. Revised class papers may be submitted—indicate the title of the course and the instructor for the course.
Length: 1,500-3,000 words (longer essays are acceptable)
Awards will be presented in April, 2016
Event Information
MOVIE SCREENING: Concussion
Join the Bioethics Society at UVA and UPC in our screening of the 2015 movie Concussion starring Will Smith and Alec Baldwin.
We are currently finding a speaker who will be leading a discussion on concussion research as well as the bioethical implications of the film.
This event will be completely FREE, and there will be FREE FOOD provided.
THERE WILL BE A SECOND VIEWING ON MARCH 26, 10PM.
We are currently finding a speaker who will be leading a discussion on concussion research as well as the bioethical implications of the film.
This event will be completely FREE, and there will be FREE FOOD provided.
THERE WILL BE A SECOND VIEWING ON MARCH 26, 10PM.
When?
Friday, Mar 25, 2016, 07:00 PM
Where?
Newcomb Theater
Other Events Around Grounds
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Medical Center Hour - GALILEO’S MIDDLE FINGER Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science
Ms. Dreger’s investigations into this aspect of human identity and intersex rights engaged her with both sides of a heated debate and also with issues of freedom and justice in science. As she says, “Science and social justice require each other to be healthy, and both are critically important to human freedom. . . . [P]ursuit of evidence is probably the most pressing moral imperative of our time.
All of our work as scholars, activities, and citizens of democracy depends on it.
All of our work as scholars, activities, and citizens of democracy depends on it.
When?
Wednesday, Mar 23, 2016, 12:30 PM
Where?
Jordan Hall, Jefferson Park Avenue, Charlottesville, VA, United States
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“Collins’ Cohort: The Path from the Human Genome Project to the Precision Medicine Initiative”
As the Human Genome Project was wrapping up in 2003, Francis Collins (then the director of the National Human Genome Research Institute) sought to set the NIH off on another bold genetic initiative—to create a large, longitudinal, national cohort that would allow for examining the genetic and environmental contributions to health and disease. The path from that initial idea in 2003 to the public announcement at the State of the Union address in 2015 is a story of technological advances, logistical challenges, ethical dilemmas, and political hurdles.
This event will be happening in Room 190.
This event will be happening in Room 190.
When?
Friday, Mar 25, 2016, 03:30 PM
Where?
Gilmer Hall, Charlottesville, VA, United States
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University of Virginia Bioethics Debate Gala
Join us for our BIG FINALE event to finish off a great semester. We are collaborating with UVA Competitive Speech and Debate for a single debate round followed by mingling and socializing. Admission is FREE and food and drink will be provided, and hopefully we can obtain light musical entertainment.
If you have any questions please contact Ryan Orr (rpo2yv@virginia.edu)
If you have any questions please contact Ryan Orr (rpo2yv@virginia.edu)
When?
Wednesday, Apr 13, 2016, 06:30 PM
Where?