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Passing the Torch at the UNC Center for Bioethics!

May 27, 2021

I am happy to announce that after 11 years as Director of the UNC Center for Bioethics, I am turning over that leadership role to Arlene Davis, RN, JD, effective July 1, 2021. It has been immensely fulfilling to oversee the flourishing of the C:B over the last decade. I am deeply grateful to the … Read more

Doug MacKay Interviewed for UNC’s The Well

February 24, 2021

Doug Makay was interviewed by Logan Ward for the February 23rd issue of UNC’s The Well on “The Pros and Cons of Universal Basic Income.” The idea of governments giving residents no-strings-attached cash payments is picking up steam, due in part to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Last June, Mayor Michael Tubbs of … Read more

Ethics Essay Writing Workshop

February 1, 2021

Clinical Ethics Discussion Group is hosting an Ethics Essay Writing Workshop on February 18th, 12:00 – 1:00 pm. If you would like to attend please email: Konan Beke konan_beke@med.unc.edu  Celia Mizelle cecelia_mizelle@med.unc.edu

CEDG and HEC Welcome Konan Beke and Celia Mizelle

September 29, 2020

Konan Beke and Celia Mizelle have been selected as the new student leaders for the School of Medicine’s  Clinical Ethics Discussion Group This position also entails appointment to the UNC Hospital Ethics Committee. Outgoing leaders are Tyler Clay and Mark Baumgarten. Center for Bioethics faculty members Arlene Davis, Jean Cadigan, and Eric Juengst are advisors to … Read more

PHASES Guidance

July 13, 2020

Health, Bioethics Experts and Advocates Release a Call to Action to the HIV/Co-infections Research Community: “We must work together to give pregnant women the evidence base they deserve.” New Report Lays out Recommendations for Including Pregnant Women in Research on HIV and Co-infections Prevention and Treatment CHAPEL HILL, NC – July 10, 2020 – Pregnant … Read more

Incidental Enhancements: A Neglected Governance Challenge for Human Genome Editing Research

June 25, 2020

The increasing pace and international diffusion of developments in human genome editing research have prompted ongoing efforts to develop responsible governance for such research. One point of broad agreement across these efforts is that human genome editing research should prioritize medical applications over attempts to enhance human traits because of the moral concerns the latter … Read more

CENNC 2019 Conference

October 7, 2019

Ethical Issues in Caring for the Underserved: The Vulnerable, Marginalized, and Forgotten September 20, 2019 co-sponsored by the Center for Bioethics, ECU Brody School of Medicince, CENN, Eastern AHEC and UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy

CEDG and HEC Welcome Sara Meyers and Lisa Michelson

October 3, 2019

Sara Meyers and Lisa Michelson have been selected as the new student leaders for the School of Medicine’s  Clinical Ethics Discussion Group This position also entails appointment to the UNC Hospital Ethics Committee. Outgoing leaders are Tyler Clay and Mark Baumgarten. Center for Bioethics faculty members Arlene Davis, Jean Cadigan, and Eric Juengst are advisors to … Read more

Social Medicine faculty featured in Oxford Handbook of Public Health Ethics

September 12, 2019

Congratulations to Center for Bioethics’s Jean Cadigan, Elana Jaffe, Eric Juengst, Anne Lyerly and Social Medicine’s Gail Henderson, Karen Meagher, and Tonia Poteat. The Oxford Handbook of Public Health Ethics is a prestigious international reference collection that publishes reviews of ethical issues in public health solicited from leading scholars around the world. The recently published volume … Read more