Ethics Center: Exploring Ethics

Exploring Ethics
the science and ethics forum

An ongoing series of free, public events jointly sponsored by the Ethics Center and the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center. Go to the full schedule of events at the Fleet.

Retrospective: Science and ethics news stories of 2008
See a flyer for this event.

Date:

December 3, 5:30 - 7 p.m.

Location:

Reuben H. Fleet Science Center

Organizers:

Mike Kalichman & Lawrence Hinman, The Ethics Center
Jeffrey Kirsch, Lynne Kennedy, & Amanda Lincoln, Reuben H. Fleet Science Center

Program:

The last month of the year is a good opportunity to look back at the past year and reflect on some of the lead science stories that are and will be having an impact on our lives. To address this issue, we have invited the following San Diego journalists to join us in a discussion to identify some of those stories and to review some of the ethical challenges we will be facing:

• Bradley Fikes, North County Times
• Kenny Goldberg, KPBS
• Terri Somers, The San Diego Union-Tribune
Moderator: Michael Kalichman, Co-Director, Ethics Center

RSVP:

The program and parking are free but please RSVP by December 1.
To RSVP, go to http://ethics.ucsd.edu/2008Dec3.html.
Once we receive your RSVP, we will send a confirmation with driving and parking details. We recommend that you arrive at the event by
5 p.m. Only those who have RSVP'd will be allowed to go in at that time. At 5:15 p.m. we will open the Lecture Hall to walk-ins and those not on the RSVP list.

Contact:

Ethics Center

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Ethics Center Events

The Ethics Center sponsors several kinds of events, some of which are open to the public, others of which are by invitation only. To be added to our mailing list, please contact The Ethics Center.

Public Lectures

The Ethics Center sponsors public lectures, often in conjunction with other local organizations such as the SDSTC (UCSD), The Burnham Institute and the Values Institute (USD)

Stake Holder Events

The Ethics Center regularly sponsors stake-holder events, which typically involve a local group of 40-50 individuals along with a distinguished visiting leader in ethics. Past events have included Thomas Murray, President of the Hastings Center, and William Hurlbut, Professor of Medicine at Stanford and member of the President's Council on Bioethics.

Focus Groups

In order to assess the needs of our local community and also to develop local communities of individuals who share a particular interest in ethics, science and technology (i.e., religious leaders, health care personnel), we hold periodic focus groups that are devoted to the conjunction of ethics, science, and technology.