Delaware EPSCoR Ethics

We all have a stake in ethics and public policy issues related to the biological sciences, whether the issue at hand is protecting the privacy of our genetic information, or determining end-of-life procedures for ourselves or a loved one, or deciding whether we want to eat genetically altered food.

The following is a list of lectures, seminars, workshops, hearings, and conferences on bioethics and policy issues that are open to the public. Click on the links, if provided, for more information.

Environment, Energy, Ethics:
Science and Responsibility for the 21st Century

Who: Registered participants
Where: Clayton Hall, University of Delaware, Newark
When: September 21-23, 2007

This is a major national meeting of philosophers and scientists focusing on ethical issues surrounding energy production and use and their environmental consequences.

Sponsors of the meeting include the American Philosophical Association, the Delaware Interdisciplinary Ethics Program, Delaware NSF-EPSCoR, Delaware Biotechnology Institute, and the Science, Ethics, and Public Policy Program (SEPP).

Click here to register or learn more about this event.