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Keep up to date with the latest happenings at the Berman Institute, as well as breaking news on bioethics issues around the globe.

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Apply Now: Multiple Postdoctoral Fellowships Available
October 23, 2020
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Apply for Hecht-Levi Program or multiple other positions with specific areas of focus
ASBH 2020
Recapping the Berman Institute at ASBH 2020
October 14, 2020
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An overview of the many Berman Institute-related events at the 22nd annual meeting of the American Society for Bioethics + Humanities
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Berman Institute Creates Course for Medical Students Disrupted by COVID
October 2, 2020
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New elective immersed students in real-time independent research on the pandemic’s impact
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Berman Institute Launches Public Bioethics Program with Creation of the Dracopoulos-Bloomberg iDeas Lab
October 1, 2020
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Gifts totaling $3 million support new paradigm for public dissemination of research and analysis

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Dec 3
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Vaccine Ethics: What Are We Learning from COVID-19?

As the race for COVID–19 vaccines enters its next stage, we are faced with broad ethical challenges, along with specific questions of principle and practice
Dec 8
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Theater of War: Frontline Performance

Dramatic reading by acclaimed actors of scenes from ancient Greek plays to help nurses, doctors, EMS, first responders, administrators, and other heath care providers engage in healing, constructive discussions about the unique challenges and stressors of the COVID-19 pandemic
Dec 10
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Robert H. Levi Symposium: The Ethics of Virtual Humans

Join us for a live, interactive exploration of ethical issues raised by technologies leveraging natural language processing
Dec 14
1:00 pm
Seminar Series: Decision-Making, Perceptions and Experiences in Uterus Transplantation with Anji Wall, MD

Discussion using data from uterus transplantations to respond to theoretical ethical concerns regarding the procedure 

Berman News & Events

We hold more than two dozen public events each year, inviting you to learn more about the fascinating field of bioethics. Keep up to date with the latest schedule here.

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@bermaninstitute 7:15 PM Nov 26th
Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
Ethics & Emerging Biotechnologies Weekly Roundup: Designed to Deceive, Immunizations, Public Health vs Privacy, Cel… https://t.co/VwlE4PWCej
@bermaninstitute 1:32 AM Nov 26th
Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
For Nurses Feeling the Strain of the Pandemic, Virus Resurgence Is ‘Paralyzing’ - w comments from our Cynda Rushton… https://t.co/wy7BIDgQiD
@bermaninstitute 8:52 PM Nov 25th
Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
Berman Institute #Bioethics Bulletin: COVID-19 Update - Theater of War for Frontline Medical Providers, Vaccine Con… https://t.co/PhGtYMn5vZ
@bermaninstitute 6:12 PM Nov 25th
Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
Test and trace fails to contact 110,000 in English Covid hot spots https://t.co/cQpT3BamL4