
States Must Implement Teacher Vaccination Plans and Tracking to Ensure Safe School Reopenings
eSchool+ Initiative launches dashboard of state-by-state policies and status

How Are Teachers Prioritized for COVID-19 Vaccination by the US States?
Reflecting information on vaccination planning collected on January 12, 2021

Debra Mathews and Maria Merritt Elected Hastings Center Fellows
Faculty recognized for outstanding accomplishment regarding ethical issues in health, science, and technology
Disability and discrimination in triage frameworks: a commentary on mathematical approaches to reducing discrimination
By Laura Pugh, Medical Student, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Download a PDF) Who should you save when you can’t save everyone? How a society answers this question says a lot about its values. COVID-19 has brought triage frameworks from the realm of thought experiment into the real world (Rosenbaum 2020). This possibility raised […]

Prof. Collins Helps Create Educational Modules for School and District Leaders About In-Person Learning in COVID Era
Provides U.S. school & district officials with best Practices a to reduce COVID-19 risks during in-person learning

Addressing Social Justice Through the Lens of Henrietta Lacks
Berman Institute faculty lead ASBH Plenary (video available)

Recapping the Berman Institute at ASBH 2020
An overview of the many Berman Institute-related events at the 22nd annual meeting of the American Society for Bioethics + Humanities

Berman Institute Creates Course for Medical Students Disrupted by COVID
New elective immersed students in real-time independent research on the pandemic’s impact

Berman Institute Launches Public Bioethics Program with Creation of the Dracopoulos-Bloomberg iDeas Lab
Gifts totaling $3 million support new paradigm for public dissemination of research and analysis

Climate Change Places Vulnerable Populations in a Double Bind During Storm Seasons in COVID-19 Era
MBE graduate writes about pandemic's exacerbating impact on individuals living in hurricane zones

Planning How to Allocate and Distribute a COVID-19 Vaccine
Berman Faculty co-author report laying out a framework for decision makers

Maternal Health Pandemic Act Proposes Concrete Actions
Would Improve Evidence, Outcomes, And Equity For Pregnant People