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Explore the Fascinating Field of Bioethics at our Summer Institute
Prior coursework or experience not required to participate in weeklong classes on cutting edge bioethics subjects
Inclusion, Diversity, Anti-Racism and Equity Committee Launched
Institute-wide group will help lead critical conversations about racism and other forms of oppression
States Must Implement Teacher Vaccination Plans and Tracking to Ensure Safe School Reopenings
eSchool+ Initiative launches dashboard of state-by-state policies and status
Government Leaders Should Not Skip to the Front of the COVID-19 Vaccine Line
Prioritizing officials without clear, public criteria will undermine public health response, claims NEJM paper co-authored by Berman Institute faculty
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