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Welcome to the website of the Bioethics Society of Cornell (BSC).  The BSC is a mixed group of Cornell undergrads who meet weekly to discuss current events in bioethics.  Because bioethics encompasses so many fields -- law, politics, religion, medicine, bench-research, sociology, history and anthropology (just to name a few) -- the BSC draws a wide and diverse crowd.  If you enjoy critical thinking and working through tough problems, you should stop by.

The BSC is also the parent organization of the Ivy Journal of Ethics, a nationwide journal featuring works from undergrads.  You can check out past issues of the Journal online.  If you're interested in contributing to the Journal, either as an author or an editor, send us an email.

The 2007 Issue Is Here!

A special thanks goes out to Ugo, the Editor-in-Chief, and Managing Editors Tara, Kevin, and Yin

 

Bioethics Society of Cornell Seminar Series:

 

The 2005-2006 Seminar Series is over.

Congratulations to everyone who made it a success.

Suggestions are currently being solicited for the 2006-2007 season. 

 

/2005-2006/

January 30th:

Vice-Provost Michele Moody-Adams, What Cultural Diversity Means for Bioethics, Read the Cornell Sun press coverage of the event here.

February 6th:

Dr. Rita Calvo, Senior Lecturer in Genetics and Development, Stem Cells and Human Cloning: Panacea or Disaster?

February 20th:

Dr. Charles Walcott, Dean of Faculty, Professor of Neurobiology and Behavior, The Tunes of Lunes and the Ethics of Investigation

February 27th:

Dr. Burke Hendrix, Professor of Government and Ethics in Public Life, Is The Hippocratic Oath a Sacred Vow?

March 6th:

Dr. Stephen Kresovich, Vice Provost for Life Sciences, Professor of Plant Breeding and Biology, Genetically Modified Organisms

March 13th:

Dr. Barbara Koslowski, Director of Graduate Studies in Human Development, Professor of Human Development, Why It Matters That Culture Restricts the Set of Available Explanations

March 15th:

Dr. Micahel Weisberg, Professor of Philosophy at U.Penn, Consultant for the Dover, PA Intelligent Design Case, Evolution, Intelligent Design, and the Public's Misunderstanding of Science

March 27th:

Professor T.D. Seeley, What Rights Do We Owe Animals?

March 30th:

Dr. Allan MacNeil, Senior Lecturer in Biology, Evolution and Ethics: The Necessary Connection

April 3rd:

Dr. Chloe Silverman, Professor of Science and Technology Studies, Ethics and the Autism Spectrum: Neurodiversity, Treatment and Accommodation

April 5th:

Intelligent Design Panel Talk, 155 Olin Hall, 5-8pm

April 10th:

Dr. Wethington, Ethics for Social and Behavioral Studies: Do Medical Research Ethics Provide the Best Model? 119 Stimson Hall

April 17th:

Dr. George Alfieris, Professor of Surgery (U. Rochester), The Ethics of Scarce Resources in Medical Treatment in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery 119 Stimson Hall

April 24th:

Dr. Pat Barclay, Post-Doctoral Researcher and Lecturer, Human Sociobiology, Cheating, and Ethics 119 Stimson Hall