Events

April 15 (Thurs.), 1:00: Kim Q. Hall (Prof. Philosophy, Appalachian State) presents as part of our series, Stories for Survivability: How we Talk about Disability Ethics and Why it Matters —> Zoom Registration: https://uncc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUpce6hrjkuH93mCWN-F7U1yBvPeEhPBi8W Kim Q. Hall is Professor of Philosophy at Appalachian State University. Her areas of research interests include Feminist Theory, Disability Studies, Continental Philosophy, Queer […]

March 22 (1:00pm): Max Liboiron (Assoc. Prof. Geography, Director of the Civic Laboratory for Environmental Action Research (CLEAR), Memorial University, Newfoundland) presents as part of the Ethics Center’s 2020-21 series, Models for Equitable Minority Inclusion in Institutional Research.  Liboiron’s work with CLEAR works to create a feminist, anti-colonial, marine science laboratory, which means developing methods that foreground values of […]

March 16 (Tues.), 12:00-1:00: Ashley Shew (Asst. Prof. of Science, Technology and Society, Virginia Tech) presents as part of our series, Stories for Survivability: How we Talk about Disability Ethics and Why it Matters —> Zoom Registration: https://uncc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAsd-mvrDMjHtHI1-CXs8hcLK0NTx9iOzC2 Shew works in philosophy of technology at its intersection with disability studies, emerging technologies, and animal studies. She is author […]

Nikita Shiel-Rolle, MSc (Principal Research Scientist, Cat Island Conservation Institute, Bahamas) presents as part of the Ethics Center’s 2020-21 series, Models for Equitable Minority Inclusion in Institutional Research –> Zoom registration: https://uncc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJElcuygrD0pGN3z30mrL45Xfph8EjXeW6qr  Shiel-Rolle founded the Cat Island Conservation Institute, which is focused on developing climate resilient communities capable of adapting to and withstanding the changing climate, with […]

Feb. 25 (Thurs.), 3:00-4:00: Joel Michael Reynolds (Asst. Prof. Philosophy, Georgetown) presents as part of our series, Stories for Survivability: How we Talk about Disability Ethics and Why it Matters —> Zoom Registration: https://uncc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYvd–gqjgsEteZLJ5dlRoWfcoD72UEL852 Reynolds’ work explores the relationship between bodies, values, and society, and is especially concerned with the meaning of disability, the issue of ableism, and […]

Pepijn Al (University of Western Ontario) presents as part of the Ethics Center’s 2020-21 series, Models for Equitable Minority Inclusion in Institutional Research. Pepijn is a PhD candidate at the University of Western Ontario.  His work on the value of community consent appears in a 2020 paper in Bioethics.  From the abstract for that article: “Community engagement is increasingly […]

Omega R. Wilson (Co-Founder, West End Revitalization Association (WERA)) presents as part of the Ethics Center’s 2020-21 series, Models for Equitable Minority Inclusion in Institutional Research. Omega co-founded West End Revitalization Association (WERA) in 1994. WERA’s mission: Support access to “basic public health amenities” (safe drinking water, sewer lines, housing, streets, sidewalks, and storm-water management) for […]

The Center is pleased to announce the schedule for the remaining speakers in our series: Models for Equitable Minority Inclusion in Institutional Research: Feb. 9 (Tues.), 12:00-1:30: Omega Wilson (Co-founder of West End Revitalization Association (WERA)) (pdf flyer here) Feb. 17 (Wed.), 12:00-1:30: Pepijn Al (University of Western Ontario) (pdf flyer here) March 8 (Monday), 12:00-1:00: Nikita Shiel-Rolle, MSc (Principal […]

It is with great sorrow that we announce news of the passing of Prof. John Lincourt, the founding Director of the Ethics Center.  Prof. Lincourt served from the Center’s founding in 1995 until Rosemarie Tong took over in 2002.  An obituary notice for Prof. Lincourt is here. More information about the Center’s history can be found here. 

 Biotech Series_Pearlman.pdf Alex Pearlman (Journalist and Bioethicist; Research Affiliate, the MIT Media Lab Community Biotechnology Initiative) presents as part of the Ethics Center’s 2020-21 series, Models for Equitable Minority Inclusion in Institutional Research. Zoom registration –> https://uncc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUldeitqT0oHdHARgGLJuI5oddN4unllc_y  About the series: Because citizen science work often works outside of institutional channels, it often faces difficulties when it intersects […]