Events

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 […]

 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 […]

 Stories for Survivability_Garland-Thomson.pdf Join us for our new series! Stories for Survivability: How we Talk about Disability Ethics and Why it Matters. Rosemarie Garland-Thomson (Professor of English at Emory University) presents as the first of four speakers in this series, supported by the Chancellor’s Diversity Challenge Fund. Zoom registration HERE: https://uncc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUlde6grT8qH9yGabOP6ajSCC2rimZNXDD4  Even as disability has many meanings and contexts, […]

 Biotech Series_Hjarding.pdf Angelique Hjarding (Postdoctoral Researcher, Charlotte Action Research Project, Dept. Geography & Earth Sciences, UNC Charlotte) presents as part of the Ethics Center’s 2020-21 series, Models for Equitable Minority Inclusion in Institutional Research. Zoom registration –> uncc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAvdOGvrDsrHNfOAHFOGB6nCpgGHQ-qAFAJ   About the series: Because citizen science work often works outside of institutional channels, it often faces difficulties when it […]

 Ruha and Lewis Event Series.pdf Dr. Lewis Gordon, Head and Professor of Philosophy at UCONN-Storrs, is the first speaker in the School of Data Science (SDS) Fall webinar series co-hosted by the Center for Professional and Applied Ethics. Dr. Gordon’s talk is titled, “What is Knowledge Production? Racism and Research in the Academy.” The SDS […]

April 6, 2020 – 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM *** POSTPONED!***  The health and safety of students, faculty, staff and community friends remains UNC Charlotte’s top priority. The University has been monitoring the rapidly evolving situation around coronavirus (COVID-19) and has been working in close collaboration with local and state resources. After careful thought and consideration, UNC Charlotte […]

 Elizabeth Jones_March 2020.pdf *** POSTPONED!*** The health and safety of students, faculty, staff and community friends remains UNC Charlotte’s top priority. The University has been monitoring the rapidly evolving situation around coronavirus (COVID-19) and has been working in close collaboration with local and state resources. After careful thought and consideration, UNC Charlotte has decided to […]

 Epigenetics_Waggoner.pdf This event has been cancelled. Join us for the fourth event in our Epigenetics series!  For a pdf of the flyer, click here. For a series flyer, click here.

February 19, 2020 – 11:30 AM to 12:45 PM  Epigenetics_Happe.pdf Join us for the third event in our Epigenetics series!  For a pdf of the flyer, click here.  For a series flyer, click here. Free, but please RSVP so we can order food.