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  • Meet the Team
  • Education
    • Undergraduate Programming
    • Graduate and Professional Programs
    • Healthcare Ethics Conference
  • Programs and Centers
    • Program in Health Humanities and Social Sciences
    • Program on Humanistic Communication in Medicine
    • Program in Clinical Ethics
    • Center for Research Ethics
  • News
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How Language Shapes Medical Realities and Ethical Decisions

by pitthealthsci | Apr 10, 2026 | Events

April 10, 2026 (All day) 33rd Annual Healthcare Ethics ConferenceHow Language Shapes Medical Realities and Ethical Decisions Speaker Presentations and Recommended Readings 7:30 – 8:00 amBreakfast8:00 – 8:15 amWelcome Douglas B. White, MD, MASDirector, Institute for...

On Oprah and Ozempic: Weight-Loss Medications in Contemporary Culture

by pitthealthsci | Apr 9, 2026 | Events

April 9, 2026 – 11:00am to 1:00pm Panelists:Hilla Nehushtan, PhDTeaching Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Religious Studies Andrea Goldschmidt, PhDAssociate Professor of PsychiatryDepartment of Psychiatry Mary Ellen Vajravelu, MD, MSHPAssistant Professor of...

The Challenges Facing American Higher Education: Economics and Finances

by pitthealthsci | Apr 8, 2026 | Events

April 8, 2026 – 5:00pm to 6:30pm Catharine “Cappy” Hill, PhDEconomistFormer President, Vassar CollegeFormer Chair of the Board, Yale Colleges and universities are facing challenging finances at the moment, both as a result of longer run trends as...

Ethics of Neurotechnologies: A Cross-Contextual Approach

by pitthealthsci | Apr 7, 2026 | Events

April 7, 2026 – 9:00am to 10:15am Timothy Emmanuel Brown, PhDAssistant Professor of Bioethics and HumanitiesUniversity of WashingtonSchool of Medicine From amputees’ neuroprostheses to fully-implanted systems for managing psychiatric conditions,...

The Antonine Plague and the End of Ancient Rome’s Golden Era

by pitthealthsci | Apr 7, 2026 | Events

April 7, 2026 – 7:00pm to 8:15pm CF Reynolds History of Medicine Lecture SeriesJonathan Erlen Lecture Colin Elliott, PhDProfessor of History at Indiana UniversityAuthor of Pox Romana: The Plague that Shook the Roman World Co-sponsored by the CF Reynolds History...

Ethics Through Experience: Reflections on Embedded Ethics in Neuroscience

by pitthealthsci | Apr 6, 2026 | Events

April 6, 2026 – 12:00pm to 1:00pm Timothy Emmanuel Brown, PhDAssistant Professor of Bioethics and HumanitiesUniversity of WashingtonSchool of Medicine An “embedded ethicist” is a humanist who catalyzes conversations about ethical issues within large...
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