UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights
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Studia Bioethica journal devoted to “Bioethics, Environmental Questions, and Human Ecology.”
The third issue of Studia Bioethica for 2016 has been published and is now available online here. The issue is dedicated to the theme of "Bioethics, Environmental Questions, and Human Ecology." Previous issues of the bioethical journal of the Regina Apostolorum...
New Book-Laudato si’ the appeal of Pope Francis: Agricultural development and the fight against hunger
The recently published book Laudato si' the Appeal of Pope Francis: Agricultural development and the fight against hunger gathers reflections from the November 2015 event “Agricultural development and the fight against hunger. The call of Pope Francis’ encyclical...
International Conference on Bioethical Challenges in Neurogenomics from an Interreligious and Multicultural Perspective
November 14-16, 2016 Houston International Conference: Bioethical Challenges in Neurogenomics from an Interreligious and Multicultural Perspective The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center was the host of the Fifth International Bioethics, Multiculturalism,...
Bioethics Art Exhibition – Houston 2016
During the days of the workshop and conference events, the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights will have an art exhibition of the winning artworks of our Bioethics Art Competition from 2011 (1st edition) and 2013 (2nd edition). We´ll also exhibit the winners of...
The Global Bioethics of Genomics and Human Enhancement in the 21st Century
The UNESCO Chair will host a cultural and academic encounter on "The Global Bioethics of Genomics and Human Enhancement in the 21st Century" at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum and the European University of Rome on December 21, 2016. The Meetings...
Bioethical reflections on betel nut use in Taiwan
Joseph Tham, UNESCO Chair Fellow and Dean of the Bioethics Faculty at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum, presented his most recent bioethical investigation at the 30th European Conference on Philosophy of Medicine and Health Care August 18, 2016. Tham’s work...
BINCA videos on brain death
The Clinical Bioethics and Neuroethics Research Group (BINCA) of the Universidad Anáhuac México Norte has released two videos on “brain death” featuring Dr. Oscar Adrian Rivera Ramirez. BINCA, coordinated by Dr. Mariel Kalkach Aparicio, is a sister project of the...
The recreational use of marijuana
The Clinical Bioethics and Neuroethics Research Group (BINCA) of the Universidad Anáhuac México Norte has released two videos on “The recreational use of marijuana” featuring Chair Fellow Dr. María Elizabeth de los Rios Uriarte and Dr. Mario Souza. BINCA, coordinated...
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