UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights
Fostering the Art of Convergence and Cooperation in Global Ethics
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UNESCO Chair Fellow Participates in NEUPSYCO 2013
UNESCO Chair Fellow Fr. Alberto Carrara, LC participated in the First International Congress Advances in Clinical Neurosciences and Psychiatry: Brain and Mind in La Habana, Cuba on November 18-20, 2013. Two hundred and fifty participants from Argentina, Brazil,...
UNESCO Chair Fellow Participates in the 7th Annual Pisa Days of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology
Prof. Fr. Alberto Carrara, LC, Fellow of the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights and Coordinator of the Italian Research Group in Neurobioethics (GdN) participated in the 7th Annual Meeting – Pisa Days of Psychiatry and Clinical...
UNESCO Chair Fellows Participate in the 4th European Conference on Religion, Spirituality and Health in Malta
Prof. Fr. Joseph Tham, LC and Prof. Fr. Alberto Carrara, LC, Fellows of the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights participated in the ECRSH14, the 4th European Conference on Religion, Spirituality and Health that took place in the Mater Dei’s Hospital in Malta...
Progress Report 2012-2014
Executive Summary Some of the chief outcomes of our commitment to promote an integrated system of research, training, information, and documentation on bioethics and human rights are the following: Improvement of communication regarding the project of the UNESCO...
UNESCO Chair Director receives COEBIO award in bioethics in Mexico City
The COEBIO (Council for the Recognition of Bioethically Responsible Businesses) awarded UNESCO Chair Director Dr. Alberto García with a prize for his work in the field of bioethics in a March 27 day in honor of various Mexican business characterized by bioethical...
Fr. Joseph Tham Named New Dean of Faculty of Bioethics
The Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum appointed UNESCO Chair Fellow Father Joseph Tham, LC the new Dean of the School of Bioethics on 10 September 2014. Tham was in Hong Kong and immigrated to Toronto at the age of 15 years. He devoted his early...
UNESCO Chair Fellow Offers Bioethics Course in Hong Kong
UNESCO Chair Fellow, Fr. Joseph Tham, LC directed an intensive bioethics course in the Holy Spirit Seminary during his visit to Hong Kong from January to February 2014. Thirty students participated in an introduction to bioethical thought that involved twenty hours of...
UNESCO Chair Fellow Speaks to Harvard Club of Hong Kong
UNESCO Chair Fellow Fr. Joseph Tham spoke on the ethical issues of providing healthcare in an April 15 talk to the Harvard Club of Hong Kong. Tham noted that while new technology offers men a longer lifespan than ever, many nations are struggling cover the costs of...
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