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Associate Professor Karola Kreitmair Receives 2024 Japanese Association of Bioethics – American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (JAB-ASBH) Fellowship Award
Karola Kreitmair, PhD, Associate Professor of Medical History and Bioethics, Co-Director of Path of Distinction in Bioethics (PoD-B), and Vice-Chair Hospital Ethics Committee has received the 2024 Japanese Association of Bioethics – American Society for …
Associate Professor Pablo Gómez Featured in Science Magazine’s Ten Must Read Science Histories
Pablo F. Gómez, MD, PhD, associate professor of medical history and bioethics and associate professor of history in the College of Letters has been featured in Science Magazine’s Ten Must Read Science Histories. According to …
2024 Bioethics Symposium topic announced: AI, Ethics, and Health Care
Mark your calendars for the 2024 Bioethics Symposium on Thursday, April 11 from 1-5 p.m. in Health Sciences Learning Center Room 1306: Artificial intelligence has taken the world by storm — including the world of …
Norman Fost Lecture on Skepticism and Critical Thinking honors Fost’s groundbreaking work and long leadership in bioethics
The inaugural presentation of a new lectureship in the Department of Pediatrics, the Norman Fost Lecture on Skepticism and Critical Thinking, will take place on February 15, 7:30–8:30 a.m.
Associate Professor Pablo Gómez receives NEH Collaborative Research Grant
Pablo F. Gómez, MD, PhD, associate professor of medical history and bioethics and associate professor of history in the College of Letters and Science has won a highly competitive collaborative research grant from the National …
Ronald Numbers remembered as leading scholar of science and religion
Ronald L. Numbers, PhD, professor of medical history and bioethics and history, died on July 24, 2023, at 81. A world-renowned scholar of the history of science and medicine, Numbers was regarded as a thoughtful …
Richard Keller, PhD, is the new Chair of the Department of Medical History and Bioethics
Dr. Keller is a renowned scholar and teacher of the intersections of history, society, medicine, and public health, with a particular focus on the historical and societal dimensions of climate change, natural disasters, widespread disease, …
Professor Susan Lederer receives a WARF named professorship. Her new title is Ronald L. Numbers Professor of Medical History and Bioethics.
Susan Lederer, PhD, has received a 2023-2024 WARF Named Professorship. WARF Named Professorships honor faculty who have made major contributions to the advancement of knowledge through their research endeavors, teaching, and service activities. Congratulations, Susan!
We welcome two new faces to the department as of July 1, 2022!
Dana Landress, Assistant Professor and Nicole Senter, Department Administrator.