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Register Now: Reproductive Ethics Conference

The Ninth Annual Reproductive Ethics Conference will take place in Galveston Jan. 9 and 10, 2025. The goal of this conference is to explore the range of topics addressed in reproductive ethics. We welcome individuals from all professional fields to create a rich and robust discussion. We are seeking abstracts for individual presentations, 3-4 person panels, and posters. View the flier linked below for more information.


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In April of 1970, both The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Science at Houston and The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston sponsored the symposium "Humanism in Medicine" that would help shape and give impetus to the new institute that would emerge at UTMB in 1973. This new institute would be dedicated to medicine and the humanities.

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  • Welcome new faculty Dr. Xiang Yu!

    October 31, 2024, 08:48 AM by Amber Anthony

    Dr. Yu earned a PhD in Philosophy from The Ohio State University and was a clinical ethics fellow at the Alden March Bioethics Institute at Albany Medical College. Her research focuses on well-being (especially issues relating to desires), decision-making capacity, and psychiatric ethics.

  • Welcome new faculty Dr. Jarrel De Matas!

    October 29, 2024, 13:36 PM by Amber Anthony

    Dr. De Matas earned a PhD in English and studies culturally informed scientific, medical, and health practices through an intersectional approach to Caribbean science fiction and science and technology studies, He is also interested in policy development for developing countries especially, but not limited to, the Caribbean.

  • Dr. Jacob Moses presents at 4S Conference

    October 25, 2024, 08:41 AM by Amber Anthony

    Dr. Jacob Moses presented "Robotic Regret and Algorithmic Responsibility in Prostate Cancer Surgery," the Society for Social Studies of Science Conference