Ethics in STEM is a research area that focuses on the critical ethical dimensions of our designed and engineered world. We seek to challenge various cultural assumptions about what ethics is and how ...

Jerome Schneewind, scholar of the history of philosophy and professor emeritus in the William H. Miller III Department of Philosophy, died Jan. 8, at the age of 93. "Jerry was deeply admired both for ...

Pueblo Bonito, a massive stone great house in Chaco Canyon in New Mexico Andrew Kearns via Flickr Under CC BY-SA 2.0 The 2022 Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine has brought fresh attention to ...

Professor Jenny Reardon will study how scientists working on high stakes emerging technologies are partnering with ethicists ...

An emphasis on speed, profit may lead some institutional research boards to be less focused on potential harms to human subjects, watchdog report found A government watchdog called for greater federal ...

New, international standards for handling ancient genetic material draw support from many scientists, criticism from others. By Sabrina Imbler In 2017, a team of scientists successfully extracted the ...

Space travelers are likely going to participate in research, but no clear ethical guidelines exist. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Many drug trials are vetted by companies with ties to the drugmakers, raising concerns about conflicts of interest and ...