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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Join us Oct. 13 @ 12pm for Ethics Grand Rounds: "Grief, Loss and the Ethic of Care". Explore how grief shapes clinical decisions, relationships & care. Featuring Linda Golding, Marlene McHugh & @MaryCallahanMD. Register: 📍 In-person: evt.to/gmemeouuw 💻 Online: evt.to/gmasggauw

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Congratulations to Division faculty Maya Sabatello, LLB, PhD, on serving as Co-PI of a new three-year PCORI-funded project focused on improving informed consent and inclusive research participation for adults with intellectual disability. Learn more: www.pcori.org/research-res...

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

New publication from Division Research Project Director Caitlin McMahon, PhD, MPH! Co-authored with Amy L. Fairchild, the chapter appears in The Oxford Handbook of American Medical History. Read here: doi.org/10.1093/9780... #MedicalHistory #PublicHealth

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

📢 Job Opportunity: Bioethics Research Coordinator Columbia University’s Center for Precision Medicine and Genomics is hiring a Bioethics Research Coordinator to support NIH-funded, community-engaged research with Dr. Maya Sabatello. Learn more & apply: opportunities.columbia.edu/jobs/bioethi...

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Bioethics Research Coordinator - Nephrology (CPMG) - Columbia University Medical Center, New York, United States

Job Type: Officer of Administration Regular/Temporary: Regular Hours Per Week: 35 Salary Range: 66,300 - 75,700 The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of…

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Applications are open our Fall 2026 AI Fellows program! This in-person fellowship invites Columbia University students to explore AI, healthcare, governance & ethics through guided reading groups and the Reprogramming Governance symposium series. Apply: www.mhe.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/call-ap...

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Call for Applications: Division of Ethics, AI Fellows (Fall 2026)

The Division of Ethics in the Department of Medical Humanities and Ethics at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) is seeking applicants for our Fall 2026 cohort of AI Fellows.

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Ethics Grand Rounds returns Sept. 15! "Can ICE Detain Without Doctors? Dual Loyalty vs. The Hippocratic Oath in Immigration Detention" 📅 Sept. 15 | 1 PM ET | Hybrid Register: In person - evt.to/esohmdmdw Online - evt.to/esohmmiow

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The Division of Ethics welcomed four undergraduate scholars who contributed to research on The Future of Bioethics and Pathways to Negotiating Genomics Research Partnerships. Read more: www.mhe.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/undergr...

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Check out the Division of Ethics Summer 2026 newsletter featuring upcoming events, faculty highlights, publications, ELSI opportunities, and updates from across our community. 🔗 Read and subscribe here: mailchi.mp/cumc/summer-...

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

On July 8, Division Chief Dr. Sandra Soo-Jin Lee will present at the 18th World Congress of Bioethics in Johannesburg, South Africa. Dr. Lee will present her paper, "Data Capitalization, Genomic Research Translation, and the Paradox of Benefit". #Bioethics #Genomics #ResearchEthics #WCB2026

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Please join us in welcoming Daria (Dasha) Franklin, PhD, to the Division of Ethics as Project Coordinator for the Greenwall Foundation funded Future of Bioethics Study team. Learn more about Dasha: www.mhe.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/new-sta...

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

The Division of Ethics is proud to be represented at the #ELSIcon2026 If you're attending, be sure to catch sessions featuring Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, Maya Sabatello, Elise Li Zheng, and Alexis Walker.

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Check out the Division of Ethics June 2026 newsletter featuring upcoming events, faculty highlights, publications, ELSI opportunities, and updates from across our community. 🔗 Read here: mailchi.mp/cumc/may-202...

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Congratulations to Division faculty member Margaret “Meg” Menzel, MS, CGC, HEC-C, on her appointment as Vice Chair for Education in the Department of Medical Humanities and Ethics at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. #MedicalEthics #Bioethics

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

📖 New publication from Division faculty Alexis Walker, PhD in Frontiers in Genetics: “When genomics companies act as biobanks: governance challenges in an era of genomic assetization.” Read here: doi.org/10.3389/fgen...

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

📢 Open Position: Assistant Professor of Genetic Counseling (Medical Humanities & Ethics) We're seeking a clinical ethicist to support ethics education, mentorship, program development, and interdisciplinary collaboration across the institution. Learn more and apply: apply.interfolio.com/185167

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ELSIhub | CERA @elsihub.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Join our next free online ELSI Journal Club discussing: 📄 “What do we mean by actionability? Examining a key criterion in genomic prenatal and newborn screening” The article has been made Open Access for this session. 🗓 May 29 | 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT Register: evt.to/edguoggdw #ELSI #Bioethics

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Check out the Division of Ethics May 2026 newsletter, featuring upcoming events, faculty highlights, publications, ELSI opportunities, and updates from across our community. Read here: mailchi.mp/cumc/may-202... #Bioethics #Healthcare #Genomics #PublicHealth #HealthEquity #MedicalEthics

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Join us for Talk Rx is an evening of live storytelling featuring personal narratives from medical professionals + students, reflecting the humor, heartbreak, humanity, and vulnerability at the heart of medicine. 📅 May 7 @ 6PM ET 📍 Vagelos Education Center, Room 201 Register: evt.to/edosihosw

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

New publication from Paul Appelbaum + Alejandra N. Aguirre in Journal of Clinical and Translational Science Key insight: Return of results (RoR),especially individual results, matters for trust & engagement, particularly among underserved communities. Read more: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Join us for Talk Rx: True-Life Stories in Medicine! An evening of live storytelling that brings the human side of medicine to life. 📍 Vagelos Education Center, Room 201 📅 May 7 | 6PM ET (5PM reception) Register here: www.addevent.com/event/rh2wrk... #HealthcareStories #MedicalHumanities #NYCEvents

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Our faculty affiliate, Paul Appelbaum, MD, spoke at a festschrift honoring Christine Grady (former Chief of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health), joining a panel on informed consent and its central role in ethical research and care. Read more: mcusercontent.com/f6780a68d5ba...

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

New York has enacted the Medical Aid in Dying Act. What does this mean for clinicians and care? David Hoffman, JD (Assistant Professor of Bioethics, Columbia University), and Division faculty member Meg B. Menzel, MS, CGC, HEC-C, break it down. Read more: www.mhe.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/medical...

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

We are sharing an event co-hosted by our friend, The Trust Collaboratory. A one day symposium featuring sociologists, anthropologists, historians, patient advocates, clinicians and scientists discussing the societal implications of Long Covid. Learn more: longcov.id/society

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

In New York City, there is an expansion of involuntary hospitalization, assisted outpatient treatment, and intensive outreach to individuals with serious mental illness and homelessness. How to balance care, safety, and dignity in moments of crisis? Join us: www.addevent.com/event/z6l568...

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Ethics Grand Rounds: Care, Coercion, and Responsibility: Ethical Challenges in Mental Health Care @ashvasnyc.bsky.social will explore how clinicians and public systems navigate complex decisions around capacity, risk, and involuntary care. 🔗https://www.addevent.com/event/z6l568jqjkw0

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

New from @greenwallfdn.bsky.social : "Navigating AI in Health Care: Guidance and Scholarship from the Greenwall Faculty Scholars Community" We're glad to share the resource from the Greenwall Faculty Scholars community. greenwall.org/news/navigat...

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Navigating AI in Health Care: Guidance and Scholarship from the Greenwall Faculty Scholars Community

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Event in our circle - In this Distinguished Speaker Seminar from the HICCC, Melissa Davis will speak on the "The Grand Challenge of Breast Cancer Inequities from the Darc-side of Disparities." Mar 11 | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Link: events.columbia.edu/cal/event/ev...

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

New Pub! Our Postdoc @elise901.bsky.social and colleague investigated the Health Code Systems in China during COVID - how various actors were actively involved in the shaping and functioning of a large sociotechnical system. Read: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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ELSIhub | CERA @elsihub.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

An ELSI-related event hosted by @geneticssociety.bsky.social Authors Jessica Gold and Theodore Drivas will present their recent @ajhgnews.bsky.social paper, "Racial and socioeconomic disparities in genetic evaluation and testing in the adult patient population." elsihub.org/event/explor...

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Ethics Grand Rounds: Perinatal ethical challenges in the post-Dobbs landscape Speaker Alaina Pyle, MD will describe the nexus of obstetrics, neonatology and perinatal palliative care, and the potential impacts of limited abortion access on families. 🔗https://www.addevent.com/event/rf9pg2cqfp50

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Restrictive abortion laws have a cascading effects on clinical and ethical aspects of neonatal care, as well as perinatal palliative care. In a recent paper, Dr. Alaina Pyle et al. highlight difficult ethical dilemmas which clinicians may increasingly need to navigate.

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ELSIhub | CERA @elsihub.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Dr. Jallicia Jolly founded her Lab BREHA Collective to advance reproductive justice - connecting research to tailored community interventions that advance equity, systemic change & community-building. She will join #ELSIFridayForum on reproductive genomics. 🔗 www.addevent.com/event/nsczf1...

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

On February 17, we hosted Ethics Grand Rounds with James Colgrove, PhD, MPH, professor at @cupublichealth.bsky.social School vaccination programs - the current controversies are rooted in a longer history of resistance framed around liberty and parental rights.

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

New publication from our affiliate faculty members, Dr. Paul S. Appelbaum and Dr. Lucas J. Matthews "Imputing Parental Genotypes Through Mendelian Imputation: Ethical and Legal Considerations"

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

We are happy to welcome Juana Becerra, MA who is joining us as a Research Associate in the Division of Ethics. Juana will support our work in AI ethics research and programming, including the AI Oversight and Governance Working Group. Q&A with Juana: consortium.umn.edu/event/resear...

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ELSIhub | CERA @elsihub.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

NHGRI's funding Program: Building Partnerships and Broadening Perspectives to Advance Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Research (BBAER) is soliciting applications from underrepresented organizations. Learn more: grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

NEXT TUESDAY! Join us in a timely discussion of vaccination in schools - registration link see below 👇

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ELSIhub | CERA @elsihub.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

This Friday! Learn about the ELSI of scaling CRISPR to treat rare disease ->

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

New Publication by faculty affiliate Matthew Lebowitz and @appelbap.bsky.social How do people decide when genes matter for behaviors? The authors find a consistent asymmetry and the psychological mechanisms behind it 👇

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Recent pub from our Research Associate Dr. Caitlin McMahon, and our Division Chief, Dr. Sandra Soo-Jin Lee. The team developed a Diversity Decision Map (DDM)—to help study teams and stakeholders identify inclusive decisions.

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The Hastings Center for Bioethics @hastingscenter.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

🤖⚖️ How should human–AI dissonance be addressed ethically? 📢 HC Senior Research Scholar Nancy Berlinger will participate in a conference on 2/9 presented by @columbiaethics.bsky.social to explore the clinical, legal, and ethical stakes. 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4rz6RAR

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

In Freedom, Rights, and Vaccine Refusal: The History of an Idea, James Colgrove and Sara J. Samuel trace how antivaccination movements—from the late 19th century to the present—have framed vaccine opposition as a matter of liberty, parental authority, and freedom from state and medical coercion.

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

For scholars focusing on the intersection of science and society and looking for collaboration: Columbia Center for Science and Society is hosting a "Speed Networking" event: 🔗https://scienceandsociety.columbia.edu/events/science-and-society-speed-networking

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Ethics Grand Rounds returns! "School Vaccination Programs in Crisis: Consent, Coercion, and Justice" Speaker: James Colgrove, PhD, MPH Moderator: Maya Sabatello, LLB, PhD ⌚2/17, 2026 1-2 PM ET 🔗Online: www.addevent.com/event/b51f52... 🔗In person: www.addevent.com/event/w20hjr... more info 👇

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

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ELSIhub | CERA @elsihub.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

#ELSIFridayForum RECAP - There is genetic test to "optimize" your future baby throught PTG-P. On our January #EFF, we examined how renewed concerns about declining birthrates are converging with tech advances in private sector to reshape contemporary ideas of reproductive choice.

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Celebrate a year of convening of Justice Dialogues! Justice Dialogues aim to expand the field’s capacity for justice-centered approaches in the development and use of emerging biotechnologies, genomics, AI, and precision medicine. Read more: mailchi.mp/cumc/may-141...

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Columbia Ethics @columbiaethics.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

New in the AJOB: our faculty Alexis Walker published a commentary to “The Genomic Data Market” - on academic–industry partnerships in governing genetic data. In a corporatized university system, durable governance will require joint standard-setting across academia and industry.

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ELSIhub | CERA @elsihub.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Join our January #ELSIFridayForum: how genetic embryo selection is being shaped by commercial incentives, regulatory gaps, and shifting cultural expectations of parenthood. January 9th, 2026; 12pm ET/9am PT Register: www.addevent.com/event/kct18q...

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