Congratulations to Dr. Betty Cohn, UW SPH Gilbert S. Omenn Award for Academic Excellence recipient. A recent student of Dr. Stephanie Malia Fullerton, Dr. Cohn studies DNA testing and mistaken parentage. sph.washington.edu/news-events/...

Millions of people accidentally uncover their true biological parents with genetic testing. Then what? | UW School of Public Health

Doctoral student Betty Cohn studies ethical issues surrounding emerging biotechnology.

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Congratulations to Nancy Jecker, Ph.D. on being awarded a prestigious Spring 2027 Fellowship at the Bogliasco Center in Bogliasco, Italy! Here she will advance research and writing for Bioethics 2.0: Next Generation Principles for Bioethics and Global Health.

We are excited to share that we are hiring an Administrator (hybrid / 75% FTE / 30 hours per week) to join our department. If you are interested, or know someone who would be a great fit, please apply or share using the link here: uw.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UWHire...

Join us in-person on Wednesday, May 13th at 12pm with Dr. Tanya Shah, MD for a discussion on "A Thousand Cuts: War, Illness, and the Journey from Physician to Patient" Register Here: washington.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #bioethics #physician #medicine #ethics #patient

Join Seattle Children’s on July 17–18 for the 21st Annual Pediatric Bioethics Conference. The UW Bioethics Department is proud to say that many of our faculty and adjunct faculty will be speaking at this event! Register Here: gqr.sh/C4wu #seattle #pediatrics #bioethics

Just under a month left for our early-bird discount on registration fees for Summer Seminar in Healthcare Ethics! Get your discount while you can and save $$$ More info on our website: depts.washington.edu/bhdept/ #summerseminar #bioethics #healthcareethics

Join us in person on Wed, April 8 at 12 PM for a powerful talk with Sarayah Brenda Obonyo: “Trust, Power, and the Architecture of Care.” 📍 HMC R&T Auditorium Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

📣 Registration is open! Join us for the 2026 Summer Seminar in Healthcare Ethics, a 3.5-day virtual program exploring ethical challenges in clinical care. 🗓 Aug 3–6, 2026 ⏰ Early bird discount deadline: May 15 Learn more & register: depts.washington.edu/bhdept/bioet...

We’re excited to announce that applications are now open for the Wylie Burke Endowed Scholarship! This $1,000 scholarship supports UW graduate and undergraduate students interested in the social, ethical, and policy dimensions of health research and healthcare. 📅 Applications due June 5, 2026

A recent analysis by UW researchers supports longtime concerns surrounding the acquisition and use of information collected through the Human Genome Diversity Project (HGDP). Read about the analysis findings published in Nature Genetics Comment. Details at: bit.ly/4kdat8V

We’re thrilled to share that Noa Brazg, PhD, MSW, MPH has joined the Department of Bioethics & Humanities as an Assistant Teaching Professor. She brings expertise in IPE, clinical ethics & collaboration across health fields. Please join us in welcoming her!

Join us this upcoming Wednesday @12PM for the second session of a two part series: Applying a Black Feminist Epistemology to Perinatal Quality Evaluation - with Dr. Karen A. Scott, MD, MPH, FACOG! Register Now: washington.zoom.us/j/95430167228 #bioethics #healthcare #harborview #quailitycontrol

The ATHE application for Spring quarter is now here! Healthcare Ethics Methods, taught by Gina Campelia, PhD, HEC-C offers case-based practice in clinical ethics including methods of ethical analysis and writing ethics consultation chart notes. Apply now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Our 38th annual Summer Seminar in Healthcare Ethics will take place virtually August 3-6, 2026! More details to come, stay tuned ✨ #healthcareethics #summerseminar #uwethics #uwmedicine #bioethics #continuingeducation

Join us this Wednesday @12PM for the first session of a two-part series by Dr. Karen Scott, MD, MPH, FACOG! Register now for the session on Positive Birth Outcomes & Harmful Birth Experiences: washington.zoom.us/j/95430167228 We look forward to seeing you there! #bioethics #healthcare #gender

Join us on the second Wednesday of January (14th) and February (11th) for the two part series, The Ethics of Perinatal Care: Mobilizing A New Obstetric Quality & Patient Safety Paradigm @ 12PM with Dr. Karen A. Scott, MD, MPH, FACOG Register Now: washington.zoom.us/j/95430167228 #bioethics #gender

Out now in @natgenet.nature.com, our Comment analyzing uses of the Human Genome Diversity Project (HGDP), a controversial dataset in human genomics research. A 🧵 rdcu.be/eRu65 1/

Our very own Denise Dudzinski coeditor of The Complex Ethics Consultation Series, has these titles available at a 20% discount! -Both Volumes, CEC20, until 12/1/26 -Volume 1, COMEC25, until 5/30/26 -Volume 2, COEC2025, until 12/31/26 www.cambridge.org/9781009400954 or www.cambridge.org/9781009400909

Bioethics Minor students - join our virtual welcome back event! Date: Wednesday, October 15, 4-5pm Zoom: washington.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Agenda: -meet faculty -interact with peers -learn more about our program -have fun in the Bioethics Minor community -win a $25 University Bookstore gift card!

Join us on Wednesday for this months Harborview Ethics Forum where Sara Kolmes, PhD, HEC-C will be speaking on “The Ones We Can’t Fix”: Using Structural Competency to Think About Hard Ethics Cases. We look forward to seeing you there! Register now: washington.zoom.us/j/95430167228 #bioethics #hmc

JOB OPPORTUNITY! We're #hiring a full-time Administrative Specialist to support the Chair with academic affairs, HR, communications, events, operations, and projects. Apply now! bit.ly/3Io3E60

Our @harborviewmedical Ethics Forum is back!! Join us TODAY 9/10 at 12pm via Zoom for the first forum of the year!

There is only one week left to register for the 37th Annual Summer Seminar in Healthcare Ethics! Register now by scanning the QR code or by copy and pasting this link in browser: secure.touchnet.net/C20410_ustor... #Bioethics #UWSchoolOfMedicine #HealthJustice #MedicalHumanities

Our Summer Newsletter is here! Explore the latest from @uwbioethics: new leadership, community partnerships, faculty & student accomplishments, and reflections on the department’s 60-year legacy of linking science, ethics, and justice. 📬 Read it now: shorturl.at/4LHS9 #bioethics #uw #healthjustice

The Department of Bioethics and Humanities is pleased to announce Rebecca Barone as this year’s recipient of the Wylie Burke Endowed Scholarship! Visit our department website to learn more: shorturl.at/cyXT6 #bioethics #education #scholarship

It is less than one month away from our Summer Seminar in Healthcare Ethics live conference! Our live sessions have interactive analysis components and open discussions with experts in the field. Registration is still open, we hope to see you there! #MedicalEducation #ClinicalEthics #HealthJustice

New article by Dr. Erika Blacksher and coauthors: Participatory Practice in Pursuit of Social Justice in Perspectives in Biology & Medicine. Read it here: muse.jhu.edu/article/962017

New publication by Dr. Gina Campelia with co-authors Dr. Denise Dudzinski, Dr. Mara Bann, & Dr. James Kirkpatrick in The American Journal of Bioethics: "Structures of Safety in Hospital Disposition" 📖 ethics + patient care ➡️ doi.org/10.1080/1526...

Structures of Safety in Hospital Disposition: Five Ethical Responsibilities

Complex hospital disposition is categorized by the difficulty or impossibility, despite efforts, to secure a medically safe discharge option for a patient. Discharge planning should negotiate limit...

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Malia Fullerton speaks with KIRO Newsradio reporter Luke Duecy about law enforcement uses of genetic information. Read Dr. Fullerton’s full take here: mynorthwest.com/local/tech-t...

Tech talk: Genealogy sites helped catch Golden State Killer—But sparked privacy concerns

Explore how genealogy helped catch the Golden State Killer and the privacy concerns that arose from the investigation.

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Dr. Denise Dudzinski co-edits Complex Ethics Consultations: Cases That Haunt Us, Vol. 1 (2nd ed.), out June 2025. Dive into the ethical and emotional dilemmas of clinical care. Learn more on our webpage! depts.washington.edu/bhdept/event...