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Launching the Medicine & Society Program: A Journey Through Bioethics, Culture, and Care in the Heart of Rome

This May 2025, the University of Houston Honors College is proud to launch a transformative study abroad opportunity — the Medicine & Society Program, in partnership with the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights. Hosted in the Eternal City of Rome, this...

Fr. Prof. Joseph Tham at the Catholic Institute of Bioethics, Catholic University of Korea

On May 23, 2025, Fr. Prof. Joseph Tham, Chair Fellow, will introduce 1) the topic of CRISPR during the 2025 Special Lecture of the Nicholas Cardinal Cheong Graduate School for Life, Catholic University of Korea; on May 25, 2025, he will present 2) "The Meaning of the...

The UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights responds to the Call for input to the thematic report of the UN Special Rapporteur on surrogacy and violence against women and girls.

The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Reem ALSALEM, will present her report on surrogacy to the General Assembly at its 80th session in October 2025. Responding to her call (see here), the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights sent in its...

Sigillo di Merito – Rete Cattedre UNESCO Italiane (ReCUI)

In occasione della Giornata Mondiale dell’Educazione, celebrata il 24 gennaio, come membri della Rete delle Cattedre UNESCO, abbiamo partecipato all’Assemblea Generale ReCUI. É stato un momento di confronto e dialogo che ha coinvolto le 44 Cattedre UNESCO italiane,...

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