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SEMINAR “The Economy at the Service of Integral Development – Acting Together to Leave No One Behind”

by Beatriz García Pereña, intern of UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights On September 30, interns from the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights participated in the seminar “The Economy at the Service of Integral Development – Acting Together to Leave No...

Storie di Nascite Difficili: scienza ed etica in neonatologia

21 novembre 2025 • IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo” – Trieste (Italia) L’iniziativa nasce dalle tematiche esplorate nel corso dell’anno dal Comitato Etico per la Pratica Clinica dell’IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo” di Trieste. In chiusura della Settimana Mondiale della...

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...

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