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Lecture – Dr. Daniel Wikler

"The Ethics of E-Cigs: Harm Reduction in Global Tobacco Control"

Presented by
Daniel Wikler, PhD
Mary B. Saltonstall Professor of Ethics and Population Health, Department of Global Health and Population, School of Public Health, Harvard University
Co-director, Program on Ethical Issues in International Health Research

Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Sealy and Smith Foundation Residential Faculty Seminars Progrram Fund.

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Lecture – Dr. Daniel Wikler

July 11, 2018 - 12pm-1pm

1.104 Ewing Hall, 600 Harborside Drive, Galveston, TX

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Departmental Events

Lecture by Dr. Gregory Koblentz

September 24, 2024 - 12pm-1pm

Dr. Gregory Koblentz will present on Sept. 24

Developing Metrics for Responsible Data Stewardship in Genomics

October 10, 2024 - 12pm-1pm

Dr. Vasiliki N. Rahimzadeh will present Developing Metrics for Responsible Data Stewardship in Genomics

Lecture by Dr. Elizabeth Petrick

November 7, 2024 - 12pm-1pm

Dr. Elizabeth Petrick will present on Nov. 7

Lecture by Dr. Kirstin R.W. Matthews

December 12, 2024 - 12pm-1pm

Dr. Kirstin R.W. Matthews will present on Dec. 12

Reproductive Ethics Conference

January 9-10, 2025 - 8am-5pm

The Ninth Annual Reproductive Ethics Conference will be held Jan. 9 and 10, 2025, in Galveston. Abstracts for individual presentations, panels, and posters are accepted through Aug. 1, 2024.

All Previous Events

WIP: Peer review for WCB and FAB abstracts

September 21, 2023 - 12pm-1pm

Opportunity for BHH students and faculty to present their abstracts for review and feedback.

The Spirit of Asilomar

September 14, 2023 - 12pm-1pm

Dr. Campos will explore the resonances and tensions between the famed historical Asilomar (which saw itself as a future-directed event), and contemporary claims for its putative lessons.

IBHH Workshop: Effective Academic Writing

September 7, 2023 - 12pm-1pm

Dr. Gibson, a IBHH visiting scholar, will lead the workshop.

Neurodiverse and Autistic Adolescent Patients Transitioning to Adulthood: Legal and Ethical Considerations

June 28, 2023 - 4pm-5pm

Autistic and neurodiverse adolescents who are transitioning into young adulthood face a number of challenges.

“Omicron is Mild”: Sociopolitical Use and Misuse of Infectious Diseases in the Era of Pathogen Genomics

June 15, 2023 - 12pm-1pm

Sanghyuk Shin, PhD, Associate Professor, Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, Director, UCI Infectious Disease Science Initiative, University of California, Irvine

Etiologies of Acute Undifferentiated Fevers in Displaced Populations

June 12, 2023 - 12pm-1pm

The Institutional Ethics Program and the Institute for Translational Sciences Research Ethics Consultation Service present "Etiologies of Acute Undifferentiated Fevers in Displaced Populations: Challenges of One Health Studies with Highly Vulnerable Participants"