Skip to content
Penn University of Pennsylvania

High School Bioethics

  • about
    • project team
  • briefs
    • Bioethics & Sports
    • Clinical Ethics
    • Public Health Ethics
    • Repro Ethics
    • Research
    • Genetics & Neuroethics
  • modules
    • Bioethics
    • Neuroethics
  • news
    • news feed
    • tv & radio
  • outreach
    • previous events
    • request a speaker
Slide 1

The High School Bioethics Project  at the University of Pennsylvania  has worked to improve secondary education through bioethics pedagogy by offering teacher training, student education, web resource development, and policy recommendations since 2001.

read more

Slide 2

We believe bioethics has the potential to not only introduce students to ethical choices they will face in their lives, but also stimulate understanding of scientific advances and methods, thereby contributing to lifelong interest in biomedical science.

read more

  • modules
  • latest briefs
  • Prescription Pills

    A New Prescription?

    Dr. Marcona is a psychiatrist and pain management specialist.

    The Case of Jesse Gelsinger

    Back in the 1970's, scientists started dreaming up new ways to treat...

    Genetically Modified Organisms

  • Head to Head: The NFL & Brain Injury

    Ethics & the HPV Vaccine

    Genetics and Autism Spectrum Disorders

  • This Little Piggy Went Novel: Ethics & H1N1 Vaccinations

    Facial Transplantation: Eye of the Beholder?

    One Boy Coming Right Up! Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis and Sex Selection

  • Breast Augmentation, Liposuction, and...Cauliflower Ears?

    Medicalization: Scientific Progress or Disease Mongering?

    Study Aids or Cognitive Enhancers?

  • The Body Politic: The Battle Over Science in America

    The Ethics of Assisted Reproduction Technologies

    The Case of Terri Schiavo: Critical Thinking, Ethical Decision Making, and Philosophical Analysis

  • What is Ethics? Key Distinctions

    Conceptual Foundations of Bioethics

    Psychopharmacology & the Self

  • Are Animals One Of Us?: Thinking Critically About the Ethics of Animal Use in Biomedical Research

featured module

  • The Body Politic: The Battle Over Science in America

 

we’re tweeting

  • High School Bioethics
    hsbioethics #Performance-#Enhancing #Drugs O.K. in #School, but Not in #Sports, Students Say t.co/ss38eyD2 #bioethics #mentalhealth
    1 week 1 day ago.
  • High School Bioethics
    hsbioethics Regulators Urged to Monitor Safety Throughout #Drug’s Lifecycle t.co/MgmRzloC #bioethics #drugsafety #FDA #IOM #productliability
    2 weeks 2 days ago.
  • High School Bioethics
    hsbioethics For #organ #donation, #Facebook beats the DMV, bioethicist says t.co/qO016lrF #bioethics @ArthurCaplan
    2 weeks 3 days ago.

Follow Us  

RSS news feedbreaking news

Bioethics Commission to Decide on Whether to Test the Anthrax Vaccine on Kids ... - TheBlaze.com
Anthrax vaccine trial meets bioethicists - Nature.com (blog)
Inaugural Levi Professor of Bioethics and Public Policy Installed - Newswise (press release)
All Share Services - Salon
 
Contact Us
  • twitter
  • facebook

Copyright © 2011 University of Pennsylvania Department of Medical Ethics & Health Policy

Chicago Web Design by Boxcar Studio

Back to top