Recent News & Center Highlights

Center faculty member appointed interim director of the new Emory Center for Palliative Care

Center for Ethics faculty, Tammie E. Quest, MD, associate professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine, with a secondary appointment in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Emory University School of Medicine, has been named interim director of the Emory Center for Palliative Care.

The online story can be found here.

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Two Faculty Named Emory Distinguished Teaching Scholars

The Center for Faculty Development and Excellence's new program is designed to honor Emory's leading teachers and create a university-wide conversation around pedagogy.

Congratulations to Center for Ethics faculty, Jeff Rosensweig (Goizueta Business School) and Sarah Freeman (School of Nursing) for being honored as Distinguished Teaching Scholars.

The online story can be found here.

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2008-2009 EASL Forum Member Honored with Robert T. (Bobby) Jones Fellowship

Surabhi Agrawal a 2008-2009 participant in the EASL Forum and a 2009 UPGRADE Fellow (a program supervised by Edward Queen) was named the 2010-11 Robert T. Jones Jr. Fellow. This award, created in 2008, funds tuition and living stipend for one to four years of graduate study at St. Andrews and is awarded to a graduating senior or a student who has a record of academic excellence and interest that may be pursued at St. Andrews.

The online story can be found here.

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Lori Marino, who has spent more than a decade tracking the trend, estimates there are now more than 100 organizations offering therapy with dolphins.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/22/AR2010022203637.html?hpid=sec-health

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On November 23, Jim Fowler was honored at the annual meeting of the Religious Education Association in Dallas, Texas:
 
The William Rainey Harper Award is one of the great honors offered by the Religious Education Association. The award is named for one of the founding leaders of the Association and is presented to scholars and other leaders in religion, theology, education, and related fields whose work has had a significant impact on religious education. The impressive work on faith development and ethics that have occupied the career of James W. Fowler have influenced the academic discipline, affected the practices of religious communities, and expanded the understanding of religious education. The Religious Education Association is delighted to recognize James W. Fowler as the recipient of the William Rainey Harper Award for 2009. He joins a distinguished list of recipients, including Marshall McLuhan, Elie Wiesel, Margaret Mead, Paolo Freire, Gabriel Moran and Maria Harris, and Randolph Crump Miller.

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Deborah Cruze sets the record straight on the "Death Panel" debate

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The Autumn 2009 edition of Emory Magazine is here! Check out our featured faculty: Lori Marino and Ani Satz

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View Part-1 and Part-2 of the Emory University Atlanta Mayoral Debate

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Center faculty participates in "The Ethics of Healing" panel

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Introducing our Master of Arts in Bioethics Program - Read the Press Release

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