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Columbia University Bioethics @ColumbiaBioethx

Columbia Uni. Bioethics MS & Online Programs train students for Bioethics careers w/ faculty from Columbia Medical, Law & Other Schools (Robt. Klitzman, Dir.)

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Have something to say about ethical issues in AI? We are calling all undergraduate students and recent graduates for an AI and Ethics Op-Ed Contest! 🗓️Deadline: September 30 🔗Submission Link: forms.gle/kutRHAGNuJYeSj9u9 *check submission link for guidelines*
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Have something to say about Bioethics? We are calling all undergraduate students and recent graduates for a Bioethics Op-Ed contest! 🗓️Deadline: September 30 🔗Submission Link: forms.gle/ccFGAedVMKkeBFFm6 *Check submission link for guidelines* #columbiabioethics #essaycontest
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Only three days until this exciting conference we are co-sponsoring alongside The Center for the Study of Bioethics, The Hastings Center for Bioethics, and The Chinese University of Hong Kong Centre for Bioethics. Meet you in Paris! Learn more here: lnkd.in/eenKDujQ
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Congratulations to the Masters of Science in Bioethics Class of 2026! We are incredibly proud of our students and cannot wait to see the meaningful contributions they make in their careers! #columbiabioethics #bioethics #columbissps
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We are delighted to co-sponsor this exciting conference Existential Threats and Other Disasters: Novel (Bio)ethical Solutions for Novel Challenges The conference will be held June 11-12 in Paris, France at Reid Hall. Learn more here: csb.eu.com/conference/organi…
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How do we guide health care provider organizations in protecting the rights of clinicians and patients as New York's MAiD Law is implemented in exam rooms and at the bedside? Join us May 19, 2026 at 6 p.m. ET over zoom to learn more. Register here: sps.columbia.edu/events/new-…
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RT @RobertKlitzman: Rapidly rising fake citations in published medical literature raise major ethical concerns nature.com/articles/d41586-0… #r…

Surge in fake citations uncovered by audit of 2.5 million biomedical-science papers

Nature - An analysis of 97 million references has found that rates of fabricated citations have climbed steeply since 2023.

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RT @RobertKlitzman: AI is helping to make bioweapons, raising major bioethical concerns. #AI #Genetics #syntheticbio #medicalethics #health…

A.I. Bots Told Scientists How to Make Biological Weapons

Scientists shared transcripts with The Times in which chatbots described how to assemble deadly pathogens and unleash them in public spaces.

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RT @RobertKlitzman: FDA censoring data showing vaccines' effectiveness, raising major ethical concerns nytimes.com/2026/05/05/us/po… #vaccine #…

F.D.A. Blocked Publication of Research Finding Covid and Shingles Vaccines Were Safe

The agency’s scientists and data contractors reviewed millions of patient records for studies that were pulled back before release.

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We were delighted to welcome Professor Julie Chen from The University of Hong Kong to campus this week, meeting up with our own HKU students in our MS Bioethics program. We’re grateful for her visit and look forward to continued collaboration between Columbia and HKU.
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RT @ColumbiaBioethx: When decisions about artificial nutrition arise at the end of life, how do we decide what’s right? Join us on Mar. 23…
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When decisions about artificial nutrition arise at the end of life, how do we decide what’s right? Join us on Mar. 23 as Dr. David Seres and Dr. Barbra Rothschild discuss clinical ethics cases in end-of-life care. Register: eventbrite.com/e/between-a-r…
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💡 When clinical judgment and AI predictions point in different directions, what happens next? Join @DataSciColumbia, @ColumbiaMed, & @Columbia_SPS on Feb. 9 as expert speakers unpack this consequential frontier in modern medicine. Register: eventbrite.com/e/when-clinic…
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RT @RobertKlitzman: 5 stages of grief for our democracy: My new piece in @thehill thehill.com/opinion/healthca…

5 stages of grief for US democracy

Understanding that we are in fact undergoing psychological processes of grief can help us cope and respond as effectively as possible.

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RT @RobertKlitzman: Grateful for this new review of Doctor, Will You Pray for Me?: Medicine, Chaplains and Healing the Whole Person from th…

Doctor, Will You Pray for Me?: Medicine, Chaplains, and Healing the Whole Person - William E. Rosa,...

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Automation Complacency: AI-Induced Abdication of Medical Decision-Making Join us Thursday, Nov 13, for a virtual panel featuring our very own Prof. David N. Hoffman. RSVP 👉 sps.columbia.edu/events/auto… #Bioethics #AIinHealthcare #AutomationBias #EthicalAI
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RT @RobertKlitzman: Thrilled to see several of our former Columbia University Bioethics Master's students at The University of Hong Kong! h…
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📢 Deadline extended! Submit your 250-word (max) abstract for “Existential Threats and Other Disasters” by Oct 22 (11:59 PM CET)! 💡 csb.eu.com/conference/call-f… 🗓 June 11–12, 2026 | Reid Hall, Paris, France. #Bioethics #AIethics #PublicHealth #Columbia
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Columbia Bioethics will co-host “Existential Threats and Other Disasters” in Paris, June 11-12, 2026 — with our Program Director @RobertKlitzman, M.D., as a keynote speaker! 💡Submit abstracts ASAP csb.eu.com/conference/call-f… 📝Register csb.eu.com/conference/regist… #Bioethics #AIethics
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RSVP for our upcoming event this Thursday featuring Frank T. Walsh, Jr., Acting Medicaid Inspector General of New York State, and moderated by our own faculty member David Hoffman, J.D.! 🗓 Thursday, 10/16 at 6PM ET (online) 🔗 sps.columbia.edu/events/meet… #bioethics #PublicHealth
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