The announcement that scientists have now successfully mapped the entire human genome both marks the end of many years of research and inaugurates a new era in genetic research. With this enormous and fundamental task now complete, the possibilities for the practical application of this data are seemingly endless. The time is clearly right for speculation and debate on the directions that gene research might or should take. Our seminar will call on biologists, chemists, philosophers, and others to discuss the issues that will determine the course of genetic research in years ahead. Registration Form Computer technology has transformed almost every aspect of modern life.
Computers provide new means for creating, processing, communicating, and preserving information.
Our program will address these and other questions central to computer scientists, social scientists, and humanists. Registration Form One of the most hotly debated issues in America today concerns the legal and ethical status of capital punishment. The question of whether it is just to execute a human being for crimes committed has long been a dividing-point between political parties. In recent years, however, the debate has grown even more urgent, marked by well-publicized shifts of sentence, claims that innocent people have been wrongly put to death, and increased political pressure by constituents and the national media. Our seminar will call upon voices from law, philosophy, psychology, history, and literary studies to explore the contested terrain of capital punishment and the implications of this debate for ethical thinking.