2019 Events

Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Ethics Center, Room 102

Enjoy a short performance and panel discussion surrounding the Atlanta Opera’s upcoming production of Jake Heggie’s groundbreaking opera, Dead Man Walking. The conversation will feature Sister Helen Prejean, author of the novel on which the opera is based. Moderated by Dr. Edward Queen of the Ethics Center, panelists include Sara Totonchi, executive dDirector of the Southern Center for Human Rights, and Micah Fortson, managing director of the Atlanta Opera. The evening also includes a book signing with Sister Helen Prejean.

Time: 6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Location: Emory University White Hall, Room 208

The Ethics Center, in conjunction with Slow Food Atlanta, invites you to a free screening of Wasted! The Story of Food Waste. A pre-film food tasting will showcase plates from Miller Union and Wrecking Bar, and a discussion with an illustrious panel will follow the screening. Narrated by executive producer Anthony Bourdain, Wasted! exposes the criminality of food waste and how it directly contributes to climate change.

A Reel Ruminations event of the Emory Food Studies and Ethics Program.

Time: 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Location: Ethics Center, Room 162

Time: 7:30 p.m. 
Location: Ethics Center

Join us for a free pre-show discussion of the ethical issues raised in Goodnight, Tyler, which begins its run at the Alliance Theater February 16. Contributing speakers include Ethics Center faculty and the cast and crew of the play. The event is free, but registration is required.

About the play:

Depending on whom you ask, “Tyler Evans was a beloved best friend, grandson, mentor, and fiancée,” or “Tyler Evans was a young Black man killed by a police officer.” Desperate to control the contradicting narratives of his untimely passing, Tyler haunts his best friend as his other friends and relatives quibble over his legacy, seeking an elusive common ground. A contemporary and unexpectedly humorous drama. Winner of the 2019 Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition.

Written by B. J. Tindal

Time: 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Location: Ethics Center

The Emory Integrity Project is partnering with Fearless Dialogues to bring together members of Georgia communities who share a collective interest in embracing our common humanity. Come to engage in hard heartfelt conversations that see gifts in others and hear value in stories that will change the way people see themselves and the world around them.

We will be waiting for you. It will be "just us."

Free for all who wish to attend.

Time: 2:30 p.m.
Location: Alliance Theatre

Come see Ever After at the Alliance Theatre and stay for an Ethics on the Stage discussion afterward with members of the Ethics Center.

Time: 2:30 p.m.
Location: Alliance Theatre

Come see Goodnight, Tyler at the Alliance Theatre and stay for an Ethics on the Stage discussion afterward with members of the Ethics Center.

Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Emory University Hospital Auditorium

Join the Ethics Center and the Healthcare Ethics Consortium for a free, public lecture by Thaddeus Pope, JD, PhD, on "Shared Decision Making." New federal and state policy changes are propelling a seismic shift from traditional informed consent to shared decision making (SDM) with decision aids. Given that SDM aims at understanding instead of disclosure, it better protects patient autonomy and reduces unwanted medical treatment.

Location: Emory Conference Center

The field of bioethics and health care ethics has both ancient taproots and modern offshoots that provide a complex architecture of support. In this two-day conversation, we will note how the discipline of health care ethics has evolved around several central themes as a foundation for exploring what we might anticipate as the field of health care ethics develops.

Time: 2:30 p.m.
Location: Alliance Theatre

Come see Angry, Raucous and Shamelessly Gorgeous at the Alliance Theatre and stay for an Ethics on the Stage discussion afterward with members of the Ethics Center.

Ethics Integrity Project Conference: "Reimagining Culture and Integrity in Higher Education"

Time: 2:30 p.m.
Location: Alliance Theatre

Come see Approval Junkie at the Alliance Theatre and stay for an Ethics on the Stage discussion afterward with members of the Ethics Center.

Time: 6:30 p.m.– 8:30 p.m.
Location: CARE USA Headquarters, 151 Ellis Street

Time: 8:30 a.m. –5:00 p.m.

Need a quiet place to study for finals or finish your papers? The Ethics Center is open to all Emory students this week, so stop by, grab some snacks, and start cramming.

Time: 2:30 p.m.
Location: Alliance Theatre

Come see Ride the Cyclone at the Alliance Theatre and stay for an Ethics on the Stage discussion afterward with members of the Ethics Center.

Time: 11:30 a.m.
Location: The Commerce Club, downtown Atlanta

This talk, by Professor John Banja, PhD, focuses on the impact of AI on jobs and human interactions. As AI becomes more and more powerful we will explore the ethical questions that arise and provide a forum for discussion. Join us for what will surely be a lively discussion.

Time: 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Location: Ethics Center, Room 162

Join us for this month's Clinical Ethics Seminar with featured speaker Anne-Elisabeth Courrier, PhD, who will discuss the privacy issues related to health care in today's digital world.

Time: 1:15 p.m.
Location: Decatur City Hall

"Moral Machines: How Is Artificial Intelligence Pushing Our Ethical Boundaries?"

Join Ethics Center Director Paul Root Wolpe, PhD, Emory Professor John Banja, PhD, and Georgia Tech Assistant Professor in Digital Media Nassim Parvin, PhD for a lively panel discussion during this year's Decatur Book Festival.

As AI surpasses human intelligence and capabilities, how do we assure that we continue to control AI, rather than the other way around? We will discuss these and other challenges that AI poses to society.

Time: 6:00–8:00 p.m.
Location: Ethics Center, 1531 Dickey Drive

We have a new art exhibit filling our gallery walls, The Lexicon of Human Dignity. This collection tells the stories of thought leaders around Atlanta working to educate, engage, and activate us so we recognize the challenges of our neighbors and teach us how we might support them. Eleven thought leaders across many topics and disciplines contributed their experience to the artworks. By illuminating the vocabulary of human dignity, we explore the topics of “Seniors Helping Seniors,” “Food Justice,” “Homelessness,” “Mental Health Matters,” “Bridging LBGTQ and Mainstream Communities,” “Welcome Refugees,” “Access to Justice,” “Respect and Safety for All Faiths,” “Empowering the Most Vulnerable,” “The Four Quarters of Life,” and “Food Literacy.”

Join us on September 17 to view the art and listen to thought leaders Linda Ellis and Valerie Morvan discuss their work and their pieces in the collection.

Time: 4:00–5:00 p.m.
Location: Ethics Center, Room 162

This month, our Clinical Ethics Seminar series dives into the topic of compassion. Compassion is essential in health care but are we overusing the concept? Guest speaker Tim Cunningham will share stories of working in challenging settings and lead a discussion on the ways that we experience and practice compassion.

Time: 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Location: Emory University

John Banja, PhD, and Edward Queen, PhD, will both be participating in the upcoming Ethical Artificial Intelligence Symposium on Emory's campus. Come listen to thoughtful, intimate discussions featuring a number of thought leaders in the field.

Time: 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Location: The Commerce Club

Gerard Vong, director of the Master of the Arts in Bioethics program, is speaking at The Commerce Club. His talk will offer an introduction to the ethics of scarce resource allocation using real-life health cases such as donor organs and drug shortages. Though the cases will be health care–focused, the presentation will conclude with a discussion of how similar considerations apply more generally.

Time: 4:00–5:00 p.m.
Location: Ethics Center, 1531 Dickey Drive, Room 162

Speakers:

• Neal Dickert, MD, PhD, associate professor, Emory School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, ECCRI
• April Dworetz, MD, MPH, MA, neonatologist, bioethicist, associate professor of pediatrics, Emory School of Medicine
• Kevin Wack, JD, MA, MTS, clinical ethicist, Emory Healthcare
• Paul Root Wolpe, PhD, director, Ethics Center

Join us to learn about emerging topics and highlights from this year's conference.