Tag Archives: Monica List

The face of Zika: women and privacy in the Zika epidemic

Posted on May 19, 2016 by

This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series. By Monica List, DVM, MA A quick online search for “Zika” reveals two kinds of images, those of vectors and those of victims. Images of Aedes sp. mosquitoes, vectors … Continue reading →

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Bioethics and academic freedom: thoughts on the “Bad Girls” case

Posted on August 20, 2015 by

In early 2014, Atrium (Northwestern University’s Medical Humanities and Bioethics Journal) published a special issue entitled “Bad Girls,” edited by that university’s medical historian Alice Dreger. The issue presented a series of articles showcasing women (or groups of women) who defied norms and established practices in the realm of health and healthcare. As expected, most of the articles were provocative, but one article in particular, “Head Nurses” by William Peace, proved to be more inflammatory than the rest. Continue reading →

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Statewide Campus System Medical Ethics Day

Posted on November 17, 2014 by

Last week, close to 80 medical residents from different specialties participated in the College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Statewide Campus System  Medical Ethics Day. Ethics Day provides training in clinical ethics for osteopathic residents in various specialties from around the state. The morning … Continue reading →

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Center faculty present at 16th Annual ASBH Meeting in San Diego

Posted on October 22, 2014 by

The 16th Annual American Society for Bioethics and Humanities Meeting was held October 16-19, 2014, in San Diego, CA. Three Center faculty members attended and presented on various topics. Tom Tomlinson, PhD Along with John Lizza, Robert Truog, and Don Marquis, I was on … Continue reading →

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Mighty mitochondria: a tiny organelle that can, and should, save lives

Posted on June 26, 2014 by

This post is a part of our Bioethics in the News series. For more information, click here. By Monica List, DVM, MA A June 3rd headline from The Guardian reads: “Genetic treatment using three-parent embryos may be ready in two years.” This … Continue reading →

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BHS Advisor Monica List spoke at the Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts’ 2012 meeting

Posted on October 8, 2012 by

Monica List, the advisor for the Specialization in Bioethics, Humanities and Society, gave a lecture entitled, Fear of the animal Other: a historical journey, at the 26th Annual Meeting of the Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts. The meeting, … Continue reading →

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