Columbia Bioethics Program Events – Spring/Summer 2025

The Columbia University Bioethics Program will be hosting two events for the community that will explore issues in medicine and society.

May 01, 2025

The Columbia University Bioethics Program is pleased to invite you to a series of engaging events exploring the most pressing ethical issues in medicine and society. We welcome students, professionals, and community members to join us in-person and online.

Upcoming Events:

Ethics for Lunch

From Coma to Consciousness: Are We Worried?

Join Dr. Joseph Fins, one of the nation’s leading neuroethicists, for a conversation on the ethical and clinical implications of new neuroimaging research revealing consciousness in patients once thought to be unresponsive.

Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Time: 1:00–2:50 PM ET (Updated time)

Location: Hybrid | Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Amphitheater 1

Register here

Bioethics Information Session

Meet faculty and learn more about Columbia’s Master of Science in Bioethics program.

Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Time: 6:00–7:00 PM ET

Location: Online

Register here

Missed a past event? Watch the recordings:

  1. Are End-of-Life Forms Failing Us?

  2. The 50th Anniversary of the Declassification of Homosexuality as a Disease

  3. Can You Turn My LVAD Off? I Want to Die

  4. A Fireside Chat with Dr. Anthony Fauci

Watch now on our YouTube channel.

Questions?

Contact Marie Gugnishev at [email protected]