Events & Training Opportunities

Department-Hosted Events

We hosted our fourth annual virtual prospective applicant panel in the fall of 2024. It included an opportunity for local students to visit the department and chat with DB students in person!

Past Science and Society Journal Club Discussion Topics and Resources

4/22/2024 - Value of a life of any species - Ethical dilemma: Whose life is more valuable? & Non-Human Animals: Crash Course Philosophy

2/5/2024 - Motherhood in science - The Unequal Impact of Parenthood in Academia

11/13/2023 - Asian American Women in STEM - Being Asian American Women Scientists and Engineers in the United States: Intersection of Ethnicity and Gender

4/24/2023 - Culturally aware mentorship - Pilot Study of an Intervention to Increase Cultural Awareness in Research Mentoring: Implications for Diversifying the Scientific Workforce

1/30/2023 - Polygenic embryo selection - Problems with Using Polygenic Scores to Select Embryos

12/6/2021 - Genetic databases and privacy - The US Urgently Needs New Genetic Privacy Laws

11/1/2021 - Indigenous BioBanks - Genomic Justice for Native Americans: Impact of the Havasupai Case on Genetic Research

4/12/2021 - Prejudice and scientific leadership - James Watson: The most controversial statements made by the father of DNA

1/25/2021 - Covid-19 vaccine distribution - Who gets a COVID vaccine first? Access plans are taking shape & I Might Be Able to Jump the Vaccine Line. Should I?

12/14/2020 - CRISPR and human genome editing - Focusing on Human Rights: a framework for CRISPR germline genome editing ethics and regulation

11/16/2020 - Dissecting perspectives on race of historical scientists - Seeing White: Part 8 (Skulls and Skins)