- Graduate Degrees
- Actuarial Science
- Bioethics
- Communications Practice
- Construction Administration
- Fundraising Management
- Information and Knowledge Strategy
- Landscape Design
- Narrative Medicine
- Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
- Sports Management
- Statistics
- Strategic Communications
- Sustainability Management
- Technology Management
- Certificates
- Noncredit Programs
- Postbaccalaureate Studies
- Programs List Page
The Ethics of Telling Children if They Were Donor Conceived
Date
Sep 15, 2011, 6:00 PM-7:30 PM
Location
TBA
Speakers:
John Appleby, Wellcome Trust Fellow in Bioethics, Cambridge University
John Appleby, a Wellcome Trust Fellow in Bioethics from Cambridge University, participated in a discussion on the ethics of telling children they were conceived via a donor insemination. He addressed the question of how these discussions effect identity, self confidence and family relationships. Appleby's research focuses on problems reproduction ethics with a special focus on informing children that they were conceived using donated genetic tissue. He also researches environmental ethics.
Jan
15
May
15
Fall 2013 Application Deadlines
Apply Now
Jan31
Special EventClick for details
Doing Bioethics in the Real World—Opportunities, Pitfalls and Rewards
Thursday, Jan 31, 6:15PM - 7:30PM
Dr. Arthur Caplan, director of the Division of Medical Ethics in the Department of Population Health at New York University's Langone Medical Center, will discuss his career in bioethics.
Feb27
Special EventClick for details
Getting Into Graduate School: Admissions Officers Tell What You Need to Know
Wednesday, Feb 27, 6:30PM - 8:30PM
A panel of admissions directors from Columbia’s varied schools, including the School of Continuing Education, Columbia Business School, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and School of International and Public Affairs, will discuss the attributes they seek in successful applicants to their top-tier programs. Topics include academic requirements, advice on writing stand-out personal essays, and creating a desirable application package.
