Interdisciplinary Ethics Training for Students in the Biosciences

FAIN: AKA-279453-21

Western New England College (Springfield, MA 01119-2612)
Valerie Racine (Project Director: September 2020 to September 2022)
Devina Jaiswal (Project Director: September 2022 to March 2024)
Devina Jaiswal (Co Project Director: April 2021 to September 2022)

A one-year planning grant to develop an ethics certificate program for students in the biosciences. 

Member of the College of Arts & Sciences and the College of Engineering at WNEU are requesting support for the development of a program for interdisciplinary ethics education for students in the biosciences. There are three components to our proposed initiative: (1) the development of a Certificate Program in Ethics of Scientific Research and Technological Innovation, (2) the development of service learning opportunities for students in the biosciences (i.e. the contribution of ethical analyses of case studies to the curriculum), and (3) the development of cross-college faculty collaborations in teaching and research.