2010-2011 Events

The Genesis of the Parr Center for Ethics—A Conversation with Gary Parr and Geoffrey Sayre-McCord (Hyde Hall University Room , from Jan 13, 2011 03:00 PM to Jan 13, 2011 04:30 PM)

Participate in a conversation with Gary Parr and Geoffrey Sayre-McCord on the genesis of the Parr Center for Ethics, a story of the unique relationship between an academic and an entrepreneur and how it led to the creation of an important campus institution. Lessons learned from the enterprise and how they can be applied to other campus initiatives will be explored.

Mountain Justice with Larry Gibson (Hyde Hall, from Jan 18, 2011 06:00 PM to Jan 18, 2011 07:30 PM)

Grassroots environmental activist talks about the challenges of taking on the big moneyed interests in his home state of West Virginia

BUNC: Clinical Ethics and Interpretive Social Science (Bondurant 4076, from Jan 25, 2011 08:30 AM to Jan 25, 2011 09:45 AM)

Exploring Areas of Connection and Potential Collaboration

Lunch & Learn: WikiLeaks, Ethics, and the Law (Hyde Hall University Room, from Jan 26, 2011 12:00 PM to Jan 26, 2011 01:00 PM)

January's Lunch & Learn features a discussion of the legal and ethical implications of WikiLeaks' public disclosure of documents.

Public Lecture: Cardinal Mahony on Immigration Reform (FedEx Global Education Center, Nelson Mandela Auditorium, from Feb 02, 2011 05:30 PM to Feb 02, 2011 07:00 PM)

For Goodness Sake: Why America Needs Immigration Reform

Ethics in the Professions Workshop, Moral Courage and Legal Professionalism, (The William & Ida Friday Continuing Education Center, from Feb 11, 2011 07:00 AM to Feb 12, 2011 12:30 AM)

Featuring Parr Center fellow, Kim Strom-Gottfried, Smith P. Theimann Distinguished Professor for Ethics and Professional Practice, UNC School of Social Work.

Lunch & Learn, "Lions, Tigers, and Bedbugs (Oh My!): Or, What's So Great About Biodiversity?" (University Room, Hyde Hall, from Feb 16, 2011 12:00 PM to Feb 16, 2011 01:00 PM)

Parr Center Graduate Fellow Seth Bordner presents on the ethics of biodiversity.

Public Lecture: Moral Frameworks for Animal Research (Brinkhous Buillit 219 - NC TraCS Institute, from Feb 17, 2011 12:00 PM to Feb 17, 2011 01:00 PM)

Rebecca Walker, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Social Medicine and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Philosophy presents this Ethic Grand Round

BUNC: Research in Resource-Poor Countries: Some Standard and Neglected Worries (4074 Bondurant, from Feb 22, 2011 08:30 AM to Feb 22, 2011 09:45 AM)

Dr. Stuart Rennie will lead the discussion

Public Forum, "Invisible Americans: Seeing While Colorblind" (SASB North Upendo Lounge, from Feb 24, 2011 06:00 PM to Feb 24, 2011 08:00 PM)

Join various campus organizations as we participate in a compelling discussion of "postracialism" in America.

Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl National Championship Competition (Cincinnati, Ohio, from Mar 03, 2011 08:30 AM to Mar 03, 2011 10:00 PM)

The UNC-CH Ethics Bowl team will travel to Cincinnati, Ohio to compete in the National Championship.

Public lecture: "Toward Responsible Inclusion of Pregnant Women in Research" (TraCS conference room #219, Brinkhous-Bullitt second floor, from Mar 17, 2011 12:00 PM to Mar 17, 2011 01:00 PM)

This Ethics Grand Round is presented by Anne Lyerly, M.D., M.A., Visiting Faculty in Social Medicine, and Associate Director, UNC Center for Bioethics

National Undergraduate Bioethics Conference and Bioethics Bowl (Duke University, from Mar 18, 2011 02:00 PM to Mar 20, 2011 04:00 PM)

Members of the UNC-CH Ethics Bowl team compete at Duke University in the National Bioethics Bowl.

Lunch & Learn: "The Contentious Evolution of a Human Right to Health: The World Health Organization in Rights-Based Global Health Governance" (University Room, Hyde Hall, from Mar 22, 2011 12:30 PM to Mar 22, 2011 01:30 PM)

Global Health Policy Professor Benjamin Meier leads this discussion.

Lunch & Learn: What's Wrong with Factory Farming? (Hyde Hall University Room, from Mar 31, 2011 12:00 PM to Mar 31, 2011 01:00 PM)

Parr Center Fellow and Visiting Professor Jonathan Anomaly will lead this discussion

Public Lecture: "Liberty, Inequality and the Common Good" (Hanes Art Center Room 121, from Apr 01, 2011 01:00 PM to Apr 02, 2011 02:00 PM)

Dr. Robert Frank, one of the world's leading behavioral economists, is a monthly contributor to the "Economic Scene" column in The New York Times.

Greening Tomorrow: The Ethics of Local Consumption, Waste, and Design (Hyde Hall, from Apr 02, 2011 08:00 AM to Apr 02, 2011 06:00 PM)

The Parr Center for Ethics' annual symposium, capping off a year-long focus on ethical issues relating to the environment.

Ethics in the Workplace (Administrative Office Building; 104 Airport Dr., 1500-C, from Apr 19, 2011 08:30 AM to Apr 19, 2011 12:00 PM)

An introduction to ethical decision-making for UNC-CH staff employees.

Lunch & Learn: "Just War Theory: Triumphant...and Doing More Harm Than Good!" (University Room, Hyde Hall , from Apr 21, 2011 12:00 PM to Apr 21, 2011 01:00 PM)

Visiting Scholar & Philosophy Professor Carl Ficarrotta leads this discussion on Just War Theory

Triangle Regional High School Ethics Bowl (Caldwell Hall, from Apr 30, 2011 08:00 AM to Apr 30, 2011 04:15 PM)

Local high schools compete in an all-day an ethics bowl competition at UNC-Chapel Hill.