In recent years, St. Cross College has attracted a great number of College Fellows working in the area of the ethics of emergent sciences on such issues as cloning, embryonic stem cell research, enhancement, global catastrophic risks, biobanks, information and technology, and so on. In this informal, public seminar series, these College Fellows and their colleagues will share with us their perspectives on the normative implications of some of the most exciting developments in these areas.
The seminars will open at 5.30 p.m. at the St Cross Room, St Cross College. A drinks reception will follow the seminar at 6.30 p.m. Participants are invited to attend a special dinner after the seminar. All welcome but please book by emailing ethics@philosophy.ox.ac.uk.
Professor Drewnowski is a world-renowned leader in innovative research for the prevention and treatment of obesity, with a current focus on poverty and access to healthy foods. He directs the Center for Public Health Nutrition and the Center for Obesity Research in Seattle, Washington.
Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, 61 Banbury Road, OX2 6PE
Rees Davies Room, History Faculty, George Street, OX1 2RL
Richard Doll Lecture Theatre, Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus, OX3 7LF
St Cross Room, St Cross College, St Giles, OX1 3LZ
The next meeting of the Association for the Study of Obesity (ASO) will be held at the Institute of Child Health in London on 4th November 2008. The focus of the meeting is 'Obesity and Cancer'; for details look here.
UBVO seminars will resume in November. For more information, look here .