On November 1, 2023, UF Ethics in the Public Sphere and George A. Smathers Libraries held a panel discussion about the ongoing war in Gaza. The discussion featured UF Religion Professors Yaniv Feller, Terje Ostebo, and Anna Peterson. The moderator was April Hines, Journalism and Mass Communications Librarian.
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Ethics in the Public Sphere invites members of the UF community to discuss the ethical issues raised by ChatGPT at our next “Pizza and Public Ethics” event. Please join us for a conversation moderated by Dr. Amber Ross of the Department of Philosophy. This event is co-sponsored by the UF Libraries.
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Join us to discuss the constitutional and legal meanings of academic freedom as well as the way it has been interpreted in the courts in relation to the STOP WOKE Act (HB 7), as well as how UF’s Collective Bargaining Agreement understands academic freedom.
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November 9, 2022 By Allison Bramblett Western Civilization has long considered nature as a resource for use rather than an entity of its own. However, in 2021 Orange County in […]
November 9, 2022 By Derrick Wood Florida Senate Bill 90 (SB 90) is a state law that came into effect back in May of 2021. The purpose of the bill […]
February 28, 2022 at 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm UF Ethics in the Public Sphere group, Ethics Cafes are spaces for students to talk frankly with their peers about contemporary social […]
December 15, 2021 By Cristina Rodriguez, Fall 2021 Intern Immigrant advocacy remains a continuous effort to promote humane immigration policy and the welfare of immigrants residing in the United States. […]
December 8, 2021 By Jaden Farley, Fall 2021 Intern Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, people have experienced a deluge of new information regarding the novel virus. Not only […]
What should we know about the COVID pandemic? Where can we find accurate information? How can we share that information with others in a respectful way?
October 18, 2021 Under what conditions is it ethical to restrict abortion? If you’d like to have a constructive conversation about this topic, please join our virtual ethics café on […]
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