“Your Health is Your Wealth”: The Role of Race and Social Inequality in Healthy Individuals’ Participation in Phase I Trials Abstract: Phase I clinical trials test the safety and tolerability of new pharmaceuticals and typically pay healthy people to enroll … Read more
Come to this event to learn about our programs and to speak with current Ethics Fellows about their experiences in the program. This is a student-led event for UNC undergraduates interested in joining the Parr Center for Ethics! The Parr … Read more
“Does Contempt Belong in Public Life?” Most people agree that we have an obligation to be civil in public life. The problem is that we disagree about what “being civil” means. Does being civil mean we shouldn’t express negative emotions, … Read more
“Tree Equity: Overcoming a Legacy of Environmental Injustice in Cities” As the climate heats, trees in cities are rapidly transitioning from background aesthetics to life-saving infrastructure. Yet a map of tree cover in any US city is too often a … Read more
Due to the surge in cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, and to protect the health and safety of our participants and volunteers, the 2022 North Carolina High School Ethics Bowl will be conducted in an online-only format, using … Read more
Are you a UNC undergraduate student who is interested in talking about and studying topics in ethics? If so, please join the Parr Center at our annual interest meeting, where you'll learn about our mission, initiatives, and undergraduate-focused programs. Any … Read more
How should we cope with life’s vicissitudes? Do forces outside of our control impinge upon our ability to live meaningful and good lives? Are love and reason fundamentally at odds with each other? Ancient tragedy invites us to learn about … Read more
UNC undergraduates and graduate students of all backgrounds are invited to join us for a two-part reading group on Seneca’s Medea. This is an opportunity to read and discuss the story of a tragic figure that has influenced and intrigued … Read more
How should we cope with life’s vicissitudes? Do forces outside of our control impinge upon our ability to live meaningful and good lives? Are love and reason fundamentally at odds with each other? Ancient tragedy invites us to learn about … Read more
