Robert Baker, professor of philosophy and chair of the Alden March Bioethics Institute, has been appointed to the American Philosophical Association Committee on Philosophy and Medicine and reappointed chair of the American Society of Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) Affinity Group on the History of Medical Ethics.
In addition, his article, “A Draft Model Aggregated Code of Ethics for Bioethicists,” is in the current American Journal of Bioethics. The article was presented at the ASBH spring meeting on “The Ethics of Bioethics” at Albany Medical College and on campus.
Four mechanical engineering students joined dozens of students from throughout the country who presented undergraduate and graduate research in biomaterials, nanomaterials and space materials at the National Educators Workshop in Materials Science and Engineering at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Md. recently.
Seniors Oliver Majer, Aaron Agostino, Rebecca Farrell and Kelli Ketcham participated with their advisor, Amy Hsiao, professor of mechanical engineering.
Majer won second place for the poster presentation of his research project, “Thermal, Mechanical and Magnetic Applications of Shape Memory Alloys.”
“I am pleased that my research is looked upon favorably by real scientists and educators,” Majer said.
Jeff McMahan, professor of philosophy at Rutgers University, will speak on “Terrorism, War and the War on Terror”on Thursday, Nov. 3, 4:30 p.m. in the Schaffer Library Phi Beta Kappa Room. His talk is sponsored by the Philosophy Speaker Series.
McMahan, who has been hailed as “one of America's finest contemporary moral theorists.” is the author of The Ethics of Killing: Problems at the Margins of Life (Oxford University Press, 2003).
Steven P. Scalet, visiting assistant professor of philosophy at State University of New York at Binghamton, will speak on “Corporate Social Responsibility” in Hale House, Thursday, Nov. 3 at 4 p.m. He will address the question: “Do corporations have responsibilities beyond maximizing profits and obeying the law?”
Also on Nov. 3, Sherrie Baver, associate professor of political science at City University of New York, will speak on “Ciudad y Suburbia: The Changing Nature of Latino Immigration” at 7 p.m. in F.W. Olin Center Room 115. She will examine trends in New York and the Northeast.
These programs, which are free and open to the public, are made possible through the support of the New York Council for the Humanities' Speakers in the Humanities program. This is the first year Union is participating in the humanities series.
The Rev. Dr. Martin E. Marty, author of more than 50 books, winner of the National Book Award and one of the nation's most prominent interpreters of religion and contemporary culture, will present two events on Tuesday, Nov. 1, as part of the 25th anniversary of the Protestant Campus Ministry this year.
A luncheon lecture, “Literate Faith for College Students: What's In It for U” will be held at 11 a.m. at College Park Hall (reservations required).
His talk, “When Beliefs Collide: Is There Hope for U?” is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in Memorial Chapel. It will address themes from his book, When Religions Collide. The event is free to the College community; all others are asked to make a $10 donation.
A Lutheran minister, Marty is professor emeritus of religious history at the University of Chicago and longtime columnist for The Christian Century magazine. He won the National Book Award for Righteous Empire: The Protestant Experience in America.
His scholarly research is centered in a multi-volume work titled Modern American Religion, three volumes of which have appeared: The Irony of It All, The Noise of Conflict and Under God, Indivisible.
Known as an enthralling speaker, Marty has been called the nation's “most influential interpreter of religion” by Time magazine and “the Thomas Jefferson of the world of theology” by the late Sen. Paul Simon. He was among the rare Protestant ministers participating in Vatican II, the Roman Catholic Church's historic summit meeting.
The recipient of numerous honorary doctorates and scholarly medals, he has served on two U.S. presidential commissions and as president of the American Academy of Religion.
His campus visit is supported by funding from Union's Lamont Funds and First Methodist Church Carl lecture funds, in cooperation with the Capital Region Theological Center.
For more information, contact Viki Brooks-McDonald, campus Protestant minister, at 388-6618, or brooksmv@union.edu.
