Welcome to the Program on Values in Society

The Program on Values in Society (PonVinS) is dedicated to research, teaching, and dialogue on ethical issues that arise across the disciplines. The Program is committed to facilitating the multidisciplinary collaboration that is essential to finding practical and insightful responses to today’s myriad moral problems. The members of the Core Faculty are currently working on a variety of issues, ranging from global climate change to disability rights to restoration ecology.


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Autumn 2009:

Eugenics and Disability: History and Legacy in Washington State
Friday, October 9, 2009
A one-day symposium examining the history and significance of eugenics in Washington, which in 1909 became the second state to enact a forced sterilization law.

Dale Jamieson, NYU, Friday, October 9, 2009, Savery Hall, Room 264

Critical Medical Humanities Speaker - Sharon Kaufman
Monday November 16, 2009