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Events

2026 Distinguished Lecture: Cristina Richie, scholar of “green bioethics” and ethics of technology

Followed by a conversation with Dr. Jason Farr, Assistant Teaching Professor at the Earth Commons Institute and Fellow at Ethics Lab, Kennedy Institute of Ethics

March 16, 2026

Announcements

Renowned computer scientist Yoshi Kohno appointed McDevitt Chair in Computer Science and research professor at the Center for Digital Ethics

The Center for Digital Ethics and the Emergent Ethics Network welcome Tadayoshi Kohno (Yoshi) to Georgetown as the McDevitt Chair in Computer Science, Ethics, and Society and professor in the Department of Computer Science and the Center for Digital Ethics. His research focuses on helping protect the security, privacy, and safety of users of current and future technologies.

August 14, 2025

Announcements

Sulmasy, Marra address the ethics of the “dire wolf”

As part of Georgetown’s “Ask a Professor” series, EEN center directors Dan Sulmasy and Pete Marra discuss recent claims that scientists have brought the dire wolf back from extinction. In their dialogue, they demonstrate the importance of the kind of interdisciplinary collaboration that the Emergent Ethics Network was created to foster.

April 11, 2025