Please join us for this lecture by a distinguished philosopher and award-winning author of many books on environmental topics. This SEPP event is free and open to the public.

See this Events page for more information

Study Abroad in Genoa Italy, Winter 2013

Monday, April 30, 2012

Professors Shah and Powers will offer three courses in Italy during the '13 Winter session. For students interested in materials science, ethics in nanotechnology, and environmental ethics this should be a great opportunity to learn in one of Europe's finest cities!

See here for more information on the courses and information sessions.

Center for SEPP Inaugural Day on April 30th

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

On Monday, April 30, over 130 guests attended the University of Delaware Center for Science, Ethics and Public Policy (SEPP) inaugural event, a daylong symposium featuring well-known experts in applied ethics in a variety of fields.

First Wilmington Science Café

Thursday, March 1, 2012

science café

SEPP's first Science Café outside of Newark was held on Monday, February 20 at Stoney's Pub in Wilmington. About 70 people attended to hear UD Professor Kelvin Lee speak about the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's Disease.

Find out about future Science Cafés.

SEPP partners with Environmental Humanities Working Group

Thursday, March 1, 2012

SEPP DIrector Tom Powers is participating in the Environmental Humanities Working Group, which brings together scholars from many disciplines to confront environmental challenges.

Ethics and Nanoscience in the Middle East

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Professors Shah, Greene, and Powers are in the Middle East over the Thanksgiving break to present at two conferences--one in Dubai, UAE and the other in Lahore, Pakistan. These conferences are funded in part by the National Science Foundation. Read more here and here.

We have liftoff!

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

The College of Arts & Sciences, in collaboration with the Delaware Environmental Institute (DENIN), is proud to launch the new Center for Science, Ethics, and Public Policy (SEPP) at UD. Since the founding in 2007 of the SEPP program at the Delaware Biotechnology Institute, participating faculty have sponsored educational, research, and outreach initiatives both on and off campus.

Latest News

10 awards of $3,000 for new modules in existing or new courses

April 18 (Lewes: UD Virden Center) & April 19 (Newark: UD Clayton Hall)

October 15, 2012 at Brown Lab Auditorium, UD

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