Faces of Dementia exhibit
The McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics has announced its newest art wall exhibit, “Faces of Dementia,” featuring the work of McGovern Medical School alum Cindy Williams-Ware, MD. This compelling collection of portraits honors individuals living with dementia and Alzheimer’s…
Arts & Resilience to feature two artist talks this Spring
Two new artists will present talks as part of Arts and Resilience. On January 27, Lisa Cain, PhD, will present an inspiring session discussing her art. Cain is a self-taught memory painter whose vibrant folk art style celebrates the joy…
Nathan Carlin featured on podcast
Nathan Carlin, PhD, professor of medical humanities and author of The Secularization of Medicine, recently joined Dan Koch, PhD, on his podcast (Religion on the Mind) to discuss why modern medicine functions as a new form of religion. Their conversation…
Postdoctoral Fellow position available for September 1 start date
The McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to begin on September 1, 2026. The successful candidate will participate in center activities, with opportunities for teaching, educational development, research, publishing, and more. Candidates…
Keisha Ray interviewed on Bioethics Chats
Center associate professor, Keisha Ray, PhD, recently appeared on Bioethics Chats from The Hastings Center for Bioethics. In the episode, Hastings Center president, Vardit Ravitsky, hears from Ray who discusses the identity crisis she has observed in bioethics and how the…
McGovern Center seeks Assistant Professor to focus on writing, narrative medicine
The McGovern Center is accepting applications for Assistant Professor, Non-Tenure-Track (Education). The faculty role is expected to lead and expand the Center’s current writing and narrative medicine programs for health professional trainees at all career levels. The position is expected…
Pritha Bhattacharyya publishes new story in The Kenyon Review
Postdoctoral fellow and McGovern Center-Inprint Writer-in-Residence Pritha Bhattacharyya, PhD, recently published a new story in The Kenyon Review. The story, “The Trouble with Brown People,” is a play on the famous Raymond Carver story, “What We Talk About When We Talk About…
Nathan Carlin’s latest book released
The Secularization of Medicine, authored by Nathan Carlin, PhD, was recently released by Oxford University Press. The book explores the often-overlooked religious dimensions of modern medicine. It is available through the publisher and on websites like Amazon.
Submissions open for Human Ties Digest issue, Kaleidoscope
Human Ties Digest will return with its next issue in Spring 2026. The call for submissions is now open for original written or visual works. Submissions will be accepted through January 25, 2026, at the link or QR code below….
Center faculty publish AJOB editorial
Joelle Robertson-Preidler, PhD, and Keisha Ray, PhD, recently authored, “The Climate Is Changing. Should Clinical Ethics Change, Too?” The guest editorial appears in the current issues of the American Journal of Bioethics.