A Brief History of the National Undergraduate Bioethics Conference (NUBC)

The National Undergraduate Bioethics Conference (NUBC) is an annual event carried under the auspices of the American Society of Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH). Planned and organized by students, the conference brings togehter undergraduate students and leading experts to discuss issues of current interest within the field of bioethics. NUBC provides a unique national venue for undergraduates to share their research, their concerns, and their considered views with each other. The conference originated at Princeton University (1999) and has since been held at the University of Virginia (2000), Notre Dame (Spring, 2001), Emory University (Fall, 2001), Boston University (2002), Texas A&M (2003), University of Michigan (2004), University of Pennsylvania (2005), Notre Dame (2006), and Michigan State University (2007), Union College (2008). Over 200 undergraduate students from across the country attend the annual NUBC conference, which has featured guest speakers, student debates, student essay contests, student presenations, art exhibits, and film screenings. Topics at previous conferences have included: medical ethics, science in the media, biotechnology-derived products in agriculture, ethics in the penal system, the definition of disability, the nature of personhood, social responsibility, the "war" on drugs, bio-terrorism, profiting in the biotechnology and medical support industries, genetically based mental health, nternational bioethics, and the use of Human Beings in Medicine and Science.

More information about the NUBC can be found here: http://www.asbh.org/meetings/nuc/

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