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According to world-renowned game designer Jane McGonigal, the reason for this mass exodus to virtual worlds is that videogames are increasingly fulfilling genuine human needs. McGonigal reveals how we can use the lessons of game design to fix what is wrong with the real world in a talk Jan. 24.ethics@scu.edu (Markkula Center for Applied Ethics)http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8904http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8904Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:39:00 PSThttp://www.scu.edu/events/?event=16874Representatives from the Asian Law Caucus and the Santa Clara County Office of Human Relations look at the three C's of immigration: Causes, Criminalization, and Contributions, Jan. 25. ethics@scu.edu (Markkula Center for Applied Ethics)http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8903http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8903Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:37:00 PSThttp://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/focusareas/education/bullying.htmlPractical anti-bullying approaches for schools emphasize educating, not just punishing, the perpetrators; training bystanders to be allies of the victim; and not allowing the isolation or taunting of any child for any reason.ethics@scu.edu (Markkula Center for Applied Ethics)http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8902http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8902Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:33:00 PSThttp://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/focusareas/medical/mrsa/homepage.htmlA case study, ethical best practices, and introductory videos highlight this collection of materials on MRSA, a contagious, antibiotic-resistant skin infection that can be a particular problem for athletes. Developed for high school and college athletic directors, trainers, coaches, athletes, and parents, these resources were the product of a conference co-hosted by the Ethics Center, the 49ers Foundation, and Denise and John York.ethics@scu.edu (Markkula Center for Applied Ethics)http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8901http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8901Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:29:00 PSThttp://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/focusareas/business/sourcing.htmlA student intern working on a marketing project for a retailer must decide whether to purchase inexpensive T-shirts from China or fair-trade T-shirts from a company headquartered locally. This case study was written by Meghan Skarzynski, an SCU senior finance major and a 2010-11 Hackworth Fellow at the Center.ethics@scu.edu (Markkula Center for Applied Ethics)http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8900http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8900Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:27:00 PSThttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV6hNF1IzGkCenter Senior Fellow Judy Nadler introduces the basic components of government ethics. Nadler was in public office for 25 years including a stint as mayor of Santa Clara, Calif.ethics@scu.edu (Markkula Center for Applied Ethics)http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8899http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8899Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:13:00 PSThttp://www.scu.edu/events/?event=16585Education historian and policy analyst Diane Ravitch addresses "The Paradox of Educational Reform" Feb. 24.ethics@scu.edu (Markkula Center for Applied Ethics)http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8898http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8898Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:29:00 PSThttp://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/ethicsblog/atthecenter.cfm?b=116&c=8487Head Team Physician for the San Francisco 49ers Daniel Garza talks about Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a virulent skin infection that can be spread in locker rooms and playing fields. In conversation with Ethics Center Executive-in-Residence Jim Balassone, Garza reflects on the illness and ethical approaches to managing it for athletic organizations. (video)ethics@scu.edu (Markkula Center for Applied Ethics)http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8682http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8682Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:28:00 PSThttp://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/events/oil-spill.cfmPanelists discuss how to deal ethically with risk in this video on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Speakers are from the SCU departments of law, philosophy, and religious studies. ethics@scu.edu (Markkula Center for Applied Ethics)http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8681http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8681Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:27:00 PSThttps://deimos.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/BrowsePrivately/scu.edu.1166739554.01183551631.5063548313?i=1535362602 Author and former Managing Director of Procter & Gamble Worldwide Gurcharan Das draws on the Indian epic, the Mahabharata, for a useful approach to governance failures he observes in the world today. (podcast)ethics@scu.edu (Markkula Center for Applied Ethics)http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8680http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8680Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:26:00 PSThttp://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/focusareas/medical/IPS-stem-cells.htmlIf scientists and ethicists thought that creating pluripotent cells from adult tissue would eliminate the thorniest problems in the stem cell debate, they are learning that these IPS cells create their own set of challenges including new worries about privacy, informed consent, and the possibility of cloning.ethics@scu.edu (Markkula Center for Applied Ethics)http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8679http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8679Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:24:00 PSThttp://cms.scu.edu/ethics-center/video/behested-gifts-case.cfmAs the holiday season approaches, public officials often must decide whether to accept gifts given to nonprofits or to the city itself in their name. "It's for a Good Cause" is a video case on these behested gifts, developed with support from LifeScan, a division of Johnson & Johnson.ethics@scu.edu (Markkula Center for Applied Ethics)http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8678http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8678Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:21:00 PSThttp://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/events/mofo.cfmThe Ethics Center partners with the law firm Morrison & Foerster to offer this seminar on the legal and ethical challenges of doing business in China and Japan. Topics will include strategic alliances and joint ventures, partner selection and diligence, and protecting IP, Dec. 15.ethics@scu.edu (Markkula Center for Applied Ethics)http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8677http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8677Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:32:00 PSThttp://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/video/ethical-culture.cfmMichael L. Hackworth, chair of the Ethics Center's Advisory Board, has a 45-year career in the high tech industry, including nearly 20 years of serving on public and private company boards. He talks with Lon Allen, chairman of the National Association of Corporate Directors-Silicon Valley, about what corporate boards can do to assess, maintain, and improve a company's ethical culture. ethics@scu.edu (Markkula Center for Applied Ethics)http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8360http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8360Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:31:00 PSThttps://deimos.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/BrowsePrivately/scu.edu.1166739554.01183551631.4966373443?i=1963275338Almost 60 percent of the bills that became law during the 2007-08 session of the California legislature, were sponsored by outside interests, according to a study in the San Jose Mercury News. The reporter for the Mercury series, Karen de Sa, talks about the influence of lobbyists in writing state legislation.ethics@scu.edu (Markkula Center for Applied Ethics)http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8361http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8361Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:30:00 PSThttp://www.scu.edu/events/?event=16490Where an activity raises threats of harm to the environment or human health, precautionary measures should be taken even if some cause and effect relationships are not fully established scientifically. That's the precautionary principle as defined at the Wingspread Conference on the principle held in 1998. This panel looks at possible applications of the precautionary principle to the potential hazards of deep water drilling, November 10.ethics@scu.edu (Markkula Center for Applied Ethics)http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8362http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8362Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:29:00 PSThttp://ammsweb.scu.edu/webcasts/mmedia1/20101005-170538-mmedia1e/index.htm#Twitter General Counsel Alexander Macgillivray describes "the story of Twitter" and addresses two key ethical issues for the service, privacy and freedom of expression. Macgillivray's talk was the first in this year's "IT, Ethics, and Law" series, co-sponsored by the Ethics Center, the High Tech Law Institute, and the Center for Science, Technology, and Society.ethics@scu.edu (Markkula Center for Applied Ethics)http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8363http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8363Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:27:00 PSThttp://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/ethicsblog/atthecenter.cfm?b=116&c=8239Jack Penner, a sophomore Public Health major at SCU, has been awarded the Denise and John York/49ers Foundation Fellowship in Sports Ethics at the Center. Penner worked on the conference, "Thinking Ethically About MRSA," a program on the virulent, antibiotic-resistant skin disease that has become a problem in sports because it is spread by skin-to-skin and skin-to-equipment contact. The event, Oct. 14, was also supported by Denise and John York and the 49ers Foundation.ethics@scu.edu (Markkula Center for Applied Ethics)http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8364http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8364Sat, 09 Oct 2010 10:26:00 PSThttp://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8365When researchers first demonstrated in 2007 that human skin cells could be reprogrammed to behave like stem cells, scientists and politicians alike rejoiced. All the potential of embryonic stem cells might be harnessed with the new techniques-without the political and moral controversy associated with destroying a fertilized egg. But these transformed cells, known as induced pluripotent stem cells, actually present equally troubling ethical quandaries. ethics@scu.edu (Markkula Center for Applied Ethics)http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8365http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8365Mon, 27 Sep 2010 11:16:00 PSThttp://law.scu.edu/hightech/alexander-macgillivray-talk.cfmTwitter General Counsel Alexander Macgillivray gives an insider's view of Twitter Oct. 5. His talk is the first event in the 2010-2011 IT, Ethics, and Law Forum, now in its fifth year. The series is a collaboration between the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, the High Tech Law Institute, and the Center for Science, Technology, and Society.ethics@scu.edu (Markkula Center for Applied Ethics)http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8137http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/newsletter?c=8137