Ethics Resources

In the context of AI, Pope Leo has called for the safeguarding of "the inviolable dignity of each human person."

Saving someone’s life could be as simple as pushing a button in the event of an opioid overdose, yet this is information not many know about and even fewer act on. Carrying naloxone is not just a public health initiative, but a moral responsibility all of us carry under the ethical framework of the common good.

Since 2015, there have been 20,000 children who have been sent to wilderness programs in Utah for mental health and behavioral issues. The Troubled Teen Industry and these types of programs are marketed as “rehabilitation” when they are often masking coercion, abuse, and neglect. When adolescent autonomy is neglected and parental consent creates a loophole of harm, is this really treatment or a systemic ethical failure? 

Tianyu Tan, biology major, highlights facts about the Rabies virus and exploring ethical issues regarding diagnosis, access, and the high cost of obtaining necessary rabies treatments.

A case study investigating the interaction between virtual and real objects in a mixed-reality environment and its impact on cognitive load and task performance.

A case study investigating the development and application of a haptic interface system utilizing Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) to generate virtual touch sensations within a Virtual Reality (VR) environment.