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The National Academy of
Engineering recently relaunched the Online Ethics Center for Engineering and
Science (OEC). Previously focused primarily on ethics issues in engineering and
research, the redesigned website has expanded to encompass ethics issues in the
sciences.
The mission of the site
is to provide engineers, scientists, faculty, and students with resources for
understanding and addressing ethically significant issues that arise in
scientific and engineering practice and from developments in science and
engineering.
The new site features
case studies, educational activities, and bibliographies, among other
materials, categorized by resource type, topic, and field. A revised OEC
community directory connects authors’ profiles with their resources. Content
Editorial Boards evaluate, identify, and develop materials in six areas, and,
together with an Outreach Group, serve as liaisons to their communities.
The project is funded by
the National Science Foundation and undertaken with the cooperation of the National
Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine, in collaboration with
the Ethics Education Library of the Center for the Study of Ethics in the
Professions at the Illinois Institute of Technology. More information is
available on the project page.
Please explore the site
and let us know what you think. We hope you enjoy it and find it useful!
Sincerely,
Frazier Benya, Rachelle
Hollander, and Simil Raghavan
Staff for the Online
Ethics Center for Engineering and Science
Center for Engineering
Ethics and Society
National Academy of
Engineering
National Academies of
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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