Category: Philosophy

With a leadership gift to UT Dallas’ Center for Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology, a local doctor and his wife hope to encourage students to focus on the human side of medicine. Dr. Marvin Stone, chief emeritus of hematology and oncology at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas and a clinical professor in the UT Dallas […]

Medical and ethics experts on a panel hosted recently by The University of Texas at Dallas acknowledged the fears that some people have about the COVID-19 vaccines, but urged individuals to seek out reliable, factual information. “There’s often an echo chamber effect where people raise their concerns among people in their community who are not […]

Dr. Matthew Brown, professor of philosophy in the School of Arts and Humanities, is holding a conversation about his new book, Science and Moral Imagination, Friday, November 20, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. Brown will read an excerpt from the book and Dr. Kevin Elliot from Michigan State University will moderate the conversation about the significance of […]

The Center for Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology has announced its 2020-21 Graduate Research Fellows: Natacha Guyot (Left) has been awarded the Marvin and Kathleen Stone Research Fellowship. Guyot is a doctoral candidate at the School of Arts and Humanities. She currently is working on her dissertation project, titled “Dr. Dana Scully of The […]

Matt Brown is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and History of Ideas and the director of the Center for Values in Medicine, Science and Technology at The University of Texas at Dallas. His research focuses on the interrelations between science and human practices, values, and society. Brown’s book Science and Moral Imagination: A New Ideal […]

Center for Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology has launched a new project called “Brief Thoughts on Values in Medicine and Science.” It is a series of reflections by the Center for Values friends, collaborators, and supporters on most current events that touch our society and culture. In two recent episodes, Sean Valles and Ashley […]

Two faculty members from the School of Arts and Humanities have been selected to receive the Humanities and Emerging Arts (HEArts) Grant from the UT Dallas Office of Research. Dr. Shilyh Warren, associate professor of film and aesthetic studies, received the grant for her project, “Marie Bonaparte and Feminist Psychoanalysis for the Present.” With the […]

Matthew J. Brown has been promoted to professor. His new official title is professor of Philosophy and History of ideas. He has been at A&H for eleven years and is currently the program head for the History and Philosophy programs. Congratulations Matt!

Francis Patience is graduating with a bachelor’s degree in literature, with minors in philosophy and political science from the School of Arts and Humanities. For most of his time at UT Dallas, he has worked in University Recreation as a lifeguard; he also played intramural soccer. But even with his love of sports, Patience considers himself […]

The University of Texas at Dallas’ Center for Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to study how learning and mentoring occurs in a research lab. According to the center’s director, Dr. Matthew Brown, the work will touch on both social science and humanities research. “The […]