The Intersectionality of Race, Innovative Medical Research, and Eugenics
Hermann Facundo Klein-Hessling Barrientos writes about the often-misrepresented history of eugenics in the United States and its legacy of intersections with race and innovative medical research.
As the Climate Changes, So Must the Role of Engineers
Samiha Singh writes about the ways in which increasing engineer representation in the halls of power could improve our ability to confront the climate crisis.
The Emotional, Political, “Oxymoronic” Engineer
Emma R. Gustavsson writes about the need for a new paradigm in engineering education that celebrates engineers with morals and equips both students and teachers with the ability to reckon with complex ethical quandries.
Climate Migrants: People on the Move
Maddie Karr writes about the increasing number of people who must leave their homes because of climate stressors, looking for actionable technical and social solutions in this ever-growing challenge.
Is the Cold War in Your Pocket? Cybersecurity, the New Arms Race
Tayor Bata writes about the threat of hard-to-trace cyber-attacks to national and international security in the modern technological arms race.
Unethical Engineering: Understanding the Discrepancy Between Intent and Behavior in Tech
Zahraa Abbasi writes on the discrepency between ethical values and behavior in engineering, exploring the ways our ethical standards and moral principles can be warped, enabling us to act in ways that conflict heavily with what we believe to be right.
Six students from across the College of Engineering and Applied Science were selected as the Herbst Fellows of 2022, joining an elite group of scholars who embody the program’s commitment to ethical engineering study and practice, these are their essays.
If you are interested in ethics in engineering, consider the Herbst Certificate in Engineering, Ethics & Society.
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