Past Events

  • Read more: National, Regional and Global Health Governance: Latin American Perspectives
    Apr 16 2026
    Global Health & Human Rights

    National, Regional and Global Health Governance: Latin American Perspectives

    2026 Global Health Symposium Latin America is an extremely diverse region, but there are some commonalities across countries in terms of socio-economic and other inequalities that deeply impact social determinants of health. Most countries have fragmented health systems that further aggravate inequities and present challenges for achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The COVID-19 pandemic brought many health systems…

  • Read more: Psychedelic Intersections 2026: Bridging Humanities, Religion, & Law
    Apr 10 2026
    Psychedelics & Drug Policy

    Psychedelic Intersections 2026: Bridging Humanities, Religion, & Law

    The Petrie-Flom Center is pleased to co-host a two-day interdisciplinary conference as part of the Harvard Study of Psychedelics in Society and Culture. The fourth annual Psychedelic Intersections conference will be held at Harvard Divinity School on April 10-11, 2026. Building on the Center for the Study of World Religions’ (CSWR’s) popular conference series, the 2026 conference…

  • Read more: Neuroscience Insights to Navigate Stress and Trauma
    Mar 30 2026
    Law & Neuroscience

    Neuroscience Insights to Navigate Stress and Trauma

    A Harvard Neuroscience & Society Conversation with Leading Experts Trauma and stress shape our brains, but they also shape our systems. From clinics to courtrooms, the science of stress is transforming how we understand vulnerability, recovery, responsibility, and justice. ​Join us at Harvard Law School for a cross-campus, interdisciplinary conversation bringing together leaders in neurobiology, psychiatry, neurosurgery,…

  • Read more: Conscience in Health Care: Dov Fox in Conversation With I. Glenn Cohen
    Mar 6 2026
    Conscience

    Conscience in Health Care: Dov Fox in Conversation With I. Glenn Cohen

    Recording

    In his new book The Conscience of Care, Dov Fox explores the concept of medical conscience through controversies around health care services like IVF, IUDs, opioids, gender affirming care, psychedelics, organ transplants, and advance directives. “We’re used to hearing about conscientious refusers: physicians and pharmacists whose moral convictions lead them to deny a range of treatments…

  • Read more: An International Comparison: Legal, Regulatory, and Ethical Approaches to AI in Health Care
    Feb 20 2026
    AI in Medicine

    An International Comparison: Legal, Regulatory, and Ethical Approaches to AI in Health Care

    In this webinar, speakers will describe the international legal, regulatory, and ethical frameworks governing applications of AI in health care. They will compare approaches, discussing the opportunities and challenges, as well as the need for transparency, accountability, and guiding ethical principles in developing AI systems in health care. Panelists This event is organized by the…

  • Read more: The Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ “Right to Care”
    Feb 10 2026
    Disability

    The Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ “Right to Care”

    New directions for disability advocacy and organizing in the Americas? On August 7, 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights broke new ground in international human rights law by recognizing the “right to care” as an autonomous and enforceable right. Its Advisory Opinion recognizes care as an essential and universal human need on which functioning societies and humanity itself…

  • Read more: Federal Rescheduling of Cannabis: An Expert Panel
    Feb 9 2026
    Psychedelics & Drug Policy

    Federal Rescheduling of Cannabis: An Expert Panel

    Recording

    Join our one-hour webinar to discuss possible changes on the horizon in federal drug policy. In late 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order to expedite the rescheduling of cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act. If finalized, the reclassification would mark a significant policy shift with concrete legal, economic,…

  • Read more: Fall 2025 Health Law Workshops
    Nov 24 2025
    Bioethics

    Fall 2025 Health Law Workshops

    The Health Law Policy, Bioethics, and Biotechnology Workshop provides a forum for discussion of new scholarship in these fields from the world’s leading experts. The workshop is led by Professor I. Glenn Cohen, and presenters come from a wide range of disciplines and departments. Harvard graduate students may register to take the workshop for course…

  • Read more: Older Persons’ Human Rights
    Nov 18 2025
    Advanced Care & Aging

    Older Persons’ Human Rights

    Recording

    This virtual event will discuss a forthcoming international treaty on the rights of older persons and how it could build on lessons from the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. On April 3, 2025, the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council adopted a resolution jumpstarting the multilateral process for negotiating a new international treaty on the rights…

  • Read more: A New Multilateralism for Global Health Equity
    Nov 7 2025
    Global Health & Human Rights

    A New Multilateralism for Global Health Equity

    Recording

    This hybrid lunchtime event is organized by the Harvard Center for International Development The global health system is broken — and it was never truly built for equity. As power shifts and old institutions lose influence, we’re at a rare crossroads: do we patch up a flawed system, or imagine something better? This panel brings…