Past Events

  • Read more: Automating the Administrative State
    Feb 12

    Automating the Administrative State

    52nd Annual Administrative Law Symposium Agenda 11:00 – 11:05 ET/8:00 – 8:05 PT, Welcome 11:05 – 11:35 ET/8:05 – 8:35 PT, Introductory Keynote 11:35 – 11:45 ET/8:05 – 8:45 PT, Break 11:45 – 1:00 ET/8:45 – 10:00 PT, Session 1: AI and Administrative Values 1:00 – 1:15 ET/10:00 – 10:15 PT, Break 1:15 – 2:30…

  • Read more: Should Alexa Diagnose Alzheimer’s?
    Feb 11

    Should Alexa Diagnose Alzheimer’s?

    A Health Policy and Bioethics Consortium Event Description Technology is now part of our lives in ways that were not possible only 10-20 years ago. Smart devices, like watches, phones, and speakers, can gather vast amounts of information about their users, often without the user’s knowledge or consent. As technology continues to improve, many of…

  • Read more: Neuroscience and Criminal Law
    Feb 9

    Neuroscience and Criminal Law

    The Post-Jones Landscape for Late Adolescents and Emerging Adults Event Description The U.S. Supreme Court landmark case of Roper v. Simmons (2005) barring execution for crimes committed prior to age 18 launched a line of cases extending Eighth Amendment protections for juveniles. These cases clearly established that children are not little adults. The April 2021…

  • Read more: Countering COVID-19 Misinformation
    Feb 2

    Countering COVID-19 Misinformation

    The Impact on Health Care Providers Event Description The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked debates about a number of public health measures, including social distancing, masks, and vaccines. Social media has been the outlet for much of this conflict, and health care providers have, in many cases, been at the center of these debates, whether willing…

  • Read more: Coalition Building to Unlock the Therapeutic Effects of Psychedelics
    Feb 2

    Coalition Building to Unlock the Therapeutic Effects of Psychedelics

    Event Description The Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy welcomes you to join them for their first event of the year! This panel invited experts and change-makers from various backgrounds to discuss the therapeutic potential of psychedelics, and how to utilize collective action and coalition building to move access and innovation in the field…

  • Read more: Challenges for Mobile Diagnostics
    Jan 19

    Challenges for Mobile Diagnostics

    Mobile MRI as a Case Study Event Description Developed in the 1970s and commercialized shortly thereafter, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has since become a mainstay diagnostic tool in practices ranging from oncology and orthopedics to neurology and cardiology. Traditional, fixed MRI machines are expensive and immobile. To limit costs and improve access for patients, companies…

  • Read more: Fall 2021 Health Law Workshops

    Fall 2021 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: SCOTUS Revisits Abortion
    Dec 6

    SCOTUS Revisits Abortion

    Legal Strategies in Dobbs Oral Arguments Event Description On December 1, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a case involving a Mississippi law that would ban abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The Court’s ruling in this case has the potential to overturn the nearly fifty-year precedent…

  • Read more: Ethics in Psychedelic Therapy and Research
    Nov 18

    Ethics in Psychedelic Therapy and Research

    Event Description Psychedelic substances like psilocybin, MDMA, and ketamine are increasingly used in research and clinical medicine. By their very nature, they put patients in a vulnerable position. The altered state of consciousness produced by psychedelics can promote insight and healing. However, unscrupulous practitioners can also exploit patients when they are under the influence of…

  • Read more: The Future of Abortion in America
    Nov 10

    The Future of Abortion in America

    A Virtual Townhall Discussion for Students Event Description The future of abortion access in America is not secure, as recent developments have shown. In September, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to enjoin Texas’ SB8, allowing a sweeping abortion ban to go into effect. Later this fall, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for Dobbs…