The Rock Ethics Institute promotes engaged ethics research and ethical leadership from its home in Penn State’s College of the Liberal Arts.

The Rock Ethics Institute promotes engaged ethics research and ethical leadership from its home in Penn State’s College of the Liberal Arts.

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Upcoming Rock Ethics Institute Events

The Rock Ethics Institute has announced its call for nominations for the institute’s 2025 Stand Up Awards. The Stand Up Awards recognize and celebrate Penn State undergraduate students who demonstrate exceptional ethical leadership by standing up for a cause, idea or belief.

Published 6 days ago

The Rock Ethics Institute invites applications for its 2025–26 Faculty Fellows program. The program offers a one-course release from teaching during a single academic year to support ethics-related research projects by Penn State faculty.

Published 3 weeks ago

The six-year-old Centre Film Festival returns this year to screen more than 200 films in a variety of genres at Centre County theaters and online. The festival, which runs Nov. 11-17, continues to provide impactful films under the guidance of artistic director and driving force Pearl Gluck, associate professor of film production in the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications, with strong support from many Penn State units.

Published 3 weeks ago

Penn State’s Consortium on Moral Decision-Making and Moral Psychology Research Group are co-hosting a conference Nov. 15-17 to highlight interdisciplinary research on moral and ethical decision-making.

Published 3 weeks ago

Laura Cabrera, associate professor of engineering science and mechanics at Penn State, received a four-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to research and develop a patient-centered decision aid to help guide patients, providers and caregivers navigating the benefits and risks of a novel neurotechnology treatment known as deep brain stimulation.  

Published 2 months ago

Penn State Sustainability kicked off the semester and its "Intersections" film series by hosting an in-person event focused on democracy and civic engagement.

Published 2 months ago

Ted Toadvine, Nancy Tuana Director of the Rock Ethics Institute and professor of philosophy in Penn State’s College of the Liberal Arts, is the author of the new book, “The Memory of the World: Deep Time, Animality, and Eschatology,” published by the University of Minnesota Press.

Published 3 months ago

The Rock Ethics Institute has announced the 2024 PIKSI-Rock — "Philosophy in an Inclusive Key" — summer conference lecture speakers: Ásta of Duke University (June 4), Tyrone S. Palmer of Wesleyan University (June 7) and Vrinda Dalmiya of the University of Hawai'i at Manoa (June 10). All lectures are free and open to the public.

Published 6 months ago

The Rock Ethics Institute has announced the 2024 PIKSI-Rock — "Philosophy in an Inclusive Key" — summer conference lecture speakers: Ásta of Duke University (June 4), Tyrone S. Palmer of Wesleyan University (June 7) and Vrinda Dalmiya of the University of Hawai'i at Manoa (June 10). All lectures are free and open to the public.

Published 6 months ago

The Rock Ethics Institute has announced the 2024 PIKSI-Rock — "Philosophy in an Inclusive Key" — summer conference lecture speakers: Ásta of Duke University (June 4), Tyrone S. Palmer of Wesleyan University (June 7) and Vrinda Dalmiya of the University of Hawai'i at Manoa (June 10). All lectures are free and open to the public.

Published 6 months ago
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