Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas gifts Tarleton funds to study ethics in research

Focus on Research Ethics

Focus on Research Ethics

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, February 15, 2018

STEPHENVILLE, Texas—Tarleton State University will implement a semester-long study and dialogue related to ethics in science and scholarship thanks to a $10,000 gift from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX).

A portion of the gift, presented by Dr. Dan McCoy, president of BCBSTX—a 1989 graduate of Tarleton—will support the student-faculty study, dubbed “The Focus on Research Ethics.”

The rest of the BCBSTX donation will support the President’s Circle and university-wide initiatives.

Part of Tarleton’s College of Graduate Studies and Office of Research Innovation, the semester-long ethics project and dialogue set this spring will bring faculty and students together for a common book study and several group discussions with speakers from various fields of research and scholarship. The project culminates with a lecture by Dr. David Resnik in September on ethics as a “moving target.”

Resnik is a bioethicist and chair of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.

“The program brings together faculty and students to discuss the very important topic of ethics as it relates to research and creative activities,” said Dr. Barry Lambert, dean of Tarleton’s College of Graduate Studies. “The knowledge gained during this book study and invited lecture will serve our students throughout their careers. I am extremely grateful to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas for providing funding for this initiative.”

Resnik will discuss many research practices that were once acceptable in the past and how awareness through such groups as the IRB and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees have played pivotal roles in advancing the level of protection afforded to animal and human research subjects in modern studies.

Resnik holds both a master’s and doctorate in philosophy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a juris doctorate from Concord University School of Law. He received his bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Davidson College. He is a former professor of medical humanities at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University and associate director of the Bioethics Center at ECU and University Health Systems.

He has published more than 200 articles on various topics in philosophy and bioethics and is the author of eight books. He serves on several editorial boards and is an associate editor of the journal Accountability in Research.

Tarleton, founding member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven educational experience, marked by academic innovation and a dedication to transform today’s scholars into tomorrow’s leaders. Offering degree programs in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian and online to more than 13,000 students, Tarleton engages with communities through real-world learning experiences to address societal needs while maintaining its core values of integrity, leadership, tradition, civility, excellence and service.

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