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Education
Center Seminars
Each year, the Center presents a series
of monthly seminars focusing on challenging issues in ethics and the
humanities as they relate to health care. Seminars are open to the public.
For more information about Bioethics and Humanities Center Seminars, contact Robert Olick at olickr@upstate.edu
Center Seminar Schedule |
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April 19 |
"The Law Tries to Answer An Age-Old Question in a Public Health Context: Is Bigger Better?"Amy Campbell, JD, MBE Peter Bell, JD In this presentation, Professors Campbell and Bell will discuss how the law - particularly, the courts - should deal with recent efforts by government health officials to combat dramatic increases in the incidence of obesity. They will use, as at least one prime example, last month's decision by a New York court striking down the New York City Board of Health regulations limiting the serving size of sugar-sweetened beverages sold in NYC restaurants. Location: Free and open to the public. |
Please feel free to bring your own brown bag lunch!
SUNY Upstate faculty, staff, and students and members of the community are welcome to attend.