CSEP News & Events

Screening of a new Film of the Cold Fusion Case..February 13th, 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:51:00 +0000

A Chicago event worth attending....

137 Films inassociation with The Chicago Council on Science and Technology Present

‘a-work-in-progress'screening of

The Believers

Saturday, February 11, 2012

The Believers tellsthe strange story of Martin Fleischmann and Stanley Pons, chronologicallydocumenting the summer of 1989 as well as new developments today. The taleincludes mystery, scandal, personal tragedy, and scientific wonder.

Understanding of events shifts depending on who is telling thestory. A mixture of interviews, vérité footage, archival media, scientificanimation, and reenactments will compliment interviews with scientists,journalists, politicians, and officials. Woven together, they paint a vivid,often contradicting account of what happened.

Where: Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 North State Street, Chicago

When: Saturday, February 11, 2012. 11:00am Registration; 12:00pmScreening

Who: Q&A with Clayton Brown, Interim Executive Director and AmyEllison, Development Director at 137 Films

Fees: $15.00 non-members / $5.00 Students. Please visitwww.c2st.org to register.

General Info: RSVP REQUIRED. Information ongetting to the Film Center is available at: http://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/content/visitorinfo

New Website Design!

noreply@blogger.com (Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:08:00 +0000

CSEP has just launched the new and improved version of its website! Along with improving the navigability of the site, we have also launched an entirely new version of the Codes of Ethics Collection, which is fully searchable by keyword and indexed by a number of different subject terms. Please take some time to browse the site and give us your feedback.

The Ethics of SOPA and PIPA

noreply@blogger.com (Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:26:00 +0000

Watching the massive internet protest this past Wednesday on January 18th against the SOPA and PIPA bills being debated in Congress was an interesting experience, especially as a librarian who works in an ethics center. I have discussed issues of intellectual property with students and faculty here at IIT enough to appreciate what an important commodity it is for the U.S. economy. If some of the numbers being quoted by the Motion Picture Association of America are correct, than piracy costs the U.S. something like $58 billion annually. The entertainment industry may have had a major hand in writing this bill, but underlying intent make sense. We do need to find some effective means of protecting the legitimate intellectual property of U.S. companies and citizens.

The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) were proposed as a way to deal with foreign "rogue" websites who are offering pirated movies and music and counterfeit goods to U.S. consumers. The bills give the federal government expanded tools for pursuing websites that infringe on copyright, including getting ISPs to block access to suspect websites, restrict U.S. companies from selling adds to pirate sites, stop online companies from processing payments for illegal sales and keeping search engines from listing web sites suspected of piracy.

However, when you begin to read the vague wording of these these two bills, you can begin to see what the protest was about. Its not about taking away our free (and illegal) access to movies and music, but rather the potential impact these bills' may have on the the Internet as we know it.

I would argue that any legislation passed needs to also protect the free speech and privacy of internet users. SOPA and PIPA, by allowing the Department of Justice to file cases in court that would lead to blocking access and cutting revenue sources for infringing web sites, puts U.S. in the same groups as the 13 other countries who require the government blocking of web sites. The American Library Association has also raised some questions about how the bill might affect users' privacy in a message to their members, stating that SOPA requirement that internet companies to monitor internet traffic.."raises the significant likelihood of a 'chilling effect' on using the internet for commerce, communication, and participation in a democratic society."

Questions of what kind of jurisdiction the United States should have on the Internet also need to be addressed. Should we have the right to impose U.S. copyright law across the world? SOPA and PIPA have the potential to reach well beyond the borders of the United States, and any website with a domain name registered in the United States would be treated as if it were a U.S. page.

The good news is that that Wednesday's protest seems to have had an effect and a new bill, the Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act (OPEN) is proposed as a potential alternative to SOPA and PIPA This bill would would allow copyright holders to complain to the U.S. International Trade Commission. This court has the authority to ban the import and sale of infringing material to U.S. consumers, though it would not have the authority to order ISPs to block accesses to infringing web sites. Perhaps a bill such as this will prove to be a better solution.

Are Chimpanzees Necessary for Biomedical Research?

noreply@blogger.com (Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:02:00 +0000

In December 2011, the Institute of Medicine released a report that sought to assess the current and future necessity of using chimpanzees as a research model in publicly funded biomedical and behavioral research. In the past, the use of chimpanzees in research has lead to many advances in treating life-threatening diseases. However, as alternative research tools become available and public debate about the necessity of using chimpanzees in research, the National Institutes of Health in collaboration with the National Research Council, asked a committee of experts to conduct an in-depth analysis into the subject and to come back with their recommendations.

The committee's report does not endorse an outright ban on the use of chimpanzees in research, but instead establishes a uniform criteria to restrict use. These criteria for biomedical research are:

1. That the knowledge gained must be necessary to advance the public's health.
2. There must be no other research model by which the knowledge could be obtained, and the research cannot be ethically performed on human subjects; and
3. The animals used in the proposed research must be maintained either in ethologically appropriate physical and social environments or in natural habitats.

In the case of comparative genomics and behavioral research, the criteria limits studies that meet the following criteria.

1. Studies provide otherwise unattainable insight into comparative genomics, normal and abnormal behavior, mental health, emotion, or cognition, and
2. All experiments are performed on acquiescent animals, using techniques that are minimally invasive, and in a manner that minimizes pain and distress.

They also go add that animals used in behavioral or genomic research must also be maintained in appropriate physical and social habitats, as above. The report also discusses the types of current and future research in which it is necessary to continue using chimpanzees as models, including research on monoclonal antibodies, hepatitis C, and studying cognition.

What are your thoughts on the report? Do you think there should be an outright ban on the use of chimpanzees in research, or do agree with the committee, that such a ban would be a mistake? Do you agree with the criteria, or do you think that more or less restrictive measures should be put in place?

You can read a summary of the report, as well as find out more information about the IOM panel here.

Full report available at the National Academies Press web site.

Welcome Back!

noreply@blogger.com (Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:42:00 +0000

Welcome back students for the Spring 2012 semester!

The Center has resumed its normal hours of Monday-Friday, 9-5. We welcome students, faculty and members of the IIT and Chicago community to come in and use our online and print collections.

Winter Break Hours

noreply@blogger.com (Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:16:00 +0000

The Center will be open from 9-5, Monday-Friday until December 23. We will be closed from December 24-January 2, and will resume normal hours from January 3 until the end of the break.

Thanksgiving Hours

noreply@blogger.com (Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions) — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:06:00 +0000

The Ethics Center will be closed Thursday, November 24th and Friday, November 25th for the Thanksgiving Holiday. We will resume normal hours on Monday, November 28th.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving break and safe travels!

Congratulations to IIT's Ethics Bowl Team!

noreply@blogger.com (Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:07:00 +0000

On Saturday, November 12, IIT’s Ethics Bowl Team competed inthe Central States Regional Ethics Bowl at Marion University in Indianapolis. Theteam competed against 22 teams from 19 schools around the Midwest, answeringquestions from a panel of judges about a collection of cases the students havebeen discussing since the beginning of the semester. The IIT team members are: RaghuveerCumar (senior, business), Kari Finseth (junior, architecture), Kim Nealy (senior,technical communications), Ben Silver (senior, computer science), and TomWaller (junior, biomedical engineering). The coach is Krisanna Scheiter, SawyierPredoctoral Fellow in Philosophy, and assistant coach Kelly Laas, Librarian ofthe Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions.

The Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl is an academic competitionwith rules and procedures designed to model the best approaches to reasoningabout practical and professional ethics. Created and developed by IIT PhilosophyProfessor Robert Ladenson, the IEB has spread to include well over 120 teamsfrom all over the Unites States and Canada.

Congratulations to IIT’s Ethics Bowl Team for all of theirdedication and teamwork this semester! The team has made tentative plans to informally meet a few times next semester to discuss the cases for the National Ethics Bowl when they come out in January of next year. If you are interested in attending any of these meetings, or potentially being part of the Ethics Bowl team next year, please send an email to laas@ iit.edu.

Ethics News: Dutch Psychologist Manipulated Data in Dozens of Papers

noreply@blogger.com (Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions) — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:57:00 +0000

A recent Science News article reports on the findings of a committee at Tilburg University in the Netherlands that found psychologist Diedrik Stapel had forged data used in a large number of papers, including an article published this past April in Science Magazine. The accusation of scientific misconduct came from three junior researchers working at Tilburg University who suspected misconduct in his work.

Stapel's work encompassed a broad range of attention-catching topics, such has how a position of power influences moral thinking, and is likely to cause damage to to his co-authors and the field. The report from the committee recommends that the university look into pressing criminal charges based on the misuse of research funds and possible harm resulting from the fraud.

What kinds of organizational pressures do you think lead to scientific misconduct?

What do you think that universities and professional associations can do to help reduce the instances of scientific misconduct, other than just focusing on detection and punishment?

Center Director Dr. Weil Wins Award from World Technology Network

noreply@blogger.com (Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:45:00 +0000

The World Technology Network (WTN) announced last month that Vivian Weil has been named a finalist for a prestigious World Technology Award for Ethics, presented by the WTN in association with TIME, Fortune, CNN, Science/AAAS, and Technology Review. Weil joins a roster of organizations and individuals from over 60 countries around the world deemed to be doing the most innovative and significant work.

The World Technology Awards have been presented by the WTN since 2000 as a way to honor those in 20 different categories of science and technology and related fields doing "the innovative work of the greatest likely long-term significance." Nominees for the 2011 World Technology Awards were selected through an intense process by the WTN fellows (winners and finalists from previous annual award cycles in the individual Award categories) through an intensive, global process lasting many months. Winners will be selected from among the finalists with input from a select group of prominent advisors.

The Advisors for 2011 include Ray Kurzweil, inventor/futurist/author; Albert Teich, director of Science and Policy Programs at the American Association for the Advancement of Science/AAAS (retired, 2011); Jason Pontin, editor/publisher of Technology Review; and Lev Grossman, senior writer and book critic for TIME and co-author TIME's "Techland" blog.

The winners of the World Technology Awards will be announced during a ceremony at the United Nations on the evening of October 26 at the close of the World Technology Summit, a two-day "thought leadership" conference held at the TIME & LIFE Building and presented by the World Technology Network.

About the World Technology Network (www.wtn.net) The WTN exists to "encourage serendipity" -- the happy accidents of colliding ideas and new relationships that cause the biggest breakthroughs for individuals and institutions. The WTN works to accomplish its mission through global and regional events for its members and extended audience, to help make connections among them, and to examine the likely implications and possible applications of emerging technologies.

The WTN is a curated membership community focused on exploring what is imminent, possible, and important in and around emerging technologies. The WTN exists to "encourage serendipity" -- the happy accidents of colliding ideas and new relationships that cause the biggest breakthroughs for individuals and institutions. The WTN works to accomplish its mission through global and regional events for its members and extended audience, to help make connections among them, and to examine the likely implications and possible applications of emerging technologies.

Text from IIT Today 10/13/2011

Sites We Like: EthicsCORE

noreply@blogger.com (Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:00:00 +0000

As a contributor to the EthicsCORE site, I have to admit to a bit of bias, but I always find something new when I take time to browse the latest additions to the web site. Funded through an NSF grant, its mission is to "bring together information on best practices in research, ethics instruction and responding to ethical problems that arise in research and professional life." The project is coming out of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's new National Center for Professional and Research Ethics, and is inviting other ethics centers and scholars in the field of professional ethics to contribute to the project.

The site, which is still under development, includes the ability to do multiple kinds of literature searches in the field of professional ethics, browse through its collection of teaching materials, and allows you to get full-text access to just about any article you can find, including full access to the Encyclopedia of Science, Technology and Ethics. There are numerous other features that are still in the works, including an online journal, so be sure to bookmark this site and check back regularly.

Sites We Like: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics

noreply@blogger.com (Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions) — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:44:00 +0000

For the next few weeks I am going to use this blog to highlight some interesting ethics web sites that I visit on a regular basis. These are sites that I often turn to when looking to keep up with the latest news in the areas of environmental or business ethics, find out what other ethics centers are up to, or find a new case study to discuss in a class or workshop.

One the best web sites I have found when looking for new and well-written case studies is the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. Their library of case studies covers all areas of academic ethics, business ethics, social ethics, technology ethics etc. and are always thought provoking. The Markkula Center also hosts a student discussion forum called The Big Q on Facebook where students can discuss ethical questions related to life on campus.

Be sure to check this blog in the next few weeks as we highlight more sites we like!

Ethics News: Scientists Against Sloppiness

noreply@blogger.com (Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:29:00 +0000

BioCision, a biotech company that develops temperature-controlling products such as special alloy eppendorf tube racks that protect biological samples during rapid and repeated freezing, is launching a tongue-in-cheek campaign with the serious aim of standardizing laboratory practices to ensure the quality of cell and tissue samples. The campaign seeks to get scientists to pay more attention to how biological samples are treated in the lab, as shifts in temperature can have huge effects on the quality of many cell and tissue samples.

The campaign and its web site (which is rather fun to read through) calls needed attention to the "little murders" of everyday science, or the small oversights and misdemeanors that we all are subject to in the lab, such as leaving a sample in a test tube rack on the counter for too long or not being consistent in how we handle each of samples in an experiment. In some cases, these small mistakes can lead to problems down the line in the quality of data. So while samples probably aren't feeling too abused by these practices, the integrity of the final results might be being compromised.

See "Zigmond, Michael and Beth A. Fisher. "The Little Murders of Everyday Science: Commentary on 'Six Domains of Research Ethics.'" Science and Engineering Ethics Volume 8, Number 2, 229-234, DOI: 10.1007/s11948-002-0024-3

Ethics News: Synthetic Biology

noreply@blogger.com (Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions) — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:28:00 +0000

The highlight of the September 2nd edition of Science Magazine is a collection of articles on synthetic biology, an emerging field that, "brings together biologists, physicists, chemists, and engineers who seek to bother understand life and to build new biological functions."(1) Sounds a bit like nanotechnology in its cross-disciplinary draw. But what kinds of ethics questions does this new field raise? The issue includes an interesting article on regulating industrial uses of new biotechnologies, but here are a few organizations are taking a closer look at these issues...

The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues released a report in December 2010 entitled, New Directions: The Ethics of Synthetic Biology and Emerging Technologies.

The National Academy for Engineering held a workshop on synthetic biology and engineering ethics in September of 2010. You can read the notes from the workshop here.

The National Academy of Engineering sponsored a workshop in September of 2010 looking at synthetic biology and engineering ethics. You can read the notes from this workshop here.

The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars started the Synthetic Biology Project in 2010 to promote public and policy discourse on synthetic biology and its societal implications.

(1)Vinson, Valda and Elizabeth Pennisi. 'The Allure of Synthetic Biology." Science 333(6047) pp.1235.

Ethics News: Social Media, Flash Mobs, Riots & Privacy : Where is the Balance?

noreply@blogger.com (Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions) — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:13:00 +0000

In the aftermath of the riots that occurred in many major British cities earlier this month, new questions have been raised about if police should have the ability to monitor and event restrict the use of social media sites like Twitter and Facebook during times of civil unrest or when these sites are being used to plan crimes and outmaneuver police. In an NPR piece this morning, Bill Branton, the former Chief of Police in New York and later Los Angeles who is also acting as an adviser to the British Government on how to combat organized gang violence, spoke about how the use of social media by criminals is changing the tactics of how police try and prevent crimes as well as the issues of privacy and surveillance raised by these new tactics.

Meanwhile, the New York Times just ran a story last Thursday that British officials and representatives of Twitter, Facebook and Blackberry met to discuss voluntary ways to limit or restrict the use of these networks for criminal behavior.

What do you think? Social media has played a large role both in the revolutions of Libya and Egypt, as well as in the British riots of this month. Should law enforcement have the ability to monitor social media sites, and if so, what kinds of limitations should be put in place to help protect users' privacy?

Welcome Back!

noreply@blogger.com (Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions) — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:13:00 +0000

Welcome back to IIT for the Fall Semester!

CSEP is in the midst of finishing off some of its summer programs, including a redesign of our web site which will be launched in September, the addition of hundreds of new case studies to the Ethics Education Library, and continuing to work with the Boeing Scholars Academy as the school year begins for Chicago-area high schools. We look forward to an interesting and event-filled semester!

Ethics News: Changes to Rules Governing Human Participants in Research

noreply@blogger.com (Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions) — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:47:00 +0000

The New York Times reported on July 24th that the U.S. Government is proposing major changes in the rules covering research involving human participants. The proposed changes would include expanding the Common Rule's coverage to all studies conducted at institutions that receive money from any of the 15 federal agencies that have adopted the Common Rule, even if the study is being funded by a another, non-governmental organization, such as a drug company. Other changes would allow a single institutional review board to oversee studies taking place a multiple sites, and aim and making it less cumbersome to do surveys or other social science research in which risks to participants are usually less than for medical studies.

The goal of these changes is to strengthen some protections in regards the changing research climate, such as the growing use of DNA data in research, while also reducing red tape that can impede the success of some studies.

Ethics News: Harvard Facebook Study Shows Privacy Issues Related to Internet Research

noreply@blogger.com (Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions) — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:46:00 +0000

An article from the Chronicle of Higher Education published on July 10th describes a recent study completed by Harvard sociologists that studied how race and cultural tastes affect relationships. They based their study on 1,700 Facebook profiles from a group of students at an anonymous university. Problems emerged in 2008 when Michael Zimmer of the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee showed that even with the protections the Harvard researcher utilized to protect the data, the data could be identified from coming from the Harvard class of 2009. Researchers taking part in the study used Harvard students as research assistants to download the data, thereby allowing them to access profiles of students that might have set their profiles to be visible only to Harvard's Facebook network. This raises the question of if the students included in the data set truly intended to have their profile data publicly visible and accessible for downloading.

The article shows how many questions are raised by the use of data on social networking sites for research purposes, and the changing relationship between researchers and their subjects in these kinds of contexts.

CSEP and the Boeing Scholars Academy

noreply@blogger.com (Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:06:00 +0000

CSEP is working with the Boeing Scholars Academy at IIT this summer to organize an ethics bowl for the 100 students participating in this 4-week program. The Boeing Scholars Academy is a free-year round enrichment program that introduces high-achieving Chicago area high school students to the fields of engineering, science, technology, and mathematics. This summer, the students will participate in forums, labs, projects, workshops and field excursions all related to the theme "cities of the future." The cases debated during the ethics bowl, which will be held on July 12th, will center around this topic, and the students will be helping us identify the types of issues that these cases should center on.

For up to date information on the Boeing Scholars Academy be sure to check out their Facebook Page!

New Paper available by CSEP Fellow Robert Ladenson

noreply@blogger.com (Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions) — Mon, 23 May 2011 21:50:00 +0000

CSEP has recently made available two new publications by CSEP Fellow, Dr. Robert Ladenson under a Creative Commons license.

Critical Attributes of Good Process Decisions: A Guide for the Reflective Special Education Hearing Officer
Robert Ladenson

This monograph offers guidance for special education due process hearing officers in their efforts to write good due process decisions. It has four sections dealing respectively with:

- summary and explanation of factual findings;
- justification of legal conclusions;
- framing and determination of rulings and orders;
- writing choices in a special education due process opinion as to word selection, organizational structure, style, rhetoric, and tone.

The monograph is not intended to replace, but instead to supplement, the use of comprehensive summaries of substantive and procedural special education law. It aims to address an essential, yet presently unmet need – for an educational approach that helps special education due process hearing officers to focus critical reflection upon processes involved both in thinking through issues in a case and finding words to express the conclusions arrived at in writing a decision.

Summer Hours

noreply@blogger.com (Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions) — Mon, 16 May 2011 19:50:00 +0000

The Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions will be open Monday-Friday, 9-5 through the summer sessions at IIT. Due to the variety of summer programs we are involved in during this period, it is best to make an appointment if you would like to speak with the librarian or someone else at the Center by contacting us at csep@iit.edu or at 312.567.6913.

Thanks!

Are Dolphins too Intelligent for Captivity?

noreply@blogger.com (Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions) — Tue, 03 May 2011 19:37:00 +0000

A new article in the latest edition of Science Magazine , as well as an accompanying podcast discuss a new movement that seeks to end all dolphin research in zoos and aquariums. Research has shown that dolphins can recognize their own reflections- a self-awareness test that only chimpanzees and human routinely pass. These findings, however, raise an unsettling question, if dolphins are potentially as self-aware as humans, how can we keep then in captivity? Do they deserve to have some basic rights protected by law?

On the flip side, captive research of dolphins is both the best way to learn about the intelligence of these creatures, as well as learning about how to protect them in the wild. Its these same captive studies that have lead to our greater understanding of dolphin intelligence, physiology, and our ability to quickly rescue stranded dolphins. Researchers worry that if we end captivity for dolphins, the field of dolphin cognation will also end.

Lori Marino, a researcher who has worked extensively with dolphins, has banded together with scientists, activists, and philosophers to draft the "Declaration of Rights for Cetaceans"

What are your thoughts? Are dolphins deserving of greater protections when a part of research then say, dogs or other large mammals? If so, what kinds of regulation would you support?

Nuclear Power and Public Safety

noreply@blogger.com (Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions) — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:21:00 +0000

We at the Ethics Center have been watching with the rest of world as events have unfolded at the Fukunshima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Japan, and looking at what lessons can be learned for how we can best manage the dangers associated with nuclear power in the future.

In the interim, here are some links to news articles and other commentary on events in Japan, as well as questions and concerns being raised about public safety and nuclear power in the U.S. and elsewhere.

For a summary of events and coverage from the New York Times, see Nuclear Energy - Crisis in Japan

Latest coverage from the BBC of latest concerns that radioactive water may be leaking from the Fukunshima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, as well as links to related coverage of story.

Understanding Japans Nuclear Crisis - a quick, easy to understand run-down on what is happening from Wired Magazine, last updated on March 18th.

The Scientist is publishing a series of articles called "The Fallout at Fukushima" covering how the released radiation may impact Japan in the weeks, months and years to come.

Part 1: What risks does Japan face as a result of radiation leakage from the nuclear power plan hit by the recent earthquake and tsunami?

Part 2: Are the workers at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi power plant at risk of genetic mutations that could cause cancer or hereditary effects?

Part 3: What impact with Japan's nuclear woes have on the country's ecology and agriculture?

The Washington Post has also published an interesting article talking about daily work in a U.S. nuclear power plant by the Chesapeake Bay, and their constant attention to safety.

Spring Break Hours

noreply@blogger.com (Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions) — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:53:00 +0000

The Ethics Center Library will be open regular hours, 9-5 on Monday-Friday, during IIT's spring break which runs from March 14-18th.

Limited Access to Center Library

noreply@blogger.com (Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions) — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:49:00 +0000

The faculty and staff of CSEP will be away at the annual meeting of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics from March 3-6th. For access to the library, please ask for assistance from CSEP student assistants in rooms 204 or 206. For help with reference questions, please email the Center Librarian at laas@iit.edu, and she will get back to you as soon as possible.