Join us for an Educator Webinar on Black History and Bioethics this February
Join GBH Education and NOVA for a professional development webinar highlighting science and history PBS LearningMedia resources for Black History Month.
On February 3rd at 7PM ET, join GBH Education and NOVA for a professional development webinar highlighting science and history PBS LearningMedia resources for Black History Month lessons and programming and featuring the new NOVA Critical Condition: Health in Black America collection – coming soon!
In this webinar, we will highlight interdisciplinary approaches to teaching content that combine the history of science and medicine, public health, Black history, and bioethics. This webinar will also include an expert guest lecture explaining connections between Black history and bioethics laws today that determine how medical research is performed – focused on the USPHS Study of Untreated Syphilis in Tuskegee and the case of the Henrietta Lacks cell line.
Register here!
Learn more about Critical Condition: Health in Black America
Critical Condition: Health in Black America and the accompanying short documentary, When Machines Prescribe, are available to stream now at NOVA's website and on the PBS app. To learn more about the films and how you can share them with your community, visit the Critical Condition Outreach and Events page.