2023 Essay Contest Winners | Voices in Bioethics

Winners

First place: Lee, Yuna. Consciously Choosing Unconsciousness: Clinical Decision-making with Palliative Sedation

Second Place: Ngo, William. Alcohol Exclusion Laws and Their Drawbacks

Third Place: Tenenbaum, Jonathan. Competence or Experience: The Missing Voice in Pediatric Decision-Making

Honorable Mentions

Pisciotta, Amanda. Shifting Paradigms: Rethinking Autism Beyond the Medical Model

Diloreto, Ashley. Brain Organoids, the Path Forward?

Editor’s Picks

Lewis, Cara. Protecting Confidentiality in the Digital Ecosystem of Humanitarian Aid

Pollock, Jacob. Systemic Racism and Discrimination Towards American Minorities

Fry, Maxwell. Autonomy and Its Limits: A Discussion of the Shortcomings of Informed Consent

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Instructions

Please submit a 1,500-word, original, persuasive essay on a bioethical topic for a chance to win.

First Prize: $500 gift card

Second Prize: $300 gift card

Third Prize: $100 gift card

Eligibility: Any undergraduate student

Format: Footnotes in any format; no reference lists or bibliographies; single-spaced; page numbers in bottom center

Deadline: December 30, 2023

Rubric: Papers will be evaluated based on the following five criteria.

Clarity of stated thesis
Originality of argument
Strength of argument (valid conclusion)
Attention to counterarguments
Writing style (conciseness, clarity, readability, straightforward style, grammar)

Voices in Bioethics does not accept AI-generated text including text generated by ChatGPT or any other LLM technology. Text attributed to such is not acceptable. Use of ChatGPT for text credited to the author is plagiarism. Essays that are AI generated in part or in full will not be considered for the essay contest.

Submit your essay to Athina Fontenot at af3018@columbia.edu by December 30, 2023

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Voices in Bioethics is currently seeking submissions on philosophical and practical topics, both current and timeless. Papers addressing access to healthcare, the bioethical implications of recent Supreme Court rulings, environmental ethics, data privacy, cybersecurity, law and bioethics, economics and bioethics, reproductive ethics, research ethics, and pediatric bioethics are sought. Submissions about the COVID-19 pandemic should address racial disparity, access to education or health care, vaccination ethics, pandemic preparation or prevention, and issues as the intersection of law, policy, economics, and liberty. All papers must be analytical, highlighting a problem with the status quo, addressing a controversy, or offering new frameworks and analysis. Our submissions guidelines, requirements, and tips can be found here.

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Voices in Bioethics operates in partnership with Columbia University Libraries. With renewed focus on academic strength, we aim to contribute to the array of bioethics literature by continuing to publish op-eds and research essays that challenge the reader to explore novel viewpoints. Voices in Bioethics brings together diverse views through an academically rigorous online format and seeks to identify issues and present workable long-term solutions. Our pieces cover all aspects of bioethics from clinical to philosophical, addressing timeless ethical dilemmas as well as current challenges.

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