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Robert J. Kutak Center for the Teaching & Study of Applied Ethics

Promoting Ethics Across the Disciplines

Resources By Discipline
Ethical Decision Making
Ethical Codes By Discipline
Funding Opportunities
External Funding
  • The Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Regular Research Program (R01)
  • The Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Small Research Program (R03)
  • Ethics Education in Science and Engineering (EESE)
  • Research on Ethical Issues in Human Subjects Research (R01)
  • Research on Ethical Issues in Human Subjects Research (R03)
  • Research on Ethical Issues in Human Subjects Research (R21)
  • Enduring Questions
  • Teaching Development Fellowships
  • Science, Technology, and Society (STS)
  • Initiative to Maximize Research Education in Genomics (R25)
  • Visiting Scholar Program
  • Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Bioethics
  • Collaborative Research Grants
  • Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (REESE)
Internal Funding
  • Arts & Humanities Research Enhancement Program
  • Strategic Research Cluster Grants
  • Research Council Interdisciplinary Research Grants
Student Funding
  • The Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
  • Science, Technology, and Society (STS) Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants
  • Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in Bioethics
  • Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Bioethics
Our Physical Library
  • Research Ethics: Cases and Commentary
  • "Making Ethical Decisions" by Michael Josephson"
  • "Beyond Consent," edited by Jeffrey Kahn, Anna Mastroianni, and Jeremy Sugarman
  • "Engineering Ethics: Concepts, Viewpoints, Cases, and Codes," by the National Institute of Engineering Ethics

WELCOME to the Robert J. Kutak Center for the Teaching and Study of Applied Ethics

  An interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary resource for and promoter of ethics at UNL.

Our Mission

To highlight the importance of critical thinking and moral reasoning in resolving ethical dilemmas and to encourage its exploration in the context of different disciplines and methods of inquiry.
  • We sponsor programs for UNL students and faculty
  • We serve as a clearinghouse of resources for research and teaching about ethics and ethical decision-making
  • We partner with UNL faculty in grant proposals for externally sponsored research.

Brownbag Luncheons

Bring your
experience, expertise,
& interest in ethics
We'll bring your lunch!