Bioethics center establishes new name, mission and leadership The MSU Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences is proud to announce its new name: Center for Bioethics and Social Justice. This name change as of April 1 reflects an updated mission with a focus on social justice-oriented bioethics. The center has a vision of a health system that is compassionate, respectful and responsive to people’s needs, so that equity, inclusion and social justice are available to all. “Without an orientation, bioethics has no built-in real-world goals; it is merely a field of study. Doing social justice-oriented bioethics means we have a goal — advancing social justice in the real world with meaningful applications — as the North Star for our journey as an institution,” said Center Director Sean Valles.