<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/newsroom/ubaltnews-kassner-considers-public-role-in-health-and-science-policymaking.cfm" dsn="blogs"><featured>true</featured><pubDate>07/13/2026</pubDate><title>Prof. Kassner in Bioethics: 'Legitimate Health- and Science-Policymaking Needs New Thinking'</title><description>In an article in the journal Bioethics, Prof. Joshua Kassner says that the generally accepted method of making decisions, proceduralism, falls short. It's time for a new way forward, one that includes public input at the appropriate junctures.</description><author>UBalt News</author><image><img src="https://www.ubalt.edu/about/newsroom/assets/images/JKassnerLG.jpg" alt="Photo of Joshua Kassner "/></image><image-cap>University of Baltimore Associate Prof. Joshua Kassner's article in Bioethics considers alternatives to decision making on important matters of health and science </image-cap><quote/><quote-name/><quote-info/><tags><tag>Academics</tag><tag>Community Engagement</tag><tag>Main News</tag><tag>Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences</tag></tags></item>