Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence

Registration is open for the 2026 Inamori Ethics Prize honoring Frank Mugisha. Plan to join us on Friday, September 18th at 11am on the campus of Case Western Reserve University.

2026 Event Details|Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence Honoring global ethical leadership, honoring Frank Mugisha Honoring Frank MugishaInamori Ethics Prize Ceremony and ReceptionFriday, September 18, 2026Thwing Excelsior Ballroom at 11111 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 4410611:00 am - 12:00 pmPrize Ceremony and Honoree Lecture12:00 pm - 1:00 pmFood, refre...

Frank Mugisha, global LGBTQIA+ advocate and Ugandan human rights leader, will received the 2026 Inamori Ethics Prize during a hybrid livestreamed ceremony at 11 a.m., on Friday, Sept. 18.

Mugisha will attend the ceremony via livestream from Uganda, as travel from Uganda to the United States is restricted due to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He also will share a lecture during the ceremony. Guests may attend the ceremony in-person at the Thwing Center Excelsior Ballroom or join the ceremony online.

Note: If travel restrictions are lifted and visa application processing resumes, Mugisha may attend the event in person on campus. The events will continue to be livestreamed.

Congratulations to the newest 京都賞-Kyoto Prize recipents!

第41回(2026)京都賞の受賞者が決まりました！ 第41回(2026)京都賞の受賞者が決まりました！

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CWRU's Department of Bioethics and the Inamori Center are pleased to invite applications from creative, highly qualified, and motivated scholars for a Postdoctoral Scholar position in Bioethics.

A good Friday indeed! We are honored to announce that Frank Mugisha, global LGBTI advocate and Ugandan human rights leader, will receive the 2026 Inamori Ethics Prize.

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine's Eileen Anderson has been named the new director of CWRU’s Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence. A leader in bioethics and anthropology, she’s set to guide the center’s next chapter of global ethical impact.

Eileen Anderson named director of the Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence | CWRU Newsroom | Case Western Reserve University Eileen Anderson, EdD, has been named the new director of the Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence and Inamori Professor in Ethics at...

The Inamori Center welcomes proposals from all CWRU undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. We will provide funding in the form of Presentation Awards to help support students presenting ethics-related research at a conference. Apply now!
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Here's a little bit more about why we selected Oscar Chacón for the Inamori Ethics Prize:

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Here is a selection of photos from the Inamori Ethics Prize Student Reception in the Inamori Center's seminar room.We are ever grateful to Oscar Chacón, panelist Veronica Dahlberg, and the community of people who gathered with us in September for the Inamori Ethics Prize events. We honored and recognized his global contributions that continue to improve humankind.

Here is a selection of photos from the Inamori Ethics Prize Public Reception at the Tinkham Veale University Center. We enjoyed music from the amazing OPUS 216. We are ever grateful to Oscar Chacón and the community of people who gathered with us in September for the Inamori Ethics Prize events. We honored and recognized his global contributions that continue to improve humankind.