The Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine is sponsoring a talk by Dr. Zachary Schrag, author of "Ethical Imperialism: Institutional Review Boards and the Social Sciences, 1965-2009." In the book, Dr. Schrag argues that biomedical researchers and bioethicists repeatedly excluded social scientists from rule making and ignored the existing ethical traditions in nonmedical fields, resulting in the routine impediment of social science research by university ethics panels. Dr. Schrag is an Associate Professor in the Department of History and Art History at George Mason University. Following his talk, a panel of prominent U-M researchers (to be announced) will discuss the IRB's impact on social science research.