NEWS The Ethics Review Committee of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo created history by conducting the "Ethical and Regulatory Aspects of Clinical Research Course " conducted by the Bioethics Department of The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Maryland, USA via live video conferencing. The first batch of students will follow the Fall 2008 course from 24 September 2008 to 12 November 2008. The course is conducted every Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Human Geneitcs Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo. The participants receive a certificate issued by the NIH. The picture shows the students listning to Ezekiel Emanuel delivering his opening lecture on the first day.