The Center for Death Education and Bioethics (CDEB) is a resource center for academic materials concerned with the issue of death, dying and bereavement in contemporary society.  Although the Center for Death Education is affiliated with the Sociology/Archaeology Department of UW-La Crosse, its resources can be helpful to may departments and programs on campus and in the community.
The CDEB has a large collection of journals, books and articles concerned with death, dying, bereavement, terminal illness, hospice care, etc.  We encourage people to come in and use the center's resources for academic projects or to satisfy personal interest; or one may phone or e-mail to inquire about information that is available.   
CDEB sponsors ILLNESS, CRISIS & LOSS, a quarterly peer reviewed journal published by Sage Periodicals.  CDEB also makes available, at cost, brochures on grief and loss.

HISTORY
The Center was originally founded in 1969 as the Center for Death Education and Research at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.  It was formed with the purpose of serving as a repository for materials concerning mortality and as a focal point for the collection and dissemination of literature and information to the academic and professional communities as well as the public.  With the retirement of its first director, Dr. Robert Fulton, the center was relocated to the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse.

HOURS OF AVAILABILITY
The Center will be open every Tuesday and Thursday from 9am to 11am or by appointment if needed.  To make an appointment, please call one of the following phone numbers or send
e-mail :cdeb@uwlax.edu.

(608) 785-6784 Center for Death Education and Bioethics
This is the direct line to the center - an answering machine will be available for messages

(608)785-8457 Department of Sociology & Archaeology

Phone: 608-785-6784
Fax: 608-785-8486
Email: cdeb@uwlax.edu