CALS News – Using Leaf Fungi to Improve Crop Resilience
Mollie Rappe, June 29, 2020 | Jason Delborne, a researcher with the Genetic Engineering and Society Center and the College of Natural Resources, will lead the efforts to assess public opinion and analyze the potential regulatory pathway for techniques to introduce beneficial plant fungi to crops....Continue reading "CALS News – Using Leaf Fungi to Improve Crop Resilience"
Decision-making about Emerging Technologies and Global Risks
GES Center receives NSF Grant to investigate geoengineering for global climate change...Continue reading "Decision-making about Emerging Technologies and Global Risks"
Virtual Colloquium: Zoom Instructions
We hope that you are all staying safe, sane and relaxed as possible during these unprecedented time. We are happy to report that our weekly colloquium series (go.ncsu.edu/ges-colloquium) will continue via zoom. Please be patient with us as speaker schedules are changing frequently. Below is information on how to join the weekly colloquium via zoom along with some helpful tips on how to make these types of gatherings more successful....
CALS News – Fred Gould: My Journey to Interdisciplinary Research
Mollie Rappe, Dec 2, 2019 | NC State Distinguished Professor Fred Gould shares his journey to interdisciplinary research on genetically modified pests and beyond, as well as the challenges he overcame along the way....Continue reading "CALS News – Fred Gould: My Journey to Interdisciplinary Research"
Announcing: Art’s Work in the Age of Biotechnology: Shaping Our Genetic Futures Exhibition
Raleigh, NC – NC State University Libraries and the Genetic Engineering and Society (GES) Center present the Art’s Work in the Age of Biotechnology, opening at the Gregg Museum of Art & Design on Thursday, October 17, 6 to 8 p.m....
Announcing: An Evening with Margaret Atwood – Friday, Nov. 15
The GES Center is excited to announce: An Evening with Margaret Atwood, Internationally-renowned author of The Handmaid's Tale, Friday, Nov. 15 at Talley Student Union, NC State University. ...Continue reading "Announcing: An Evening with Margaret Atwood – Friday, Nov. 15"
NC State corn maze opens at NC Museum of Art through October [video]
WTVD ABC 11, August 13, 2019 | A quarter-acre corn maze is now open at the NC Museum of Art's Ann and Jim Goodnight Museum Park....Continue reading "NC State corn maze opens at NC Museum of Art through October [video]"
USDA to biotech: Call your own compliance
Steven Suppan, July 30, 2019 | The U.S. Department of Agriculture wants agribusiness to sell more genetically engineered (GE) seeds and food products all over the world, as soon as possible. This rule would go beyond already controversial genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to encompass hundreds of new products of new gene and genome editing techniques. The fastest way to do that?...Continue reading "USDA to biotech: Call your own compliance"
GES Center awarded half-million dollar grant to study responsible innovation of food nanotechnology
July 25, 2019 | Khara Grieger and Jennifer Kuzma will lead a two-year, USDA-funded study of responsible innovation of food nanotechnology....