Public Perceptions of Enviro-Pig through Public Engagement Projects | GES Colloquium

August 20, 2019 | Patti Mulligan

This presentation will explore public attitudes about the Enviro-Pig, a new use of genetic engineering to reduce phosphorus content in hog waste streams...

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Kate Creasey Krainer, Grow More Foundation | GES Colloquium

August 20, 2019 | Patti Mulligan

Grow More Foundation is an NGO comprised of internationally-recognized scientists enabling science to solve global agricultural problems by bridging developed world resources with developing world orphan crop staples....

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EUDAIMONIA - Biotechnologization of the Soul?

Emilia Tikka – EUDAIMONIA (Art’s Work/Genetic Futures) | GES Colloquium

August 20, 2019 | Patti Mulligan

Artist Emilia Tikka will talk about her interdisciplinary practice combining storytelling methods, feminist technoscience and speculative design, following with an introduction to her work Eudaimonia....

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Cami Ryan on being a social scientist in the Ag industry | GES Colloquium

August 20, 2019 | Patti Mulligan

Cami Ryan joins us from Bayer CropScience and explores the challenges of food, technology, and societies through the lens of a “boundary spanning” personal narrative: a social scientist working in the ag industry....

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Brandon Hollingsworth on Preventing dengue using Wolbachia infected mosquitoes | GES Colloquium

August 20, 2019 | Patti Mulligan

Dengue is estimated to infect 390 million individuals a year worldwide, with around 3.9 billion people at risk of infection. Currently, there are no licensed vaccinations or therapeutic treatments for the disease and control of the vector species through conventional methods has proven inefficient and costly. One possible novel vector control technique to prevent outbreaks relies on infection with the bacterium, Wolbachia....

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Lyubov Kurkalova – North Carolina crop rotations and cropland use intensity | GES Colloquium

August 20, 2019 | Patti Mulligan

North Carolina is one of the most physio-geographically diverse states in the southern U.S, resulting in the majority of the state’s crop production the eastern Coastal Plains. We analyze the dynamics of cropland use intensity here, and are developing tools to improve the precision of environmental assessments of crop production in NC....

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Modeling the impact of GM insect releases on resistance management and yields in GM crop fields | GES Colloquium

August 20, 2019 | Patti Mulligan

A novel proposed strategy combines the traditional planting of non-insecticidal refuge with releasing GM insects that are Bt-susceptible and have a repressible, female-specific lethal gene....

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Federico Ciliberto – Valuing product innovation: genetically engineered varieties in US corn and soybeans | GES Colloquium

August 19, 2019 | Patti Mulligan

Dr. Federico Ciliberto, an economist from of the University of Virginia, will discuss the welfare impacts of genetically engineered (GE) crop varieties of corn and soybeans....

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Graham Christensen – RegeNErate Nebraska: Building Nebraska’s Communities From The Soil Up | GES Colloquium

August 19, 2019 | Patti Mulligan

The presentation will highlight the issues arising from extreme vertical integration in the food production system, how extreme vertical integration is impacting our communities, and how we are redirecting our approaches in agriculture to protect the environment, as well as the farmers and the farm workers that are producing our food. The solution lies in the soil!...

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Molly Renda – From Teosinte to Tomorrow | GES Colloquium

August 19, 2019 | Patti Mulligan

A quarter-acre of the NC Museum of Art park is currently planted in a corn maze - the symbolic entrance to the exhibition ART'S WORK IN THE AGE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. Renda will discuss the genesis of the project and introduce some of the 17 artists represented in the exhibition....

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Todd Kuiken speaking at iGEM 2017, where he served on the Human Practices committee. Credit: iGEM Foundation and Justin Knight.

Todd Kuiken – Updates and Opportunities in the International Synbio Policy Space | GES Colloquium

August 19, 2019 | Patti Mulligan

GES Colloquium, 9/10/19 | Dr. Todd Kuiken will provide an update on major international treaties and discussions around synthetic biology, and ways for NC State and the broader synbio community to participate in these activities....

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First AgBioFEWS Cohort: Eastern NC Field Course Report | GES Colloquium

August 19, 2019 | Patti Mulligan

The first cohort of nine graduate students in the AgBioFEWS program spent time in Eastern NC this summer visiting with farmers and stakeholders. The students will present an overview of their experiences and discuss how these experiences have affected their perspectives on agricultural biotechnology....

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Students – 2019 Cohort

May 7, 2019 | Patti Mulligan

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AgBioFEWS Candidate Interviews

March 19, 2019 | Patti Mulligan

Welcome AgBioFEWS Candidates! We are very excited to meet everyone. Friday’s activities will take place in: Duke Energy Hall, Section D, 2nd floor, James B. Hunt Jr. Library, Centennial Campus, NC State Please refer to...

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Jason Delborne

2018-19 University Faculty Scholars Named

February 27, 2019 | Patti Mulligan

NC State’s 2018-19 class of University Faculty Scholars was announced today. These 20 early- and mid-career faculty [including GES Center Executive Committee Member, Jason Delborne] receive this designation due to their significant academic achievements and contributions to NC State through their teaching, research and community engagement....

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