Steve Evans – Reflections on 30 Years Traversing the Ag Biotech Landscape | GES Colloquium
Recent technology advances have re-ignited interests in broadly deploying engineered organisms in open environmental releases. Have learnings from the past been incorporated into current development and discourse, or are we setting up simply to re-plow the same ground?...
Phil Howard – Consolidation in the Global Seed Industry: Drivers and Impacts | GES Colloquium
The seed industry has changed dramatically in recent decades, with >60% of global proprietary seed sales controlled by just four corporations—now facing increasing public opposition and the emergence of alternative sources. ...
Career Panel in Risk Science | GES Colloquium
Are you interested in pursuing a career in risk science? If so, please join us to hear from 5 panelists who represent a range of careers in various aspects of risk, including: assessment, communication, governance, and management. ...Continue reading "Career Panel in Risk Science | GES Colloquium"
Kevin Gross – Burning money? The inherent inefficiency of grant proposal competitions in allocating research funding, and possible alternatives | GES Colloquium
The effort researchers waste in writing proposals may approach the total scientific value of the research that the funding supports. Could lost efficiencies be restored either by partial lotteries, or by funding researchers based on past scientific success?...
Sir Charles Godfray – Open Discussion | GES Colloquium
Discussion with students reflecting on Professor Godfray's 1/13 keynote address. No livestreaming. ...Continue reading "Sir Charles Godfray – Open Discussion | GES Colloquium"
Beyond Burger vs. Impossible Burger Taste-Off | GES Colloquium
For lunch, we will be holding a tasting of two widely publicized 'plant-based meat' products, the Beyond Burger (courtesy of Hardee's) and the Impossible Burger (courtesy of Burger King). How is this related to Genetic Engineering & Society? Come to the Colloquium to find out....Continue reading "Beyond Burger vs. Impossible Burger Taste-Off | GES Colloquium"
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"
CALS Spotlight on Fred Gould: How Do We Communicate Genetic Engineering?
Dee Shore, Fall 2019 | NC State professor and genetic engineer Fred Gould is focused on clear communication and the public good....Continue reading "CALS Spotlight on Fred Gould: How Do We Communicate Genetic Engineering?"
Student Spotlight: DeShae Dillard, AgBioFEWS Fellow
Dee Shore, Sept. 17, 2019 | When he first set foot in Columbia, North Carolina, this summer, NC State Ph.D. student DeShae Dillard felt as though he’d arrived in another country. There, the AgBioFEWS Fellow learned more about rural life, especially the everyday challenges of farming....Continue reading "Student Spotlight: DeShae Dillard, AgBioFEWS Fellow"
Public Perceptions of Enviro-Pig through Public Engagement Projects | GES Colloquium
This presentation will explore public attitudes about the Enviro-Pig, a new use of genetic engineering to reduce phosphorus content in hog waste streams...
Kate Creasey Krainer, Grow More Foundation | GES Colloquium
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....Continue reading "Kate Creasey Krainer, Grow More Foundation | GES Colloquium"
Emilia Tikka – EUDAIMONIA (Art’s Work/Genetic Futures) | GES Colloquium
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....Continue reading "Emilia Tikka – EUDAIMONIA (Art’s Work/Genetic Futures) | GES Colloquium"
Cami Ryan on being a social scientist in the Ag industry | GES Colloquium
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....Continue reading "Cami Ryan on being a social scientist in the Ag industry | GES Colloquium"
Brandon Hollingsworth on Preventing dengue using Wolbachia infected mosquitoes | GES Colloquium
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....