Christopher Gilleslie at the Farmer's Market

Envisioning a More Equitable Food System

February 13, 2024 | Guest Author

Doctoral candidate and AgBioFEWS Fellow Christopher Gillespie seeks a stronger, more racially equitable food system, and at NC State, he’s taking steps to achieve that....

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MoBE – Workshop on the Societal and Ethical Implications of Microbiome Engineering in Built Environments

February 7, 2024 | Patti Mulligan

This workshop is hosted by the GES Center at NC State and funded by the NSF Precision Microbiome Engineering (PreMiEr) research grant. Wednesday, May 15: Speakers to discuss the State of MoBE Science and Engineering; Social Equity; Bioethics; Risk Governance; Public Perception and Community Engagement; and Integration of SEI with Science and Engineering of the Microbiome [with public livestream] | Thursday, May 16: Presentation of case studies and deliberative discussions...

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Dialogue on creating safe and inclusive spaces for students in the lab and in the field | Equity Research Symposium

February 27, 2023 | Patti Mulligan

Join us in Talley 3222 for a working group session on "creating safe and inclusive spaces for students in the lab and in the field" immediately after the Equity Research Symposium keynote talk by Shaun Harper. ...

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Angela Saini: The Legacy of Scientific Racism

August 20, 2020 | Patti Mulligan

A conversation with Angela Saini, journalist and author. Opening remarks from Provost Warwick Arden....

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CRISPRcon 2020 – Equity, Environment, and Agriculture

July 14, 2020 | Patti Mulligan

CRISPRcon is a unique forum bringing diverse voices together to discuss the future of CRISPR and related gene editing technologies across applications in agriculture, health, conservation, and more. GES Center led webinars on Equity in Environment and Agriculture will be held on October 13 and 15. ...

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Blog: We must do better…

June 11, 2020 | Todd Kuiken

Todd Kuiken, June 11, 2020 | The following reflection was part of a special GES colloquium held on June 5, 2020, discussing the new USDA regulations on GM crops. Which was held in the midst of national protests against police brutality. They are my personal reflections in support of #blacklivesmatter and the systemic racism and inequalities seen throughout our institutions....

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