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Agricultural Biotechnology In Our Evolving Food, Energy, and Water Systems

AgBioFEWS is a National Science Foundation-funded graduate research training program offering Ph.D. candidates across multidisciplinary fields of study the opportunity to examine the science, policy, and public engagement aspects and impacts of Agricultural Biotechnology on Food, Energy, and Water.

Program Fellows receive a Ph.D. in a natural/social science, or humanities graduate program (see options), and a graduate minor in Genetic Engineering and Society, and will:

  • Receive two years of of $34,000 NSF-funded stipends, with continuing funding provided by their graduate programs
  • Embark on their studies embedded with NC farms, with later opportunities for international internships
  • Collaborate on an interdisciplinary cohort project
  • Take advanced interdisciplinary graduate courses and incorporate AgBioFEWS into thesis
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PhD Options

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS):College of Design:College of Education (CED):College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHASS):College of Natural Resources (CNR):College of Sciences (COS):College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM):

Student Experience

August 06, 2026

Two Years to Watch: What Happens Before the EU’s New Genomic Techniques Regulation Takes Effect

Nick Loschin | On June 17, 2026, the European Parliament formally adopted the EU’s regulation on new genomic techniques (NGTs), but the rules will not apply until 2028. This GES Center blog examines what to expect during the two-year implementation period—and why it deserves as much attention as the vote itself.

December 03, 2025

Blog: From Genes to Governance: Reflections on the ISBR Symposium in Ghent

Nick Loschin | At ISBR 2025, scientists and regulators grappled with gene editing, governance, and the path toward responsible innovation.

November 19, 2025

New Tenure-Track Faculty Position in the GES Cluster

NC State University has launched a search for a new faculty member to join the Chancellor’s Faculty Excellence Program (CFEP) with the Genetic Engineering and Society (GES) Cluster. The Office of the Provost is recruiting for this tenure-track position, which represents a university-level investment in interdisciplinary scholarship at the intersection of genetic, genomic, and emerging biotechnologies and the societal contexts in which they develop.