Khara Grieger, Deputy Director of the Genetic Engineering and Society Center at NC State University

Leading GES into the Future: A Conversation with Khara Grieger

November 3, 2025 | Patti Mulligan

For Khara Grieger, leadership is about teamwork, collaboration, and a shared vision. Now, as she steps into the role of Deputy Director and prepares to lead the Genetic Engineering and Society (GES) Center in 2026, she is focused on guiding the Center into its next phase—strengthening partnerships, broadening impact, and embracing the challenges of a rapidly changing world....

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Blog: Governing Emerging Technologies: A Lesson from Burkina Faso

September 5, 2025 | Guest Author

Nourou Barry and Katie Barnhill | When Burkina Faso suspended Target Malaria in 2025, it was more than a scientific decision. This case reveals how sovereignty, legitimacy, and social science shape the governance of emerging technologies....

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Study Develops Optimal Cover Crop Adoption Thresholds

June 11, 2025 | Guest Author

Researchers have developed a new model that can suggest the optimal conditions for farmers to plant cover crops, or crops grown in between cash-crop seasons, to help ensure long-term cash-crop success. ...

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Fred Gould: Lessons in Science and Humanity

April 3, 2025 | Guest Author

April 2, 2025 | Colleagues and former students credit renowned NC State University scientist Fred Gould for teaching them about life as well as science....

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Now Accepting Applications for the GES Minor Fellowship

March 25, 2025 | Patti Mulligan

Deadline extended to March 31st! Applications for the 2025-26 Genetic Engineering and Society (GES) minor fellowship are now open. Ever wonder how cutting-edge tech shapes our environment and communities—and how we balance innovation with real-world concerns? The Genetic Engineering and Society (GES) Minor Fellowship at NC State invites students from every field to explore the science, ethics, and policy of genetic engineering. Here, you’ll gain the tools to tackle complex challenges, engage in meaningful dialogue, and learn how to bridge science and society in complex times....

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Podcast: Should We Unleash GMO Mosquitoes?

December 16, 2024 | Guest Author

December 16, 2024 | On the Entanglements podcast, hosts Brooke Borel and Anna Rothschild talk to Omar Akbari, a molecular biologist, and Jennifer Kuzma, a social scientist, about altering insect genes....

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Advancing Agriculture

August 14, 2024 | Guest Author

With a background in journalism and a passion for agricultural development, NC State doctoral student Joseph Gakpo hopes to leverage his education to make a difference in his native Ghana....

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Historic potato plant affected by pathogen.

Study Analyzes Potato-Pathogen ‘Arms Race’ After Irish Famine

August 5, 2024 | newswire

Researchers examine both the pathogen's effector genes and the plant's resistance genes simultaneously in a first-of-its-kind analysis....

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Khara Grieger, Deputy Director of the Genetic Engineering and Society Center at NC State University

Small-scale Science with Big Results: Using Nanotechnology to Improve Agricultural Sustainability

July 18, 2024 | newswire

Khara Grieger and her team at NC State are leveraging nanotechnology to enhance agricultural sustainability, aiming to boost crop resilience and minimize environmental impact....

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Jean Ristaino stands next to potato plots in the backyard of Down House, Charles Darwin's home.

Preventing the Next Plant Plague

February 19, 2024 | Guest Author

NC State's Jean Ristaino will write a book on her Irish Potato Famine research and work to prevent future plant disease outbreaks while in Dublin as a Fulbright scholar....

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NC State Named a Fulbright Top Producing Institution

February 16, 2024 | Guest Author

NC State has been recognized as one of the universities with the highest number of students, faculty and administrators selected for both the U.S. Fulbright Student and Scholar Programs, including three GES faculty members and an AgBioFEWS Fellow in 2023–24....

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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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Starting Strong

February 7, 2024 | Guest Author

The first small companies to join the startup program are pursuing diverse products aimed at solving different agricultural problems. For example, Eli Hornstein, who holds a Ph.D. from NC State in plant metabolic engineering, has started Elysia Creative Biology to help slow climate change by producing bioengineered crops that can be turned into feed that reduces the emission of methane, a greenhouse gas, from cows....

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Excited about biotech & ethics? Apply for the GES Minor Fellowship!

January 26, 2024 | Patti Mulligan

Exciting news for NC State graduate students! Applications for the 2024-2025 Genetic Engineering and Society (GES) minor fellowship are now open. Here's your chance to delve into the societal, technological, and ecological issues surrounding the development and potential use of genetically engineered organisms....

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Left to right: Jason Delborne, William Casola, William Murray, and Morgan DiCarlo, at the AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowship Orientation in Washington, D.C. in September 2023.

Delborne Awarded Prestigious AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowship

September 20, 2023 | Patti Mulligan

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is pleased to announce that Dr. Jason Delborne, Professor of Science, Policy, and Society in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources and the Genetic Engineering and Society Center, and Dr. Morgan DiCarlo, Dr. William Casola, and Mr. William Murray MNE, North Carolina State University alumni, as members of the 51st class of the Science & Technology Policy Fellowships (STPF) program....

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