GES Faculty Affiliates Gathering
D.H. Hill Library, Exhibit Gallery 2 W Broughton Drive, Raleigh, NC, United StatesFriday, March 29, 2:00 - 4:00 PM D.H. Hill Library, Faculty Research Commons, 2nd floor, West Wing (link) Details forthcoming
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GES Event
Emerging Biotechnologies in Agriculture
Duke Energy Hall, Hunt Library 1070 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC, United StatesEmerging Biotechnologies in Agriculture | April 2, 2019, 5:30PM, Duke Energy Hall, Hunt Library - $10-$35 | Join the GES Center, industry and government experts, and the Triangle BABCNC as we discuss genetic approaches to agricultural pest management and crop science and explore the myths and realities of the GMO debate in the US and Europe.
$10 – $35
Corn Maze: From Teosinte to Tomorrow
NC Museum of Art 2110 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC, United StatesPart of the upcoming multi-site exhibition Art’s Work in the Age of Biotechnology: Shaping Our Genetic Futures, the corn maze From Teosinte to Tomorrow at the NC Museum of Art park will be open through the end of October. Free and open to the public.
Free
GES Colloquium – Fall Welcome Lunch and New Location!
Poe 202 (North Campus) 2310 Katharine Stinson Dr., Raleigh, NC, United StatesLocation: Poe 202 | The GES weekly colloquium will kick off this August 27, as per tradition with a catered lunch from Neomonde. Come prepared with an appetite and to give a short update about your recent GES activities and upcoming plans.
First AgBioFEWS Cohort: Eastern NC Field Course Report | GES Colloquium
Poe 202 (North Campus) 2310 Katharine Stinson Dr., Raleigh, NC, United StatesThe 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.
Todd Kuiken – Updates and Opportunities in the International Synbio Policy Space | GES Colloquium
Poe 202 (North Campus) 2310 Katharine Stinson Dr., Raleigh, NC, United StatesGES 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.
Molly Renda – From Teosinte to Tomorrow | GES Colloquium
Poe 202 (North Campus) 2310 Katharine Stinson Dr., Raleigh, NC, United StatesA 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.
Graham Christensen – RegeNErate Nebraska: Building Nebraska’s Communities From The Soil Up | GES Colloquium
Poe 202 (North Campus) 2310 Katharine Stinson Dr., Raleigh, NC, United StatesThe 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!
NextGenFood: Innovation You Can Eat – GES Panel: Gene Editing in the Food System
Facebook LIVE - ISGP's "The Forum" NC, United StatesThe latest installment in the virtual conference series pioneered by ISGP's "The Forum," #NextGenFood: Innovation You Can Eat is a half-day educational program on food technology and innovation.
Free
Federico Ciliberto – Valuing product innovation: genetically engineered varieties in US corn and soybeans | GES Colloquium
Poe 202 (North Campus) 2310 Katharine Stinson Dr., Raleigh, NC, United StatesDr. 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.
Jonas Monast – Natural Resources Law as a Model for Biotechnology Governance | GES Colloquium
Poe 202 (North Campus) 2310 Katharine Stinson Dr., Raleigh, NC, United StatesJonas Monast joins us from the UNC School of Law to discuss the emerging conflicts between biotechnology governance and natural resources management, and explore how existing natural resources laws can inform biotechnology governance challenges.
Book Discussion with Fred Gould – The Windup Girl (Art’s Work/Genetic Futures)
So & So Books 704 N. Person St., Raleigh, NC, United StatesJoin Dr. Fred Gould, University Distinguished Professor of Entomology at NC State, for a discussion of biopunk sci-fi cult classic The Windup Girl. Part of the Art's Work/Genetic Futures exhibition.
Free