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PreMiEr SEI Journal Club

"Ghost" variables are instances where variables like socially defined race are assumed to be biological and act as a proxy for a number of variables that affect microbiome research like red-lining or environmental racism. We continue this discussion by examining the executive summary of the NASEM Report "Using Population Descriptors in Genetics and Genomics Research: A New Framework for an Evolving Field". This report provides multiple recommendations to replace the use of ghost variables with more appropriate descriptors. In this upcoming Journal Club, we will review the report's recommendations and how we can apply them in our own work.

GES Write-In (Zoom)

GES Write-In (Zoom)

This semester, the GES Write-In will be held on Zoom. Join us Tuesday mornings for all or part of our 10-11:30 session. We'll say 'hi' then settle in for quiet work on our respective projects. Join us from wherever is comfortable for you!

AgBioFEWS Cohort 3 – Lessons teaching Responsible Research and Innovation principles | GES Colloquium [IN-PERSON]

1911 Building, Room 129 (North Campus) 10 Current Dr., Raleigh, NC, United States

Final GES Colloquium of the spring semester! AgBioFEWS students will discuss their experiences teaching Responsible Research and Innovation principles to undergraduates during a recent Dolphin Tank workshop. Note, this seminar will be held IN PERSON in 1911 Building, Room 129, and will not be recorded.

PreMiEr SEI Journal Club

This month's topic: Cell-cultured meat: Lessons from GMO adoption and resistance. Facilitated by Ivory Blakley, research specialist at UNC-Charlotte 

Lunch roundtable with Dr. Bartow J. Elmore, author of “Seed Money: Monsanto’s Past and Our Food Future”

1911 Building, Room 129 (North Campus) 10 Current Dr., Raleigh, NC, United States

Join us for a lunch roundtable with Bartow J. Elmore, author of the critically acclaimed book Seed Money: Monsanto's Past and Our Food Future, which presents an international ecological history of the Monsanto Company (now Bayer), shedding light on the intricate relationship between this corporate giant and global food systems.

GES Colloquium, Fall 2023

Welcome Back Lunch | GES Colloquium

1911 Building, Room 129 (North Campus) 10 Current Dr., Raleigh, NC, United States

The Genetic Engineering and Society Colloquium is a seminar series that brings in speakers to present and stimulate discussion on various topics related to existing and proposed biotechnologies and their place within broader societal changes.

Professional Development Workshop Series

Professional Development Workshop: Maintaining work-life balance

Witherspoon Student Center, Room 201

Genetics and Genomics Scholars, AgBioFews, and Global One Health Fellows from all cohorts are invited to participate in monthly workshops on Fridays 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. The topic for the September 8th workshop will be Maintaining Work-Life Balance: learn and discuss tools for cultivating a healthy work-life balance and maintaining mental health as a student and throughout your career. Meet us in Witherspoon Student Center, Room 201. 

GES Colloquium, Fall 2023

Brian Donovan—Does High School Genetics Education Communicate an Essentialist Construal of Gender? | GES Colloquium

1911 Building, Room 129 (North Campus) 10 Current Dr., Raleigh, NC, United States

IN PERSON. Evidence suggests that high school biology textbooks in the US may reinforce an essentialist construal of gender. Special two-day engagement with the Genetics & Genomics Academy, sponsored by the College of Education and the Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership