This discussion aims to give participants some thought-provoking information on how food is generally regulated in the U.S., in addition to a general overview of the process utilized by the regulatory bodies to approve genetically engineered foods for human consumption.
IBG Pioneers Series (University of Illinois) - Dr. Jennifer Kuzma on "The Macro-Dynamics of the History of U.S. Oversight for Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Environment: What have we learned?"
Dr. Shobita Parthasarathy, professor of public policy and women's and gender studies and director of the University of Michigan's Science, Technology and Public Policy program, will deliver the 2023 Buchdahl Lecture. Her talk is titled "Are Innovation Systems Stacked Against Equity?"
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!
The video and podcast of this colloquium will be embargoed until after the referenced research is published (date TBD).
REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Come try a selection of GE foods, such as the Pinkglow pineapple, and join us for a panel discussion on what stuff you should know about the next generation of genetically engineered foods.
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!
SPECIAL GUEST: Dominique Brossard’s research agenda focuses on the intersection between science, media and policy with the Science, Media and the Public (SCIMEP) research group, which she co-directs. A fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and of the International Communication Association, Brossard is an internationally known expert in public opinion dynamics related to controversial scientific issues.
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.
This month's topic: "Race as a 'ghost' variable in microbiome research". Facilitated by Prof. Joseph L. Graves, Jr., NC A&T, SEI core, associate director, co-director of DCI, and co-lead of tracking tools of microbial "dark matter" for PreMiEr
Leveraging computational scale data, studies show that socioeconomic, psychological, and biological factors contribute to immune weathering in young adults, and recent research suggests that violence and other adverse experiences may be affecting biological stress responses in African Americans. Hosted in collaboration with BAA (Being an Ally in Academics).
As part of a two-day engagement, Jackson will join us for a “fireside chat” and Q&A session to answer your questions about her research on the effect of sexual and racial discrimination on human health, her work with the 1,000 African-American Genomes Project, her career path, and more. Hosted in collaboration with BAA (Being an Ally in Academics).