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.
This month's topic: Cell-cultured meat: Lessons from GMO adoption and resistance. Facilitated by Ivory Blakley, research specialist at UNC-Charlotte
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.
Stop by to learn about the Well-Fed community garden and help volunteer with some weeding and garden work. Located: 10 minute drive from campus.
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.
IN PERSON. A historical examination of Moore's Law, inviting audience comment on its relevance to genetic engineering.
IN PERSON. Discussion of EPA’s role in the regulation of biotechnology and the development of policies and regulations for emerging technologies.
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.
ZOOM. Discover how BioNFTs are revolutionizing the Life Sciences by providing verifiable biosamples and biodata for training ethical AI models
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
IN PERSON. A discussion about the molecular genetics of homing gene drives disrupting doublesex gene, as well as its potential and challenges in the D. suzukii population control.
IN PERSON. A history of U.S. food labeling policies and "informational turn" in food politics, and a critical look at debates in recent decades over labeling GMOs, "organic", and other food risks and alternative food movements.