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Beyond Burger vs. Impossible Burger Taste-Off | GES Colloquium

Poe 202 (North Campus) 2310 Katharine Stinson Dr., Raleigh, NC, United States

For lunch, we will be holding a tasting of two widely publicized 'plant-based meat' products, the Beyond Burger (courtesy of Hardee's) and the Impossible Burger (courtesy of Burger King). How is this related to Genetic Engineering & Society? Come to the Colloquium to find out.

Kevin Gross – Burning money? The inherent inefficiency of grant proposal competitions in allocating research funding, and possible alternatives | GES Colloquium

Poe 202 (North Campus) 2310 Katharine Stinson Dr., Raleigh, NC, United States

The effort researchers waste in writing proposals may approach the total scientific value of the research that the funding supports. Could lost efficiencies be restored either by partial lotteries, or by funding researchers based on past scientific success?

Career Panel in Risk Science | GES Colloquium

Poe 202 (North Campus) 2310 Katharine Stinson Dr., Raleigh, NC, United States

Are you interested in pursuing a career in risk science? If so, please join us to hear from 5 panelists who represent a range of careers in various aspects of risk, including: assessment, communication, governance, and management.

Steve Evans – Reflections on 30 Years Traversing the Ag Biotech Landscape | GES Colloquium

Poe 202 (North Campus) 2310 Katharine Stinson Dr., Raleigh, NC, United States

Recent technology advances have re-ignited interests in broadly deploying engineered organisms in open environmental releases. Have learnings from the past been incorporated into current development and discourse, or are we setting up simply to re-plow the same ground?

Darrell Stover – Science Poetry: Case of the Two Rita’s | GES Colloquium

Poe 202 (North Campus) 2310 Katharine Stinson Dr., Raleigh, NC, United States

What is science poetry and how is it that we can have two women named Rita successful in two seemingly separate fields, literature and microbiology, providing inspiration for science communication? The poem, "The Two Rita's," examines the time parallels of the contributions of Rita Dove and Rita Colwell.

Short Lectures on the Art’s Work/Genetic Futures Exhibition

Gregg Museum of Art & Design 1903 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC, United States

In conjunction with "Art’s Work in the Age of Biotechnology," lectures will be presented by select NC State faculty and staff: Jennifer Baltzegar, Todd Kuiken, and Fred Gould of the Genetic Engineering and Society Center; Darrell Stover from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences; and Molly Renda from NC State University Libraries.

Free