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Symposium – Art’s Work the Age of Biotechnology: Shaping Our Genetic Futures

Erdahl-Cloyd 2304 Auditorium, D.H. Hill Library 2 W Broughton Dr, Raleigh, NC, United States

The GES Center, NC State University Libraries, and Gregg Museum of Art & Design will host a symposium to discuss the Art’s Work in the Age of Biotechnology exhibition. The symposium will bring together artists, humanists, and social/natural scientists, using the exhibition as a departure point for conversations about the future of biotechnology and genetics.

Free

Lyubov Kurkalova – North Carolina crop rotations and cropland use intensity | GES Colloquium

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

North Carolina is one of the most physio-geographically diverse states in the southern U.S, resulting in the majority of the state’s crop production the eastern Coastal Plains. We analyze the dynamics of cropland use intensity here, and are developing tools to improve the precision of environmental assessments of crop production in NC.

Brandon Hollingsworth on Preventing dengue using Wolbachia infected mosquitoes | GES Colloquium

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

Dengue is estimated to infect 390 million individuals a year worldwide, with around 3.9 billion people at risk of infection. Currently, there are no licensed vaccinations or therapeutic treatments for the disease and control of the vector species through conventional methods has proven inefficient and costly. One possible novel vector control technique to prevent outbreaks relies on infection with the bacterium, Wolbachia.

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Cami Ryan on being a social scientist in the Ag industry | GES Colloquium

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

Cami Ryan joins us from Bayer CropScience and explores the challenges of food, technology, and societies through the lens of a “boundary spanning” personal narrative: a social scientist working in the ag industry.

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Artist Talk: Suzanne Anker (Art’s Work/Genetic Futures)

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

A Bio Art pioneer, visual artist, and theorist working at the intersection of art and the biological sciences, Anker talks about her work as it relates to Art’s Work in the Age of Biotechnology, setting the stage for author Margaret Atwood’s keynote talk on the novel Oryx & Crake at NC State Talley Student Union the following evening

Free

An Evening with Margaret Atwood

Talley Student Union 2610 Cates Avenue, Raleigh, NC, United States

November 15, 2019 - An Evening with Margaret Atwood. A CHASS Lightning Rod Event: Literature to Explore Our Genetic Engineering Futures. More information at go.ncsu.edu/atwood

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EUDAIMONIA - Biotechnologization of the Soul?

Emilia Tikka – EUDAIMONIA (Art’s Work/Genetic Futures) | GES Colloquium

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

Artist Emilia Tikka will talk about her interdisciplinary practice combining storytelling methods, feminist technoscience and speculative design, following with an introduction to her work Eudaimonia.

Kate Creasey Krainer, Grow More Foundation | GES Colloquium

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

Grow More Foundation is an NGO comprised of internationally-recognized scientists enabling science to solve global agricultural problems by bridging developed world resources with developing world orphan crop staples.

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.