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SUMMARY:Helen Anne Curry – Local seeds\, global needs\, and the history of agrobiodiversity conservation | GES Colloquium
DESCRIPTION:Colloquium Home | Zoom Registration | GES Video Library (current) | Video Archives | Podcast | @GESCenterNCSU | Newsletter \nLocal seeds and global needs: Ethnobotany\, agroecology\, and the history of in situ conservation of agrobiodiversity  + \nHelen Anne Curry\, PhD\, Melvin Kranzberg Professor in the History of Technology\, Georgia Institute of Technology\nWebsite | @TechHSOC\nThis talk will explore how insights from Indigenous agricultural practices\, both past and present\, can inform global efforts to conserve diverse crop varieties and bridge the gap between local practices and broader sustainability goals. \nDownload seminar poster \nAbstract\nFor decades\, diverse disciplines like ethnobotany\, agroecology\, and agricultural anthropology have strived to understand the agricultural practices of Indigenous peoples. Since the 1980s\, this research has frequently been intertwined with conservation efforts. For example\, it has promoted local farming methods and tools as ways to maintain biodiverse forests and prevent soil erosion. \nIn this presentation\, Dr. Curry digs into the future influence of research on Indigenous agriculture on the preservation of global crop diversity. She examines how social scientists have constructed new narratives about the past and present of Indigenous cultivation. These narratives then inform arguments about the most desirable agricultural futures\, both within and beyond Indigenous communities. \nTypically\, these accounts of past and future agriculture have focused on specific crop varieties: locally adapted plants believed to be traditionally cultivated but now endangered by agricultural intensification. Consequently\, the research of ethnobotanists and agroecologists has fueled new interest in and approaches to protecting these varieties\, ultimately forging a lasting connection between local cultivation practices and global conservation concerns. \nRelated links: \n\nFrom Collection to Cultivation: Historical Perspectives on Crop Diversity and Food Security\n\nSpeaker Bio\nDr. Helen Anne Curry is Melvin Kranzberg Professor in the History of Technology at the School of History and Sociology\, Georgia Institute of Technology. She is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science\, University of Cambridge\, where she leads the multi-researcher project\, “From Collection to Cultivation: Historical Perspectives on Crop Diversity and Food Security\,” with funding from the Wellcome Trust. Her current research centers on the histories of seeds\, crop science\, and industrial agriculture. She is the author of Evolution Made to Order: Plant Breeding and Technological Innovation in Twentieth Century America (University of Chicago Press\, 2016) and Endangered Maize: Industrial Agriculture and the Crisis of Extinction (University of California Press\, 2022). \n\nGES Colloquium is jointly taught by Drs. Jen Baltzegar and Dawn Rodriguez-Ward\, who you may contact with any class-specific questions. Colloquium will be held in person in the 1911 Building\, room 129\, and live-streamed via Zoom. \nPlease subscribe to the GES newsletter and LinkedIn for updates. \nDownload Interactive PDF
URL:https://ges.research.ncsu.edu/event/colloquium-2024-02-27/
LOCATION:1911 Building\, Room 129 (North Campus)\, 10 Current Dr.\, Raleigh\, NC\, United States
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SUMMARY:GES Minor Zoom Q&A
DESCRIPTION:GES Graduate Minor Program & Fellowship Information Session (Q&A)\nFriday\, March 1\, 2024 at 5:00 PM \nWatch the recording of the GES Minor Q&A Session\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDownload the PowerPoint presentation\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe GES Center is now recruiting candidates for the Fall 2024 Genetic Engineering and Society (GES) graduate minor\, an interdisciplinary graduate program offering current Ph.D. and Masters students at NC State across multidisciplinary fields of study the opportunity to examine the technological\, societal\, and ecological issues surrounding the development and potential use of genetically engineered organisms. \nThe session was led by Dr. Fred Gould\, GES Minor Co-Director\, and Dr. Dawn Rodriguez-Ward\, GES Program Coordinator\, with a brief presentation of the GES Minor program and then a discussion with attendees. \nPriority consideration will be given to those who apply by March 15\, 2024. \nLearn more about the program and apply at https://go.ncsu.edu/ges-minor
URL:https://ges.research.ncsu.edu/event/ges-minor-zoom-qa-2024-03-01/
LOCATION:https://ncsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwlcOGtpzgoHtzFjM-IakhXwVCvVlXqqP3M#/registration
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