Grace Wiedrich – From Plants to People: Mendelian Eugenics in NC in the 20th Century | GES Colloquium
The Mendelian eugenics movement in NC provides a useful case study into the lasting impact of over-generalized genetic theory on governments, medical professionals, and activists....
Eli Hornstein – Using Agbiotech to Cool the Climate by Removing Gigatons of Methane | GES Colloquium
Animal feed is our number one use of agriculture; Elysia engineers all of those feed crops to vastly suppress carbon emissions from the animals that eat them. Note: There will be no Zoom option for this week's colloquium. Please plan to attend in person....
Katie Barnhill – Public Engagement: Missing the Mark? | GES Colloquium
Scholars and funders alike have increasingly recognized engagement as an important dimension of innovation, but is engagement accomplishing what we think it is?...Continue reading "Katie Barnhill – Public Engagement: Missing the Mark? | GES Colloquium"
[CANCELED due to inclement weather] Welcome Back Lunch | GES Colloquium
IN-PERSON - Enjoy a complementary lunch from Neomonde while you catch up on what everyone’s been up to! There will be NO ZOOM option for the welcome back lunch....Continue reading "[CANCELED due to inclement weather] Welcome Back Lunch | GES Colloquium"
Riley Taitingfong – An oceanic approach to gene drive governance | GES Colloquium (ZOOM)
ZOOM. An exploration of the containment paradigm in gene drive research and discourse, drawing on feminist and Indigenous science studies, and proposes a connectivity-based approach to gene drive governance....
Andrew Pugliese—Influencing USDA Policies Through the Public Comment Process (Virtual) | GES Colloquium
A discussion about the experience of receiving and responding to public comments on proposed regulations...
Andrew Ofstehage—American farmers in the Brazilian Cerrado: A comparative ethnography of the soy boom | GES Colloquium
A look at the farming strategies of two communities of North American farmers in Brazil and how they make sense of thorny subjects such as farmland financialization, genetically-engineered crops, and labor management....
Carolina Torres—Harmonizing SynBio Dialogue with Island Restoration | GES Colloquium
IN PERSON. Synthetic biology offers new hope for the eradication of invasive alien species from islands, a pressing need in the face of the climate crisis and biodiversity loss....
Jennifer Kuzma—Precision Microbiome Engineering: Societal and Ethical Implications | GES Colloquium
IN PERSON. This talk will explore the work of the new NSF-funded Precision Microbiome Engineering Center and the exploration of the social, equity, and ethical implications of engineering microbiomes in indoor spaces....
Xaq Frohlich—Labeling Food Risk and Lifestyle Politics: A Critical History | GES Colloquium
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....
Amarish Yadav—CRISPR/Cas-9-Based Gene Drive To Suppress Agricultural Pests | GES Colloquium
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....
Brian Donovan—Does High School Genetics Education Communicate an Essentialist Construal of Gender? | GES Colloquium
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...
Daniel Uribe—BioNFTs: Verifiable Biosamples & BioData for training Ethical AI Models in Life Sciences | GES Colloquium (Zoom)
ZOOM. Discover how BioNFTs are revolutionizing the Life Sciences by providing verifiable biosamples and biodata for training ethical AI models...
Amanda Pierce—Exploring Policy and Regulation of Emerging Biotechnologies For Use In Controlling Pest Populations | GES Colloquium
IN PERSON. Discussion of EPA’s role in the regulation of biotechnology and the development of policies and regulations for emerging technologies....