Sebastián Zarate and Jill Furgurson – 4S 2022 Cholula: Reunion, recuperation, reconfiguration | GES Colloquium
The 2022 Annual 4S conference brought together researchers and practitioners to explore science, technology and innovation across different cultural, economic and social settings....
Has the UN Biodiversity Convention been a force for ‘good’ or ‘evil’ in how biotech crops are regulated globally? | GES Colloquium
AgBioFEWS Fellows Asa Budnick, Nick Loschin, Joseph Opoku Gakpo and Modesta Abugu will share their observations on and interrogate practices at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in Montreal, Canada that eventually lead to global decisions on the governance of biotech crops....
The Challenges, Successes, and Sustainability of NRT FEWS programs | GES Colloquium
Panel: Drs. Karletta Chief (University of Arizona), Yael Perez (University of California-Berkeley), and Amy Sapkota (University of Maryland). Joining us from three different NSF research traineeships on food, energy, and water systems (FEWS), our panelists will share each programs' challenges, opportunities, and sustainability....
Jonathan Allen and Rebecca Brown – Food sciences, technology, and globally sustainable food systems | GES Colloquium [In-Person]
Where the food science and nutrition communities have come and may be going in defining sustainable food systems with examples from research in the NC State Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Department. ...
Karen Maschke – Nonhuman Animals Containing Human Cells: Ethics and Oversight | GES Colloquium, Spring 2023
This presentation focuses on ethical and oversight issues as they relate to the insertion of human cells into nonhuman animals, e.g., “chimeric research.” ...
Krystal Tsosie – Genes & Society: Decolonizing Human Genetic Research Workshop Series
Dr. Krystal Tsosie, Native BioData Consortium and Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow at Arizona State University. Presented by: Being an Ally in Academics (BAA), together with the Genetics & Genomics Academy (GGA), GES Center, and TriCem....
Panel: Cinematic Narratives and the Construction of Science’s Public Image | GES Colloquium
Drawing on perspectives from rhetorical criticism and media studies, Drs. Leah Ceccarelli and David Kirby discuss the role of popular science-fiction films in shaping public perception of scientists and emerging biotechnologies....
Jean Goodwin – What is “Denialism”? | GES Colloquium
What drives polarization on contested issues like GMOs? We'll discuss one potentially surprising factor....Continue reading "Jean Goodwin – What is “Denialism”? | GES Colloquium"
Panel: Edible South -The Cultural Politics of Food and Cuisine | GES Colloquium
AgBioFEWS Cohort 3 Organized Guest Panel with Drs. Marcie Cohen Ferris, Interim Director, Center for the Study of the American South at UNC-Chapel Hill and Michaela DeSoucey, Associate Professor of Sociology at NC State....Continue reading "Panel: Edible South -The Cultural Politics of Food and Cuisine | GES Colloquium"
Welcome Back Lunch | GES Colloquium
The Genetic Engineering and Society Colloquium is a seminar series that brings in speakers to present and stimulate discussion on a variety of topics related to existing and proposed biotechnologies and their place within broader societal changes....
Paul Enriquez – Defining Genome Editing | GES Colloquium
This talk explores the fundamental question of what genome editing is and ought to mean....Continue reading "Paul Enriquez – Defining Genome Editing | GES Colloquium"
AgBioFEWS Cohort 3 – Loss and Resiliency in Eastern North Carolina Agriculture | GES Colloquium
Focusing on environmental pressures and changing social dynamics within agriculture, the 2022 AgBioFEWS Fellows reflect on their immersive summer field experience with farming communities in eastern North Carolina....
Krystal Tsosie – Indigenous data ethics in genomics and health | GES Colloquium
Dr. Krystal Tsosie, Native BioData Consortium and Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow at Arizona State University. Our DNA, our data, our health, our rights: thinking beyond mere inclusion in genomics datasets and thinking about equity and Indigenous data sovereignty....Continue reading "Krystal Tsosie – Indigenous data ethics in genomics and health | GES Colloquium"
Steven Prager – Innovation for Inclusive Agricultural Transformation | GES Colloquium
Understanding inclusive agricultural transformation through the lenses of climate adaptation and labor productivity. ...
Discussion Session: The Biotechnology Executive Order | GES Colloquium
This Colloquium is dedicated to reviewing the recent Executive Order on Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation released on September 12, 2022....Continue reading "Discussion Session: The Biotechnology Executive Order | GES Colloquium"