Why do we love cats and hate rats?
By NC State Libraries News | Why do we dote on parakeets but not pigeons? Why do we let cats curl up on our laps but catch rats in traps? Science writer Bethany Brookshire, author of the new book Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villians visits NC State on April 4th....
Blog: Review of Art’s Work in the Age of Biotechnology: Shaping Our Genetic Futures | We Make Money Not Art
Regine Debatty - April 6, 2020 | Artists offer new insights about genetic engineering by bringing it out of the lab and into public places to challenge viewers’ understandings about the human condition, the material of our bodies...
Indy Week: At the Crossroads of Art and Biotech, a Warning: Be Careful What You Wish For
Brian Howe - January 13, 2020 | The Gregg Museum's "Art's Work in the Age of Biotechnology: Shaping Our Genetic Futures" is less concerned with answering big questions than in finding head-spinning new ways to ask them....
WUNC: An Ancient Greek Festival For Creating Female Sperm
Grant Holub-Moorman & Anita Rao - January 10, 2020 | Semen is a potent substance, both literally and symbolically. It was described by Chinese proverb as “equal to ten drops of blood”; by Sumerians as “a divine substance......Continue reading "WUNC: An Ancient Greek Festival For Creating Female Sperm"
Art the Science Blog: WORKS – Art’s Work in the Age of Biotechnology
Alice Fleerackers - January 7, 2020 | From "designer babies" to de-extinct woolly mammoths, recent developments in biotechnology have profoundly changed what we view as possible. But each of these possibilities brings......Continue reading "Art the Science Blog: WORKS – Art’s Work in the Age of Biotechnology"
Announcing: Art’s Work in the Age of Biotechnology: Shaping Our Genetic Futures Exhibition
Raleigh, NC – NC State University Libraries and the Genetic Engineering and Society (GES) Center present the Art’s Work in the Age of Biotechnology, opening at the Gregg Museum of Art & Design on Thursday, October 17, 6 to 8 p.m....Art’s Work/Genetic Futures Calendar
Events related to the Art’s Work in the Age of Biotechnology exhibit. Check back often as new events are being added!...
Symposium – Art’s Work the Age of Biotechnology: Shaping Our Genetic Futures
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....Continue reading "Symposium – Art’s Work the Age of Biotechnology: Shaping Our Genetic Futures"
Science in the Movies: Genetic Engineering and Gene Editing
Science in the Movies returns to the Hunt Library with clips and discussion about films that deal with genetic engineering. Panelists: Dr. Marsha Gordon (Professor, Film Studies, NC State), Dr. Rodolphe Barrangou (Associate Professor, CRISPR Lab Lead, NC State), Thomas Williams, J.D. (Law & Biosciences Fellow in Science and Society, Duke University). In partnership with SCONC (Science Communicators of North Carolina)....Continue reading "Science in the Movies: Genetic Engineering and Gene Editing"
Darby Orcutt – Scholarly Identity for an Interdisciplinary and Engaged Career
GES Colloquium, 11/13/18 - Darby Orcutt | Managing one’s scholarly identity has never been perfectly straightforward and easy to do, but it can be especially challenging for researchers and scholars who cross disciplinary boundaries and whose research outputs may include work outside the traditional peer-reviewed article. Indeed, we are preaching to the choir when speaking to those active in the Genetic Engineering & Society Center about the vital importance of engaging with diverse academic, professional, and public audiences and producing research outputs that can have tremendous impact on policy and public perception....Continue reading "Darby Orcutt – Scholarly Identity for an Interdisciplinary and Engaged Career"