Andrea Rissing – Diversification as Landscape Change: Understanding Cropping Trajectories in Eastern North Carolina | GES Colloquium

August 5, 2022 | Patti Mulligan

Preliminary findings from mixed-methods research that investigated why one county in Eastern North Carolina is trending strongly towards diversified cropping systems while its neighboring county is rapidly simplifying....

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Katie Barnhill-Dilling – Gene Editing for Agriculture in Latin America & the Caribbean | GES Colloquium

August 5, 2022 | Patti Mulligan

A broad overview of the GES Center project (funded by the InterAmerican Development Bank) that has explored the relevant policy and capacity for developing gene edited crops in Latin America and the Caribbean....

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Welcome Back Lunch | GES Colloquium

August 5, 2022 | Patti Mulligan

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....

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AgBioFEWS Cohort 3 – Loss and Resiliency in Eastern North Carolina Agriculture | GES Colloquium

August 5, 2022 | Patti Mulligan

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....

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Jean Goodwin – What is “Denialism”? | GES Colloquium

August 5, 2022 | Patti Mulligan

What drives polarization on contested issues like GMOs? We'll discuss one potentially surprising factor....

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Steven Prager – Innovation for Inclusive Agricultural Transformation | GES Colloquium

August 5, 2022 | Patti Mulligan

Understanding inclusive agricultural transformation through the lenses of climate adaptation and labor productivity. ...

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Paul Enriquez – Defining Genome Editing | GES Colloquium

August 5, 2022 | Patti Mulligan

This talk explores the fundamental question of what genome editing is and ought to mean....

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Panel: Cinematic Narratives and the Construction of Science’s Public Image | GES Colloquium

August 5, 2022 | Patti Mulligan

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....

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Elizabeth Jones – Searching for Ancient DNA: The Use and Abuse of Celebrity | GES Colloquium

August 5, 2022 | Patti Mulligan

Ancient DNA research has a short but sensational history, especially as the birth of the field coincided with the Jurassic Park craze. Find out how celebrity helped shape the science for better or for worse....

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Chalkboard drawing of colloquium topics: research, communication, ethics, etc.

Welcome Back Lunch | GES Colloquium

January 3, 2022 | Patti Mulligan

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....

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Jennifer Kuzma and Fred Gould – Ethical Dimensions of CRISPR Applications in Agriculture and the Environment | GES Colloquium

January 3, 2022 | Patti Mulligan

A discussion of the key ethical considerations in the governance of CRISPR technologies for agriculture and the environment, including for gene-edited plants and gene drive organisms....

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Heike Sederoff – Engineered Biology for Engineered Environments | GES Colloquium

January 3, 2022 | Patti Mulligan

Addressing the energy problem of greenhouse agriculture...

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Haydar Frangoul – CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing for Sickle Cell Disease and Transfusion Dependent β-Thalassemia | GES Colloquium

January 3, 2022 | Patti Mulligan

A presentation of data on using gene addition and gene editing technology to treat patients with sickle cell disease and transfusion dependent beta thalassemia....

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Adam Sychla – Genome Writers Guild: Promoting Responsible Genome Engineering | GES Colloquium

January 3, 2022 | Patti Mulligan

The Genome Writers Guild asks the question: How do we promote responsible use of genome engineering?...

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George Kennedy – Technology, Ag. Intensification, and the Future of Agriculture | GES Colloquium

January 3, 2022 | Patti Mulligan

This presentation will explore the challenges to agricultural sustainability associated with technology driven agricultural intensification....

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