August 2020
The Secondary Risk Society: Risk & Decision-Making in the 21st Century
Friday, August 14, 2020, 10 – 11 AM via Zoom. REGISTER > Presented by the Genetic Engineering and Society (GES) Center at NC State University, the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA), and RTI International. Speaker: Christopher L. Cummings, PhD, Senior Research Fellow, Genetic Engineering and Society Center, North Carolina State University In the 21st century, scientific uncertainty and divisive communication plague traditional risk-response formats of communication where experts identify best options for mitigating risks and recommend behaviors to diminish people’s risk to hazards. Today, engaging…
Find out more »Agriculture and the Microbiome CAST Webinar
Agriculture is one of the keystones of human civilization, providing a reliable, stationary source of food that allowed ancient populations to grow and eventually build cities. Modern agriculture is successful today because of advances in mechanization, breeding, nutrients (e.g., fertilization), and pest and disease management, all of which enhance crop productivity and provide greater food security. Yet even with this progress, the amount of cropland per capita has declined, available farmland is being consumed by urban development at unprecedented rates,…
Find out more »September 2020
TREE Seminar: “Hydro Power. Market Might”
TREE Seminar hosts Grant McDermott, assistant professor of economics at University of Oregon, on Thursday at 3 p.m. for a Zoom presentation of "Hydro power. Market might." A central tenet of economic theory is that market power induces deadweight loss. This claim rests on an assumption that is difficult to verify empirically. Namely, that dominant firms produce less than the social optimum. I provide evidence of such restrictive behaviour using a rich dataset of Norwegian hydropower firms. The research design…
Find out more »GES Write-In
This is an excellent opportunity for you to achieve those writing goals for the semester with like-minded individuals. People will work on their own projects at their own pace. We use this event to provide structure and accountability, which results in steady progress and success! Everyone from graduate students to emeritus professors is welcome to join us!
Find out more »Sarah Richardson – How to Win Friends and Influence Bacteria | GES Colloquium
Bacteria rule the planet and we are going nowhere without their blessing.
Find out more »GES Write-In
This is an excellent opportunity for you to achieve those writing goals for the semester with like-minded individuals. People will work on their own projects at their own pace. We use this event to provide structure and accountability, which results in steady progress and success! Everyone from graduate students to emeritus professors is welcome to join us!
Find out more »EATD Seminar: “Estimating the Market Effect of a Trade War: The Case of Soybean Tariffs”
Mike Adjemian, UGA Sign up: https://forms.gle/NGDhyeJUeTKvRNcE8
Find out more »TREE Seminar: “In Harm’s Way? Infrastructure Investments and the Persistence of Coastal Cities.”
TREE Seminar hosts Clare Balboni, assistant professor of environmental economics at MIT, on Thursday at 3pm for a Zoom presentation of "In Harm’s Way? Infrastructure Investments and the Persistence of Coastal Cities." Coasts contain a disproportionate share of the world’s population, reflecting historical advantages, but environmental change threatens a reversal of coastal fortune in the coming decades as natural disasters intensify and sea levels rise. This paper considers whether large infrastructure investments should continue to favour coastal areas. I use…
Find out more »LW Parks Distinguished Lectureship in Microbiology
The LW Parks Distinguished Lectureship in Microbiology has been expanded to include a Diversity and Inclusion in Science session, ePoster sessions for anyone with microbiology or microbiology-related research to present, and the Distinguished Lectureship in Microbiology. Graduate and undergraduate, Postdoctorals, research staff and faculty are encouraged to upload and host a poster. For students, there will be grad and undergrad 1st, 2nd and 3rd place cash awards for best posters! Judging will be independent of the program organizers. Posters will…
Find out more »GES Write-In
This is an excellent opportunity for you to achieve those writing goals for the semester with like-minded individuals. People will work on their own projects at their own pace. We use this event to provide structure and accountability, which results in steady progress and success! Everyone from graduate students to emeritus professors is welcome to join us!
Find out more »Rodolphe Barrangou – Catching up with the CRISPR craze | GES Colloquium
A discussion of the applications and implications of CRISPR-based technologies in Food, Ag, and beyond.
Find out more »October 2020
Hemp Business Law CLE
A 2-hour online CLE on hemp business law . Topics will include: Updates on the NC Industrial Hemp Pilot Program FDA regulation of CBD & other cannabinoids Contracts & insurance Banking International transactions Other emerging topics Speaker Biographies: Marne Coit: Marne Coit’s research and teaching focuses on food, agricultural and hemp law. She is a member of the NC State Extension hemp team. Dr. Coit earned her Master’s degree in Environmental Law and JD from Vermont Law School, and her…
Find out more »Master’s in Economics Virtual Info Sessions
Register: https://ncsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIkcOygpjgrGNX5RKYm3oHGwDXfFY1i5kLo NCSU-Masters-Program-Info-Session-Flyer.pdf
Find out more »Leo Fidjeland – Pink Chicken Project | GES Colloquium
Description: Pink Chicken Project suggests changing the color of the entire species Gallus gallus domesticus – using the recently invented CRISPR Gene Drive technique – coloring the geological trace of humankind, pink! Abstract The Pink Chicken Project is an ambiguous proposal to use a recently invented biotechnology called “Gene Drive” to genetically modify the bones and feathers of all chickens in the world to the color pink. As scientists suggest chicken bones to be a primary identifier of our time…
Find out more »Angela Saini: The Legacy of Scientific Racism
Join Angela Saini, an independent British science journalist, for a virtual lecture in which she will discuss her book, Superior: The Return of Race Science, which was published in 2019 to widespread critical acclaim. Provost Warwick Arden will deliver opening remarks before Saini's lecture. Saini's book explores the history of race science. Racial categories feel tangible, but as we know from genetics, they are no more rooted in biology than they were hundreds of years ago when they were arbitrarily invented by European…
Find out more »EATD Seminar: “Intergenerational Mobility in India: New Methods and Estimates Across Time, Space, and Communities”
Sam Asher: JHU SAIS register: https://forms.gle/NGDhyeJUeTKvRNcE8
Find out more »Dairy Winter Management Series: DMC and Dairy-RP for 2021
The 2020 NC Dairy Winter Management Series will consist of three monthly webinars from October through December. Each webinar will be recorded so that producers who cannot join during the live session can access the information at another time through https://dairy.ces.ncsu.edu. The first session will be October 14, 2020, beginning at 1pm. DMC and Dairy-RP are the focal topics for the October session, and speakers are Rodney Young, Jr. (Ag Program Specialist, NC FSA State Office) and Christine Brodeur (Dairy…
Find out more »EATD Seminar: “What Explains an Increase in the Processor-Retailer Margin? New Insights from the U.S. Fresh Beef Market.”
Meilin Ma, Purdue Register: https://forms.gle/NGDhyeJUeTKvRNcE8
Find out more »International Seminar with Hamilton Chiango from Mozambique
Eng. Hamilton Chiango is an Assistant Lecturer and Researcher from the Universidade Eduardo Mondiane in Mozambique. Hamilton was also a 2019 Borlaug Fellow at NC State with Dr. Thomas Sinclair in Crop Science. During this Zoom meeting, Hamilton will share his personal international academic experiences story and make the link as to why international research and collaborations are critical in scientific research. This event is open to all. Register and join the Zoom meeting: https://ncsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAsd-isrz0tHtdQ8R3lbw3a9gHT40PEilzaHamilton-Chiango-10-28-20-flyer.pdf
Find out more »November 2020
Dairy Science Club Bi-weekly Meeting
This is a regular meeting that the dairy science club has. It is now a zoom meeting, but we do have different guest speakers who talk about the dairy industry, research, and environments.
Find out more »Wheat Production Webinar: Marketing and Weed Control Update
NC State Extension Specialists will be presenting online via Zoom.Wheat-Production-Flyer.pdf
Find out more »Dairy Science Club Bi-weekly Meeting
This is a regular meeting that the dairy science club has. It is now a zoom meeting, but we do have different guest speakers who talk about the dairy industry, research, and environments.
Find out more »Emerging Research Showcase
NC State's next Emerging Research Showcase will be held virtually November 11 from 2:30 - 6 pm. Hosted by Deborah Thompson, five plant science faculty will present their latest research with the potential for corporate partnership or philanthropic support and the four new N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative platform directors will introduce themselves! If you are interested in learning more about cutting-edge plant science research, you can register for the free virtual showcase here.
Find out more »TREE Seminar: “Carbon Policy and the Emissions Implications of Electric Vehicles”
Kenneth Gillingham (Yale) Sign Up: https://www.treeseminar.com/event-details/kenneth-gillingham-yale?utm_campaign=8fa07905-d82a-4edf-bef2-f8acaaf5bbf9&utm_source=so&utm_medium=mail
Find out more »Dairy Science Club Bi-weekly Meeting
This is a regular meeting that the dairy science club has. It is now a zoom meeting, but we do have different guest speakers who talk about the dairy industry, research, and environments.
Find out more »International Seminar: Dr. Tawanda Muzhingi of the International Potato Center
CALS SAIGE will host Dr. Tawanda Muzhingi via Zoom to share his international collaboration story. Dr. Muzhingi is a Senior Scientist for the International Potato Center, Flagship Leader for the Roots, Tuber and Banana Project of CGIAR, and adjust professor in the Department of Food, BioProcessing and Nutrition. Register via https://ncsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYkcOyqrjgqEtdUjewT6CmT7cDjXuVJvqVlTawanda-Muzhingi-Nov18-flyer.pdf
Find out more »Dairy Winter Management Series: Consumer Preferences and Dairy Supply Chain’s Response with Phil Plourd, Blimling and Associates
The 2020 NC Dairy Winter Management Series will consist of three monthly webinars from October through December. Each webinar will be recorded so that producers who cannot join during the live session can access the information at another time through https://dairy.ces.ncsu.edu. The second session will be November 18, 2020, beginning at 12pm. Phil Plourd, President of Blimling and Associates, will discuss rapidly changing consumer preferences and make suggestions on how the dairy supply chain might respond. The NC Dairy Winter…
Find out more »Dairy Science Club Bi-weekly Meeting
This is a regular meeting that the dairy science club has. It is now a zoom meeting, but we do have different guest speakers who talk about the dairy industry, research, and environments.
Find out more »December 2020
Class of 2020 Commencement Exercises
The spring, summer and fall 2020 graduating classes will be celebrated with a virtual commencement ceremony on Friday, December 4, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. EST Friday, December 4 at 6:00 pm to 7:00 p.m. Learn more on the University's Virtual Commencement webpage.
Find out more »Dairy Winter Management Series: Processing Innovation, Trade Talk and Policy Implications with Kevin Ellis & Dr. Bill Herndon
The 2020 NC Dairy Winter Management Series will consist of three monthly webinars from October through December. Each webinar will be recorded so that producers who cannot join during the live session can access the information at another time through https://dairy.ces.ncsu.edu. The third session will be December 9, 2020, beginning at 12pm. Topics discussed will include processing innovation, trade and policy implications. Speakers include Kevin Ellis, CEO of Cayuga Marketing, and Dr. Bill Herndon, Mississippi State University Emeritus. The NC…
Find out more »January 2021
2021 Alumni Resolution Series: Eat Well
What's your New Year's resolution? Eat better? Read more? Get more exercise? No matter your resolution, NC State's Wellness and Recreation, along with NC State Libraries, has the tips and tricks to help you achieve your goals for the New Year. Please register here!
Find out more »February 2021
2021 Alumni Resolution Series: Read More
What's your New Year's resolution? Eat better? Read more? Get more exercise? No matter your resolution, NC State's Wellness and Recreation, along with NC State Libraries, has the tips and tricks to help you achieve your goals for the New Year. Please register here!
Find out more »CALS SAIGE International Seminar
Join us to hear from Dr. Miljan Erbez from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The topic of his seminar is Development Projects in Agriculture – A Tool to Help Farmers and Make Your Career Interesting. All are welcome to join and hear about Dr. Erbez’s international collaboration experience. Please register here!
Find out more »2021 Alumni Resolution Series: Rest Well
What's your New Year's resolution? Eat better? Read more? Get more exercise? No matter your resolution, NC State's Wellness and Recreation, along with NC State Libraries, has the tips and tricks to help you achieve your goals for the New Year. Please register here!
Find out more »NC State Oyster Showcase
Join us for a virtual showcase of NC State's impact on the oyster industry in North Carolina. Hear Chancellor Randy Woodson provide news from campus, meet alumni network leaders, view a cocktail demo, win prizes and join NC State experts for discussions on topics including NC State Research in support of oyster restoration and management, the impact of NC State research on the NC oyster trail and take a virtual tour with local growers. Please register here by February 3rd.
Find out more »2021 Alumni Resolution Series: Move Well
What's your New Year's resolution? Eat better? Read more? Get more exercise? No matter your resolution, NC State's Wellness and Recreation, along with NC State Libraries, has the tips and tricks to help you achieve your goals for the New Year. Please register here!
Find out more »Workshop on warm seasonal grasses
The Bladen County Cooperative Extension Office will host a workshop on warm seasonal grasses for the area. The meeting will be through the internet application Zoom on March 9 at 7 p.m. Included will be information on Bermuda, Saint Augustine, zoysia and centipede. The pros and cons of each will be discussed. To register, call William Craig at 910-862-4591 or email him at wkcraig@ncsu.edu.
Find out more »2021 Southeastern Apple Growers Meeting: Apple Bite Session 1
During this session we will address some of the NC Apple Growers organizational issues, a grower panel on the state of the apple industry and trends, and also include disease and weed management updates. Please register here: go.ncsu.edu/applebitesession1
Find out more »March 2021
2021 Piedmont Regional Beef Conference Webinar Series: Reproductive Strategies
Join us online as the Piedmont Regional Beef Conference planning committee brings you an exciting series throughout the month of March! If you have ever wanted to attend the Piedmont Regional Beef Conference and haven’t been able to in the past, this is your year! Register online here: https://go.ncsu.edu/prbcwebinarseries21
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