by Kelly F. Lechtenberg, DVM, Ph.D., president of Midwest Veterinary Services and Logan Valley Feeders As I was traveling to a meeting in Denver Dec. 3, I received a call with preliminary news of Manhattan being named as the preferred site for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, or NBAF. I was elated for our [...]

by Steve Henry, adjunct professor of diagnostic medicine and pathobiology at Kansas State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine The announcement that Kansas is the preferred site for the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility, or NBAF, is welcome news. This key part of our national animal health protection now will be placed to respond with speed [...]

by Juergen A. Richt, Regents Distinguished Professor, K-State College of Veterinary Medicine, and Kansas Bioscience Authority eminent scholar On Dec. 3, 2008, Associated Press reports indicated that the federal government had recommended Kansas State University the No. 1 site for the new $450 million National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, or NBAF. The NBAF would be [...]

by Bob Larson, Edgar E. and M. Elizabeth Coleman Chair, Food Animal Production Medicine, Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine Now that Kansas has been selected as the preferred site for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility — NBAF — Kansas State University, Manhattan and the state of Kansas can begin enhancing the work [...]

by Kansas State University Kansas State University and the Kansas Health Foundation are collaborating to make Kansans healthier. A new venture, One Health Kansas, will promote awareness and understanding of the interconnections among human, animal and environmental health. The Kansas State University Foundation accepted the award for the project, which is funded for three years [...]

by Linda Weis, board chairwoman-elect, Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce Many Kansans are rejoicing with thankful hearts that Manhattan, Kan., has been announced as the recommended site for the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility. This news is without parallel in our community, and it is a tribute to the work of hundreds of Kansans dedicated [...]

by Kansas State University Kansas State University’s solid reputation as a leader in animal health and food safety research is stronger than ever before with the announcement of K-State as the site for the relocation of a federal animal health laboratory. The National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, known as the NBAF, will be located adjacent [...]

by Kansas State University Retired Brig. Gen. Michael B. Cates, former commander of the U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine and chief of the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps, has been named director of Kansas State University’s master of public health program. Cates also will serve as a professor in K-State’s College of [...]