In: Construction|DHS|Federal Research Lab|Kansas|KSU|Manhattan|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|Safety
7 May 2010Recently, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was in Manhattan viewing the progress on the NBAF. Here is a great article talking about the progress that’s being made at the construction site as well as throughout the city of Manhattan. Here are the highlights: “If you drive down Kimball or Denison in Manhattan, Kansas, you [...]
In: Construction|DHS|Federal Research Lab|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|Safety
5 Feb 2010In case you missed it, earlier this week officials announced that $40 million was included in the 2011 federal budget for construction of the NBAF. Check out this article for more details: “Kansas officials are pleased President Barack Obama included $40 million in his proposed 2011 budget for construction of a biodefense laboratory in northeast [...]
In: Animal Health|Federal Research Lab|KSU|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|Scientific Research|Veterinary Medicine
10 Dec 2009There is a great article in the Wichita Eagle today discussing the security of the new NBAF facility. It is part of an ongoing discussion taking place at the Kansas Homeland Security Summit in Wichita. Here are the highlights: “What if a tornado hit the lab on Kansas State University’s campus? “What if there’s an [...]
Kansas State University has been selected as the future home of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) — once
again highlighting the state’s deep agricultural heritage, bioscience expertise, research infrastructure, world-class animal
health industry, and strong public support.
The $650 million research facility will provide the country with an urgently needed, state-of-the-art lab to protect the food supply and agriculture economy. Kansas is exceptionally well suited to accelerate the achievement of this mission.