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DVM Magazine: DHS readies for groundbreaking of premier veterinary laboratory
In: Construction|DHS|Federal Research Lab|Job Growth|Kansas|KSU|Manhattan|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|Safety|Scientific Research|Veterinary Medicine
16 Sep 2010In case you missed it, earlier this week DVM Magazine had a great article about the work and progress of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan. With construction slated to start this fall, the excitement about the food and agriculture capabilities is building throughout the industry. Check out the entire article here, and [...]
Another step in the research process for the BRI and the NBAF
In: DHS|Federal Research Lab|Food Supply|KSU|Livestock|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|Safety|Scientific Research|Veterinary Medicine
9 Jun 2010In case you missed it the exciting announcement last week about K-State’s Biosecurity Research Institute (BRI), check out this article from Capital Press Agriculture. The article discusses the steps the BRI had to go through to receive permission to do research, how the research will speed up response times in case of a biological attack, [...]
Washington Post editorial: The forgotten threat
In: DHS|Federal Research Lab|Food Supply|Livestock|National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility|NBAF|Safety|Scientific Research
1 Jun 2010The following editorial appeared in the Washington Post recently. It highlights the need for research labs like the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in order to protect our nation’s food supply from terrorists. “THREE THOUSAND people were killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. More than 300,000 could be dead within one week after a [...]
NBAF Progresses
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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 [...]
NBAF in Kansas
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.
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- The NBAF: Playing a key role in Kansas City’s future
- Partnering the NBAF with the Biosecurity Research Institute
- A quick fact about the NBAF
- Securing the NBAF
- KBA applauds Congressional funding of the NBAF facility
- Kansas: Leading the way in bioscience
- Biosecurity Research Institute and the NBAF
- Goals of the NBAF
- Kansas: a long-term commitment to food safety
- The NBAF a priority for DHS budget