A ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 24 officially opened an 85,355-squarefoot facility on the Texas A&M University campus to advance research and teaching on nutrition, food insecurity, precision nutrition and responsive agriculture.
The building honors the legacy of Norman E. Borlaug, Ph.D., who is often called the “Father of the Green Revolution.” He was a Distinguished Professor of International Agriculture at the university.
The Norman E. Borlaug Building on the university’s west campus is a redesign and renovation of the former Norman E. Borlaug Center for Southern Crop Improvement.
The three-year project was an initiative among state and federal resources. A life-sized statue of Borlaug was also unveiled during the ceremony. Located in front of the building and created by sculptor Benjamin Victor, the statue is the same as the one of Borlaug in the National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C.
PHOTO: The 85,355-square-foot Norman E. Borlaug Building on Texas A&M University’s west campus will advance research and instruction concerning the linkages between agriculture, nutrition and human health. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife)
