Category Archives: #Academic
Borlaug Institute student staffers prepare for global international development contest
By GABRIEL SALDANA | The Borlaug Institute | gabe.saldana@ag.tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — The local community could serve as host to a new incubator for youth agricultural exploration if a group of four Texas A&M students – three of whom are staff of the Borlaug Institute – sees success in an annual global competition. The students are members of Team Green Eggs & Ham, one of about 70 teams competing in the annual Thought For Food Challenge. The contest is open to university students from across the… Read More →
Seminar: Julie Borlaug to lead panel discussion on student involvement in international development
Please join the Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture on Thursday, April 18 for the next installment of our 2013 Seminar Series. In this presentation, Julie Borlaug, granddaughter of the late Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, will lead a panel discussion with students and development experts on the role that students play in international development via the World Food Prize Global Youth Institute and the annual Thought for Food Challenge. During the hour-long discussion, Will Rooney, professor in the Texas A&M University Department of Soil &… Read More →
Student internship opportunity offered abroad by Nicaraguan NGO
By GABRIEL SALDAÑA | The Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture Contact Ana Monzon for information: Ana.Monzon@ag.tamu.edu NICARAGUA – An internship program now offered in Nicaragua will provide university students with hands-on experience on the business side of global development. The student internships are offered through Nicaragua’s PAC – an acronym for the organization’s Spanish name translating to The Township Community Action Association. Internship opportunities will be offered in the summer and fall of 2013; term lengths will vary between one month and six months. Students participating in the… Read More →
Granddaughter of Nobel laureate continues “feed-the-world” legacy
By PAUL SCHATTENBERG | paschattenberg@ag.tamu.edu Originally posted on AgriLife TODAY Contact: Gabriel Saldana | gabe.saldana@borlaug.tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Julie Borlaug, granddaughter of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr. Norman Borlaug, known worldwide as the father of the Green Revolution, will speak at the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize Forum March 8-10 in Minneapolis. “The Power of Ideas: People and Peace” is the title of the forum, now in its 25th year, which will take place on the adjacent campuses of Ausburg College and the University of Minnesota West Bank. Julie… Read More →
Texas A&M faculty to discuss student internship opportunities
Please join the Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture on Thursday, March 7, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. as we welcome Dr. Linda Cleboski and Dr. Manuel Pina. The global development experts will discuss student internship opportunities with the Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture. The Seminar will take place in AGLS Room 129 . E-mail dispatches@borlaug.us for information.
Borlaug Institute experts join panel lecture on program management
By GABRIEL SALDAÑA | The Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture COLLEGE STATION, TX (Feb. 27, 2013) — Smooth-running programs require attention to detail, and there are myriad details to consider. That was the message delivered by doctors Linda Cleboski and Mike McWhorter of the Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture on Wednesday as they joined a panel of six other expert presenters to outline the ins and outs of managing agriculture development, extension and research programs. The talks were part of a five-hour session of Dr. Manuel Pina’s… Read More →
Lunch lecture Illustrates realities of global hunger for agriculture students
By GABRIEL SALDAÑA | The Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture COLLEGE STATION (Feb. 22, 2013) — Most of the roughly 20 persons in Stephanie Curs’ Friday afternoon class – Global Social Justice Issues in Agriculture – sat on the ground eating black beans, rice and tortillas with their hands. Four persons were given bologna sandwiches, chips, cookies and orange soda. Two students, who represented the world’s upper class, ate hot spaghetti dinners with fresh bread and dessert as they sat at a long table in comfortable chairs. The… Read More →
Thought for Food Challenge: an opportunity for A&M students to help alleviate global hunger
By GABRIEL SALDANA | gabe.saldana@ag.tamu.edu BERLIN, GERMANY — Student teams from universities across the globe in March will submit original plans for helping to feed billions of the world’s hungry. Five teams will be selected to present their plans in Berlin, Germany; two will win funding to put their plans into action. The Thought for Food Challenge, an annual, international university student contest, will begin accepting team registrations and assigning “missions” on March 18. The global challenge is broken down into two rounds seeking the best “out of the… Read More →
Borlaug Institute to welcome A&M grassland ecologist Dr. Jim Muir
Please join the Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture on Thursday, Feb. 21, from noon to 1 p.m. as we welcome Texas A&M University grassland ecologist Dr. Jim Muir. Muir will discuss the process of seeking sabbatical funds in Brazil and cooperative research opportunities funded by the Brazilian government through the EMBRAPA program and through federal universities. The Seminar will take place in HEEP Center (HPCT) Room 440. E-mail dispatches@borlaug.us for information.
Agrilife Conference
By TAYLOR WHITTLESEY and GABRIEL SALDAÑA | The Borlaug Institute COLLEGE STATION — Officials from the Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture converged on Jan. 9 with agricultural scientists, professors and global development leaders to review the state of The Institute, its achievements in 2012 and the initiatives it’s planned for the coming year. The panel lecture was part of the 2013 Texas A&M Agrilife Conference — an annual event aimed at showcasing agricultural programs, research and other projects. “We assume a lot of you know about the Borlaug Institute… Read More →