NEWS
World Food Prize Foundation partners with Chicago Council on April 22 global food security symposium
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Laureate Spotlight:
B.R. Barwale
(March 12, 2010) _______________________
Juice magazine profiles World Food Prize staffers: "one of the coolest, most influential jobs in Des Moines"
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2003 Laureate Catherine Bertini to headline Internationl Women's Day event in Seattle
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1999 Laureate Walter Plowright, developer of rinderpest vaccine, dies at age 86
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Iowa Senate votes 50-0 to place Borlaug statue in US Capitol
(February 25, 2010) _______________________
Amb. Quinn delivers special address at international biodiversity conference in honor of Borlaug
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World Food Prize Chairman Emeritus John Ruan dies at 96
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Renowned sustainability expert Louise Fresco joins Council of Advisors
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2004 Laureate Monty Jones to head Global Forum for Agricultural Research
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Laureate Spotlight:
Gurdev Khush
(November 19, 2009) __________________________
UPDATED: 2009 Laureate Ejeta given nation's highest honor by Ethiopian President, meets with Prime Minister
(Updated November 18, 2009) __________________________
Five World Food Prize Laureates urge focus on ag at Copenhagen climate change conference
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World Food Prize Foundation signs 100-year lease on former library building
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Video and transcripts from 2009 Borlaug Dialogue available now
(October 27, 2009) __________________________
Dr. Gebisa Ejeta presented the 2009 World Food Prize - watch a video on his life & achievements
(October 16, 2009) __________________________
Bill Gates address 2009 Borlaug Dialogue - watch the video
(October 15, 2009)
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World Food Prize dedicates $29.8 million Hall of Laureates in honor of Norman Borlaug
(October 14, 2009)
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Iowans contribute $8.72 million to fight against hunger
(October 13, 2009)
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Bill Gates, global ag leaders, UN agency heads gather to honor legacy of Borlaug
(September 25, 2009)
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Norman Borlaug discusses famine's persistence with WSJ in one of his final interviews
(September 22, 2009)
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Iowa Public Television features Borlaug, World Food Prize
(September 21, 2009)
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Norman Borlaug memorial to be held October 6 at Texas A & M
(September 17, 2009)
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Tributes to Norman Borlaug from around the world
(September 14, 2009)
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World Food Prize Founder and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Norman Borlaug dies at age 95
(September 12, 2009)
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World Food Prize to take possession of former Des Moines public library building
(September 1, 2009)
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Iowa senators introduce legislation to designate Borlaug home a National Historic Site
(August 5, 2009)
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World Food Prize Foundation mourns the loss of Council of Advisors member Corazon Aquino
(August 3, 2009)
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Borlaug in Wall Street Journal:
Farmers Can Feed the World
(July 31, 2009)
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1994 World Food Prize Laureate Muhammad Yunus to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
(July 30, 2009)
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Former Council of Advisors member Robert McNamara
dies at age 93
(July 6, 2009)
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Vision Iowa Board grants $2 million to Hall of Laureates
(June 16, 2009)
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Highlights of the 2009 World Food Prize Laureate announcement ceremony
(June 12 , 2009)
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Ethiopian scientist named 2009 World Food Prize Laureate
(June 11, 2009)
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Secretary of State Clinton to preside over 2009 World Food Prize Laureate announcement
(May 11, 2009)
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Hoover-Wallace Dinner honors Senators Grassley and Harkin; raises $56,425 for internships
(May 11, 2009)
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World Food Prize co-sponsors Global Agricultural Development and Food Security Symposium
(Updated April 14, 2009)
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2009 Global Youth Institute registration now open
(April 8, 2009)
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Borlaug, U.S. Sen, Lugar:
A new green revolution
(April 5, 2009)
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Fifteen high school students selected as 2009 Borlaug-Ruan International Interns
(March 25, 2009)
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DM Register: A fitting tribute? Really feed the world
(March 25, 2009)
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Borlaug: Start initiative to feed the hungry worldwide
(March 16, 2009)
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World Food Prize receives $100,000 Legacy Grant from Prairie Meadows
(March 16, 2009)
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Dr. Norman Borlaug to celebrate 95th birthday on March 25
(March 4, 2009)
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Dahl Trust pledges $500,000
to Hall of Laureates
(February 9, 2009)
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World Food Prize Foundation finalist for Aurora Award
(February 2, 2009)
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Chairman Emeritus John Ruan celebrates 95th birthday
(February 2, 2009)
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1996 Laureate Gurdev Khush makes donation to Punjab Agricultural University
(January 28, 2009)
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Ambassador Quinn receives Army Air Medal; likely the first civilian to receive military honor
(January 14, 2009)
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Ambassador Quinn delivers ISU commencement address; receives honor Doctor of Humane Letters
(January 5, 2009)
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2008 Youth Institute proceedings now available
(December 1, 2008)
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2008 Borlaug Dialogue speaker transcripts, audio files and PowerPoints now available
(November 18, 2008)
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Borlaug-Ruan Intern Testimonial: Katie Taylor
(November 13, 2008)
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World Food Prize, USDA
form relationship
(November 3, 2008)
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Dole, McGovern honored at Laureate Award Ceremony
(October 17, 2008)
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Iowans contribute $6.5 Million to Fight Against Hunger
(October 14, 2008)
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Voice of America:
Leader of Green Revolution Still Wages War on World Hunger
(September 10, 2008)
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Laureate Spotlight:
Yuan Longping
(September 5, 2008)
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Youth Institute national expansion efforts underway
(September 5, 2008)
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2008 Laureates Dole and McGovern to participate
in free public forum
(August 27, 2008)
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Borlaug honored with butter sculpture at Iowa State Fair
(August 6, 2008)
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2007 Borlaug-Ruan Intern Wins Grand Award at Intel Fair
(August 1, 2008)
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World Food Prize Laureates address global food crisis
(July 14, 2008)
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Dole, McGovern named 2008 World Food Prize Laureates
(June 13, 2008)
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Hall of Laureates receives largest ever grant from Greater Des Moines Community Foundation
(June 9, 2008)
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