The Red and Black

Univ. has 'good shot' at laboratory bid

Abstract:
The decision for the site of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Laboratory is expected within the next month, and administrators said they believe the University has a "good shot" at getting the bid.

The University has been involved in a three-year courtship to host the $500 million Department of Homeland Security laboratory that would study animal diseases and pathogens at a site on South Milledge Avenue....

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No NBAF

posted 11/14/08 @ 10:12 AM EST

How can these accidents not be a factor?
The accidents on campus at the Animal Health Resource Center went unreported. It wasn't until the media found out that the public was alerted. What happened to transparency in all of this?
If the AHRC is any indicator of what could happen at NBAF (on a much smaller scale, of course) then the Athens community should know that they will be kept in the dark about what happens at NBAF. Scary thought indeed!

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Sexidemiologist

posted 11/14/08 @ 9:52 PM EST

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The accidents on campus at the Animal Health Resource Center went unreported. QUOTE]
Actually, the accidents WERE reported. The PIs on the investigation followed protocol and reported the incidents (on nifty AHRC-specific incident report forms, to boot). The incidents were NOT, however, reported to the community liason committee or to the senior level administration (read the ABH article and the e-mails they FOIA-ed). So, the issue here isn't the fact that there is not reporting or a cover-up, but there is not a clear chain of command or communication among administrators. THAT is what really needs to be fixed.

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Jacques

posted 11/14/08 @ 12:41 PM EST

I don't want a bio-terror lab here.

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Moderate

posted 11/14/08 @ 3:00 PM EST

Originally posted by
Jacques
I don't want a bio-terror lab here.

This statement is ridiculous, and is a great example of someone with only a limited grasp of an issue mindlessly parroting something they heard somewhere. If you want to oppose something, how's about providing a reasoned argument like the poster above you? There are good reasons for opposing this lab, and there are equally good reasons for wanting it here (economic, etc.). It is up to everyone in our community to make their decisions based on a clear headed, thoughtful analysis of the opposing sides and not simply yell mindless, spiffy slogans. Seriously, grow a brain.

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