Frontier at Kansas State University

Welcome To Frontier

An interdisciplinary program for the historical studies of border security, food security, and trade policy
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Educational Opportunities at Frontier

A podcast of the unique multi-institutional educational opportunities offered by the Frontier program.

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K-State and the University of Kansas Presents: "One Health"

Experience K-State’s and the University of Kansas’ common interest in public health

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Bioterrorism Act Reference Tool: Overlap Agents

Includes pathogens and toxins that pose a serious threat to both humans and animals.

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Regions, Borders and Regulation: The Food Safety & Security Case

Paper for the Border Regions in Transition (BRIT IX) conference

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The Inclusion of Primary Care Physicians in Pandemic Flu Planning

A video of the 1918 influenza pandemic and challenges of preparing for another pandemic.

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The Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America

The SPP is an international framework for trilateral and bilateral cooperation in North America.

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The Mérida Initiative and the ‘backyard of the backyard’ problem

Exploring the criticism, loath, and debate, stirred by the Mérida Initiative.

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Frontier Newsflash

150 Years of Kansas Beef: A Project Preview

K-State’s Beef Cattle Institute (BCI) and the Frontier program have embarked on a project to celebrate the history of the Kansas beef industry.  To learn more and view a video previewing the project click here.  To read the KSU Media Relations news release click here.

 
New Podcasts Available

Frontier announces the release of five new podcasts featuring Frontier co-coordinators Dr. Justin Kastner and Dr. Jason Ackleson, as well as Frontier students and research assistants Julianne Jensby, Dr. Denis Odnoshevskiy, Ryan Bradburn, and Trey Thompson.  These podcasts cover topics such as Julianne's first year at K-State, the 19th century cattle plague in Russia, the new Frontier Field Guide, and an overview of Frontier projects for 2008-2009.  The linked titles below give you quick access to these podcasts.

 

The Frontier Program

Kansas State University and New Mexico State University

Border security, food safety and security, and trade policy are issues often studied in rigid disciplinary channels. The Frontier program--a part of Food Safety and Security at Kansas State University--involves researchers from K-State and New Mexico State who seek to treat these issues as interrelated. No one disciplinary method can adequately analyze them, nor can any one of these issues be studied in isolation. Because border security, food security, and trade are interconnected, they require a blended, interdisciplinary approach that can bring different perspectives and methods of analysis to bear on these complex issues. Just as Frontier researchers seek to examine issues that cross international frontiers, they also seek to cross disciplinary borders.

 

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