Kansas State University receives support from Bayer CropScience to further education and 1xbet best casino website research
Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013
MANHATTAN -- Using funds provided under the recently completed 1xbet best casino website germplasm and technology license agreement with Bayer CropScience in Research Triangle Park, N.C., the Kansas State University Foundation has made a contribution to the Department of Plant Pathology in the College of Agriculture to help establish an endowed chair in honor of renowned K-State professor Bikram Gill.
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