New Agriculture Building On Campus
Texas A&M University’s West Campus in College Station is getting a little wilder with the start of a fourth building in the Agriculture and Life Sciences Complex on John Kimbrough Blvd. near Reed Arena.
Texas A&M University System officials celebrated breaking ground for the Wildlife, Fisheries and Ecological Sciences Building on Nov. 13. When finished in June 2017, the building will complete the modern, four-building complex, which includes the Agriculture and Life Sciences Building, the AgriLife Center, and the AgriLife Services Building. Those three buildings were completed in 2011-12.
“This state-of-the-art facility will further affirm our reputation for having one of the best agricultural programs in the entire world and will strengthen our ability to tackle real-world challenges in areas that are increasingly important in the 21st century, such as environmental sustainability and conservation,” said Texas A&M President Michael K. Young.
The complex, which joins seven existing agriculture and life sciences buildings on the West Campus, are reminiscent of the original Main Campus of Texas A&M where agriculture formed the nucleus of structures around the East Gate, according to Dr. Mark Hussey, vice chancellor and dean of agriculture and life sciences.
Continue reading on AgriLife Today.
This article by Kathleen Phillips originally appeared in AgriLife Today.
