AFTER the end of the cold war, many American research institutions had to “repurpose” themselves. National laboratories like Oak Ridge that once developed nuclear weapons started exploring energy efficiency. Now 11 September 2001 has changed things round again. Enter the “war on terror”, and with it the Department of Homeland Security.
Purdue University in Indiana, which specialises in engineering and agriculture, has its own Homeland Security Institute and has just announced a new online Graduate Certificate Program in Veterinary Homeland Security. Courses such as “High consequence disease review: equine” and “Euthanasia and carcass disposal” give some flavour…
