President George Bush, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid present the Congressional Gold Medal to Norman Borlaug (second from left) during a ceremony. Borlaug, a 1970 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, was awarded the medal for his work on developing a strand of disease-resistant wheat, in turn increasing food supply throughout the world. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Borlaug's connection to the U of M
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Cathy Wurzer, Minnesota Public Radio
September 14, 2009
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Norman Borlaug won the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in combating world hunger. He died Saturday at the age of 95. Borlaug graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1937, and continued to be involved with the university throughout his life.
MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with former dean of the University of Minnesota's School of Agriculture Charles Muscoplat, who got to know Borlaug over the last decade.
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Cathy Wurzer is the host of Morning Edition for MPR News.
