Dennis McKenna, PhD. in Plants in Human Affairs - Hawaii

Plants in Human Affairs
Spend 12 days in January on the Big Island of Hawaii and earn 4 credits!

Join renowned experts in ethnobotany, Dennis McKenna, PhD, and Kathleen Harrison for this four-credit intensive amongst tropical and rare plants of Hawaii! Students, both grad and undergrad welcome, will be introduced to the science of ethnobotany, ethnopharmacology and the role of plants in human affairs through lectures, exciting field trips and engaging presentations by local experts. For course flyer, click here:http://www.med.umn.edu/csh/Education_Programs/home.html.

From the beginning of time, plants have played a significant role in human affairs, influencing the evolution of civilizations, cultures, human migration, medicine, healthcare, war, art, mythology and religion.

Plants in Human Affairs is open to all University of Minnesota students, the public, and students at other universities. It will provide participants with cross-cultural perspectives on humanity's age-old relationships with plants, drugs and toxins, an understanding of the importance of plants as sources of food, fiber, and medicines, and an appreciation of the contributions that indigenous plant wisdom has made to the evolution of medicine and the discovery of new medicines from nature. To see pictures from the last Hawaii course, visit Professor McKenna's photo album here: http://web.me.com/djmckenna/Site_5/PHA_2009/PHA_2009.html.

Registration deadline is November 13, 2009. To register for this course, please call Carla Mantel at 612-624-5166 or email her at: cmantel@umn.edu.

When? January 3 - 15, 2010
How much? $2,200 course fee + tuition includes some meals, lodging, field trips. Airfare not included.
Course #: CSPH 5405 (4 credits)
Register by: November 13, 2009
Contact Carla Mantel at 612-624-5166 for further information.