Professor Nishanta “Nishi” Rajakaruna’s Edible Botany class took a field trip to visit herbalist Deb Soule, at Avena Botanicals in Rockport, Maine. It was a great opportunity to see botanical knowledge in action and to learn about medicinal plants.
College of the Atlantic Professor of Botany Nishanta Rajakaruna is teaching seminars this week at the Institute of Natural Sciences of the Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russia.
Immersive courses in field ecology and natural history, botany, and environmental journalism bring students to pristine settings in Acadia National Park and Downeast Maine coastal islands for College of the Atlantic’s pre-college Summer Field Institute.
Poster presentations before members of the Northeastern section of the Geological Society of America (NEGSA) highlight spring break for several College of the Atlantic students and earth sciences professor Dr. Sarah Hall.