New Events
 
1. Informational meeting (We've done it!)
    Time: Wed, October 8th, 7:00PM
    Place: Life Sci. Building 2040
 
1). General introduction with slideshows by Dr. G Tucker and Dr Z. Liu.
2). First-hand information by former participant students
3). Several kinds of tea will be served.
 
2. Informational meeting (Informal: questions and answers)
    Time: Tues. Nov. 18 at 7 pm
    Place: Life Sci. Building 2040 (To be finalized)

3. Seminars (tentative schedule )

Time Subject
April  2 China Overview
  1. China: the land, the nation, and the people
  2. A Concise History of China
  3. The real China: hardly like what you may "know", and certainly not what we may want it to be
April 9 Ethnobotany in China: a culture and a biological phenomenon
  1. Ethnobotany in China: plant use, the Chinese Civilization,  and Chinese culture
  2. History of China in the eyes of a biologist: agriculture, diverse food sources, and population growth
April 16 Chinese Food and Chinese Medicine
  1. Chinese food.
  2. Chinese herbal medicine.
  3. Food, medicine, and conservation biology.
April 23 Future Perspectives
  1. An old tradition and a new trend: medicine as food and food as medicine.
  2. Future of Chinese medicine: a lost tradition or new directions?
  3. WeiJi: Risks and Opportunities -- dilemma of an ancient culture in a new era.