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报告人：Jane Mt. Pleasant

报告题目：Critical Analysis of Food Value in theThree Sisters Cropping System

报告时间：2016年1月17日上午10:00-11:30

报告地点：食品科学与工程学院13号楼双桥厅

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报告人简介

JaneMt. Pleasant

AssociateProfessor

Departmentof Horticulture

Schoolof Integrative Plant Science

CornellUniversity

Research Focus

Usingthe agronomic expertise, Dr. Jane Mt. Pleasant examines Iroquois agriculturefrom a multi-disciplinary perspective that includes history, archeology,paleobotany, and cultural/social anthropology in order to provide a criticallyneeded bridge between scholars in the humanities and social sciences who workin Iroquois Studies. More recently Dr. Jane Mt. Pleasant has expanded thisresearch to include pre-Columbian agriculture in eastern/central North America,to better understand the nature and productivity of indigenous agriculture moregenerally in this region.

Teaching Focus

Dr.Jane Mt. Pleasant teaches a First-Year Writing Seminar in American IndianStudies, "Science Meets Spirit," that contrasts western scienceapproaches to natural resource management with resource management based onindigenous knowledge. In addition, Dr. Jane Mt. Pleasant teaches a 2000-levelcourse in Horticulture, "Plants and Human Well Being," that exposesstudents to the multiple ways that we interact with plants and plant productsin order to increase their awareness of the many non-traditional career andavocational opportunities within the field of Horticulture. Dr. Jane Mt.Pleasant also teaches HORT 2200, Practicing Sustainable Landcare, whichencourages students to consider how they will manage personal and publiclandscapes for long-term sustainability.