Click here to view the results in PDF form: SEB student name change survey by Aja Grande, SEB Student Representative (2020-2021) Acknowledgements Thank you to all of the SEB students who participated in this survey! We hope that this informs generations of ethnobotanists to come about the significance of names and associations that come... Continue Reading →
Local and diaspora plants in African Alliance of RI community garden — Food Sovereignty
A blog post about a recent community engagement excursion–led and written by Society for Economic Botany Student Representative, Aja Grande, Ph.D. student in History, Anthropology, Science, Technology & Society at MIT. Wednesday, September 19, 2019 Providence, RI On the corner of Elma Street and Prairie Avenue sits an abundant garden plot belonging to the African... Continue Reading →
The secret of Solomon Islands: exploring medicinal plant knowledge in the south Pacific
By Matthew Bond, SEB At-large Student Committee Member, Botany PhD from the University of Hawai'i. When surveying plant diversity in the cloud forest, clear days are rare! This panorama looks down on the Lau Lagoon from the entrance to the cloud forest Have you ever dreamed of packing a bag and moving to a tropical island... Continue Reading →
Dr. Daniel Moerman – SEB Distinguished Economic Botanist 2015
Society for Economic Botany, Distinguished Economic Botanist 2015 - An Interview with Dr. Daniel Moerman by John de la Parra Reproduced from the SEB Newsletter "Plants and People" Spring and Fall 2015 This year, the Society for Economic Botany celebrates the achievements of Dr. Daniel Moerman by selecting him as the 2015 Distinguished Economic Botanist. Dr. Daniel... Continue Reading →