by mvtipton | Jan 17, 2018 | India, Uncategorized
New Delhi University The New Delhi University campus that we visited is for PhD students only. The campus began as a botany focused department, but the botany department is none existent now. We had the opportunity to talk with the head of a department, the previous...
by akmatthe | Jan 17, 2018 | Faculty-Led, India
On our 8th full day in India, we got an early start and visited the fields of Dayalbagh Educational Institute (DEI). These fields are tended to both by students at the institute and volunteers from the local community that serve there for religious reasons. We learned...
by akmatthe | Jan 17, 2018 | Faculty-Led, India
l Intro videoMalaria basicsMalaria labAlgae in greenhouseAlgae lab After arriving in New Delhi late the previous night, our first full day in India was jam packed full of excursions. Starting off very groggy, we went to Kutub Minar. Kutub Minar is the tallest tower...
by dkbarret | Jan 17, 2018 | Faculty-Led, India
We open our tale in the city of Ajmer where the camels roam free and the flowers are in plenty. As we pull up to the Pushkar Rose Factory, the group is welcomed by the sounds of beating drums and beautiful rose petals flying through the air. Here they focus on quality...
by cesomerv | Jan 16, 2018 | Faculty-Led, India
We started the day early as we drove out of New Delhi in a fog so thick that I couldn’t see the other shoulder of the road (Photo 1). Dr. Srivastava picked up doughnuts for our trip, and then we all fell asleep for the first leg. The drive lasted from 5:30 am until...
by cesomerv | Jan 15, 2018 | Faculty-Led, India
We are now over halfway through our program, and the time has flown by. It’s our second day in Agra and we spent the day visiting Dayalbagh Educational Institute (DEI). The visit began with a look at the Institute’s student-run dairy farm. I really enjoyed being able...
