Renowned ethnobotanist Mark Plotkin will speak at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 7 in Whitley Auditorium. Plotkin’s appearance is part of the Voices of Discovery speaker series, which is cosponsored by the Global Studies program, the office of cultural programs and the Liberal Arts Forum.
Plotkin has been hailed by Time magazine as an environmental “Hero for the Planet.” For the last 20 years, he has worked and studied with the shamans of Central and South America to learn about their powerful healing traditions. Plotkin is the author of “Tales of a Shaman’s Apprentice,” “Medicine Quest: In Search of Nature’s Healing Secrets,” and most recently, “The Killers Within,” which focuses on drug-resistant bacteria and new medicines from nature.
Tickets for the performance are $12, or free with Elon identification. Tickets may be purchased at the McCrary Theatre box office at (336) 278-5610. The box office is open from 12:30 p.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday.
The Voices of Discovery science speaker series, sponsored by Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences, invites noted scholars in science and mathematics to Elon to share their knowledge and experience with students.
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