Entomology and the other 10 Coolest MSU Study Abroad Programs

Fox 47 News recently identified the Department of Entomology's "Tropical Agricultural Systems in Sri Lanka" as one of MSU's Top 10 Coolest Study Abroad Programs.

Alex Harakas overlooking the river at the Pinnewalla Elephant Orphanage (2013).

Fox 47 News recently identified the Department of Entomology’s “Tropical Agricultural Systems in Sri Lanka" as one of MSU’s Top 10 Coolest Study Abroad Programs. The course, led and organized by entomologist Chris DiFonzo, begins its 2015 program next week. Chris reports she will have 14 students this term. Leaders in Sri Lanka tell her that while other universities have come and gone, MSU’s course is the one that has returned year after year.

MSU is a national leader in international study and offers 275 programs in over 60 countries on all seven continents. View some images below from the “Tropical Agricultural Systems in Sri Lanka" classes of 2013 and 2014.

John Pajot standing on Lion Rock
John Pajot standing on the top of Sigirija (Lion Rock) (2014).

Plucking tea from field
Alex Harakas, Celeste Dmytryszyn and Elise Carolan working with a local tea plucker (2013).

Tea tasting
Jorhie Beadle joins a tea tasting at the Tea Research Institute in Talawakele (2014).

Having tea assessed
Claire Jordan having her tea harvest assessed for quality (2014).

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