Book Title: Geology of the parish of St Catherine Author: Professor Simon F Mitchell Overview:This work provides a map and member describing the geology of the parish of St Catherine based on geological mapping over the last 15 years.
*URD SIGNATURE EVENT* Medi Ganja Symposium Title: Cannabis in Jamaica Overview : Informative sessions looking at the science if cannabis and the potential of a formal cannabis industry in Jamaica for economic prosperity. Speakers: - Dr Henry Lowe – “Economic Potential of Cannabis, Ganja and Hemp in Jamaica” - Dr. Charah Watson “ The Chemistry Chemistry of Cannabis” - Prof Wayne McLaughlin - “Genetic Diversity of Jamaican Cannabis: St Elizabeth and Westmoreland"
The Department of Chemistry's Laboratory Tours Potential clients/ investors will be given an opportunity to visit the labs which are capable of contract research / commercial testing.
The Department of Chemistry's Ice Cream Making Demonstration Visiting students will be shown the procedure of making ice cream which they can subsequently sample.
The Biotechnology Centre's Tour the Centre's Labs showcasing: • DNA extraction made simple • A piece of Plant to Feed the Nation, How? • 5 Minute Rule, its Clean! ...Or Is It? & Fungi: Your Everyday Encounters • Pamphlet distribution
The Department of Life Sciences' Herbrium Museum Tour will include Poster displays on past and current research, museum specimens from both the Herbarium and Zoology Museum.