Doctor of Plant Health video
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Description of DPH program and what employment is available
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- [00:00:01.618](gentle chime music)
- [00:00:04.984]Save one plant.
- [00:00:08.384]Save a crop that feeds a nation.
- [00:00:13.617]Increase the worlds beauty.
- [00:00:18.019]Contribute to the sustainability of our plants
- [00:00:21.117]and our world.
- [00:00:24.174]Launch a career to be among the leaders
- [00:00:26.584]in a new field for which there is growing demand
- [00:00:29.684]around the world, all these possibilities are yours
- [00:00:34.015]with a Doctor of Plant Health
- [00:00:36.119]from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln.
- [00:00:39.892]Just as Doctors of Medicine are medical practitioners
- [00:00:42.684]who treat people and keep them well,
- [00:00:44.985]Doctors of Plant Health are plant practitioners
- [00:00:47.918]who help to keep plants healthy
- [00:00:49.718]and diagnose and treat those that are ill.
- [00:00:53.884]With wide interdisciplinary knowledge,
- [00:00:55.818]Doctors of Plant Health gain in Agronomy, Horticulture,
- [00:00:59.185]Entomology, Plant Pathology, Soil Science and Weed Science,
- [00:01:03.452]you can be in the forefront of detecting,
- [00:01:05.617]diagnosing and managing plant issues.
- [00:01:10.194]You'll also learn to develop and put in place
- [00:01:12.617]plant and pest management systems
- [00:01:14.584]for economic, environmental and social sustainability,
- [00:01:18.352]plants sustain life on this planet,
- [00:01:20.918]what could be more important than that?
- [00:01:24.017]Throughout your Doctor of Plant Health program,
- [00:01:25.984]you can emphasize your specific interests,
- [00:01:28.452]whether they be Field Crops, Specialty Crops, Ornamental,
- [00:01:32.251]Turf Grass, Landscapes, Organic, Regulatory,
- [00:01:36.451]Business or other professional areas.
- [00:01:39.484]You'll work in small classes with some of the most
- [00:01:41.818]cited agricultural scientists in the country,
- [00:01:44.917]gain hands-on experience through both classes
- [00:01:48.018]and internships.
- [00:01:50.418]Studying at Nebraska provides you experience
- [00:01:52.884]with an extensive diversity of crops, soils
- [00:01:55.684]and environments, four major ecoregions merge here,
- [00:01:59.684]representative of countless areas across North America
- [00:02:02.984]and in numerous developed and developing countries
- [00:02:05.684]around the world.
- [00:02:07.618]Terrific fellowship opportunities exist,
- [00:02:10.085]be sure and check them out on the DPH website.
- [00:02:14.484]Doctor of Plant Health careers can range widely
- [00:02:17.352]and might include creating your own business,
- [00:02:19.551]working for seed of chemical companies,
- [00:02:21.918]working as an independent or other plant related consultant,
- [00:02:25.018]or for a university extension.
- [00:02:28.317]Goverment agencies that deal with plant biosecurity
- [00:02:31.250]or invasive species such as EPA and USDA
- [00:02:35.219]are also looking for DPH graduates, as are other agencies
- [00:02:39.184]that deal with plants and plant health.
- [00:02:41.919]Be in the forefront of this new field,
- [00:02:44.085]join the Doctor of Plant Health program today.
- [00:02:47.723](upbeat flute music)
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