U of G News

Writing Tune-Up: Sentences
2024-09-25 09:30 - 23:30 (America/Toronto) | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Join us for some grammar fun! This session will focus on sentence structure and common errors at the sentence level.
These topics are helpful for anyone who needs to write formally in English irrespective of their language background. Whether you’re learning English or you speak English as your first language, you can benefit from this lesson.
Questions? Email: writing@uoguelph.ca to learn more.

Advanced Survey Creation in Qualtrics: Data Skills
2024-09-25 10:00 - 12:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
This workshop will explore the more advanced question types and features of Qualtrics including:

Various question types and methods like logic, piped text, loop & merge, timed questions, scoring, embedded data, and randomization
How to use Survey Flow to meet complicated research designs
How to create and edit messaging in your survey

NOTE: It is expected that attendees have attended Introduction to Qualtrics – Creating Data with Online Surveys or are already competent with the software.
Please note:
You must use a University of Guelph login to self-register for this workshop. If you don’t have a U of G email address, please contact library@uoguelph.ca to request registration for this workshop. When you register for this workshop you are committing to attend the entire workshop unless otherwise confirmed with the instructor. This workshop is limited. If you are suddenly not able to attend, please contact us as soon as possible so that we can offer your spot to someone on our waiting list.
You must have a University of Guelph Qualtrics account working ahead of the workshop. We cannot troubleshoot software or accounts during the session. If you are not able to get it working ahead of the meeting, please contact us as soon as possible so that we can offer your spot to someone on our waiting list. You must access the workshop from a computer and participants will find they are able to participate more fully if they have two screens available.
If you have any issues with your install, please contact the IT Help Desk.
Please note: this workshop will take place online via Zoom. A reminder email with the meeting link will be emailed to you 24 hours before the workshop.

United Way Kickoff
2024-09-25 11:30 - 13:00 | Branion Plaza, Branion Plaza, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location: Branion Plaza

Come on out to enjoy toonie hot dogs, apple crisp, popcorn, cotton candy, music and more!
100% of hot dog sales and a portion of other food sales will go towards the U of G’s United Way campaign.

One Health Seminar with CERC Chair Dr. David McCarthy
2024-09-25 12:30 - 13:30 | OVC Pathobiology AHL, 419 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
The title of Dr. McCarthy’s seminar is “Using a One Health Approach to Understanding and Mitigating Risks to Swimmers.“
David McCarthy leads a multidisciplinary team of researchers from the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences (CEPS), the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) and the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC). The team aims to understand how pathogens from human and animal waste move through urban water cycles, how they interact with humans and how to reduce the health risks they pose.
To do this, McCarthy’s lab is developing novel technologies to detect pathogens and their sources in near real-time, designing a “lab-on-a-chip” device to enable pathogen detection in the field, and modelling how humans interact with sources of contamination and reduce pathogen loads in the environment. McCarthy’s team emphasizes solutions that are easy to use, low cost, open source and open hardware, to encourage and enable their use in all parts of the globe.

Workshop: Strategic Reading for Graduate Students and Upper-Year Undergrads
2024-09-25 14:30 - 16:00 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Feeling like you have too much to read and not enough time? Join this workshop to develop skills for reading journal articles more efficiently and effectively. This workshop is best suited to graduate students and upper year undergradaute students.
Questions? Email learning@uoguelph.ca.

Plants and Traditional Uses Walk A National Forest Week 2024 Event
2024-09-25 17:00 - 18:30 | Arboretum, 250 Arboretum Road, Guelph, N1G 2W1
Are you interested in growing plants that have traditionally been used for medicine, teas, or broader uses? We invite you to come learn some about some plants and their traditional uses! Note: The Arboretum is not a site for harvesting, this tour will only be used to give inspiration for plants that you can plant in your yard.
A National Forest Week 2024 Guelph event.
