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ONLINE: Exhibit Launch – “From our Mothers’ Kitchens”: Cooking in Rural Canada
U of G’s newest online exhibition is launching on Thursday, May 13 and we want you to join us! If you’re interested in Canadian food trends, this one’s for you.
ONLINE: Gryphon’s LAAIR Pitch Finale
The Gryphon's LAAIR Innovation Showcase and Pitch Competition returns! Join us online as five founders present their world-changing technologies for the first time! This interactive event will give attendees an
ONLINE: 12th Annual Accessibility Conference
The University of Guelph, in partnership with Open Learning and Educational Support (OpenEd), is hosting the 12th Annual Accessibility Conference virtually this year. The event is scheduled for May 25
ONLINE: 2021 ICCI Cancer Research Symposium
The annual ICCI Cancer Research Symposium is a free all-day event that highlights the cancer research taking place at the University of Guelph and from other nearby universities. The day
ONLINE: Big Ideas in Improvisation – Fred Moten and Vijay Iyer in Conversation
International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI) and Musagetes are pleased to present the inaugural lecture of the Big Ideas in Improvisation series: an annual series showcasing provocative thinkers and creative practitioners. This free, online event—co-presented by the ArtsEverywhere Festival—will feature poet, critic and theorist Fred Moten in conversation with composer, pianist and scholar
ONLINE: GIER Annual Symposium
ONLINE Ontario, CanadaThe Guelph Institute for Environmental Research (GIER) is hosting its first annual symposium! To adapt to the circumstances and provide as much flexibility as possible, we have planned virtual live events (June 2 and 3) as well as curating asynchronous content that people can check out in their own time (and that we will be
ONLINE: Food Day Canada
As Canada’s food university, the University of Guelph is shining a light on all the ways we are supporting and improving Canada’s food systems in celebration of Food Day Canada on July 31, 2021. Read stories about U of G's contributions to Canadian food. Celebrate Food Day Canada with ideas from the Food Day Canada
Guelph Trial Garden Open House
U of G is hosting in-person scheduled visits to its 2021 Trial Garden Open House at the new Guelph Turfgrass Institute. Learn more and register online.
ONLINE: Improvisation Festival – IF 2021
IF 2021 is a free, online, 24-hour improvisation festival celebrating all forms of artistic expression. This digital festival will take place between August 13 and 14, starting at 7 p.m. (ET). You can stream this all-day, all-night, online celebration of the arts, featuring new, improvised works by 150+ artists from over 25 countries around the
ONLINE: Making Sense of the Canadian Election
"The most important election in our lifetimes?" The 2021 federal election produced a remarkably similar result to the 2019 election. But in the context of a global pandemic, what impact will this election have on our political leaders, government, and society? Join us on Zoom with our panel of political experts for a full breakdown
ONLINE: A case study of learning in a community-based organization in rural Bihar
India is home to thousands of small organizations contributing to community development. Learning is crucial for their efforts to foster change in complex environments with limited financial and human resources. This webinar, featuring Elisa Cooper, MSc. in Capacity Development and Extension, University of Guelph, shares findings from a study on the dynamics of learning within
ONLINE : Seeing the Forest for the Trees – Trees as Participants in Theatre and Performance
Join us for a free public talk by Megan De Roover, Writer-in-Residence affiliated with The Arboretum this year! She is conducting archival and on-site research for her new book Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Trees as Participants in Theatre and Performance (McGill-Queen's University Press). Using a theatre and performance lens, her research monograph explores
ONLINE: Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture – “Seeking Landscape Justice”
The Landscape Architecture program in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development presents a guest lecture entitled "Seeking Landscape Justice", by Dr. Alison Hirsch. Dr. Hirsch is an associate professor and director of both the graduate program in Landscape + Urbanism and the Landscape Justice Initiative at the University of Southern California. Dr. Hirsch
ONLINE: Documenting the Stories of Young Girls in Poverty: Bangla Surf Girls
Bangla Surf Girls is an immersive documentary that takes us into the heart of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh where we witness an unlikely and successful community experiment that creates real futures for young girls who live in poverty. In this presentation, Lalita Krishna producer and writer of Bangla Surf Girls will talk about the making of
ONLINE: Signed and Sealed – The Rise of the Charter in Medieval Scotland
Join us for an exciting online event and exhibit launch featuring our valuable medieval Scottish land charter collection. Keynote Speaker: Prof. Cynthia Neville, formerly of Dalhousie University, now of the University of Guelph’s Centre for Scottish Studies. 'Chart(er)ing a New Course in Scottish History at the University of Guelph'. Registration is available on the event
ONLINE: Can We Solve the Climate Crisis?
The IPCC Report, Climate Change and Decarbonization Join us for a panel discussion of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and what it means for the future. Featuring Jessica Green - Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto Wilfrid Greaves - Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Victoria Craig
ONLINE: Mental Health for Money Makers – Navigating Mental Health for Entrepreneurs
As part of mental well-being awareness week, The John F. Wood Centre is proud to collaborate with the Wellness Department at the University of Guelph and the Business Development Bank of Canada for our Bigger Picture Series. The topic of discussion will be Mental Health for Money Makers – Navigating Mental Health for Entrepreneurs. Our
ONLINE: The Principles and Practices of Critical Community Engaged Scholarship
This webinar, featuring Mavis Morton, Associate Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Guelph, will identify the difference between community engaged scholarship (CES) and critical community engaged scholarship (CCES). It will highlight the principles guiding critical and community engaged scholarship and it will identify practical ways in which these guiding principles
Schofield Memorial Lecture 2021 – Dr. Alan Wilson
Topic: Trotting Horses and Hunting Cheetah: An Anatomist's Perspective on Locomotion In this talk, Dr. Alan Wilson, Professor of Locomotor Biomechanics at the Royal Veterinary College, University of London, will describe the specialized anatomy of athletic animals with particular reference to muscle and tendon and discuss the factors that define endurance, speed, acceleration and maneuvering
ONLINE: Economy in India 2047
The first of a series of lectures to commemorate 75 years of India's Independence Economy in India 2047 Tuesday, November 23, 2021, 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM EST/ 8:30 PM to 10:00 PM IST India 2047: Just, Sustainable and Equal Future Amitabh Behar, Chief Executive Officer, Oxfam India The Future of Farming in India Sudha