Learn to curb the worry habit and how to avoid the five pitfalls that perpetuate worrying. This two-hour workshop includes brain training exercises and a variety of other techniques to decrease worrying. The fee is $5 for U of G students, $20 for members of USW Local 4120, and $40 for all others. University Centre,

The Landscape Architecture program in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development presents a guest lecture by Nina-Marie Lister, Associate Professor in the School of Urban and Regional Planning at Ryerson University and founding principal of PLANDFORM.  Her talk is titled "Landscape | Ecology | Resiliency | Urbanism".  All are welcome to attend.

The Text Encoding Initiative is a community of practice that collaboratively creates a set of guidelines for marking up texts in digital form. This workshop will introduce participants to the basic concepts behind text markup and is designed for beginners or those thinking about starting a digital, textual project. In this workshop, we will work

Federal Minister of Finance Bill Morneau will host a town hall discussion with members of the University community on creating more opportunities for young Canadians to succeed. This event is open to all University community members. Those wishing to attend can RSVP using the online survey. Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre, Student Lounge (2nd Floor)  

NVivo is a qualitative data analysis (QDA) computer software package produced by QSR International. In this workshop, we will work on bringing your sources in, creating nodes, coding and running queries. Please bring a laptop for your own use during the workshop with the latest version of NVIVO installed. Please note: All software installation must

The first Rural History Roundtable session of the winter 2019 semester is 'Fiddles -Ins' and Protest Placards: Response to the Controversial Cancellation of Don Messer's Jubilee. Presented by Erin Shuurs, PhD candidate MacKinnon Building, Room 132

This session of the RM@Guelph lecture series is titled "Novel Therapeutic Strategies to Counteract Cartilage Destruction During Osteoarthritis." All are welcome to attend. Presented by Prof. Mohit Kapoor, Director, Arthritis Research Program, University Health Network, Toronto. Hosted by the Regenerative Medicine at Guelph (RM@Guelph) Network as part of graduate course BIOM*6712 OVC Biomedical Sciences, Room 1642

This lunch and learn session will feature Prof. Kim Anderson, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Relationships and associate professor in the department of family relations and applied nutrition. Prof. Anderson will facilitate a safe space to discuss the benefits and challenges with incorporating Indigeneity into Canadian post-secondary curriculum. This event is free. Coffee and a

We will talk about what exactly a lager beer is and how it differs from ale. Learn about the history of lager beer in Europe and its eventual expansion to the New World. Classic styles will be covered and lead us into modern interpretations. We will taste a variety of lager beer to explore the

During International Women and Girls in STEM Day, Let's Talk Science at the University of Guelph - a student-run organization - is hosting an event to educate and celebrate the contributions of female scientists. This event will have several hands-on activities (e.g., DNA isolation, making a battery out of lemons and much more) suitable for

In celebration of Black History Month, CFRU will be running programming content such as Canadian and international artist interviews, comedy, talk shows, as well as featured music. This programming will showcase students and members of the community. Radio shows will be hosted by both first time and seasoned hosts. Programming will air each day noon

The College of Biological Science will host a screening of the critically-acclaimed documentary film, The Woman Who Loves Giraffes. The film's subject, Anne Innis Dagg, will be in attendance for the screening along with the film's director Alison Reid and executive producer Paul Zimic. A Q&A session with the invited guests will follow the film, hosted

In celebration of Black History Month, CFRU will be running programming content such as Canadian and international artist interviews, comedy, talk shows, as well as featured music. This programming will showcase students and members of the community. Radio shows will be hosted by both first time and seasoned hosts. Programming will air each day noon

This is a three-hour workshop around racism in a setting that will try to be interactive,  fun and generally less-scary than the words “anti-oppression workshop.” Attendees should gain a better understanding of racism, systematic oppression, and how to be okay with being uncomfortable. There will be free food provided in a physically accessible space with

Look and feel like a pro with SAS! SAS is a statistical software package that is widely used in many disciplines. In just a few hours you will be ready to impress friends and family with this easy to use software. In Part I and II of this workshop, you will learn how to: Maneuver

In celebration of Black History Month, CFRU will be running programming content such as Canadian and international artist interviews, comedy, talk shows, as well as featured music. This programming will showcase students and members of the community. Radio shows will be hosted by both first time and seasoned hosts. Programming will air each day noon

Look and feel like a pro with SAS! SAS is a statistical software package that is widely used in many disciplines. In just a few hours you will be ready to impress friends and family with this easy to use software. In Part I and II of this workshop, you will learn how to: Maneuver

To celebrate Black History Month, the Caribbean Culture Club will host a Zumba Class in the Athletics Centre Feb. 13. Come out for a fun hour of exercise and dance! Athletics Centre, Room 302

R is an open-source software environment for data manipulation and statistical analysis. Used in a variety of disciplines, R has become a popular tool because of its power, flexibility and active community. Join us as we teach the basics of data analysis in R by working through a sample project from data import to cleaning,

Francesco Cavatorta, professor of political science at Laval University, looks at the complexity of Salafi reactions to the Arab uprisings. Some Salafis chose to participate in democratic politics, while others refrained. Still others promoted violence to achieve their objectives. What explains the different choices that Salafis made, and what impact do those choices have today?