An all-night, online celebration of the arts! IF 2020 is a 24-hour online event featuring 150+ unique, original performances by international artists of all disciplines. This free, all-night celebration of the arts will feature improvisational performance videos by musicians, spoken word poets, dancers, theatre practitioners and multi-disciplinary artists from 15+ countries captured in response to

BRIL - KTT Webinar on Potential Commercial Applications of Bio-carbon from Biomass of Ontario Speakers Ted Todoschuk, Ka Wing Ng, Hayat Raza, David Gordon, David Smith, Animesh Dutta Webinar Highlights Sustainable production and marketing of bio-carbon from Ontario based biomass is essential for transition towards a sustainable circular economy. Canada’s trade balance is consistently negative

The Arboretum’s Annual Plant Sale is virtual this year. The annual fundraiser is online as an auction featuring a sample of unique and special plants. Many of the plants are the offspring of wild seeds sourced locally and are suitable for local pollinators, flora and fauna. The auction is open Friday, September 18 at 9

Based on research in the high-altitude Himalayan region of Ladakh, in northwest India, 'Caring for Glaciers:Land, Animals, and Humanity in the Himalayas' looks at the causes and consequences of a transformation in people's relationship with the environment. Panel members: Sara Shneiderman, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of British Columbia Tanya Richardson, Associate Professor of Anthropology

Where will you be next year? On Saturday, September 26, let us bring U of G to you! Learn about degree programs, admission requirements, how to apply and all things Guelph, from the comfort of your home. Will this year lead you to becoming a Gryphon? Learn more at https://admission.uoguelph.ca/DiscoverUofG

Join us for a webinar in support of exonerees and to bring attention to the injustices faced by the wrongfully convicted. Guest speaker: Robert Baltovich, exoneree Presented by the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences

Gather virtually with the ISC and Inuit Knowledge Holder Tauni Sheldon for a presentation on Nunangat Food Insecurity. Learn about inflated food prices in the North and how they are affecting the Inuit. Participants will gain a better understanding of the significance of hunting and country food to overall Nunangat food security. Access the Microsoft

Join a University of Guelph/CAIDP webinar about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Canadian humanitarian and development organizations. Researchers surveyed 154 Canadian organizations about the challenges and impacts of the pandemic on their operations and collected information about these organizations' response strategies. Panelists will discuss the findings and their implications for the future of

A webinar with Heena Mistry – Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Training Specialist, Wilfrid Laurier University. After the abolition of indenture in 1917, many repatriated ex-indentured Indian labourers faced marginalization and ostracization within India. Indian diaspora communities, ocean-crossing activists and nationalists within India debated how best to balance pressure from white settler governments to systematically deport

The Guelph Institute for Environmental Research (GIER) is pleased to invite you to the webinar The Climate Emergency, taking place Oct. 15 from 4 to 5 p.m. EDT. Our panelists will be: Chantal Bilodeau, founder and artistic director, The Arctic Cycle Prof. Jana Levison, University of Guelph Prof. Craig Johnson, director, Guelph Institute of Development

Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph is hosting an hour of the Voices of Food Systems Live: 24-Hour Global Relay Conversation. The hour will feature Chef Suzanne Barr cooking up a food-waste avoiding recipe, Indigenous and agriculture leaders in conversation, as well as a behind-the-scenes look at circular food economy supporting food research.

Since the mid-twentieth century, Asia’s two giants have represented alternative models of political modernity. The dramatic political rise of Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping, two self-avowed strongmen, has seen remarkable changes in the aims, structure and exercise of power in both regimes. This seminar examines striking commonalities and the ramifications of these historic developments. Speaker:

Dr. Christian Nawroth will summarize recent advances in studies on the cognitive capacities of domestic goats, focusing on how goats interact with humans. Based on these findings, he will outline how applied research could benefit from these results, considering that subtle human behavioural changes can affect the behaviour of farm animals. Dr. Nawroth is a

Experts on American politics explore the issues at stake in the U.S. 2020 federal election. Panel: Clifford Orwin Professor, University of Toronto Lori Hausegger Associate Professor, Boise State University David Macdonald Professor, University of Guelph Ian Spears Associate Professor, University of Guelph (moderator) Registration is required (registration opens Oct. 23 at 12:30 p.m.) Presented by