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Better Sleep for Peri-Menopausal Women

University Centre Ontario, Canada

This two-hour workshop offers drug-free tips to help cope with mid-life sleep changes, hot flashes and the frustration of being awake through the night. The fee is $5 for U of G students, $20 for members of USW Local 4120, and $40 for all others. University Centre, Room 430

Beyond Graduation Educational Opportunities Fair

University Centre Ontario, Canada

Meet representatives from educational institutions in Ontario, across Canada, the United States and international locations to explore post-graduation opportunities including certificate, post-diploma and graduate programs. A wide variety of educational fields and programs will be represented such as: teacher education MBA programs social work accounting law college post-diploma programs homeopathic medicine applied sciences and more.

Anxiety: Skills & Strategies Workshop

University Centre Ontario, Canada

Learn practical techniques, new tips and information on how to respond to the uncomfortable sensations of anxiety. This skills program meets weekly on Tuesdays, from noon - 1 p.m., for three sessions. The fee is $10 for U of G students, $30 for members of USW Local 4120, and $60 for all others. University Centre,

Writing the African City: A conversation with Angolan author Ondjaki

Join us for a compelling conversation with Angolan author, Ondjaki, who will discuss his multiple award-winning novel, Transparent City. Co-hosted by the College of Arts, the School of Languages and Literatures, and the Bookshelf. This event is free and open to the public. The Bookshelf, 41 Quebec St., Guelph Ondjaki, chosen by The Guardian in 2012  as

Open Access Week: OA Hackathon – Hack It Open

As the availability of open data through the Internet becomes more common, students are being asked to solve new and varied problems. Drop by Scholars Studio (2nd floor, library) for a fun and relaxed day of creative problem solving and community. Can’t stay for the whole event? No problem! Feel free to come and go

2018 Gairdner Lecture: Azim Surani

OVC Pathobiology AHL 419 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Join us Oct. 24 for the 2018 Gairdner Lecture, "From Genomic Imprinting to the Human Germline" presented by Dr. Azim Surani. Surani is the recipient of the 2018 Canada Gairdner International award for the discovery of mammalian genomic imprinting that causes parent-of-origin specific gene expression and its consequences for development and disease. He is the

SEDRD Speaker Series: Social Justice, Rural Policy and ICRPS 2019

Landscape Architecture 124 Reynolds Walk, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Join us for the third School of Environmental Design and Rural Development Speaker Series event. Stephen Penner will share reflections from his participation in the 2018 International Comparative Rural Policy Summer Institute. The event, held in Tuskegee, Alabama, focused on social justice and rural policy. Information will also be shared about the 2019 International Comparative

Open Access Week: Tri-Agency Policies – What You Need to Know

Join us for this informative session where we will provide an overview of current Canadian policies related to open access and data management, such as the Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications and the Draft Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy, and how these policies may impact your research. We will also highlight the services the

Thursday At Noon Concert:  Jesse Stewart, Solo Percussion

MacKinnon Building 87 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

University of Guelph alumnus, Jesse Stewart, returns to his alma mater to perform a free concert of improvised solo percussion music on a variety of unusual instruments including the waterphone, handpan, wood flutes and more. MacKinnon Building, Room 107 (Goldschmidt Room)

Open Access Week Film Screening: “Paywall”

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Did you know that the library spends over $6 million annually to provide access to research outputs that researchers have provided freely to publishers? Globally, academic publishers earn over $25 billion US each year. The documentary Paywall: The Business of Scholarship explores the world of academic publishing, challenging the rationale behind the for-profit academic publishing

CCSAW Seminar: Targeting problems in laboratory mouse welfare and biomedical animal model validity

OVC Pathobiology AHL 419 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

The CCSAW seminar "Targeting problems in laboratory mouse welfare and biomedical animal model validity" will be presented by Jamie Ahloy Dallaire, assistant professor of livestock behaviour and welfare in the Department of Animal Science at Université Laval. During his postdoc in the Department of Comparative Medicine at Stanford University, Dallaire worked toward improving both laboratory

QUofG Network Inaugural Meet and Greet

University Centre Ontario, Canada

The QUofG Network, a group of LGBTQ+ faculty and staff, will be holding its Inaugural Meet and Greet Oct. 25 in the Keg Lounge at Brass Taps. All LGBTQ+ faculty and staff are welcome to attend! Snacks will be provided! RSVP to quofg@uoguelph.ca.

Why India Matters with High Commissioner and Author Mr. Vikras Swarup

Art Gallery of Guelph 358 Gordon Street, Guelph, Canada

The Canada Research Chair in Gender, Justice and Development invites you to "Why India Matters," an interactive session with Mr. Vikras Swarup, High Commissioner of India to Canada. In a careers spanning more than 30 years, Mr. Swarup has served in diplomatic assignments in Ankara, Washington DC, Addis Ababa, London, Pretoria and Osaka-Kobe. After serving

Stop Worrying Workshop

University Centre Ontario, Canada

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,

Standing Together- A community-wide vigil

Branion Plaza Branion Plaza, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Please join the Jewish Community of Guelph, Mayor Cam Guthrie, University of Guelph administration, elected officials and community leaders in Branion Plaza as we come together to remember the 11 victims of the horrible anti-semitic attack in Pittsburgh this past weekend. Lets stand together to condemn anti-semitism and hate and bring forth light in these

SEDRD Speaker Series: Attracting Physicians to Rural Ontario

Landscape Architecture 124 Reynolds Walk, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Join us for the fourth School of Environmental Design and Rural Development Speaker Series event. Gwen Devereaux of the Gateway Centre of Rural Health Excellence will speak about the centre's research and opportunities for student engagement. All are welcome to attend. Please feel free to bring your lunch. Landscape Architecture, Pit Lobby

Careers in the Real Estate Industry – Networking and Job Fair

University Centre Ontario, Canada

The Careers in the Real Estate Industry networking and job fair event is an opportunity to meet employers who are actively recruiting students for exciting co-op, part time, full-time and contract positions within the real estate and housing industry. Many employers in attendance have opportunities posted on Experience Guelph that you can research prior to

Deadline to Drop Courses

The deadline to drop Fall 2018 courses is 11:59 p.m. on November 2 (the fortieth class day) for undergraduate students on the Guelph campus and all associate diploma and graduate students. For Guelph-Humber students, the deadline to drop Fall 2018 courses is 11:59 p.m. on November 6. Courses can be dropped using WebAdvisor.

Fall Preview Day 2018

Fall Preview Day, the University of Guelph's largest on-campus recruitment event, will be held Nov. 4 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with a resource fair in the Mitchell Gym and tours happening across campus. The event is expected to draw thousands of prospective students and their parents, who will take campus tours, learn about