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ONLINE: Scarcity, Abundance and the Human Dimension: Analyzing urban-rural water conflict in India
National governance reform is the central challenge within the Indian water sector. However, national initiatives on legal reform underestimate the challenges of place-specific water issues in the Indian context. This webinar presents case studies on rural-urban transfers of water in large metropolitan centers, highlighting the importance of governance reform and the centrality of politics in
ONLINE: U of G at the Royal: Can reducing food waste improve your dietary intake? Talk and cooking demo
The 2020 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair is online! Check out U of G experts sharing their thoughts on the future of agriculture and food. In this session, we will identify the key economic, environmental, and nutritional impacts of household food waste using results from a waste audit of families in Guelph. We will explore how
ONLINE: U of G at the Royal: The Path Forward – Improving sustainability within the foodservice and retail sector in a post-COVID world
The 2020 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair is online! Check out U of G experts sharing their thoughts on the future of agriculture and food. Join hospitality and food value chain experts from the University of Guelph in this lively discussion aimed at understanding how the foodservice and retail sector can be more sustainable, despite the
ONLINE: University of Guelph’s Equine Industry Symposium – Pandemic Impacts on Equine Communities
ONLINE Ontario, CanadaThe fifth annual Equine Industry Symposium will be hosted by BBRM Event Management students held virtually Nov. 16 to 20, 2020 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. ET each evening. In the wake of the global pandemic, the focus of this year’s Symposium will be ‘RESILIENCE: Rethinking, Restructuring, Re-evaluating due to COVID-19’. Join us each evening
ONLINE: MSc in Marketing and Consumer Studies Information Session
Learn more about Lang's M.Sc. in Marketing and Consumer Studies (MCS) at our information sessions, hosted by the Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies. This is your opportunity to ask questions about the program and hear from associate professor and graduate coordinator Vinay Kanetkar, and other marketing faculty, current and past students. The M.Sc. in
ONLINE: Arrell Food Summit
Arrell Food Summit: Thriving Beyond 2020 2020 has been a year like no other. This year's Summit is designed to spark conversations around moving forward, building resilience and thriving following the events of this year. Agri-food leaders will reflect on 2020, explain how they have adapted to changing circumstances, and share how this year's pandemic
ONLINE: Soka Education Research Centre on Global Citizenship Third Annual Special Lecture
The Soka Education Research Centre on Global Citizenship at the University of Guelph-Humber is hosting its 3rd annual special lecture. This year's event features Dr. Namrata Sharma, published author and adjunct professor at State University of New York. The title of Dr. Sharma's talk is "Value-creating Global Citizenship Education for Sustainable Development: Strategies and Approaches."
ONLINE: Thinking Spaces Speaker Series with Joni NehRita
Thinking Spaces: The Reading Group and Speaker Series is pleased to present singer, songwriter, and musician Joni NehRita for a talk titled Love + Protest. This event will take place via Zoom. A moderated Q&A will follow the talk. Thinking Spaces is free and open to the public. Please register at https://bit.ly/JoniNehRita to receive the
ONLINE: Richard Pound Honorary Degree Celebration and International Institute of Sport Business and Leadership Think Tank
The 3rd Annual International Institute of Sport Business and Leadership Think Tank will take place Tuesday, November 24. This year, the event will be online and open to the public. The agenda for the event can be found below. The Think Tank discussions will immediately follow the Honorary Degree Ceremony for Richard W. Pound, chair
ONLINE: Dairy at Guelph Virtual Showcase 2020 – Day 1
Day 1 of the virtual edition of what used to be the annual Dairy at Guelph’s “Dairy Research and Innovation Day” Pre-recorded presentations are available and will lead to live panel discussions on November 25 and November 26. Each discussion will be broadcast with Webex Events and will start at 10 a.m. During each discussion,
ONLINE: Dairy at Guelph Virtual Showcase 2020 – Day 2
Day 2 of the virtual edition of what used to be the annual Dairy at Guelph’s “Dairy Research and Innovation Day” Pre-recorded presentations are available and will lead to live panel discussions on November 25 and November 26. Each discussion will be broadcast with Webex Events and will start at 10 a.m. During each discussion,
ONLINE: National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women – Video ceremony
The University of Guelph community will mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women with an online event. The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women commemorates the anniversary of the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre, in which fourteen women were murdered and ten others injured. The 2020 video
ONLINE: Thinking Spaces Speaker Series with Dong-Won Kim
Thinking Spaces: The Reading Group and Speaker Series is pleased to present percussionist, pedagogue, vocalist, composer and improviser Dong-Won Kim for his talk "Time to Plant Seed." This event will take place via Zoom. A moderated Q&A will follow the talk. If you are interested in attending, please register online. “Time To Plant Seed”: Now,
ONLINE: National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women – Zoom vigil
You are invited to join our community memorial in honour of The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, where we will mourn and remember the women killed at the L'École Polytechnique in Montreal in 1989 and women killed by femicide in 2020. Every year, we take time to remember women who
ONLINE: Soil Health Research Forum: Behaviour Change, Baseline Data and BMPs
A U of G - OMAFRA Knowledge Exchange Event The Promoting Behavior Change for Soil Health: Insights From Recent Social Science Research event will share recent research findings related to soil health, spotlight projects supporting implementation of Ontario’s soil strategy, and promote knowledge-sharing between researchers and decision-makers. Researchers will provide research findings, including those funded
ONLINE: Pigs, Poverty and Epilepsy
The One Health Institute presents its first seminar series of the Winter 2021 semester. Dr. Cate Dewey, director of the One Health Institute, will talk about her decade-long research project in rural Kenya where she worked with smallholder pig farmers to improve pig and community health by educating farmers on the epilepsy-causing parasite transmitted from
ONLINE: Black History Month – Aftershock Art Show
Aftershock is an art show showcasing the creations of aspiring young artists (25 and younger). The art show will feature digital art including photography, short films, animation, digital painting, vector drawing, photo painting and any other type of artistic media created on a computer. Selected artists will have their contributions displayed in an online gallery
ONLINE: Black History Month – Black Leadership in Anti-Black Spaces with Laura Mae Lindo
James Baldwin once wrote: “To be a negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time.” His words continue to
ONLINE: Diverse Perspectives on Knowledge Mobilization – A GIER Webinar
The Guelph Institute for Environmental Research (GIER) is pleased to invite you to the webinar "Diverse Perspectives on Knowledge Mobilization." Our panelists will be Caroline Duvieusart-Dery, Georgia Simms and Tommy
ONLINE: Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Farmers in India
Can assisted reproductive technologies enhance livestock productivity and farm income in India? India decided to double farmers’ income by the year 2022. With just two years left for achieving the