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Hopper Lecture: Patricia Romero-Lankao
Join us for the Hopper Lecture “Sustainable Cities: Enhancing Sustainable Transitions Through an Understanding of Risk” presented by Professor Patricia Romero-Lankao. Urban areas can play a key role in the transformations that are required in humankind’s ways of understanding and responding to climate and sustainability challenges. Fulfilling this role, however, will require bringing together urban
Data Skills Workshops: Cleaning and Preparing Data
Good data is like a good turkey dinner: you need to clean and prepare it before you can enjoy it properly. This workshop will teach you how use the free open source tool, OpenRefine, to get that messy data in order. In this workshop you will learn how to import data, standardize data, filter, split,
Dial Down University Stress and Anxiety Workshop
Learn about the most common anxiety escalators (including a couple of surprising ones), along with practical, proven tips and strategies that you can use to decrease stress and anxiety. This free, one-hour workshop for university students meets is provided by the Stress Management Clinic. University Centre, Room 332
Data Skills Workshops: Data Visualization – GIS
ArcGIS is a Geographic Information System (GIS) - a software program for working with maps and geographic data. A GIS allows you to work with any data that you know a location for (e.g., addresses, latitude and longitude, census locations, name of a place, etc.). ArcGIS is available on all the Library computers, also by
CCSAW Seminar: Cat Welfare During Handling and Restraint
Carly Moody is a recent PhD (Epidemiology) graduate from the Department of Population Medicine at the Ontario Veterinary College. Her PhD research focused on developing and validating methodologies to assess negative cat responses during restraint, then using these validated methodologies to examine cat responses to two contentious restraint methods: scruffing and clips. In February 2019
MacKinnon Building Renovation Open House
Join us for an exciting update from Diamond Schmitt Architects on the upcoming major renovation of the MacKinnon Building's north end, set to start this spring. MacKinnon Building, Room 107 (Goldschmidt Room)
Night Stalker’s Owl Prowl (For Adults)
Learn about the behaviour and adaptations of owls in the Guelph area. The introduction to this program will take place indoors, but dress warmly in preparation for a walk outdoors. This program is for adults and teens age 14+. Guest Naturalist: Wild Ontario staff. Fee: $10 per person PLUS a $10 fee per transaction (you
Guelph Organic Conference Trade Show
The Guelph Organic Conference Trade Show takes over the UC Courtyard Jan. 26 and 27. Food lovers will enjoy the samples and shopping. Gardening enthusiasts will enjoy shopping amongst multiple organic seed suppliers, as well as browsing gardening tools and books. Farmers can network with certifiers, grain traders and small equipment suppliers. Admission is free.
Owl Prowl (Family Night)
Learn about the behaviour and adaptations of owls in the Guelph area. The introduction to this program will take place indoors, but dress warmly in preparation for a walk outdoors. This program is for adults and children under 14. Guest Naturalist: Wild Ontario staff. Fee: $10 per person PLUS a $10 fee per transaction (you
Move 4 Mental Health: Walk, Run, Ride or Wheel
Are you ready to get your sweat on for a good cause? Gryphons Athletics is excited to host the first ever Move 4 Mental Health, an indoor fitness fundraiser taking place at the Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre (GGAC). Build your team of four people and join the fun by fundraising and participating in two hours
Free Weekly Classical Yoga Class
Classical Yoga for Total Health and Awareness Join us for a FREE classical yoga class every Tuesday from Jan. 8 to . Sessions last approximately 50 minutes. Classical Yoga is a particularly effective and efficient system to not only stretch, tone and develop the muscles but stimulate robust health in all systems of the body.
Data Skills Workshops: Data Visualization – Excel
Excel is a popular tool that provides many powerful features to assist you in managing your data and help to better understand small and large datasets. While not as robust as other data visualization tools, it can be used for visualizing your data through its charting features. Come learn how to create charts using Pivot
Relaxation and Stress Management Skills Workshop
Learn how to decrease anxiety, relax tight muscles, settle a busy brain, cope more effectively and have more energy. This mind/body skills training program meets twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays for 12 sessions (six weeks). The fee is $40 for U of G students, $120 for members of USW Local 4120 and $240
Data Skills Workshops: Data Visualization – Gephi
Network data is all around us, but it takes a keen eye to see the hidden structure and patterns in the data. By visualizing network data we can expose this hidden information and study it. In this introductory workshop, you’ll learn to use Gephi to create visualizations and learn more about the structure of the
Cannabis Job Fair – Cannabis Growers Club
This event brings together individuals interested in joining the cannabis industry and connects them with federally licensed cannabis producers looking to hire. Want to work in the cannabis industry? Here's your chance! There will be companies from many different areas of the cannabis industry looking to hire students from all majors including sciences, business and
Anxiety: Skills and Strategies Workshop
Learn practical techniques, new tips and information on how to respond to the uncomfortable sensations of anxiety. This short skills program meets weekly on Thursdays 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, Room 430
Data Skills Workshops: Data Visualization – Voyant
Voyant Tools is a web-based text reading and analysis environment that allows you to do a number of straight-forward text analysis functions, including but not limited to: word counts, tag cloud creation, collocation and word trending. Voyant Tools allows one to read a single document or an enormous collection of works “from a distance”, meaning
Women, Work and Wellness session: Sharing the load – Women’s leadership practice
Sharing the load: Women’s leadership practice M. Gloria González-Morales and PhD candidate Grace Ewles will explore the links between gender, emotional labour and work. Consider how we can lift each other up, share the load and recognize women’s leadership practice. Dinner will be provided - $18 per person. Please register online by Jan. 29. Everyone is
Animal Tracking Workshop
Have you ever wondered what made those marks in the snow? In this full-day program we will learn how to track animals. We will study the tracks and signs of Ontario mammals and other types of wildlife. By the end of the day you will learn to identify and interpret animal tracks by looking at
Regenerative Medicine at Guelph Faculty Lecture Series: Osteoarthritis – Challenges and Opportunities for Regenerative Medicine
This session of the RM@Guelph lecture series is titled "Osteoarthritis: Challenges and Opportunities for Regenerative Medicine." All are welcome to attend. Presented by Prof. Mark Hurtig, Department of Clinical Studies, OVC. Hosted by the Regenerative Medicine at Guelph (RM@Guelph) Network as part of graduate course BIOM*6712 OVC Biomedical Sciences, Room 1642 RM@Guelph Faculty Lecture Series W19