U of G News

Developing an Indigenous-led Approach to Environmental Health Risk Assessment
2022-11-02 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Toronto) | OVC Pathobiology AHL, 419 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
The One Health Institute (OHI) presents Dr. Diana Lewis, Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics speaking on “Developing an Indigenous-led approach to environmental health risk assessment” as part of OHI’s fall 2022 seminar series. All are welcome!

Thinking Spaces with Hilary Bradbury: "Action Research Transformation: Liberating the Spirit of Yes/And at a Time of Eco-Social Crisis"
2022-11-02 15:30 - 17:00 | ONLINE and IN-PERSON, Ontario, Canada
Thinking Spaces: The Improvisation Reading Group and Speaker Series is pleased to present “Action Research Transformation: Liberating the Spirit of Yes/And at a Time of Eco-Social Crisis,” a talk by Hilary Bradbury. This event will take place on Wednesday, November 2 at 3:30 p.m. in person (9 University Avenue, University of Guelph) as well as streamed online (via Zoom). A moderated Q&A will follow the talk. Please note that Hilary will be joining this session online.
If you are interested in attending online, please register at https://uoguel.ph/thinkingspaceshilarybradbury. A Zoom link will be sent to your email the day before the event.
In this talk, Hilary Bradbury will highlight where Action Research for Transformations (ART) is directed: towards a relational response to climate change and achieving global sustainability goals together. Using examples and allowing time for reflection and dialogue, her talk will pay particular attention to how interweaving our own developmental edges regards personal maturity can help meet the demands of social justice. Hilary’s recent book (Bradbury 2022, Elgar Publication) offers further background and examples of the impact ART offers.
MORE ABOUT OUR SPEAKER
Hilary Bradbury, Ph.D., is founder and curator at AR+ | Action Research Plus Foundation. She plays a global community organizing role among action researching ARTists reflected in her position as Editor in Chief of the premier, international peer reviewed Action Research Journal. As a Professor for over twenty years (Case Western, USC and OHSU), Hilary’s expertise brings a transformative action research (“learn by doing”) approach to change. As curator at AR+ Foundation, she supports educator-change leaders and universities become more responsive to our eco-social crisis.

ONLINE: Getting Out Again - Decreasing re-entry anxiety
2022-11-02 19:00 - 21:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Learn how to apply Stress Inoculation Training concepts for decreasing re-entry anxiety and stress as COVID-19 restrictions ease and attendance at in-person activities increases.
Relaxation and self-calming strategies will also be practiced.
This free public workshop on International Stress Awareness Day meets ONLINE from 7 to 9 p.m. with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management and High Performance Clinic.
E-mail Kathy at ksomers@uoguelph.ca for the link to this free workshop.

One Health Research Day
2022-11-03 08:30 - 13:00 | Arboretum Centre, 200 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada
The University of Guelph’s One Health Institute and the One Health Student Committee are excited to be collaborating with the Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses (CPHAZ) at the University of Guelph and the One Health Program in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at Western University to host this year’s in-person One Health Research Day at The Arboretum Centre on the morning of Thursday, November 3.
This in-person event will give attendees the chance to interactively learn about One Health and its real-world applications across diverse fields, as well as explore a cross-section of innovative research taking place at the interface of human, animal and environmental health. The event is free and open to all students, faculty and staff!
The schedule for the day can be found on the One Health Research Day website: https://ohresearchday.uoguelph.ca/schedule
Registration is appreciated and can be done at: https://uoguelph.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aXyxZdelb1XzMYC
We hope you can join us!

Landcape Architecture Guest Lecture: "The Works of Carl Borgstrom" by Alexander Topps
2022-11-03 13:00 - 14:00 | Landscape Architecture, 124 Reynolds Walk, Guelph, Ontario, N1G2W1, Canada
The Landscape Architecture program in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development presents a guest lecture entitled “The Works of Carl Borgstrom” by Alexander Topps. Topps is a retired landscape architect and a founding partner of the firm the MBTW Group. He has devoted his spare time to researching and locating the lost works of Carl Borgstrom, who was one of the nine founding members in 1934 of the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects. He is also a board member of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Historical Society and is actively engaged in managing an ambitious museum expansion.
All our welcomed to attend.

Gaelic Influence in the Northumbrian Kingdom
2022-11-03 15:00 - 16:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Join the Centre for Scottish Studies for a virtual lecture delivered by Dr. Fiona Edmonds, winner of the Frank Watson Book Prize 2021.
Professor Fiona Edmonds will give a lecture that draws on the highlights of her book Gaelic Influence in the Northumbrian Kingdom: The Golden Age and the Viking Age, Studies in Celtic History 40 (Boydell and Brewer, 2019). Fiona Edmonds is a professor in Regional History and Director of the Regional Heritage Centre at Lancaster University (UK).
The book tells the story of Northumbria, a kingdom that encompassed northern England as well as parts of southern Scotland. It explores influences that emanated from the Gaelic-speaking world, including Ireland, the Isle of Man, Argyll and the Scottish kingdom of Alba. The book encompasses Northumbria’s ‘Golden Age’, the kingdom’s political and scholarly high-point of the seventh and early eighth centuries and culminates with the kingdom’s decline and fragmentation in the Viking Age, which opened up new links with Gaelic-Scandinavian communities.
The Frank Watson Book Prize is awarded by the Centre for Scottish Studies in odd-numbered years for the best monograph, edited collection and/or book-length original work on Scottish History published in the previous two years.
Registration is available on the event website and early registration is encouraged, as tickets are limited. The event is free and open to the public.
Please note:
This event will be hosted live on Zoom and the link will be posted on the event page and emailed to all registered attendants 24 hours before the event begins.

The Crisis in Ukraine
2022-11-04 12:30 - 13:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Join our panel as we discuss the war in Ukraine and its consequences.

Dr. Adam Kochanski – Incoming Assistant Professor, Law and Justice, Department of Political Science, University of Guelph
Dr. Edward Koning – Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Guelph
Dr. Ivan Jaworsky – Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science, University of Waterloo
Moderator: Dr. Ian Spears – Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Guelph

Hosted by the Department of Political Science, University of Guelph.
Learn more at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-crisis-in-ukraine-tickets-451788831557

Wine and Spirit Education Trust Certification
2022-11-06 | Macdonald Stewart Hall, 42 Macdonald St, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
The WSET Level 1 Award in Wines is intended for people who have little or no prior knowledge of wines. It is designed to provide a sound but simple introduction to wines.
The WSET Level 1 Award in Wines qualification will assist those who need a basic familiarity with the main types and styles of wines, for example people who work with wines
as part of a larger beverage portfolio in the retail and hospitality sectors or those just interested in learning more about wine.
Successful candidates will learn the key stages in grape growing and wine making, list the principal types and styles of wine, state the key characteristics of wines made from the principal grape varieties as well as other examples of wines, and know the key principles involved in the storage and service of wine.
Join our one-day in person certification on Nov. 6. See our link for details and registration.

Fall Preview Day
2022-11-06 10:00 - 15:30 | Guelph Campus, Ontario, Canada
Fall Open House event for prospective students and their families. Go on a campus tour, visit residences, drop in and explore academic buildings and labs, and speak with faculty, staff and students at our resource fair. Your one-stop shop for everything Guelph!

Reviving Ghosts: An Isotopic Investigation of Madagascar’s Extinct Lemurs
2022-11-07 11:30 - 13:00 | OVC Pathobiology AHL, 419 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
The Department of Anthropology is pleased to host this free lecture by Dr. Brooke Crowley (PhD), a professor in the Department Geology and Anthropology and the Geology Graduate Director at the University of Cincinnati. She investigates ecological interactions among living and recently extinct animals (including humans) using stable isotope biogeochemistry. Her interests include niche partitioning, conservation biology and Quaternary paleoecology. She is particularly interested in the causes and consequences of recent extinctions, and the ecological repercussions of habitat fragmentation and degradation.

Indigenous Veterans Day
2022-11-08 09:00 - 09:15 | College Ave. and Gordon St., Ontario, Canada
Join the U of G community as we recognize Indigenous Veterans Day and honour the important contributions made by First Nations, Inuit and Métis Veterans in service to Canada.
Campus flags will be lowered to half-mast and a brief service will take place at the flag poles on the corner of College Ave. and Gordon St. (OVC side).

Landcape Architecture Guest Lecture "Process & Practice at MNLA" by Molly Bourne
2022-11-08 13:00 - 14:00 | ImprovLab, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
The Landscape Architecture program in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development presents a guest lecture entitled “Process and Practice at MNLA.” Bourne is a Landscape Architect and principal at MNLA in New York City. Bourne sees landscape architecture practice as a medium to celebrate and explore the environment and our place within it. She is deeply dedicated to elevated design thinking that advances the public good.
Since joining the firm in 1999, Bourne has led award-winning, multidisciplinary teams on high-profile projects for waterfront parks, cultural institutions, and urban revitalization. Her professional passions include activating public space dialogue, tackling climate change, reclaiming industrial sites and shorelines, and protecting pollinators.
All are welcome to attend.

ONLINE: Skills for Research Impact - Infographic Development and Design
2022-11-08 13:00 - 14:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Go beyond the academic poster: Learn all about best practices for designing engaging and visually appealing infographics.
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

Describe the principles of visual design
Select appropriate resources to help make visual layouts
Create a basic infographic using PowerPoint as a graphic design tool

Register for the Infographic Development session.
This workshop series is a collaboration between the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance, the Community Engaged Scholarship Institute (CESI) and the Research Innovation Office at the University of Guelph. For more information, contact us at kttadmin@uoguelph.ca.
Skills for Research Impact
KMb Planning
Sept. 21 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
KMb Examples From U of G
Oct. 11 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Clear Language
Oct. 25 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Infographics
Nov. 2 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Evaluating KMb
Nov. 22 from 1 to 2:30- p.m.
Free virtual Knowledge Mobilization (KMb) workshops and practical skills to increase the impact of your research. Graduate students, faculty and staff from all disciplines welcome.
Sign up here: https://uoguel.ph/research-impact

Guelph Food Safety Seminars 19th Annual Symposium
2022-11-09 10:30 - 12:00 | ImprovLab, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Welcome to the 19th (and 3rd virtual) Guelph Food Safety Seminars (GFSS) Symposium.
Inflation: The New Foodborne Illness?
What effect does inflation have on the safety and security of our food? Composed of a series of seminars, this year’s Symposium will examine how rising costs are affecting food safety along the food supply chain; the challenges and benefits of food rescue; and the role alternative protein sources play. A panel of experts will join our last session to address questions on how to safely stretch our food dollars.
Session 1: At what cost? Food safety and rising prices
Session 2: Waste Not; Want Not: Food Diversion at Its Finest
Session 3: Alternative proteins – Are we there yet?
Session 4: How to Stretch your Food Dollar Safely – Q&A Session
The Symposium is free but registration is required. Register for as many sessions as you would like. Details can be found at: https://www.uoguelph.ca/foodscience/19th-annual-guelph-food-safety-seminars-symposium
Contact Dr. Susan Sabatini, Food Science ssabatin@uoguelph.ca with any questions.
The Guelph Food Safety Seminars (GFSS) began in 2004 to provide a forum in which to share timely and pertinent food safety topics. The GFSS Organizing Committee plans seminars throughout the year and an annual symposium. Our objective is to bring together people from the Guelph Food Safety Network and others who are interested in the risk management approach to food quality and safety to learn, educate, illuminate, and discuss issues of common interest and broaden networks. The GFSS is a partnership in agri-food safety: AAFC, CFIA; CIPHI (Ontario); Health Canada; NSF International; OMAFRA; PHAC; University of Guelph (Department of Food Science and CRIFS).

ONLINE: Anxiety Skills and Strategies
2022-11-09 19:00 - 20:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Learn powerful strategies, tips and information on how to respond and calm down the uncomfortable sensations of anxiety. A variety of long and short self-calming strategies are introduced, along with behaviours that can help prevent escalation of anxiety.
This three-session skills program with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management and High Performance Clinic meets online for an hour on three consecutive Wednesday evenings beginning at 7 p.m. tonight.
Your link will be e-mailed to you upon registration in the program. Register online.

2022 Health Services Flu Clinic
2022-11-10 09:00 - 12:30 | Mitchell Gym, Gryphons Athletic Centre, University of Guelph
Student Health Services will be offering the flu vaccine to all students, faculty and staff. To promote a healthy campus, we encourage everyone to get their flu shot. By getting the flu shot, particularly during the pandemic, you can help keep hospital resources open for those who need them the most.
2022 Flu Clinic Details:
No appointment is necessary.

Nov. 3 and 10 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Small Gym, Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre
Nov. 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Health Services in the J.T. Powell Building
Nov. 16 from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Small Gym, Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre

If you’re coming to an on-campus flu shot clinic, be sure to:

Bring a printed, completed Flu Vaccine Consent Form with you. Forms will be available at the clinics, too.
Plan to remain in the after-care area for 15 minutes after your vaccination.
Wear a mask

ONLINE: Introduction to the Professional and Career Development Record (PCDR)
2022-11-10 10:00 - 11:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The Professional and Career Development Record (PCDR) is a tool built into Experience Guelph that launched in November 2021. The PCDR formally recognizes a student’s involvement in on- and off-campus professional and career development activities, most notably experiential learning.
By the end of this workshop participants will be able to:

Explain the purpose of the PCDR.
List three benefits of the PCDR.
Summarize the critical components of a validated PCDR experience.
Use the Experience Guelph catalogue to search for validated PCDR opportunities.
Locate relevant resources on the EL website.

Please register to receive a MS Teams link to this workshop.
https://www.uoguelph.ca/experientiallearning/events/2022/11/introduction-professional-and-career-development-record-november-10-2022

Screening and discussion of “The Great Indian Kitchen”
2022-11-10 16:00 - 18:00 | Interdisciplinary Hub – MacKinnon 019, University of Guelph MacKinnon Bldg, Guelph, N1G 2W1
Fillum Circle presents
Screening and discussion of “The Great Indian Kitchen” (2021, dir. Jeo Baby),
Thursday, 10 November 2022 | 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Room 019 (Interdisciplinary Hub), Mackinnon Building, University of Guelph
“A terrific, trenchant film, whose director Jeo Baby questions patriarchy and gender expectations…and looks at the very real possibility of smashing them.” Shubhra Gupta, The Indian Express.
A trailer of the film is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_E6ctiFn6I
All are welcome.
Hosted by: Canada India Research Centre for CIRCLE and International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI).

ONLINE: Decreasing Headaches
2022-11-10 19:00 - 20:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
More than three or four headaches a month are too many! Learn drug-free strategies to decrease tension and migraine headaches, and decrease headache pain.
This four-part skills program with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management and High Performance Clinic meets online for 90 minutes, once a week, for four weeks starting tonight.
Your link will be e-mailed to you upon registration in the program. Register online.

Remembrance Day 2022
2022-11-11 10:30 - 11:00 | Branion Plaza, Branion Plaza, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
As U of G honours those who have served and continue to serve during times of conflict, students, faculty and staff are invited to take part in a Remembrance Day event that begins in Branion Plaza and processes to War Memorial Hall (event takes place rain or shine).
November 11 from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. – Branion Plaza to War Memorial Hall
The event includes:

Formal remarks in Branion Plaza
Community procession to lay wreaths at War Memorial Hall
Choir and Last Post on steps of War Memorial Hall

2022 Health Services Flu Clinic
2022-11-12 09:00 - 15:00 | J.T. Powell Building

LGBTQ2IA+ Inclusive Haircuts
2022-11-13 | Ontario, Canada
The Sexual and Gender Diversity team is hosting an event on campus to provide free gender-affirming haircuts in a safer and inclusive space for LGBTQ2IA+ students. Registrations are required to reserve an appointment. Your appointment time will be booked based on the order of registrations received and remaining availability at the time of your registration.
Registration details are posted on GryphLife at https://gryphlife.uoguelph.ca/event/219135. Confirmation of the on-campus location and your appointment will follow your registration.

Science and Engineering Sunday
2022-11-13 10:00 - 15:30 | Guelph Campus, Ontario, Canada
Are you a prospective student interested in studying the Sciences or Engineering? Explore our state-of-the-art lab and research facilities, learn more about our Science and Engineering programs, meet with Science and Engineering faculty, staff and students, and participate in residence and campus tours.
The following programs will have representatives available at Science and Engineering Sunday:

Bachelor of Arts and Sciences
Bachelor of Bio-Resource Management
Bachelor of Computing, Bachelor of Engineering
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences
Bachelor of One Health
Bachelor of Indigenous Environmental Science and Practice
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

Process Intensification in AAV Gene Therapy
2022-11-14 14:30 - 15:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Please join our masterclass panel of experts to discuss process intensification in AAV Gene Therapy.
Demand for AAV vectors is rising with more than 550 adeno associated viral vector therapies being developed for the treatment of various disorders. As numerous biotech companies are planning to introduce these transformative gene therapies, they find themselves struggling to access financially viable AAV manufacturing yields.
In this webinar Sarah Wootton, Ph.D., (University of Guelph), Amine Kamen, Ph.D., and Jean-Simon Diallo, Ph.D. will explore current and new strategies for optimising the upstream AAV vector production process, a vital first step towards advancing gene therapies to meet clinical and commercial yields.
Tune into this free webinar to learn about:

AAV biology and its use in cell and gene therapies
State-of-the-art production of cell and gene therapies
Current process intensification methods: cell line and vector engineering, media optimization, and bioreactor design to increase yields
New strategies to properly attenuate anti-viral defences in the production system: viral sensitizer technology.

Learn more at https://xtalks.com/webinars/process-intensification-in-aav-gene-therapy/

Imagining a More Just University
2022-11-15 10:30 - 12:00 | MacKinnon Building, 87 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
How can we create more just academic spaces that eliminate barriers to access and ensure equity for everyone in the University community?
In this hybrid event, we will explore how to create more just academic spaces that reduce/eliminate barriers to access and ensure equity for everyone in the university community. We are interested in this topic generally, and also specifically as it relates to the University of Guelph.
Creating more just academic spaces has long been a critical topic, but feels increasingly pressing as we navigate several overlapping injustices structured by the pandemic, systemic racism and colonialism, (hetero)sexism, ableism and economic inequality, among others.
Drawing on expertise local to the University of Guelph and the surrounding communities, this event will both illuminate specific challenges, and imagine and discuss promising practices moving forward. Panelists will include:

Dr. Adam Davies (they/them), Family Relations and Applied Nutrition
Dr. Roberta Hawkins (she/her), Geography, Environment and Geomatics
Omorowa Eguakun (she/they), Ontario Public Interest Research Group – Guelph
Jena-Lee Ashley (she/her), Vice President External, Central Student Association
Nicole Walker (she/her), President, Central Student Association

Learn more at https://csahs.uoguelph.ca/events/2022/11/imagining-more-just-university

Vaccine hesitancy/resistance in Canada from the early 1980s to the early 21st century
2022-11-16 12:30 - 13:30 | McLaughlin Library, 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
The last One Health seminar of the fall semester will feature Catherine Carstairs from the Department of History who will speak on “Vaccine hesitancy/resistance in Canada from the early 1980s to the early 21st century.”
Learn more at https://sites.uoguelph.ca/onehealth/one-health-seminar-series/

2022 Health Services Flu Clinic
2022-11-16 12:30 - 18:30 | Ontario
Student Health Services flu vaccines are FREE and available to any student, faculty or staff member and anyone in the broader Guelph community. To promote a healthy campus, Student Health Services encourages everyone to get their flu shot. By getting the flu shot, you protect yourself and others and can help keep hospital resources open for those who need them the most.

Wednesday, Nov. 16 from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Small Gym, Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre
Tuesday, Nov. 22 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the UC (Level 1, east corridor)
Wednesday, Nov. 23 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the UC (Level 1, east corridor)

No appointment is necessary.
If you’re coming to an on-campus flu shot clinic, be sure to:

Bring a printed, completed Flu Vaccine Consent Form with you. Forms will be available at the clinics, too.
Plan to remain in the after-care area for 5 minutes after your vaccination.
Wear a mask

Thinking Spaces with Eric Lewis: "Improvising the Archive: Medea Electronique’s Archive of Digital Art"
2022-11-16 13:00 - 14:30 | ONLINE and IN-PERSON, Ontario, Canada
Thinking Spaces: The Improvisation Reading Group and Speaker Series is pleased to present “Improvising the Archive: Medea Electronique’s Archive of Digital Art,” a talk by Eric Lewis. This event will take place on Wednesday, November 16 at 1 p.m. in person (The IICSI House, 9 University Avenue E., University of Guelph) as well as streamed online (via Zoom). A moderated Q&A will follow the talk. Please note that Eric will be joining this session online.
If you are interested in attending online, please register at: https://uoguel.ph/thinkingspacesericlewis. A Zoom link will be sent to your email the day before the event.
More about this talk
Eric will discuss assorted ways the digital domain opens up archives for more improvisatory ways of interacting with their contents, and will describe the Medea Electronique archive, and the thinking behind the recent project by co-authored by Eric called From Fruit to Root, concerning this archive, and theories concerning interactive archive and improvisational archive theory.
More about our speaker
Eric Lewis is a professor of Philosophy at McGill University, who specializes in the philosophy of improvisatory arts. He is also the President of AIM (Arts in the Margins), the director of LUC (Laboratory of Urban Culture), and sits on the management committee of IICSI. He is a member of Medea Electronique, and an active improvisor on brass and electronics.

Fair November Craft Show and Sale (In person)
2022-11-17 10:00 - 21:00 | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
The 48th annual Fair November Craft Show is one of the Guelph community’s favourite annual events, bringing together some of the very best in Canadian handmade goods. For four days only, Level 0 (Basement) and Level 1 (Main Floor) of the University Centre become the temporary home to 80+ of Canada’s most talented artisans and designers, providing the opportunity to shop for original fashion pieces, spectacular jewellery, pottery, natural soaps and lotions, delicious gourmet treats, and so much more!
Learn more at http://www.fairnovember.ca
