Data Skills Workshops: Getting Data
There are many different ways to obtain data to support one’s research needs. Data can be obtained via official sources such as Statistics Canada, the City of Guelph, or Institutional Analysis and Research. This workshop will help you find and make sense of data by improving your searching techniques and summarizing datasets. This workshop will
Data Skills Workshops: Open Data
In this interactive course you will discover, use and describe the benefits of open data. You will learn how you can use Open Data in your research. This workshop is for anyone that has little to some knowledge about open data. At the end of the workshop, you will know how to access free data
S2 Speaker Series: Data, Storytelling and Social Justice
The S2 Speaker Series brings together people from different fields to explore and discuss the world of digital scholarship through a variety of perspectives. Every talk will be different but the connecting piece is the use of digital tools in some capacity. This talk will challenge you to think about the intersections of data and
Data Skills Workshops: Data Basics
Ever wonder what sort of data you will be dealing with? Do you find yourself lost when it’s time to prepare your data for analysis? In this workshop, you will be introduced to the different types of data you can collect or create as well as the various ways you can collect, describe and visualize
AGG Artist Talk and Winter Exhibition Opening Reception
Join us for an artist talk with Janet Werner at 6 p.m. followed by a reception to mark the opening of the Art Gallery of Guelph's Winter Exhibition Season at 7 p.m. Janet Werner: What Time Is It, Mr. Wolf? Lisa Hirmer: We Are Weather The Curse of Geography Free admission, refreshments and cash bar
Night at the Museum: Celebrating 50 Years of the College of Arts
Celebrate 50 years of the College of Arts at U of G with a Night at the Museum! Music - Dance - Theatre - Short lively talks by members of the College Dance Troupe "Music in Motion" from the School of Fine Art and Music. John Walsh – "How Greed and Snobbery Accidentally Made a Masterpiece"
FarmSmart 2019
FarmSmart is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a fantastic line-up of speakers. Whether you’re into crops or livestock, you’ll find something interesting in this year’s line-up. Presentations will address current and emerging technology and innovation across a range of topics, from crop and livestock production to soil and environmental management, business, marketing and general interest.
TEDxGuelphU presents: Solve for X
Join us for U of G's annual TEDx event. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxGuelphU, where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDxGuelphU event,
National Non-Smoking Week Drop-In Booth
January 21 to 25 is National Non-Smoking Week. Drop by the UC Courtyard on January 21 for giveaways, resources and more.
Data Skills Workshops: Creating Data with Surveys
Many researchers, administrators and service providers use surveys to collect data. With the tools available to us, it is easy to create and distribute a survey. However, there are a number of important issues to consider when creating a survey. What is your research question, what will you do with the data that is collected,
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.
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