Trees, Butterflies and Pelee Island Talk A National Forest Week 2024 Event
The story of the butterfly's recovery, one tree at a time. Join us on Tuesday, September 24th at The Arboretum for a tribute to the diverse contributions of botanist Dr. John Ambrose. Remarks by Sean Fox and a keynote talk by Cherie Dillen, from the Pelee Island Butterfly Sanctuary and Teaching Garden. Doors will open
Writing Tune-Up: Sentences
Join us for some grammar fun! This session will focus on sentence structure and common errors at the sentence level. These topics are helpful for anyone who needs to write
Advanced Survey Creation in Qualtrics: Data Skills
This workshop will explore the more advanced question types and features of Qualtrics including: Various question types and methods like logic, piped text, loop & merge, timed questions, scoring, embedded data, and randomization How to use Survey Flow to meet complicated research designs How to create and edit messaging in your survey NOTE: It is
One Health Seminar with CERC Chair Dr. David McCarthy
The title of Dr. McCarthy's seminar is "Using a One Health Approach to Understanding and Mitigating Risks to Swimmers.“ David McCarthy leads a multidisciplinary team of researchers from the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences (CEPS), the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) and the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC). The team aims to understand how pathogens from human and animal waste move
Workshop: Strategic Reading for Graduate Students and Upper-Year Undergrads
Feeling like you have too much to read and not enough time? Join this workshop to develop skills for reading journal articles more efficiently and effectively. This workshop is best
Plants and Traditional Uses Walk A National Forest Week 2024 Event
Are you interested in growing plants that have traditionally been used for medicine, teas, or broader uses? We invite you to come learn some about some plants and their traditional uses! Note: The Arboretum is not a site for harvesting, this tour will only be used to give inspiration for plants that you can plant
Open Scholarship and RDM Brown Bag: Strengthening Research Security with RDM Best Practices
Learn about research security and why it matters, how it can benefit both researchers and their work, and RDM best practices to implement research security. This brown bag features Amy Allison, Research Security Specialist from the U of G Research Services Office, and Lucia Costanzo, R & S Librarian.
Walk and Talk | Curatorial Walkthrough with Dallas Fellini
Join the 2024 Middlebrook Prize for Young Canadian Curators recipient, Dallas Fellini, as they offer insight into the ideas and histories at play in the exhibition Some kind of we, which brings together multiple generations of artists to reflect on an ongoing tradition of trans-centered artistic production in Canada over the course of three decades.
Climate Week NYC Summit – Building Resilient Food Systems For All
Food Tank and the Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph present… Building Resilient Food Systems For All 2024 Climate Week NYC Summit Friday, September 27th 9:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m. WNYC-NPR / The Greene Space 44 Charlton St, New York, NY 10014 In an era of increasing global threats, the resilience of our food
Creative Writing Series: A Poet must look at the Moon: Poetic devices workshop
Use poetic devices to enliven the minutiae of everyday life in your poetry! Drawing inspiration from Billy Ray Belcourt, this session will introduce you to metaphor and enjambment as the building blocks of imagery. “A Poet must look at the moon sometimes to remember that there is a trace of the cosmic already inside him.”
In-Person: Eco-Art Therapy
This full-day, immersive Eco-art therapy session is aimed at providing an experience where you will interact with and share nature-based experiences to help bring hope, resilience, and positivity in your life right now. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in hands-on components of Ecopsychology as well as Eco-Art Therapy. Participants will be introduced to
Graduate Accountability Group – Online
ONLINE Ontario, CanadaThe Graduate Student Accountability Group provides a welcoming, safe and productive online space for graduate students to do their work. The group is facilitated by a learning specialist and is designed to help you identify small goals and accomplish them during short work periods. Comments from previous participants: "The group is a great way to
Research Questions (in-person) – Thesis Writing Workshop Series
Set yourself up for success by scoping your research project with succinct and realistic research questions. For more information about this workshop series, please visit our writing, learning, and research skills workshops page.
Data Visualization Best practices – Data Skills Workshop Series
In today’s data-driven world, effective data visualization is essential for making information more consumable, conveying important concepts and ideas, and even making your arguments more persuasive. Whether you’re a researcher, analyst, or professional who deals with data, mastering the art of visualization can significantly enhance the impact of your work. This workshop will equip you
Open Scholarship and RDM Brown Bag: Navigating Academic Publishing: Contracts (lite), Article Processing Charges, and Predatory Journals
We will help you navigate the complexities of copyright, open access, APCs, and predatory (or just low quality) journals. Questions from audience members.
Literature Reviews – Thesis Writing Workshop Series – In-Person
This session will discuss how to connect the literature review to your research question, build the structure for your review, and avoid some of the common traps when writing. For more information about this workshop series, please visit our writing, learning, and research skills workshops page.
Writing Tune-Up: Paragraphs and Papers
Join us for some grammar fun! This session will focus on paragraph and paper structure. We will also talk about strategies for revising and editing your drafts. These topics are helpful for anyone who needs to write formally in English irrespective of their language background. Whether you're learning English or you speak English as your
Intro to GIS using ArcGIS Online: Data Skills
In this workshop we will learn how to navigate ArcGIS Online, kinds of GIS data, how to add data to a map, basic symbology and labelling, how to manually add data to your map, and how to access analysis functions. ArcGIS is a Geographic Information System (GIS); a software program for working with maps and
Procrastination, Perfectionism, and Impostor Phenomenon for Graduate Students and Upper Year Undergrads
Do any of these words resonate with you: procrastination, perfectionism, and/or impostor phenomenon? Come to this workshop to learn more about how to manage some of the most common experiences that graduate students have. Learn practical skills and strategies to help you reduce procrastination and understand how perfectionism and the impostor phenomenon may affect your
Open Scholarship and RDM Brown Bag: Negotiating Publishing Contracts
Negotiating Publishing Contracts expands on material covered in Navigating Academic Publishing, but it is not a prerequisite. In this session, you will learn more about your rights as an author, and will develop skills you can use when negotiating your academic publishing contracts. We will look at sample contracts together as well as suggested language