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Night and Low-Light Photography Field Trip

Join photographer Sylvia Galbraith for an evening of fun in this hands-on field trip. This course is timed to take advantage of the (almost) full moon. The first hour will be spent indoors for a lesson on shooting in low light. We'll cover using timed exposures and night settings, composition, equipment, shooting city lights and

PhD Qualifying Exam Seminar: Monika Korzun

Monika Korzun presents her qualifying exam seminar for the PhD in rural studies. Her seminar is titled, “Is there a better way to do science in agriculture? An examination of science in the GMO debate.” Everyone is welcome. Time: 2 p.m. Location: Landscape Architecture, Room 143

38th Annual Sexuality Conference

The University of Guelph will host the 38th annual Guelph Sexuality Conference, Canada’s largest and longest-running sexual health forum, June 23 to 24. Featured lecturer for the event will be Dr. Marla Shapiro, a well-known Canadian medical doctor and a health journalist for CTV and The Globe and Mail. The conference will bring together several

Nominations Open for Honorary Degree Recipients

The Senate Honours and Awards Committee invites nominations for honorary degrees, the highest honour bestowed by the University. Details about the call for nominations, including the submission deadline, award guidelines and the nomination form, can be found on the University Secretariat website. For more information regarding the nomination process, contact Genevieve Gauthier, associate university secretary,

PhD Thesis Defence: Hanny Elsadr

Hanny Elsadr, a PhD candidate in the Department of Plant Agriculture, will defend his thesis on "A Genome-Wide Association Study of Flowering and Fruit Quality Traits in Peach." Time: 1 p.m. Location: Crop Science, Room 202

PhD Thesis Defence: Kaila Fadock

Kaila Fadock, a PhD student in chemistry, will defend her thesis on "Aryl-Deoxyguanosine Probes: Application in G-Quadruplex Forming Aptamers." Time: 2 p.m. Location: Science Complex, Room 1511

COESP Summer Seminar

The College of Biological Sciences Office of Educational Scholarship and Practice (COESP) Summer Seminars address red-button issues identified by the CBS community. The first workshop deals with lesson planning using BOPPPS, led by Prof. John Dawson, COESP director. The workshop is open to everyone. Time: noon Location: Summerlee Science Complex, Room 2315

Wednesday Night Walks

You never know what kind of creepy crawlers you'll stumble upon at home. Do you know what lurks on your windowsill, under old shelves and behind drawers? How have these creatures among many others adapted to the arrival of humans? Become a hunter at the J.C. Nature Interpretive Centre, and by the end of the

Wednesday Night Walk Presents “Arboretum Wars”

Believe it or not, ongoing battles occur between many species at the Arboretum, which can sometimes damage surrounding ecosystems. Who would’ve thought the Arboretum would be such a war zone? Disease, parasites and parasitoids, theft and thrift -- there’s a lot of action that goes down here at the Arboretum (and in your backyard)! Location:

Office 365 Migration

Email for faculty, staff and grad students on the Guelph campus will be migrating to Office 365 this weekend. Take some time to check out the pre-migration checklist and be sure you’re ready.  

PhD Thesis Defence: Jadwiga Lyczko

Jadwiga Lyczko, a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend her thesis on “'Soft' Mass Spectrometry in Drinking Water Analysis Using Differential Ion Mobility Spectroscopy." Time: 1 p.m. Location: Science Complex, Room 1511

Writing Tune-up: Day 1 of 2

This two-day Writing Tune-up: Grammar series is open to graduate and undergraduate students, faculty and staff at the University of Guelph and the public. You may attend the second day without having attended the first. This session will cover the following topics: - Structuring sentences: a review of sentence structure and parts of speech (recognizing

Leadership Lecture Series in Engineering

Prof. Marius Henkel, visiting from the University of Hohenheim, Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology, and the Department of Bioprocess Engineering in Stuttgart, Germany, will present "Model-based Concepts in Bioprocess Engineering: Design, Optimization and Control." Time: 1:30 p.m. Location: Richards Building, Room 3504

Writing Tune-up: Day 2 of 2

This two-day Writing Tune-up: Grammar series is open to graduate and undergraduate students, faculty and staff at the University of Guelph and members of the public. You may attend the second day without having attended the first. This session will cover the following topics: - Correcting common grammar errors: avoid some of the common pitfalls

Wednesday Night Walk Presents “Insect Inspectors: Beetle Mania”

Beetles, also known as “Coleoptera,” meaning “sheathed wings”, are the largest of the four insect groups. One out of every four living things identified is a beetle, and they’re everywhere! Let’s "scavenge", “dive” and “rove” through the Arboretum for these six-legged friends. What will you find in the Arboretum tonight? Location: J.C. Taylor Nature Interpretive

Pokémon Meetup at AGG

Get your Poké on! The Art Gallery of Guelph is hosting a free meetup for PokémonGO players. Meet other trainers and check out all the PokéStops in the Sculpture Park. We'll be putting out lures, so come build up your collections. This is a family-friendly event, so bring along your little trainers, too! Location: Art

International Conference on Diseases in Nature Communicable to Man

The Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative and the Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses at the Ontario Veterinary College are co-hosting the 71st annual International Conference on Diseases in Nature Communicable to Man (INCDNCM) at the University of Guelph. The meetings will bring together members of the medical, veterinary and public health communities to discuss multidisciplinary

Qualifying PhD Examination Seminar: Daniel Syauswa Musondoli

Daniel Syauswa Musondoli will present a qualifying exam seminar for the PhD in rural studies titled “Agroforestry systems responding to the challenges of smallholder agriculture: Connecting soil and food security in Sub-Saharan Africa.” Everyone is welcome. Time: 1:30 p.m. Location: Landscape Architecture, Room 143

M.Sc. Thesis Defence: Monika Kulak

Monika Kulak, a master of science candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend her thesis on "Novel Preparations of Alkenyl & Allenyl β-Aminoalkyl Sulfur Derivatives for Probing Intramolecular Cyclizations." Time: 10 a.m. Location: Science Complex, Room 1504

Eating for Well-being Lunch and Learn

Registered dietitian Alida Finnie is hosting a free nutrition lunch and learn on "Eating for Wellness" (hint: no dieting!). Learn some tips on how to tap into your inner eating genius and get started on some easy mindful eating practices. Location: Powell Building, Room 207