Brooklyn tells the profoundly moving story of Eilis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan), a young Irish immigrant navigating her way through 1950s Brooklyn. Lured by the promise of America, Eilis departs Ireland and the comfort of her mother's home for the shores of New York City. The initial shackles of homesickness quickly diminish as a fresh romance sweeps

Thirty years after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, the galaxy faces a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and the First Order. When a defector named Finn crash-lands on a desert planet, he meets Rey (Daisy Ridley), a tough scavenger whose droid contains a top-secret map. Together, the young duo joins

Mangla Shandal, an M.Sc. candidate in Rural Planning and Development, will defend her thesis on "Is Post-Green Revolution Agriculture in Punjab, India a Living Example of Karl Polanyi’s Double Movement?" All are welcome to attend. Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Landscape Architecture, Room 133

Melanie Wills, a PhD candidate in the Department Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend her thesis on "Decoding Shc Deviance: Evidence of Novel Roles for the Phosphotyrosine Adaptor ShcD in Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Signalling and Dynamics." The adviser is Prof. Nina Jones. Time: 1:30 p.m. Location: Science Complex, Room 3317

Interested members of the University community are invited to attend the final oral examination for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy by Gavin Armstrong, Department of Biomedical Sciences. His thesis is titled "Commercializing the Lucky Iron FishTM Using Social Enterprise: A Novel Health Innovation for Iron Deficiency and Anemia in Cambodia and Beyond." Examination committee:

Luc Palmer, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend his thesis on "A Critique of Corktown Common's Planting Design Based on Principles of Ecologically-Informed Plant Communities in the Urban Core." The adviser is Prof. Cecelia Paine. All are welcome to attend. Time: 9:30 a.m. Location:

Angela Van Arragon, an MA student in the Department of Philosophy, will defend her thesis on "The 'Best Interest of the Child': A Critical Look at Complexity and Responsibility in Child Apprehension and Adoption." Her adviser is Prof. Karen Houle. Time: 2 p.m. Location: MacKinnon Building, Room 346

Delphine Laniesse, a D.V.Sc. candidate in the Department of Pathobiology, will defend her thesis on “Pharmacology and antinociception of a sustained released butorphanol – poloxamer 407 formulation in Amazon parrots.” The adviser is Prof. Dale Smith. Examination Committee: Prof. Patrick Boerlin, chair (Pathobiology) Prof. Dale Smith (Pathobiology) Prof. Hugues Beaufrere (Pathobiology) Prof. Alexandra Harlander, additional examiner (Animal Biosciences/Animal

Alison Maxwell, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend her thesis on "Investigating the Performance of Simple Rain Gardens Created in Existing Soils: An Assessment of Five Case Study Rain Gardens in Guelph, Ontario."  The adviser is Prof. Larry Harder. All are welcome to attend.

Mery Perez presents her qualifying exam seminar on “Indigenous Music Festivals as Communication for Social and Environmental Change: The Case of Nicaragua’s Unidos Por Bosawas Festival” for her PhD in rural studies. Everyone is welcome. Time: 1:30 p.m. Location: Landscape Architecture, Room 143

Paul Chorley, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend his thesis on "A Model for Sustainable Design: An Urban Agriculture Autoethnography." The adviser is Prof. Robert Brown. Time: 1 p.m. Location: Landscape Architecture, Room 125

Abdalla Albeely, an M.Sc. candidate in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend his thesis on "Termination of Ribosomal RNA Transcript by RNA Polymerase I in Schizosaccharomyces pombe." His advisers are Profs. Andrew Bendall and Ross Nazar. Time: 1:30 p.m. Location: Science Complex, Room 2315

Dylan Harding, an M.Sc. candidate in the Department of Plant Agriculture, will defend his thesis on "Effects of Bacterial Endophytes from the Genus Zea on Non-native Host Species in the Context of Application to Biological Weed Control." All are welcome to attend. Time: 9 a.m. Location: Crop Science, Room 202

Laura Williams, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend her thesis on "Floral Lawns: Developing and Evaluating a Residential Lawn Alternative for Southern Ontario." The adviser is Prof. Robert Brown. All are welcome to attend. Time: 10 a.m. Location: Landscape Architecture, Room 125

Maureen Mundia, a PhD candidate in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend her thesis on "Analysis of the Genetic Requirements for Rad51-mediated 3’ Polymerization During DNA Repair by Homologous Recombination." The adviser is Prof. Mark Baker. Time: 1:30 p.m. Location: Science Complex, Room 1511

Keith Cutten, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend his thesis on "Exploring the Evolution of Golf Course Architecture." The adviser is Prof. Robert Brown. Time: 3:45 p.m. Location: Landscape Architecture, Room 125

Chevonne Carlow, a PhD candidate in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend her thesis on "Analysis of the Vitis CBF Genes and Their Potential Roles in Both the CBF and Stomatal Development Pathways." Her adviser is Prof. Annette Nassuth.  Time: 1:30 p.m. Location: Science Complex, Room 2315

Scott Cafarella, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend his thesis on "Urban Open Space Planning in Southern Ontario: Lessons From the Red Hill Valley Project." The adviser is Prof. Karen Landman. All are welcome to attend. Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Landscape Architecture, Room 125

Alexander Waffle, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend his thesis on "Urban Agricultural Hot Spots: Taking Advantage of the Urban Heat Island for Production of Warmer-Climate Crops." The adviser is Prof. Robert Brown. Time: 1 p.m. Location: Landscape Architecture, Room 143

Calen Hamelin, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend his thesis on "The Potential of Lost Space: Identifying, Classifying and Transforming Urban Food Void Space." The adviser is Prof. Larry Harder. All are welcome to attend. Time: 1:30 p.m. Location: Landscape Architecture, Room 125

Tim O'Brien, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend his thesis on "Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles as Remote Sensors: An Effective Interpretation Tool for Wetland Mapping." The adviser is Prof. Cecelia Paine. All are welcome to attend. Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Landscape Architecture, Room 202

Farouq Ayiworoh, a master's student in capacity development and extension in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend his thesis on "An Exploratory Case Study of HIV/AIDS Related Stigma in Rural Ghana." The adviser is Prof. Helen Hambly Odame. All are welcome to attend. Time: 9 a.m. Location: Landscape Architecture, Room 143