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MSc Thesis Defence: Asiful Islam
MSc Thesis Defence: Asiful Islam
Asiful Islam, a master student in Capacity and Development Extension in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend his thesis "Investigating the clinical decision making process of physicians in rural Ontario: The perspectives and attitudes on medical cannabis."
M.Sc. Thesis Defence: Sinthuja Jegatheeswaran
M.Sc. Thesis Defence: Sinthuja Jegatheeswaran
Sinthuja Jegatheeswaran, a master of science candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend her thesis “Mapping the Epitopes Recognized by Monoclonal anti-Lewis X and anti-Lewis A Antibodies. ” Her advisor is Prof. France-Isabelle Auzanneau. All are welcome to attend.
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Arboretum: Shorebirds Workshop
Arboretum: Shorebirds Workshop
Take part in a workshop on one of the most difficult groups of birds to identify! Using plumage, shape, size, calls and behaviour, we will try to figure out all of those confusing sandpipers, plovers, phalaropes, turnstones, knots, godwits and whimbrels. If you are up for the challenge, this is the workshop for you! They
Hub Startup Showcase
Hub Startup Showcase
Do you want to see what the John F. Wood Centre for Business and Student Enterprise's Hub Incubator Startups have been up to this semester? Join us at the Hub Startup Showcase to watch teams pitch to win cash for their business! Enjoy appetizers and refreshments Have your say in who takes home the People's
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M.Sc. Thesis Defence: Christopher Wicks
M.Sc. Thesis Defence: Christopher Wicks
Christopher Wicks, a master of science candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend his thesis "Inter- and intramolecular ring-opening transformations of ixabicyclic compounds." His advisor is Prof. William Tam. All are welcome to attend.
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Arboretum: Mushrooms Through Summer and Fall Workshop
Arboretum: Mushrooms Through Summer and Fall Workshop
Explore the mysterious, weird and wonderful world of fungi! The course is open to students of any skill level, with the assumption that most will be beginners. Past courses have been taught in October, when mushrooms are most abundant. However, this year the course will focus on the seasonal changes in mushroom diversity. The course
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Art Crunch: Tour at the Art Gallery of Guelph
Art Crunch: Tour at the Art Gallery of Guelph
Wellness@Work invites you to join us for “3 sets of 10” – three 10-minute guided tours at the Art Gallery of Guelph. The tour starts at 12:15 p.m. and will highlight current exhibitions The Drive and Jagdeep Raina: Chase as well as the Sculpture Park. Comfortable walking shoes, a water bottle and a camera are
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UC Services Open House and Thank-You Lunch
UC Services Open House and Thank-You Lunch
Join us for a community thank-you lunch and showcase of services available to you in the University Centre! Enjoy great food and beverages. Preview our available services. Fun prizes and giveaways.
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University of Guelph’s 2019 Ornamental Trial Garden Open House
University of Guelph’s 2019 Ornamental Trial Garden Open House
Tour the University of Guelph’s 2019 Ornamental Trial Garden during their annual open house! Friday, August 16, noon – 8 p.m. Saturday, August 17, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. NEW THIS YEAR: A turfgrass specialist from the Guelph Turfgrass Institute will be on site to answer your questions Participate in family friendly games and turf
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Final Grades Available on WebAdvisor
For Undergraduate and Diploma Students on the Guelph Campus: Final grades for the Summer 2019 semester that have been received in the Office of Registrarial Services will show on WebAdvisor beginning August 19, 2019. Grades will continue to be updated on WebAdvisor as they are received, until August 23. For Graduate Students: Final grades for
International Society for Equitation Science: 15th Annual Conference
With the theme of "Bringing Science to the Stable", this conference promotes and encourages the application of objective research and advanced practice to improve the welfare of horses in their associations with humans. Two days of scientific presentations will culminate in a third day of practical demonstrations featuring the application of scientific principles in training
MSc Thesis Defence: Thuraya Elnaiem
MSc Thesis Defence: Thuraya Elnaiem
Thuraya Elnaiem, a master student in Capacity Development and Extension in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend her thesis "The Rose of Trust and Gender in Mobile Money Adoption in Lusaka, Zambia: An Analysis Using the Technology Acceptance Model." Helen Hambly, Advisor, SEDRD Lauren Sneyd, Advisory Committee, Sociology and Anthropology Silvia
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MSc Thesis Defence: Cameron Curran
MSc Thesis Defence: Cameron Curran
Cameron Curran, a masters student in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend his thesis "Community-based Compliance Management Framework for on Onsite Wastewater System Re-Inspection programs in the Lake Simcoe Watershed".
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PhD Doctoral Defence: Kiran Bhattarai
PhD Doctoral Defence: Kiran Bhattarai
PhD candidate Kiran Bhattarai will defend his thesis "Contested Water Resources: Collaborative Empowerment for Social and Environmental Justice." All are welcome.
Graduate Teaching Community: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Journal Club #5
Graduate Teaching Community: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Journal Club #5
Join us for the final summer meeting of the Graduate Teaching Community (GTC) Journal Club. We will discuss a recent teaching publication related to the scholarship of teaching and learning.
STOP on the Road: Smoking Cessation Workshop
STOP on the Road: Smoking Cessation Workshop
Public Health is offering a STOP on the Road smoking cessation workshop on Aug 21 at U of G. Employees who attend are eligible for a five-week course of nicotine
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Thursday Market at the Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming
Thursday Market at the Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming
Every Thursday afternoon, running through to the end of the growing season -- think pumpkins! -- the Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming (GCUOF) sells certified organic produce, including vegetables,
M.Sc. Thesis Defence: Dylan Siltamaki
M.Sc. Thesis Defence: Dylan Siltamaki
Dylan Siltamaki, a master of science candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend his thesis "Nanomaterials Design for the Efficient Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide." All are welcome to attend.
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Wellness@Work: Friday Food Truck & Frisbee Fest
Wellness@Work: Friday Food Truck & Frisbee Fest
Wellness@Work invites you to come and celebrate a great summer! Join us on Johnston Green anytime between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. for some food truck eats, cold treats and
M.Sc. Thesis Defence: Joseph Cirone
M.Sc. Thesis Defence: Joseph Cirone
Joseph Cirone, a master of science candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend his thesis "Synthesis and Electrochemical Study of First Row Transition Metal Based Quantum Dot Electrocatalysts." His advisor is Prof. Aicheng Chen. All are welcome to attend
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Closing Party for ‘The Drive’: Curators’ Tour and Reception
Closing Party for ‘The Drive’: Curators’ Tour and Reception
Celebrate the final weekend of the Art Gallery of Guelph's exhibition The Drive. Take part in a reception and tour with curators Shauna McCabe, Executive Director (Art Gallery of Guelph)
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Graduate Settlement Deadline
The deadline to submit the Graduate Settlement form for the Fall 2019 semester is August 25. Graduate students must complete the form on WebAdvisor to indicate if they will be paying their tuition and fees by payroll deduction, departmental trust fund, awards or sponsorship. Students paying their bill with personal or government (e.g., OSAP) funds
Guelph Bug Day
Guelph Bug Day
Guelph Bug Day is a fun, free, educational event for community members of all ages. Our goal is to cultivate a fascination for the very cool, very small world of
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MSc Thesis Defence: Timothy Hunting
MSc Thesis Defence: Timothy Hunting
Timothy Hunting, a master student in Rural Planning and Development in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend his thesis "Local Trail development along Rural Canada's share of the Great Trail." Ryan Gibson, Advisor, SEDRD Wayne Caldwell, Advisory Committee Member, SEDRD Sean Kelly, Examination Committee Member, SEDRD Sara Epp, Examination Chair, SEDRD
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MSc Thesis Defence: Isabelle Ouellette
MSc Thesis Defence: Isabelle Ouellette
Isabelle Ouellette, a masters student in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend her thesis "Barriers to Implementing Multi-Modal Transportation Strategies in Two New Brunswick Case Studies: An Exploratory Research". Wayne Caldwell, Advisor, SEDRD Ryan Gibson, Advisory Committee, OMAFRA Sean Kelly, Examination Committee, SEDRD Leith Deacon, Exam Chair, SEDRD All are welcome
Brain Food Workshop: Time Management Essentials
Brain Food Workshop: Time Management Essentials
In this Brain Food workshop session, we address the specific time management challenges that graduate students face. Please bring your laptop, if possible. Topics covered will include: Graduate When You Want To: Long-term Planning: Learn how to predict your time to completion and use project management tools to help you meet your goals as a
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Library Tours
Library Tours
Drop in to take a guided tour of the library. Besides books, we have comfy study space, Starbucks, programs to help you get a head start on academic work, and lots of people to assist you with research, writing, studying and technology. Tours begin every 15 minutes. Register online.
Graduate Student University Teaching Day (GSUTD) 2019
Graduate Student University Teaching Day (GSUTD) 2019
Graduate Student University Teaching Day is a teaching development day for grad students to improve their teaching skills and build connections with other instructors at the University of Guelph. This will be the first annual Graduate Student University Teaching Day (GSUTD), which replaces the Graduate Student University Teaching Conference (GSUTC). Choose from two concurrent workshop
MLA Thesis Defence: Megan Blay
MLA Thesis Defence: Megan Blay
Megan Blay, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend her thesis on "A Wellness Design Framework for High-rise Housing." All are welcome to attend.