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The Landscape Architecture program in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development presents a guest lecture by Claudia Pasquero of ecoLogicSTudio in London, U.K. Claudia is an architect, curator, author and educator. Her work and research operates at the intersection of biology, computation and design. She is founder and codirector of ecoLogicStudio in London, lecturer and director of the Urban Morphogenesis Lab at the Bartlett UCL, Professor of Landscape Architecture and founder of the Synthetic Landscape Lab at Innsbruck…

Learn to relax tight muscles, calm anxiety, settle a busy brain, cope effectively and have more energy! This 12-part skills program with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management and High Performance Clinic meets online for 60 minutes, twice a week (on Tuesdays and Thursdays), for six weeks. There are no sessions during Reading Week. Your link will be e-mailed to you upon registration in the program at https://selfregulationskills.ca/programs/relaxation-skills/

Learn powerful strategies, new tips and information on how to respond to and calm the uncomfortable sensations of anxiety. A variety of long and short self-calming strategies are introduced, along with behaviours that can help prevent escalation of anxiety. This three-session skills program with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management and High Performance Clinic meets online for 60 minutes on Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m. Your link will be e-mailed to you upon registration in the program at https://selfregulationskills.ca/programs/anxiety-skills-strategies/

De-stress, foster balance, and promote enjoyment through Classical Yoga "We need yoga and community now more than ever." - Sivananda Namaste and Happy New Year 2021! You are invited to join our 30-day Yoga Challenge that will help you establish a routine and deepen your practice. Start the new year in a healthy, invigorating way! Four classical yoga instructors are teaming up to offer more timeslots and options to everyone for the month of January. The aim is to help…

Are you looking for ways to get out and enjoy nature in the winter? Join our Interpretive Interns, Kitty and Jenny as they explore Nature in Winter. Topics include: animal signs animal adaptations winter seed heads animal tracking trees in winter Each course will finish with a short discussion period so you can ask all your nature in winter-related questions. This fund-raising initiative will help support other Arboretum educational programs. Fee: $10 (plus HST) per session, or register for all…

Hosted in partnership with Conestoga College, University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University, connect with 100+ employers who want to meet and hire talented U of G students and alumni for summer, co-op and full-time positions! This fair is open to ALL U of G students and alumni. Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2021 Time: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. The P4E Job Fair will be hosted on software powered by CareerEco. Each employer will have a virtual booth with representatives…

Tech neck? Screen fatigue? Lost in the rabbit hole of social media? If you are spending more time online than you were a year ago, learn how you rank on the seven risk factors for an unhealthy relationship with your computer and devices. This FREE one-hour online workshop with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management and High Performance Clinic will include strategies for decreasing Zoom fatigue (increasing energy and engagement), improving posture and online work style, and protecting your eyes…

Learn practical skills to decrease test anxiety and enhance energy and performance during exam periods. This three-hour program with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management and High Performance Clinic is an online, on-demand program with lifetime access to the lessons. You can begin today! Your link will be e-mailed to you upon registration in the program. Register at https://selfregulationskills.ca/programs/stress-less-for-tests/.

Are you looking for ways to get out and enjoy nature in the winter? Join our Interpretive Interns, Kitty and Jenny as they explore Nature in Winter. Topics include: animal signs animal adaptations winter seed heads animal tracking trees in winter Each course will finish with a short discussion period so you can ask all your nature in winter-related questions. This fund-raising initiative will help support other Arboretum educational programs. Fee: $10 (plus HST) per session, or register for all…

In this Arboretum workshop, learn how to design a diverse garden space that attracts native wildlife species through key design elements, plant choices and maintenance needs. This course will draw from concepts found in the Arboretum’s Gosling Wildlife Gardens, while also offering insight on design features and plant species that have proven to be successful in our local Ontario setting. From attracting endangered pollinators to gardening with native plants, discover the relationships between plants and wildlife and how these ideas…

The Landscape Architecture program in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development presents a guest lecture by Laurie Olin of Olin Studio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Laurie is a distinguished teacher, author and one of the most renowned landscape architects practicing today.

In this Arboretum workshop, learn how to design a diverse garden space that attracts native wildlife species through key design elements, plant choices and maintenance needs. This course will draw from concepts found in the Arboretum’s Gosling Wildlife Gardens, while also offering insight on design features and plant species that have proven to be successful in our local Ontario setting. From attracting endangered pollinators to gardening with native plants, discover the relationships between plants and wildlife and how these ideas…

This FREE online workshop presented by Amy Skeoch introduces U of G research teams to tools that will clearly communicate the potential impact of their work and enable them to write value-focused grant applications. Teams will also discover how clear communication and persuasive value propositions can mobilize teams and external partners more successfully. In this workshop, research teams will: Craft project descriptions to effectively communicate pertinent information using a step-by-step process Articulate, both verbally and in writing, why solving specific…

The University of Guelph will bring together the 2020 University Professor Emeriti and convocation faculty medal recipients to celebrate their accomplishments together at one online event with a reception and ceremony. University Professor Emeriti Anthony Clarke, CBS Steven Rothstein, CBS George Harauz, CBS Clarence Swanton, OAC Stephen Marshall, OAC Serge Desmarais, CSAHS Elizabeth Stone, OVC Patricia Turner, OVC Eva Nagy, OVC Linda Parker CSAHS Medal Recipients John Dawson, CBS – John Bell Award Ken Dorter, COA - Medal of Merit…

Are you looking for ways to get out and enjoy nature in the winter? Join our Interpretive Interns, Kitty and Jenny as they explore Nature in Winter. Topics include: animal signs animal adaptations winter seed heads animal tracking trees in winter Each course will finish with a short discussion period so you can ask all your nature in winter-related questions. This fund-raising initiative will help support other Arboretum educational programs. Fee: $10 (plus HST) per session, or register for all…

No leaves? No problem! In this Arboretum workshop you will learn about the variety of features that are useful for winter identification of trees. From buds to bark to leaf scars, we will take an in-depth look at the surprisingly distinctive characteristics that let us unlock the identities of trees in their dormant season. We will focus on deciduous tree species native to Ontario, and we will make time for some evergreens as well. Optional 'homework' assignments will encourage you…

Want to learn more about R, but worried about the programming skills needed to use it? Fear no more! This workshop from the McLaughlin Library will cover a number of topics including: getting comfortable with the R interface. learning the basics of R programming, working with packages, importing data, and creating basic descriptive statistics and frequency tables.

No leaves? No problem! In this Arboretum workshop you will learn about the variety of features that are useful for winter identification of trees. From buds to bark to leaf scars, we will take an in-depth look at the surprisingly distinctive characteristics that let us unlock the identities of trees in their dormant season. We will focus on deciduous tree species native to Ontario, and we will make time for some evergreens as well. Optional 'homework' assignments will encourage you…

This Arboretum course is designed for the new gardener or the gardener that has only been growing vegetables for a couple of years. We’ll start at the very beginning, with ordering seeds and end with a detailed discussion of the 10 best vegetables for new gardeners. Focus is on hardiness zones 4 – 6. We’ll cover the following topics: Creating a new bed and different systems; in the ground, raised beds and growing in containers Best soil selection and how…

Learn drug-free tips to help cope with mid-life sleep changes, hot flashes and the frustration of being awake through the night. This two-hour skills workshop meets online with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management and High Performance Clinic. Your link will be e-mailed to you upon registration in the workshop. Register at https://selfregulationskills.ca/programs/peri-menopausal-sleep-workshop/

Before you can begin data analysis, cleaning and preparing data are hence vital skills. This online workshop from the McLaughlin Library will teach the fundamentals of using the tidyverse package. It will cover topics including: manipulating columns and rows, filtering and merging datasets, converting to different variable types, and creating scales.

If going to the fridge is your #1 stress management strategy, it may be time to learn more about how stress drives us to emotional eating, and ways to start addressing it. This two hour online workshop with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management and High Performance Clinic will include tips on decreasing emotional eating, integrating biofeedback and trying four emotional calming strategies. Your link will be e-mailed to you upon registration in the workshop. Register at https://selfregulationskills.ca/programs/stress-eating/.

This online workshop from the McLaughlin Library will teach you how to conduct basic inferential statistics that are commonly seen when using R. By the end of this workshop, you can expect to know how to conduct the following statistical tests: independent sample t-test, paired sample t-test, one-way ANOVA, and repeated measures ANOVA.

In this workshop from the McLaughlin Library, you will learn how to visualize data in R using ggplot2, a powerful and versatile R package used to create graphics. You will gain an understanding of the fundamentals of ggplot2 and practice creating common data visualization plots such as histograms, bar charts and scatter plots.

No leaves? No problem! In this Arboretum workshop you will learn about the variety of features that are useful for winter identification of trees. From buds to bark to leaf scars, we will take an in-depth look at the surprisingly distinctive characteristics that let us unlock the identities of trees in their dormant season. We will focus on deciduous tree species native to Ontario, and we will make time for some evergreens as well. Optional 'homework' assignments will encourage you…

This Arboretum course is designed for the new gardener or the gardener that has only been growing vegetables for a couple of years. We’ll start at the very beginning, with ordering seeds and end with a detailed discussion of the 10 best vegetables for new gardeners. Focus is on hardiness zones 4 – 6. We’ll cover the following topics: Creating a new bed and different systems; in the ground, raised beds and growing in containers Best soil selection and how…

Learn to curb the worry habit... and how to avoid the five key pitfalls that perpetuate worrying. This two-hour skills workshop meets online with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management and High Performance Clinic and includes brain training exercises and a variety of other techniques to decrease worrying. Your link will be e-mailed to you upon registration in the workshop. Register at https://selfregulationskills.ca/programs/stop-worrying/.

Learn strategies that decrease symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), or a nervous/stressed stomach, by tackling the two greatest triggers of IBS symptoms.... diet and stress. This five-part skills program with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management and High Performance Clinic and Lindzie O'Reilly, dietitian, meets online for an hour on Wednesday evenings, once a week for five weeks. Your link will be e-mailed to you upon registration in the program. Register at https://selfregulationskills.ca/programs/take-stress-out-ibs/.

Learn powerful strategies, new tips and information on how to respond and calm down the uncomfortable sensations of anxiety. A variety of long and short self-calming strategies are introduced, along with behaviours that can help prevent escalation of anxiety. This three-session skills program with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management and High Performance Clinic meets online for 60 minutes on Mondays at 7 p.m. Your link will be e-mailed to you upon registration in the program. Register at https://selfregulationskills.ca/programs/anxiety-skills-strategies/.

This Arboretum course is designed for the new gardener or the gardener that has only been growing vegetables for a couple of years. We’ll start at the very beginning, with ordering seeds and end with a detailed discussion of the 10 best vegetables for new gardeners. Focus is on hardiness zones 4 – 6. We’ll cover the following topics: Creating a new bed and different systems; in the ground, raised beds and growing in containers Best soil selection and how…

More than three or four headaches a month are too many! Learn drug-free strategies to decrease tension and migraine headaches, and decrease headache pain. This four-part skills program with Kathy Somers of the Stress Management and High Performance Clinic meets online for 90 minutes, once a week, for four weeks. Your link will be e-mailed to you upon registration in the program. Register at https://selfregulationskills.ca/programs/decreasing-headaches/.

This Arboretum course is designed for the new gardener or the gardener that has only been growing vegetables for a couple of years. We’ll start at the very beginning, with ordering seeds and end with a detailed discussion of the 10 best vegetables for new gardeners. Focus is on hardiness zones 4 – 6. We’ll cover the following topics: Creating a new bed and different systems; in the ground, raised beds and growing in containers Best soil selection and how…

The Arboretum's Garden Fundamentals workshop will focus on ornamental gardens including trees, shrubs, perennials, bulbs and grasses. You will gain a good understanding of how these plants grow and their relationship with the soil. We’ll cover lots of practical topics such as planting, maintenance, plant selection, sun/shade requirements, and some top picks. This course is suitable for the beginner and intermediate gardener. Week 1: Understanding soil Week 2: Selecting the right soil for gardens, raised beds and containers Week 3:…

The Arboretum's Garden Fundamentals workshop will focus on ornamental gardens including trees, shrubs, perennials, bulbs and grasses. You will gain a good understanding of how these plants grow and their relationship with the soil. We’ll cover lots of practical topics such as planting, maintenance, plant selection, sun/shade requirements, and some top picks. This course is suitable for the beginner and intermediate gardener. Week 1: Understanding soil Week 2: Selecting the right soil for gardens, raised beds and containers Week 3:…

Do you have a gardening question that you would love to ask Arboretum gardening staff? Join Cael Wishart, the Arboretum’s Gardener, for a free virtual session to get the answers about everything green and growing! The session will take place on  Zoom. Pre-registration is required. This program is free. Register early to ensure your spot!

The Arboretum's Garden Fundamentals workshop will focus on ornamental gardens including trees, shrubs, perennials, bulbs and grasses. You will gain a good understanding of how these plants grow and their relationship with the soil. We’ll cover lots of practical topics such as planting, maintenance, plant selection, sun/shade requirements, and some top picks. This course is suitable for the beginner and intermediate gardener. Week 1: Understanding soil Week 2: Selecting the right soil for gardens, raised beds and containers Week 3:…

The Arboretum's Garden Fundamentals workshop will focus on ornamental gardens including trees, shrubs, perennials, bulbs and grasses. You will gain a good understanding of how these plants grow and their relationship with the soil. We’ll cover lots of practical topics such as planting, maintenance, plant selection, sun/shade requirements, and some top picks. This course is suitable for the beginner and intermediate gardener. Week 1: Understanding soil Week 2: Selecting the right soil for gardens, raised beds and containers Week 3:…

The Arboretum's Garden Fundamentals workshop will focus on ornamental gardens including trees, shrubs, perennials, bulbs and grasses. You will gain a good understanding of how these plants grow and their relationship with the soil. We’ll cover lots of practical topics such as planting, maintenance, plant selection, sun/shade requirements, and some top picks. This course is suitable for the beginner and intermediate gardener. Week 1: Understanding soil Week 2: Selecting the right soil for gardens, raised beds and containers Week 3:…

The Arboretum's Garden Fundamentals workshop will focus on ornamental gardens including trees, shrubs, perennials, bulbs and grasses. You will gain a good understanding of how these plants grow and their relationship with the soil. We’ll cover lots of practical topics such as planting, maintenance, plant selection, sun/shade requirements, and some top picks. This course is suitable for the beginner and intermediate gardener. Week 1: Understanding soil Week 2: Selecting the right soil for gardens, raised beds and containers Week 3:…