U of G News

Holocaust Education Week: Cattle Car Exhibit
2017-11-06 - 2017-11-10 | Branion Plaza, Branion Plaza, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
For the third consecutive year, Guelph Hillel will showcase a replica of a German cattle car in Branion Plaza, similar to the ones used by the Nazis to transport Jews and others to concentration camps during World War II. The cattle car houses an exhibit giving students, faculty and other members of the campus and Guelph community the opportunity to learn about the atrocities of the Holocaust in a powerful way.
Holocaust Education Week runs Nov. 6 – 10

Recruit Guelph Career Fair
2017-11-08 10:00 - 15:00 (America/Toronto) | University Centre, Ontario, Canada
The Recruit Guelph Career Fair is an opportunity to meet employers who are actively recruiting students from all programs. Many employers in attendance have full-time, part-time and co-op opportunities posted on Recruit Guelph.
Students of all years and programs are encouraged to attend this fair to network with employers to find out more about current and upcoming job opportunities.
Free professional headshots available!
Visit the event website to see a full list of employers attending the fair. Don’t forget to bring updated copies of your résumé to the fair.

Registration Deadline: HFTM Chardonnay Seminar
2017-11-08 13:00 - 15:00 | Macdonald Stewart Hall, 42 Macdonald St, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
This seminar from the School of Hospitality, Food & Tourism Management will explore the many styles of Chardonnay while we discuss how one grape varietal can taste drastically different from product to product. The topics will include oaked versus unoaked wines, hot and cold growing regions and why Chardonnay is grown in so many places across the world.
Macdonald Stewart Hall – Room 121

Building Canada Lecture: Research Matters, Canada's global DNA Detectives panel discussion
2017-11-08 19:00 - 21:00
Set for the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Guelph Civic Museum, this lecture series will feature topics about nation building. Presented in partnership between Guelph Museums and the University of Guelph.
Nov. 8, Research Matters presents “Barcoding Canada: What does it mean for the future of biodiversity in Canada?” Canada’s Global DNA detectives panel discussion with U of G’s Bob Hanner and Amanda Nauum.
Conserving biodiversity in Canada for the future depends on understanding the past and the strategic role DNA barcoding plays in helping to protect millions of species that share our planet.
Moderated by Owen Roberts, Director of Research Communications, University of Guelph
Panel Speakers:
Bob Hanner is an associate professor at the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario (BIO) and Centre for Biodiversity Genomics.
Amanda Nauum works for TRU-ID, a new startup spun out of BIO. She also has her own educational consulting business and continues to work one day a week as a post-doc in the BIO lab.
Guelph Civic Museum, 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph.
