U of G News

Guelph Talks Food
2016-06-02 | Ontario
Seven researchers will present high-energy, short-format talks about their innovative work in agriculture and food. Guelph Talks Food is an engaging event designed to share some of the University of Guelph’s most cutting-edge research advancing healthy, productive and competitive Canadian agriculture and food systems.
A reception will follow at the Art Gallery Guelph. Please RSVP to awilsonc@uoguelph.ca.
This event is presented by the Food Institute of the University of Guelph in conjunction with the Canadian Science Writers’ Association annual conference.
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: War Memorial Hall

Invasive Species Workshop: Animals and Plants
2016-06-04 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
In this workshop we will learn about biology, identification and control of invasive plant species. What makes them more successful than native species? We will also learn about best practices for preventing the spread and introduction of invasive species. Parts of the workshop will be outside, where we will explore the woods and gardens of the Arboretum in search of invasive species. Participants will receive an information booklet. The early bird fee is $75 if you register on or before May 26.
Location: J.C. Taylor Nature Intrepretive Centre

Food and Agriculture Business Seminar
2016-06-05 - 2016-06-07 | Ontario
The Food Institute developed the Food and Agriculture Business Seminar to bring together a diverse group of current and emerging leaders in the industry to collectively examine trends and issues in today’s global marketplace.
By working together in strategically dynamic groups, participants benefit from each others’ expertise as they critically examine real cases and interact with executives from featured businesses in a non-competitive environment.
The seminar’s cases explore the shifting roles of government, food security, consumer perspective and developing markets in real scenarios that top industry businesses and organizations have faced. Attendees are expected to have studied the cases prior to the event and will be organized into discussion groups facilitated by subject matter experts. Within these discussion groups, attendees will challenge the issues and relevant points in preparation for the open discussion, led by the case study creator and an executive of the guest organization.
Participants will leave with a new perspective, strategic networks and critical skills to better serve their own business and the food and agriculture industry as a whole.
Registration costs and details will be available at uoguelph.ca/foodinstitute.

Sketching Nature Workshop
2016-06-08 10:00 - 12:00 | Ontario
Focusing on sketching techniques and note-taking, this workshop is for those who want a permanent record of their observations of nature. The workshop is designed for beginners, so don’t be shy! Sketchbooks and pencils will be provided. The workshop is led by Arboretum interpretive naturalist intern Alexandra Kocher. The early bird fee is $35 if you register on or before May 31.

OAC Dean Candidate Public Presentation
2016-06-09 | Ontario
The third candidate for the OAC dean position will be on campus for a public presentation and to meet with various groups of people.
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Location: Richards Building, Room 2520

Professional Staff Association Annual General Meeting
2016-06-09 10:30 - 12:00 | Ontario
The theme of this year’s AGM is “Supporting the Green Gryphon Initiative,” featuring guest speaker Maurice Nelischer, director of sustainability. All attendees will receive an “i am reusable” barbecue lunch.
Location: OVC Lifetime Learning Centre, Room 1714

Central Animal Facility Open House
2016-06-09 11:30 - 13:30 | Ontario
Visit the Central Animal Facility and enjoy guided tours, displays, door prizes, a raffle and barbeque lunch (regular or veggie burger and pop for $6).
Location: Central Animal Facility

Alumni Weekend 2016
2016-06-10 - 2016-06-11 | Ontario
Alumni and friends are welcome to our annual reunion. This year we are celebrating years ending in 1 or 6. Highlights of the weekend include the UGAA Awards of Excellence Gala, the President’s Milestone Lunch, Livestock Research Innovation Centre tours, Alumni Pub with beer tasting, marche dinner and live music, the Great Gryphon Race and more.

Medicinal Plants Workshop
2016-06-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Ontario
In herbal medicine, plants from the forest, meadow and garden can help treat a variety of health conditions. Join Guelph naturopathic doctor Elizabeth Cherevaty for this guided “herb walk” through the Gosling Wildlife Gardens, woods and meadows of the Arboretum as she highlights uses and habitats of important medicinal plants. Each participant will receive a booklet detailing the plants and their uses.
The tour starts outside, followed by an introduction to herbal medicine and ways to use the plants at home. Please note this course is not intended to provide instruction for harvesting or preparation of medicinal plants. The early bird fee is $35 if you register on or before June 6.
Time: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Night and Low-Light Photography Field Trip
2016-06-18 19:30 - 22:30 | Ontario
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 more. Then we’ll go out to the meadows of the Arboretum to photograph the setting sun and practice night photography by the light of the moon. We’ll also try some fun flash effects. This course requires a tripod for best results and is suitable for all skill levels. Bring a flashlight and dress for the weather. The rain date is June 19. The early bird fee is $55 if you register on or before June 9.

38th Annual Sexuality Conference
2016-06-23 - 2016-06-24 | Ontario
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 hundred researchers, health-care workers, therapists, students, social workers and other health professionals from across North America.
The Guelph Sexuality Conference is open only to registrants and the media (some sessions are closed to media). For more information or to obtain media passes, email sexconf@OpenEd.uoguelph.ca

COESP Summer Seminar
2016-07-07 | Ontario
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
2016-07-13 19:00 - 20:30 | Ontario
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 night, you’ll be able to put a name to each of these house-ridden friends!
Location: J.C. Taylor Nature Interpretive Centre

Wednesday Night Walk Presents "Arboretum Wars"
2016-07-20 19:00 - 20:30 | Ontario
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: J.C. Taylor Nature Interpretive Centre

Office 365 Migration
2016-07-22 08:00 - 2016-07-26 17:00 | Ontario
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.

Writing Tune-up: Day 1 of 2
2016-07-26 | Ontario
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 nouns, verbs, etc.)
– Using verbals and modifiers: a review of the use of verbals and modifiers in writing
– Punctuating sentences: a review of the rules of punctuation
Time: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: McLaughlin Library, Room 384

Leadership Lecture Series in Engineering
2016-07-26 | Ontario
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
2016-07-27 | Ontario
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 of grammar
– Avoiding errors of misuse: learn some of the common errors with words and expressions
– Going beyond basic grammar: learn about some of the writing errors that affect clarity, meaning and tone
Time: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: McLaughlin Library, Room 384

Wednesday Night Walk Presents "Insect Inspectors: Beetle Mania"
2016-07-27 19:00 - 20:30 | Ontario
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 Centre

Pokémon Meetup at AGG
2016-08-05 18:30 - 20:00 | Ontario
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 Gallery of Guelph

International Conference on Diseases in Nature Communicable to Man
2016-08-07 - 2016-08-09 | Ontario
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 topics, including viral, rickettsial, bacterial, parasitic and prion-related diseases acquired from natural sources, including animals (wild or domestic), contaminated water or food supplies, arthropod vectors and more.
This year’s R.R. Parker Memorial Speaker will be Dr. Nicholas Ogden of the National Microbiology Laboratory of the Public Health Agency of Canada. His lecture will discuss “Emerging Zoonoses: Causes, Consequences and How We Respond”.
Please visit the INCDNCM website at https://sites.google.com/site/incdncm/2016-Conference to register and for more information, including the preliminary program.
Please contact incdncm@uoguelph.ca if you have any questions.
Location: Rozanski Hall

Eating for Well-being Lunch and Learn
2016-08-10 12:00 - 12:30 | Ontario
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

Leadership Lecture Series in Engineering
2016-08-12 | Ontario
Prof. Prabir Basu from Dalhousie University presents a seminar on “Hydrogen Production from Alternative Sources: Nuclear, Petcoke and Biomass.” All are welcome. Refreshments will be provided.
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: Richards Building, Room 3504

The Clan Leslie Exhibit Opening
2016-08-12 09:00 - 11:00 | Ontario
The University of Guelph Library and the Scottish Studies Department will host an exhibit opening in honour of the Clan Leslie, “The Clan Leslie: A Celebration of 950 years of Leslies in Scottish History, Literature, and Culture.” Refreshments will be provided. This event is free and open to the public.
Location: McLaughlin Library, Room 246 (Robert Whitelaw Room, second floor)

2016 Guelph Trial Garden
2016-08-19 12:00 - 2016-08-20 15:00 | Guelph Turfgrass Institute, 328 Victoria Rd. S., Guelph, ON, Canada
Dates / Times: Friday, Aug. 19 – 12 p.m. – 8 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 20 – 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Location: Guelph Turfgrass Institute
Cost: Free

The Guelph Turfgrass Institute and the Department of Plant Agriculture at the University of Guelph are pleased to invite the public to the 2016 Trial Garden open house at the Guelph Turfgrass Institute at 328 Victoria Road South in Guelph.

Visit anytime during the two days to visit the trials and see the new annuals and perennials that will be in the marketplace in the coming years and, as always, vote on your favourites. There is also a small vegetable trial patch with some new eggplants, peppers and tomatoes; as long as supplies last there will be opportunities for taste testing.

There will be the opportunity to participate in a consumer preference study run by a researcher from the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre. Help us discover what flower colours, flower patterns and plant textures people like. The Trial Garden is also interested in seeing what types of pollinators visit the various trial flower entries in the garden. If you are a fan of “citizen science” and enjoy observing and identifying insect pollinators etc. we look forward to your participation.

The Guelph Wellington Master Gardeners will also be on hand to answer your gardening and trial garden questions. If you have more questions about the free event feel free to contact Rodger Tschanz at 519-241-9536 or rtschanz@uoguelph.ca.

Wednesday Night Walk Presents "Who Needs a Camera Anyways?"
2016-08-24 | Ontario
In today’s digital world, we all carry mini computers and cameras in our back pockets, giving us the power to capture, edit and share what we see. Whether you’re a beginner or an expert, come out to this smartphone photography workshop and snap some great shots of the natural world.
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: J.C. Taylor Nature Interpretive Centre

Wine and Spirit Education Trust Certifications (WSET)
2016-08-25 | Ontario
Whether you’re a beginner or an expert, you will gain knowledge, taste incredible wines and spirits, and receive a highly-respected and internationally-recognized certification. The course instructor is one of Canada’s top sommeliers. The Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Certification Level 1 Award in Spirits begins Oct. 2; the Level 1 Award in Wines begins Nov. 6; the Level 2 Award in Wines and Spirits begins Sept. 26; and the Level 3 Award begins in February 2017. Registration is now open.
Location: Macdonald Stewart Hall

Leadership Lecture Series in Engineering
2016-08-26 | Ontario
Mechanical engineering professor Akram Abdul-Latif from the University of Paris 8 presents a seminar on “Grain size impact on the elasto-plastic behaviour of heterogeneous metallic polycrystalline materials.” All are welcome. Refreshments will be provided.
Time: noon
Location: Richards Building, Room 3504

Library Tours
2016-09-06 - 2016-09-07 | Ontario
Drop in and take a 10-minute tour of the library. Besides books, we have comfy study spaces, Starbucks, programs to help you get a head start on academic work, and lots of people who can help you with research, writing, studying and technology. Tours begin every 15 minutes.
Time: Sept. 6 from 1 to 5 p.m. and Sept. 7 from 10 a.m. to noon
Location: McLaughlin Library, first floor

Library Photo Booth
2016-09-06 09:00 - 11:30 | Ontario
Is there a better way to celebrate your first week of university than with a free photo from a photo booth? We don’t think so. Come to the library for your free photo and also get the chance to have your library questions answered.
Location: McLaughlin Library, first floor
