U of G News

ONLINE: Guelph Food Safety Seminars (GFSS) Symposium
2021-11-24 10:30 - 12:00 (America/Toronto) | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
GFSS Annual (Virtual) Symposium: Back to the Buffet – Food Safety in a Post-COVID World
Session 4: What your recipe book forgot to mention – Food Safety in the home Q&A
For the first time, the GFSS will host a panel of experts available to answer your (the consumer’s) questions!
During the pandemic, at-home food preparation, home-grown produce and even foraging became new habits, increasing the need for reliable and accurate food safety information from trusted sources.
We welcome you to send your questions in ahead of time via the registration form. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions during the session (via the chat box).
This virtual event is free but registration is required. For further details and to register, see: https://www.uoguelph.ca/foodscience/events/2021/11/guelph-food-safety-seminar-gfss-symposium-session-4

ONLINE: CCSAW Research Seminar - In Pursuit of Better Broiler Welfare
2021-11-24 12:30 - 13:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Globally, 70 billion broiler (meat) chickens are raised each year, and more than 90per cent of them reach ‘market weight’ in just six weeks or so. Is this accelerated growth a problem? In this seminar, Dr. Stephanie Torrey will discuss the welfare of broiler chickens and whether a transition to slower growing genetics will have a measurable impact on their welfare.
Dr. Torrey’s research on poultry and swine welfare has informed policies and auditing schemes around farm animal genetics, transportation and euthanasia. As a research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and then the University of Guelph, she authored/co-authored over 60 peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts on farm animal behaviour and welfare. In her current role as research scientist with Trouw Nutrition, she now works with a global team to validate nutritional products for poultry production, health and welfare. A native of Massachusetts, Dr. Torrey resides in Guelph with her husband and two sons.
Please join us on Zoom!
https://zoom.us/j/98105791067

ONLINE: An Integrated Health Review - Improving Health Access for International Students
2021-12-01 11:00 - 12:15 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
This webinar will present a longitudinal research study focusing on international students on post-secondary campuses in Canada. Students receive a full clinical check-up followed by structured teaching on selected topics with a registered nurse. Goals include improving medical knowledge, tracking incidence of common medical conditions, and tracking rates of various interventions.
Speakers:

Dr. Shivajan Sivapalan, M.D., C.C.F.P
Campus Clinic Physician for the Campus Health and Wellness Centre for Durham College and Ontario Tech University
Director of Clinical Operations at SAAAC Autism Centre
Dr. Yasir Khan, M.D., C.C.F.P.
Campus Clinic Physician for the Campus Health and Wellness Centre for Durham College and Ontario Tech University
Adjunct Lecturer with the University of Toronto
Masters Student in the Healthcare Quality Program at Queen’s University

Learn more online.
Presented by: Canada India Research Centre for Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE)

ONLINE: Democracy in India 2047
2022-01-05 10:00 - 11:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The India 2047 series commemorates 75 years of India’s independence.
Making Constitutional Indians
by Niraja Gopal Jayal
Reclaiming the Republic: The Road Ahead
by Yogendra Yadav
Envisioning feminist citizenship
by Navsharan Singh
Learn more online.
Presented by the Canada India Research Centre for Learning and Engagement.

ONLINE: Challenges and Opportunities Towards a Zero Waste Plastics Economy
2022-01-19 11:00 - 12:15 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The widespread use and reliance on plastic has created waste that is a paramount environmental issue for the world. Biodegradable and compostable plastic is a promising alternative to the single-use plastic. This presentation will highlight the commitments and progress of Canada and India to a vision of zero plastic waste.
Speaker: Manju Misra, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Biocomposites
School of Engineering and Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph
Presented by: Canada India Research Centre for Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE)
Learn more online.

ONLINE: Women in Sport Analytics – Journeys into Data Science
2022-01-20 16:00 - 17:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The Centre for Advancing Responsible & Ethical Artificial Intelligence (CARE-AI) presents: A Path to the NFL – Leading a Player Health and Safety Team with Data Science
Before becoming Director, Player Health & Safety Data Management for the National Football League, Carly Fennell travelled an interesting academic and career journey with many valuable stops along the way. The combination of having hands-on lab experience, leading a growing technical team at a startup and working with global players in the athletic footwear and clothing industry has provided her with the opportunity to collect many unique insights. Shew will describe the experience that she gained and personal discoveries that she made since graduating from the Engineering program at the University of Guelph, delving deeper into the field of Data Science.
This presentation is part of the CARE-AI and Master of Data Science Women in Sports Analytics – Journeys into Data Science seminars.

ONLINE: One Health Seminar Series - One Health and Social Environments: Linking Non-health Data to Improve Health (and Why It Can be Difficult)
2022-01-27 13:00 - 14:00 | Ontario, Canada
The One Health Institute is hosting a seminar series throughout the winter semester. This is an opportunity to listen to and learn from different One Health professionals. The series is virtual and will last one hour. It is free and open to all; you must register for each event you would like to attend.
“One Health and Social Environments: Linking Non-health Data to Improve Health (and Why It Can be Difficult)”
Lauren Grant
Assistant Professor | Department of Population Medicine
Ontario Veterinary College | University of Guelph
Learn more online.

ONLINE: Migration of Dalit Women Domestic Workers (CIRCLE Webinar)
2022-02-02 09:00 - 10:00 | ImprovLab, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
In this CIRCLE Webinar, Shailaja Menon (Ambedkar University Delhi) and Yamanapalli Sreenivasulu (Centre for Economics and Social Studies (CESS) Hyderabad) will present findings from their research into the local forces and challenges that induce women to migrate from villages in India to Gulf countries as domestic workers.
Webinar registration.

ONLINE: Black History Month Keynote Address with Minna Salami
2022-02-02 18:00 - 20:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Join us online as we kick-off Black History Month with a conversation on Black joy, empowerment, and liberation with award-winning author and social critic Minna Salami.
Learn more about Black History Month programming at U of G.

ONLINE: Women in Sports Analytics – Journeys into Data Science Featuring Erika Munoz
2022-02-03 16:00 - 17:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The Centre for Advancing Responsible and Ethical Artificial Intelligence (CARE-AI) presents: From Physics and Astronomy to Data Scientist in Sports Analytics
With a rapidly evolving usage of analytics in professional sports in North America, MLS, NBA and NHL teams need to innovate to win championships. Erika Munoz will provide her insights on working as a data scientist in this dynamic area for the past few years. She will discuss how her expertise in Physics and Astronomy translated into entering the field of Sports Analytics along with the knowledge she has developed and the type of tools that she routinely uses.
This presentation is part of the CARE-AI, Master of Data Science, and She’s Got Game Women in Sports Analytics – Journeys into Data Science Seminars.

ONLINE: From Reproductive Rights to the Girl Effect
2022-02-08 12:30 - 13:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy
Join us for Dr. Potvin’s research presentation on reproductive rights and Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy.
Speaker: Jacqueline Potvin
Postdoctoral researcher
Department of Political Science
University of Guelph
Join us: https://uoguel.ph/POLISCI22-1
Hosted by the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences and the Department of Political Science

ONLINE: Black History Month - Stirrin' the Pot: Afro-Caribbean Cooking Class
2022-02-08 17:00 - 19:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
As part of Black History Month, Chef  Vanessa Simon teaches us how to make some delicious Caribbean dishes. If you are a BIPOC-identifying student at the U of G, register by Feb. 3 to receive a gift card to go towards the purchase of groceries for this event!
Learn more about Black History Month programming at U of G.

ONLINE: Migration of Dalit Women Domestic Workers from Andhra Pradesh to the Gulf Countries
2022-02-09 09:00 - 10:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
This webinar will present findings from a study that sought to understand the local forces and challenges that induce women to migrate from villages in India to Gulf countries as domestic workers. Comparing Dalit and non-Dalit women, the study used quantitative and qualitative data to understand changes in socio-economic status of women migrant workers.
Speakers:

Shailaja Menon, Assistant Professor, School of Liberal Studies of Ambedkar University Delhi
Yamanapalli Sreenivasulu, Faculty in the Centre for Economics and Social Studies (CESS) Hyderabad.

Learn more online.
Presented by: Canada India Research Centre for Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) & Community Engaged Scholarship Institute (CESI)

ONLINE: Education in India 2047
2022-02-09 10:00 - 11:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
EDUCATION IN INDIA 2047
8:30-10:00 p.m. IST | 10:00-11:30 a.m. EST
The India 2047 series commemorates 75 years of India’s independence.
Nandini Sundar, Professor of Sociology, Delhi School of Economics
Universities in India 2047
Ashwini Deshpande, Professor of Economics, Ashoka University
India 2047: Gender Equality at Work and at Home
Rukmini Banerji, CEO, PRATHAM
Every child in school and learning well: From vision to reality by 2047
Moderator: Franco Vaccarino, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, and former President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Guelph
Learn more online.
Presented by: Canada India Research Centre for Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) with support from:

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
College of Social and Applied Human Sciences
Guelph Institute of Development Studies
Guelph Institute for Environmental Research
International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation
Office of International Strategy and Partnerships
One Health Institute
Ontario Veterinary College

ONLINE: Education India - India 2047 Speaker Series
2022-02-09 10:00 - 11:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The India 2047 lecture series commemorates 75 years of India’s independence.
The Education in India webinar will feature:

Nandini Sundar, Professor of Sociology, Delhi School of Economics
Ashwini Deshpande, Professor of Economics, Ashoka University
Rukmini Banerji, CEO, PRATHAM
Moderator: Franco Vaccarino, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, and former President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Guelph

Register online.
Presented by: Canada India Research Centre for Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE)

ONLINE: Dairy cattle behavior in modern production systems. Are we forgetting about the cows’ individuality?
2022-02-09 12:30 - 13:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare is hosting monthly seminars on animal welfare. February’s seminar will be given by Dr. Joao Costa and will discuss dairy cattle behavior in modern production systems. Are we forgetting about the cows’ individuality?
Join the Zoom meeting online.

ONLINE: Black History Month Workshop - Mapping Out Your Pleasure and Liberation
2022-02-09 19:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Hosted by sexual health educator Natty Love as part of our Black History Month programming, this workshop is an interactive and explorative guide on how to begin liberating your sexual pleasure through a trauma-informed, African, Caribbean, and Black lens.
Please note that this event is exclusive to Black-identifying students in the U of G community. If you are a Black-identifying student at the U of G, register by Feb. 3 to receive a swag bag filled with pleasure-positive goodies!
Learn more about Black History Month programming at U of G.

ONLINE: Black History Month - Who's Got Game? Virtual Games Nite
2022-02-10 18:00 - 20:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
This Black History Month we are excited to host a virtual gamesnight featuring options from Jackbox Games®. There will be lots of prizes, so you don’t want to miss out!
Learn more about Black History Month programming at U of G.

ONLINE: Black History Month - “Our Dance of Revolution” Doc Screening and Discussion
2022-02-11 20:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
As part of our Black History Month programming in collaboration with Guelph Pride, we present a screening of “Our Dance of Revolution” — a documentary that tells the story of how Black queer folks in Toronto resisted the forces of marginalization and rose up to become a vibrant, fierce community. If you are a BIPOC-identifying student at the U of G, register by Feb 9 to receive an UberEats gift card for the purchase of a meal to enjoy during the event!
Learn more about Black History Month programming at U of G.

ONLINE: Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture - "Recent Works by Walter Hood" of Hood Design Studio
2022-02-14 13:00 - 14:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The Landscape Architecture program in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development presents a guest lecture on recent work by Walter Hood, Creative Director and Founder of Hood Design Studio in Oakland, California. HDS is a cultural practice, working across art, fabrication, design, landscape, research and urbanism.
All are welcome to attend.
Learn more online.

ONLINE: Black History Month - The Black Experience Workshop
2022-02-15 18:00 - 20:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
As part of our Black History Month programming, join us for an experience of radical awakening, relearning, and celebration in The Black Experience Workshop led by local anti-racist educator Selam Debs.
Learn more about Black History Month programming at U of G.

ONLINE: Women in Sports Analytics - Journeys into Data Science Featuring Gabrielle Campos
2022-02-17 16:00 - 17:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The Center for Advancing Responsible and Ethical Artificial Intelligence (CARE-AI) Presents: Entering the Field of Baseball Analytics
Major League Baseball teams have pioneered the use of analytics in sport. As a result, front offices need to continuously increase the sophistication of their analytics pipelines to remain competitive. Gabrielle Campos will describe her experience working in this both exciting and challenging environment having entered the field relatively recently. She will talk about her pathway into Sports Analytics building on her quantitative knowledge gained from her background in Computer Engineering.
This presentation is part of the CARE-AI, Master of Data Science, and She’s Got Game Women in Sports Analytics – Journeys into Data Science seminars.

ONLINE: Dislocation and Lost Identity in 'Beatrice and Croc Harry': A Conversation with Lawrence Hill
2022-02-17 17:00 - 18:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Join us virtually for a conversation with Chioma Nwebube, 4th year student, former president of the Guelph Black Students Association, and member of the President’s Anti-Racism Advisory Committee and Lawrence Hill, author and professor of creative writing in the School of English and Theatre Studies.
Lawrence Hill is an award-winning and internationally bestselling author of eleven books of fiction and nonfiction, including The Book of Negroes and The Illegal, both of which won CBC Canada Reads. Hill is the winner of the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best Book, and both CBC Radio’s Canada Reads and Radio-Canada’s Combat des livres. He helped to create and has chaired Gryphons Read, the University’s common reading program. Last year, he initiated a third-year creative writing course which he taught (to students and to prisoners, together) in the Grand Valley Institution for Women, a federal penitentiary in Kitchener. Much of his volunteer work has been of service to Black communities, through groups such as the Black Loyalist Heritage Society, the Ontario Black History Society, The Writers’ Union of Canada, The University of Toronto Schools, and Crossroads International, for which he remains an honorary patron.
Hill’s most recent book, Beatrice and Croc Harry published by Harper Collins, has been described as “A book to treasure and share across generations” (David Chariandy), and “A journey of epic proportions” (Nadia L. Hohn). Beatrice and Croc Harry is now available in bookstores across Canada.
Please register on Eventbrite to receive the Zoom link.

ONLINE: Thinking Spaces with Catharine Cary "The Upside Down Protocol"
2022-02-25 10:00 - 11:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
You’re invited to join us for the inaugural Thinking Spaces presentation for the 2022 series via Zoom with guest speaker Catharine Cary!
This presentation, entitled “The Upside Down Protocol,” will see multi-modal improvisational practitioner Catharine Cary consider the question: “How can we turn on its head everything we think we know, and provoke play by having a mind and body subtle and supple enough to always see the ‘upside down’ of things?”
If you are interested in attending, please register online at https://uoguel.ph/thinkingspacescatharinecary.
Through her talk, Catherine aims to “open the present,” activating a session of looking in at nonsensical ways to jump into the synaptic divide, fall off the liminal edge, dip our toes into that indescribable soup, smell the bigger body, eat into the space in between, or the void, or the now, or the moment: We will fit in and have a fit, cut to the chase, find intervals or the relative pitch—a breaking of habit. In a 90-minute zoooooom between word plays, drawing, mirroring, movement, and improvisation, you may be inspired to reconsider the prism through which you look at yourself and this world.
Catharine is co-founder of WHAT IIIF? festival that asks the absurd question, “Can improvisation be documented?” She animates a weekly improvisation practice via Zoom. She also contributes a monthly “Letter to my Original Geography” for IICSI’s ImprovNotes.
Trained as an economist and diplomat, her life has taken many turns, and it’s often better when she stands on her head. She writes a letter daily and she is a contributor to the German still paper annual magazine Improfil, Critical Correspondence, and the Journal of Embodied Research. Her current Upside Downing puts into practice each and every counsel to end the hegemony of heteronormativity in our society (#juststop). You can learn more about Catharine at https://catharinecary.wordpress.com
As always, Thinking Spaces is free and open to all.

ONLINE: Black History Month Workshop - Dancing Through the Diaspora
2022-02-28 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Celebrate the final day of Black History Month with a lunctime dance workshop featuring various styles from the African Diaspora, including soca, dancehall, and afro styles. This event will be led by Guelph-based dance instructors Kween and Binty.
Learn more about Black History Month programming at U of G.

ONLINE: Honouring International Women’s Day Conference 2022
2022-03-08 09:00 - 16:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
This FREE one-day virtual conference, titled “Honouring International Women’s Day 2022: Research, Recognize & Reimagine” is meant to showcase research that celebrates achievements of women and/or brings awareness to gender-based disparities, with an emphasis on BIPOC futurities and intersectionality.
The conference will feature excellent keynote speakers, student presentations and feminist entertainment!

Layla Staats shares her experiences defending the water in the Wet’suwet’en Territory, and the importance of unity, especially as women, in empowering ourselves and in defending our truths.
Kween explores the shift from Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, to Violence, Harm and Oppression and looks to a more intersectional lens that is uncomfortable and supports experiences that BIPOC communities are facing.
Dr. Srinivasan presents a conversation about her research spanning 25 years on daughter discrimination in India and Canada, root causes of such discrimination, and the emergence of daughter preference.

Register for our FREE virtual event!

ONLINE: India and the World
2022-03-09 09:00 - 10:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The India 2047 series commemorates 75 years of India’s independence.
Speakers:
India’s Foreign Policy in 2047: Aligned or Balanced?
Suhasini Haider, Diplomatic Editor, The Hindu
India and China: Will they be friends in 2047?
Kanti Bajpai, Wilmar Professor of Asian Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
India in 2047: At the center of an interdependent neighborhood
Rohan Samarajiva, Founding Chair, LIRNEasia
Moderator: John Harriss, Professor Emeritus of International Studies at Simon Fraser University
Presented by: Canada India Research Centre for Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) with support from:

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
College of Social and Applied Human Sciences
Guelph Institute of Development Studies
Guelph Institute for Environmental Research
International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation
Office of International Strategy and Partnerships
One Health Institute
Ontario Veterinary College

Learn more online.

ONLINE: China - Its Rise and Consequences
2022-03-11 13:00 - 14:00 | Ontario
The Olympics returned to a new and emboldened China. What should we learn from China’s transformation?
Featuring:

Michael Szonyi – Director of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies and Frank Wen-Hsuing Wu Memorial Professor of Chinese History at Harvard University
Theresa Lee – Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Guelph
Norman Smith – Professor, Department of History, University of Guelph

Virtual EventRegister at uoguel.ph/pols-mar11
Hosted by the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences and the Department of Political Science

ONLINE and IN-PERSON: College Royal 2022
2022-03-19 09:00 - 16:00 | ONLINE and IN-PERSON, Ontario, Canada
The College Royal Society invites you to venture into the Royal Forest March 19 and 20! Check out barn tours, livestock shows, art shows, live club displays and more! There are plenty of events for everyone to enjoy!
During COVID-19, in-person College Royal events are open to students, faculty and staff and their immediate families. The external community is welcome to attend online events. Find the full event listing at www.collegeroyalsociety.com! Those attending in-person events must follow all COVID-19 safety protocols including adhering to U of G’s vaccination policy, wearing a mask, completing the COVID-19 Daily Screening Form, staying home if unwell, etc.
Catch all of the details by exploring our website, or check us out on Facebook and Instagram @collegeroyalsociety!

ONLINE: Experiences of Discrimination in Guelph Wellington - A Discussion of Research Findings and Community Reflections
2022-03-21 12:00 - 13:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The Guelph Wellington Local Immigration Partnership (GWLIP), the Community Engaged Scholarship Institute, and the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences at the University of Guelph are hosting a webinar on the International Day of the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. This webinar will discuss the findings and methodology of a recent study entitled “Discrimination Experienced by Immigrants, Visible Minorities, and Indigenous Peoples in Guelph and Wellington County”. This research was developed in partnership with the Network for Economic and Social Trends (NEST), Western University, and the City of Guelph. It explores the extent and context of discrimination experienced by the residents of Guelph and Wellington County with the goal of supporting the development of evidence-based anti-discrimination initiatives at the local level.
This session will include the following panelists:

Hoda Ghonim, Newcomer Health Programs | SHORE Centre
Ingrid Brand, Principal | Brand Intercultural
Kayla, CEO | The Kween Company
Sara Sayyed, Senior Advisor of Equity, Anti-Racism and Indigenous Initiatives | City of Guelph
Hosted by Samantha Blostein, Global Engagement Specialist, Community Engaged Scholarship Institute / Guelph Institute of Development Studies / College of Social and Applied Human Sciences

Register online.
