ONLINE: Environment in India 2047
2022-06-08 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Toronto) | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The India 2047 series from the Canada India Research Centre for Learning and Engagement commemorates 75 years of India’s independence.
Environment in India 2047
Indigenous rights in 2047: Learning from Indigenous Himalayan Youth
Mabel Denzin Gergan, Assistant Professor of Asian Studies, Vanderbilt University
India’s cities in 2047: Climate-smart, or ecologically foolish?
Harini Nagendra, Director, Research Center & Professor, Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability, Azim Premji University
Water in India 2047: Drawing the right lessons from the past 75 years
Mihir Shah, Distinguished Professor & Chair, Water Science and Policy Programme, Shiv Nadar University
Moderator: Bharat Punjabi, Research Fellow, University of Toronto’s Global Cities Institute
Learn more and register online.
Presented by the Canada India Research Centre for Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) with support from:

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

Food systems, food safety and health with Dr. Delia Grace Randolph
2022-06-09 11:00 - 13:00 | Creelman Hall, Ontario, Canada
Join the Arrell Food Institute in partnership with the University of Guelph One Health Institute for an event with world-renowned epidemiologist, veterinarian and Arrell Global Food Innovation Research Award winner, Dr. Delia Grace Randolph.
Dr. Delia Grace Randolph will discuss a journey of several decades to provide an understanding of foodborne disease and how best to manage it. Our world is not well fed and while hunger has been decreasing over the last decades, communicable and non-communicable diseases are trending upwards. The best estimates indicate that the health burden of foodborne disease is equivalent to that of malaria, HIV/AIDs or tuberculosis and the cost to low- and middle-income countries is more than 100 billion USD a year. Most of the global health burden of foodborne disease originates in animal source food and fresh vegetables sold in the informal, traditional markets of developing countries. Alleviating this burden also benefits nutrition, incomes, equity and the environment.
This event will include a presentation and discussion with Dr. Delia Grace Randolph from 11 a.m. to noon followed by a light lunch from noon to 1 p.m.
Registration is required.

In-person Interaction: Bina Agarwal
2022-06-13 16:00 - 17:30 | University Club
Bina Agarwal, professor of Development Economics and Environment, University of Manchester, will receive an honorary degree from the University of Guelph on June 13 and deliver the convocation address on June 14. Watch the ceremonies online.
CIRCLE invites you to a celebratory reception for Bina Agarwal.
Monday, June 13, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., University Club
RSVP online.

Conversations on Slumdog Millionaire with Author Vikas Swarup
2022-06-15 19:00 - 20:30 | Ontario, Canada
CONVERSATIONS ON SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE WITH VIKAS SWARUP, FORMER DIPLOMAT and AUTHOR OF Q&A
Interviewer

Madhur Anand, Governor General’s award-winning writer and professor of ecology and environmental sciences, University of Guelph
Reema Patel, lawyer and activist who published her first novel, Such Big Dreams, in May 2022

Wednesday, June 15 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Bookshelf Cinema
41 Quebec St., Guelph
In a career spanning more than 30 years, Swarup has served in diplomatic assignments in Ankara, Washington DC, Addis Ababa, London, Pretoria and Osaka-Kobe. In February 2017 he was appointed as the High Commissioner of India to Canada. He returned to New Delhi in November 2019 and retired in June 2020 as Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs.
Swarup is the author of three novels, Q&A, which was adapted as the multiple Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, Six Suspects and The Accidental Apprentice. His books have been translated into more than forty international languages.
Presented by:

Canada India Research Centre for Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE)
The Bookshelf

Supported by:
U of G Alumni Affairs & Development

ONLINE: Ontario Veterinary College Chappel Memorial Lecture with Dr. Laszlo Radvanyi
2022-06-16 12:30 - 14:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The 2022 Chappel Lecture will be presented by Dr. Laszlo Radvanyi, President and Scientific Director of the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR). The annual Chappel Lecture was established by 1950 OVC graduate Clifford Chappel in memory of his father, to give students and faculty the opportunity to meet internationally known scientists.
Modulation of the Immune Response in Cancer by Retroelements and Endogenous Retroviruses: New Targets for Immunotherapy
This lecture will describe how otherwise silent, non-coding regions of the human genome containing retroelements (REs) and human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) are activated in human cancer and their implications. New findings in previous work, as well as recent work in Dr. Radvanyi’s lab and his international collaborative team, have found that REs and HERVs are induced in multiple cancer types and can be a source of tumour antigens triggering de novo immune responses in patients that may also be harnessed as a new target for immunotherapy. On the flip-side however, expression of these REs and HERVs in tumours can also disrupt normal immunoregulation. Recent results have found that in both pediatric and adult cancers, aberrant transcription at pericentromeric regions of chromosomes lead to the expression and secretion of RNA from REs (including LINE, SINE and HSAT) and HERVs in extracellular vesicles (EVs) that infect stromal cells and myeloid cells both in the tumour microenvironment and systemically in the body. These EVs are taken up by host cells driving DNA damage and induction of immunosuppressive innate inflammatory responses disrupting normal cellular differentiation and function of macrophages and dendritic cells. Thus, these EVs seem to be long-distance, systemic “immune disruptors” in cancer patients and alleviating this systemic immune-dysregulation may represent a new challenge and opportunity in cancer immunotherapy.
Register online.

In-person Interaction: Vikas Swarup
2022-06-16 16:00 - 17:30 | Waasamowin – Summerlee Science Complex Atrium, 474-570 Gordon St, Guelph, ON, N1G 1Y2, Canada
Vikas Swarup, former diplomat and author of Q&A will receive an honorary degree from the University of Guelph and deliver the convocation address on June 16. Watch the ceremony online.
CIRCLE invites you to a celebratory reception for Vikas Swarup on June 16 at 4 p.m. in the Summerlee Science Complex Atrium.
RSVP online.

Storied Lives: Shifting Perspectives on Poverty
2022-06-16 18:30 - 21:30 | 10C Shared Space, 42 Carden Street, Guelph, ON, N1H 3A2
Storied Lives: Shifting Perspectives on Poverty is a joint research project by the Guelph and Wellington Task Force for Poverty Elimination, the University of Guelph’s Community Engaged Scholarship Institute, and Live Work Well Research Centre. The project aims to encourage members of the public to examine their assumptions about the causes of poverty by amplifying the voices of those experiencing poverty.
Using composite stories that highlight lived expertise and commentary from experts who work in fields related to poverty reduction, this podcast series shines a spotlight on structural factors that shape poverty in Ontario and beyond. The use of audio allows for a grounded and intimate approach to mobilizing knowledge about the intersectional experience of poverty.
Be the first to listen to these podcasts and join a panel discussion with key informants of this research.
Things to Consider:

Doors open at 6:30 p.m., Panel Discussion at 7 p.m., Podcast Listening at 8 p.m., with a social hour to follow at 8:30 p.m.
Complimentary refreshments will be provided.
Masks are mandatory.
Due to COVID-19, attendees are encouraged to bring personal headphones & mobile devices. The Storied Lives team will supply additional audio support as needed.

In order to ensure your participation at this event, please let us know the services and supports you require so we can do our best to make arrangements in advance. For more detailed information, questions or concerns, please email storiedlives@outlook.com.
Parking is available after 6 p.m. at the Macdonell lot (34 Macdonell Street) and Market Parkade (10 Wilson Street). The event venue is located in downtown Guelph and bus routes are available.

Alumni and Reunion Week 2022
2022-06-20 - 2022-06-26 | University of Guelph
Join our biggest alumni celebration of the year! This hybrid event features virtual events June 20 – 23 and on-campus reunions June 24 – 26. Take a trip down memory lane from the comfort of your home and celebrate your time at U of G by attending one or all six virtual alumni events. Reunion groups are invited back to campus June 24 – 26 to celebrate their milestone anniversaries! Take part in reunion events, campus tours, and other social events!
See the full schedule online.

ONLINE: Alumni and Reunion Week - Cooking Class in the Anita Stewart Memorial Food Lab
2022-06-20 19:00 - 20:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Join our biggest alumni celebration of the year! This hybrid event features virtual events June 20 – 23 and on-campus reunions June 24 – 26.
Take a trip down memory lane from the comfort of your home and celebrate your time at U of G by attending one or all six virtual alumni events.
Cooking Class in the Anita Stewart Memorial Food Lab
In our first-ever online cooking class, Joyce of Cooking (HAFA ’07) will guide us through an evening of Summer Thai-inspired cooking! Joyce’s goal is to inspire all ages to become more involved and confident in the kitchen. She is looking forward to sharing her skills and experiences with an alumni audience hungry for continuous learning in the food world! Joyce will be broadcasting live from campus, in the Anita Stewart Memorial Food Lab!
Learn more online.

ONLINE: Alumni and Reunion Week - Alumni Trivia Night
2022-06-21 20:00 - 21:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Join our biggest alumni celebration of the year! This hybrid event features virtual events June 20 – 23 and on-campus reunions June 24 – 26.
Take a trip down memory lane from the comfort of your home and celebrate your time at U of G by attending one or all six virtual alumni events.
Alumni Trivia Night
Connect with friends and fellow alumni online at our Alumni Week Trivia Night! Trivia is hosted by Kyle Tossell (K TOSS). Kyle has been doing trivia at McCabe’s Irish Pub in Guelph for over 12 years and is well known in the entertainment world! With over 1,500 entertainment events under his belt, his work has been heard on z103.5, 91.5 The Beat as well as others! K TOSS is sure to get this U of G-themed trivia night party started!
Trivia Details and Rules:

Trivia will be hosted on Zoom
A maximum of 40 teams can register
Teams can consist of 1-10 members
All team members must register – please include your team name upon registration
There will be TWO rounds of trivia with a short intermission between rounds
Each team must select a captain who will submit trivia answers online on behalf of their team
Teams are asked to coordinate around trivia answers outside of Zoom
Team up safely with individuals from your household or use platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook Messager, Text, etc. to communicate with your teammates
Winning teams will receive a U of G prize pack

Learn more online.

ONLINE: Alumni and Reunion Week - Career Growth Mindset Webinar with Experiential Learning Hub
2022-06-22 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Join our biggest alumni celebration of the year! This hybrid event features virtual events June 20 – 23 and on-campus reunions June 24 – 26.
Take a trip down memory lane from the comfort of your home and celebrate your time at U of G by attending one or all six virtual alumni events.
Career Growth Mindset Webinar with Experiential Learning Hub
Learn how to foster a career growth mindset with Nicola Edwards, career advisor at U of G.
Nicola will discuss how a career growth mindset can help you to discover what is possible, how you can grow your employability, level up your professionalism and uncover more of what you want in your career.
This is a collaborative event with the Experiential Learning Hub and U of G Alumni!
This webinar is open to alumni of all grad years and professional backgrounds!
Learn more online.

ONLINE: Alumni and Reunion Weekend - Don't Worry, Be Happy Webinar
2022-06-23 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Join our biggest alumni celebration of the year! This hybrid event features virtual events June 20 – 23 and on-campus reunions June 24 – 26.
Take a trip down memory lane from the comfort of your home and celebrate your time at U of G by attending one or all six virtual alumni events.
Don’t Worry, Be Happy Webinar
Learn how to create your own personal ‘happiness plan’ with Dr. Natalie Evans. What is happiness? In this webinar, we’ll examine:

Some common beliefs about what happiness is and isn’t, and how we can get more of it in our lives.
Why sometimes what we believe will make us happy doesn’t, and how to identify our own sources of happiness.
A brief overview of some key theories and research findings will provide some guidance in the development of your own personalized happiness plan.
Some helpful resources to perform your own ‘happify’ experiments.

Learn more online.

ONLINE: Deep Dish Dialogues with Chef Joseph Shawana
2022-06-23 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The next episode of Deep Dish Dialogues airs Thursday, June 23 at noon. In this episode, Chef Joseph Shawana will tell us about his work as an Indigenous chef and educator. We’ll learn about Indigenous cuisine and food history while Joseph prepares a baked chicken with pesto made from wild ramps and maple syrup. Join Joseph and Arrell Scholars Regan Zink and Margarita Fontecha for this special lunchtime event during National Indigenous History Month.
Deep Dish Dialogues is an online monthly event series that showcases chefs and food experts and dives into impactful subjects. Each episode features new guests and a recipe connected to the topic. The audience has the chance to learn how to make new dishes while learning more about food, sustainability and our communities. This series is brought to you by the University of Guelph’s Arrell Food Institute and the School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management at the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics.
Learn more online.

ONLINE: Alumni and Reunion Week - Alumni Wine Night hosted by Southbrook Winery
2022-06-23 19:00 - 20:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Join our biggest alumni celebration of the year! This hybrid event features virtual events June 20 – 23 and on-campus reunions June 24 – 26.
Take a trip down memory lane from the comfort of your home and celebrate your time at U of G by attending one or all six virtual alumni events.
Wine Night – hosted by Southbrook Winery
Cheers to your memories made at U of G! Connect with classmates and fellow alumni online in a virtual Wine Tasting Night! Registration closes June 13 to allow time for shipping!
Join us for Alumni Wine Night hosted by Southbrook Winery! The winery is owned and operated by OAC’79 graduates Bill and Marilyn Redelmeier. Southbrook specializes in organic, biodynamic wine that uses less water, less energy, no synthetic pesticides, no chemical fertilizer, no bioengineering and no genetic modification. Organic agriculture results in more biodiversity, conserves more water, and improves soil health.
The wines in this event include:

2020 Estate Vidal Orange
2019 Landry Vineyard Riesling
2018 Triomphe Merlot

Learn more online.

Reunion Weekend 2022
2022-06-24 - 2022-06-26 | University of Guelph
Join our biggest alumni celebration of the year! This hybrid event features virtual events June 20 – 23 and on-campus reunions June 24 – 26.
Reunion groups are invited back to campus June 24 – 26 to celebrate their milestone anniversaries! Take part in reunion events, campus tours and other social events!
Learn more online.

ONLINE Speaker Panel: Translational Health Research
2022-06-30 10:00 - 11:30 | Ontario, Canada
OVC is pleased to invite you to our Translational Health Research speaker panel to be held at this year’s Graduate Student Research Symposium. Translational Health research unites basic science, veterinary medicine research and human health research. Hear from a panel of University of Guelph faculty, alumni and students as they discuss how their research brings scientific discoveries from the lab to the clinic and the benefit for animal and human health.
This event is free and open to the public. Register online.

Science in India 2047
2022-07-06 10:00 - 11:30 | Ontario, Canada
Adventure and skepticism: Building scientific temper in India
Gagandeep Kang, Professor, The Welcome Trust Research Laboratory Division of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore
Transforming science education towards innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainability
Sonam Wangchuk, Founding Director, Himalayan Institute of Alternatives, Ladakh
Science, state and the citizen
Jahnavi Phalkey, Founding Director, Science Gallery Bengaluru
Moderator: Julie Vale
Associate Professor, School of Engineering, University of Guelph
Presented by: Canada India Research Centre for Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE)
For more information and registration, visit: https://uoguel.ph/India2047-7

Hear, Here Arboretum - Share Your Stories
2022-07-20 11:00 - 14:00 | Arboretum, 250 Arboretum Road, Guelph, N1G 2W1
Students from the University of Guelph’s History Department (College of Arts) are collecting memories about local history in the Arboretum at Guelph – and you can help by telling your story!
Experiential Learning Students of HIST 3650 invite local community members to share stories for inclusion in an online digital archive and audio walking tour. Participants will be invited to the Arboretum to partake in a 30–45-minute interview.
The goal of the research project is to create an online resource of oral, local history to create an audio walking tour for visitors to the Arboretum, and to prepare history students for work in the public sphere. These students will be busy researching specific areas of the Arboretum and are eager to hear your personal stories throughout its 50-year history. Sites of interest include, but are not limited to:

Harrison House
Gene Banks
The Gosling Wildlife Gardens
The Italian Garden
The Japanese Garden
The Reflecting Pool
The Wisahkotewinowak Tea Garden
Zavitz Pines
Memorial Grove
C. Taylor Nature Centre

Learn more about the Hear, Here project.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Kim Martin
Department of History
University of Guelph
email: kmarti20@uoguelph.ca
This project has been reviewed by the Research Ethics Board for compliance with federal guidelines for research involving human participants. If you have questions regarding your rights and welfare as a research participant in this study (REB# #22-06-006), please contact:
Manager, Research Ethics
University of Guelph
reb@uoguelph.ca
(519) 824-4120 (ext. 56606).

ONLINE: Environment Bound with GIER – The World As We Knew It
2022-08-10 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
“At a time when our planet is experiencing terrifying and unprecedented levels of change, what corresponding transformations have you witnessed in your own lives, yards, neighborhoods, jobs, relationships or mental health?”
Join the Guelph Institute for Environmental Research (GIER) as we welcome Amy Brady and Tajja Isen to discuss of their new anthology, The World As We Knew It, and answer questions about the daily and personal effects of climate change, and how storytelling can be an essential part of combating climate change. Hear about this intimate portrait of a climate-changed world, a collection of voices describing lives and memories of familiar activities and places that have been transformed in small and large ways.
Register online.

IF 2022 - Improvisational Arts Festival
2022-08-26 19:00 - 2022-08-27 19:00 | Branion Plaza and Online, Ontario, Canada
IF 2022 is an 24-hour online improvisational arts festival. Now in its third year, this free, multi-disciplinary festival showcases new, improvised performances from 150+ artists from 20+ countries around the world. Featuring jazz legends (Wadada Leo Smith, William Parker), renowned composers (Evelyn Glennie, Susan Alcorn), acclaimed poets (Lorna Crozier and George Elliott Clarke) and some of the most exciting musicians, filmmakers, dancers, poets, comedians and unclassifiable creators working today, IF 2022 is a celebration of the power of in-the-moment creation: the joy and magic of finding a way out of no way.
This year’s theme, “Towards New Futures: Improvising in Transition,” speaks to a current feeling of being in transition between pandemic life and post-pandemic life. It invites our performers and audience alike to re-imagine the world around them and spark positive change.
In addition to its online-only programming, IF 2022 features a free, in-person closing performance by Toronto-based Japanese drumming ensemble Nagata Shachu at Branion Plaza (University of Guelph campus, just outside of the University Centre) on Aug. 27th at 6 p.m. This performance will also be streamed as part of IF 2022 at improvfest.ca/watch.
To view the full line-up and learn more about IF 2022, visit our website: https://improvfest.ca/

Jacobites, Jacobins and Outlanders: Scotland in Cultural Memory
2022-08-28 14:00 - 17:00 | University Centre, 150 Research Ln, Guelph, Ontario, N1G2W1, Canada
This community event will feature presentations by faculty, graduate students and Archival and Special Collections staff, and is part of a wider partnership between the University of Guelph and Simon Fraser University.
Special guest speaker Professor Viccy Coltman will present an exploratory and informal talk titled, ‘Wartime: Scottish officers in military service, 1793-1815’.
In the last thirty years, the study of martial culture in Britain during the period of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars has been foregrounded in various humanities disciplines as scholars sought to reclaim academic military history with its traditional focus on campaigns, commanders and tactics for cultural studies, with its equivalent emphases on poems, novels and plays. Despite the efflorescence of publications from history and English Literature, art history has lagged behind, and within the existing literature, there has been no focussed study of Scottish officers and Highland regiments during this period of intense and prolonged warfare that lasted almost a quarter of a century, or a generation. As Captain John Kincaid wrote in his Adventures in the rifle brigade in the Peninsula, France and the Netherlands, from 1809 to 1815, (London, 1830), ‘We had been born in war, reared in war, and war was our trade’.
Viccy Coltman’s work-in-progress seeks to write a cultural history of wartime which privileges Scottish commanders-in-chief of the British army including Sir Ralph Abercromby and Sir John Moore and the contributions of the 42nd, 79th and 92nd Highland Regiments at major battles of Alexandria (1801) and Waterloo (1815). She situates a range and raft of temporalities at stake in this period and its visual and material representation, both contemporary and posthumous.
In this illustrated talk, Viccy offers an overview of her current book project, focussing on a series of key images and objects which she has identified, including understudied and unpublished martial portraits by Edinburgh’s leading portrait painter, Henry Raeburn.
Viccy Coltman is a Professor of history of art at the University of Edinburgh. Her most recent book was Art and Identity in Scotland: A cultural history from the 1745 Jacobite uprising to Walter Scott, (Cambridge, 2019; paperback 2021). Her wartime book in preparation has been supported by fellowships from the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art and at the Anne S. K. Brown military collection at Brown University.
Registration is available on the event website and early registration is encouraged. The event is free and open to the public.
The event is supported by the Centre for Scottish Studies at the University of Guelph, the Research Centre for Scottish Studies at Simon Fraser University and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Connections Grant program.

The Arboretum Expo
2022-09-09 - 2022-09-10 | Arboretum, 250 Arboretum Road, Guelph, N1G 2W1
Join us for the Arboretum Expo 2022!
Come explore the Arboretum for walks, talks, workshops and our 2022 online plant auction with some unique plants! Pick up Arboretum t-shirts, biodiversity sheets, educational materials and more.
The Arboretum Expo runs September 9 and 10.
Featured Events
SoundBound
Sept. 9 at 7 p.m.
Hales-McKay Shelter
A showcase of musicians from the Critical Studies in Improvisation program at the University of Guelph who have been improvising and composing music around our relationships to local ecosystems. It will feature a 30-minute guided ecologically-engaged walk or indoor sitting circle followed by a 1-hour concert of music inspired by the Arboretum’s ecosystems and mentors. Organized by: Ben Finley, bassist, composer, and PhD Candidate in Critical Studies in Improvisation Musicians: annais linares (voice and effects), Sophie Brown (harp and effects), Reza Yazdanpanah (tar), Joe Sorbara (percussion), and Ben Finley (bass and effects) Suggested contribution: $15, pay what you can (to support the artists and project costs).
“Seeing the Forest for the Trees” Hike
Sept. 10 at 9 a.m.
West Lawn
This public walk is led by Dr. Megan De Roover who is the writer-in-residence affiliated with the Arboretum this year! Participants of the walk will be pushed to reconsider the ubiquitous yet overlooked tree, and thereby the nonhuman world more generally, through new theoretical framework.
Gosling Wildlife Garden Tour
Sept. 10 from 9 to 10 a.m.
West Lawn
During this public walk led by Chris Earley. learn why the Arboretum’s Gosling Wildlife Gardens are such good examples of how to attract wildlife to your backyard and help increase biodiversity in suburban and urban areas.
CommuniTREE Hike
Sept. 10 from 9 to 10 a.m.
West Lawn
This public walk led by Michelle Beltran will take you through the Wild Goose Woods, a hustle and bustle ecosystem full of life! You will take a look at how plants shape this forest and the creatures that call it home.
Gardeners: Ask Us!
Sept. 10 from 9 a.m. to 2 pm.
Roots and Shoots Garden
Master Gardeners will be at the garden to answer your questions!
Tree Climbing Demonstration
Sept. 10 at 10 a.m.
West Lawn
Have you ever been curious about how to professionally climb trees? Then this event is for you! Mike Yost, ISA certified arborist and certified tree worker of the University of Guelph, will demonstrate two types of tree-climbing techniques, single/stationary rope technique and doubled/moving rope technique. Mike will also answer any questions about tree climbing/tree care, talk about some of the physics of tree climbing, and address proper body positioning of tree climbing.
Blast From the Past Hike
Sept. 10 from 11 a.m. to noon
West Lawn
Marika Bowrin will lead you in exploring the wonderful World of Trees collection while learning about some species that have been around for millions of years and are still standing. Home to over 400 species of trees and shrubs, the Arboretum boasts a broad collection of rare, endangered, native, and non-native tree species and some living fossils.
Ecopyschology Walking Workshop
Sept. 10 from 11 a.m. to noon
West Lawn
Memona Hossain will lead this interactive, hands-on session and will provide an intro to the concept of Ecopsychology. This will be followed by an activity that will engage participants to look at how we can rely on nature through a reciprocation of experiences, allowing nature to gently guide our awareness through our senses, and gain understanding through nature’s wisdom.
Beings of Victoria Woods Tour
Sept. 10 from 11 a.m. to noon
West Lawn
Join this public walk led by Chirsta Wise through Victoria Woods, one of the Arboretum’s old growth forests. You will be taking a deeper look at the plants, animals and fungi within Victoria Woods. So make sure you put on your detective cap at the start of this hike!
Guelph Urban Forest Friends (GUFF): Henry Kock Award for Tree Stewardship
Sept. 10 from noon to 1 p.m.
West Lawn, Arboretum Gazebo
This year, the Arboretum Expo will feature the Guelph Urban Forest Friends (GUFF): Henry Kock Award for Tree Stewardship presentation.
Panel and Launch of Sound Walk- “How to Draw a Tree (Trees, Mental Health, Creativity)”
Sept. 10 from 1 to 2 p.m.
Arboretum Centre
This panel will be led by Dawn Matheson whose participatory art project brings individuals living with mental illnesses together with trees for a yearlong creative, care-taking, reciprocal engagement culminating in an immersive public sound walk. The work aims to reflect the parallel crisis of mental illness and the environmental crisis by expanding ideas around art and new media, art practice as care, and the interdependency between humans and our natural environment. This panel will present the site-specific sound walk on the grounds of the Arboretum, plus the accessible web-based version created by artist Richelle Forsey. The team will also introduce the second phase of the project, incorporating students in the How to Draw a Forest project. This event will be followed by a reciprocal tree planting on Johnston Green with Student Wellness.

Guelph Trial Garden Open House
2022-09-10 10:00 - 15:00 | Guelph Turfgrass Institute, 328 Victoria Rd. S., Guelph, ON, Canada
New plants and more! You’re invited to the 2022 edition of the Guelph Trial Gardens! See new perennials and annuals that plant breeders from around the world have sent us to evaluate for growth performance in southern Ontario. This weekend’s Open House is taking place on the grounds of the Guelph Turfgrass Institute at the University of Guelph.
In addition to new plant evaluations, several other events will also take place.

Houseplant sale and swap: Two of our student employees with a specific interest in indoor plants will be hosting a houseplant sale and swap. This will be taking place in the Frost Centre, right beside the Trial Garden. Those interested in buying, selling or trading indoor plants can participate in this unique event. Anyone interested in being a “vendor” can contact Olivia at pareo@uoguelph.ca. Anyone interested in increasing their plant collection is invited to simply come along and visit us (cash sales only, please).
Monarch butterfly rearing: A monarch butterfly rearing specialist will be on hand at the trial garden site to demonstrate her techniques and answer questions.

Women in Indian Films, Media and Beyond: Representations and Aesthetics
2022-09-15 12:00 - 13:15 | MacKinnon Building, 87 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
With Dr. Aysha Iqbal Viswamohan, Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras, India.
The talk will explore representation of women in Indian media and what image of a contemporary Indian woman is formed in films, over-the-top (OTT) platforms and social media, particularly in post “MeToo” times. It will follow up on key ideas and themes discussed at the two-day online conference in 2021, “Towards a New Vision: Women in Films, Media & Beyond,” which featured 20 gender studies and media studies experts. The conference was co-organized by IIT Madras and the University of Guelph with funding from the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute.
Aysha Iqbal Viswamohan is a professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at IIT Madras. She works in the areas of Film Studies, Popular Culture and American Literature. Her books include edited anthologies: Women Filmmakers in Hindi Cinema: Feminist Gaze and Beyond (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023), Stardom in Contemporary Hindi Cinema: Celebrity and Fame in Globalized Times (Springer, 2020), Behind the Scenes: Contemporary Bollywood Directors (Sage, 2017) and Post-liberalization Indian Novels in English: Global Reception & Politics of Award (Anthem, 2013).
This hybrid event is presented by CIRCLE, the Canada India Research Centre for Learning and Engagement at the University of Guelph.
All are welcome.
We kindly ask in-person and virtual attendees to register to help us prepare for this event.
Learn more online.

GTI Grand Opening Public Field Day
2022-09-16 13:00 - 17:00 | Guelph Turfgrass Institute, 328 Victoria Rd. S., Guelph, ON, Canada
The Guelph Turfgrass Institute (GTI) is hosting a public Field Day to celebrate the grand opening of the new G. M. Frost Research and Information Centre. Turfgrass professionals and homeowners are invited to attend, tour the research plots and talk with turfgrass researchers and experts on-site.
Guelph Turfgrass Institute Opening Public Field Day
September 16, 2022
1 – 5 p.m.
364 College Avenue East, Guelph ON (free parking)
Free event. RSVP required: https://uoguel.ph/field
The new GTI grounds are approximately 17 acres with 14 research plots featuring different turfgrass cultivars, mowing heights and soil types. The new research plots feature a variety of turfgrass species and several rootzone specifications to ensure studies benefit golf course superintendents, sod farmers, sport field managers and lawncare providers. Guided tours will start at 1:30 p.m. and run every hour.
“We’re excited to welcome members of the turfgrass industry to tour our new site and building,” says Dr. Eric Lyons, Director of the GTI. “This event also marks the 35th Anniversary of the Guelph Turfgrass Institute, so we’re excited for the opportunity to reconnect with the hundreds of turfgrass alumni who studied in our previous facilities. I hope to see lots of them at the event; the research we’re undertaking is of real value to them and the industry.”

ONLINE: Deep Dish Dialogues with Chef Jason Bangerter
2022-09-22 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Want to learn how to cook like a critically acclaimed chef? You won’t want to miss out on the kickoff to our fall 2022 Deep Dish Dialogues series with Chef Jason Bangerter. Chef Jason Bangerter is the Executive Chef of Langdon Hall Country House Hotel and Spa. He is the co-author of Langdon Hall: The Cookbook, a recognized Slow Food hero and he has been helping to grow Canada’s culinary scene. In our session Chef Jason will be showing us how to make a special dish while discussing “taste of place” and how to build relationships with farmers. Register now to watch the online event live on Thursday, September 22 from 12 to 1 p.m.
Deep Dish Dialogues is an online monthly event series that showcases chefs and food experts diving into impactful subjects. Each episode features new guests and a recipe connected to the topic. In the session, the audience has the chance to learn how to make new dishes while learning more about food, sustainability and our communities.
This series is brought to you by the University of Guelph’s Arrell Food Institute and the School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management at the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics.

OAC ’59 Future Thinkers Lecture: Food Innovations Coming to a Market Near You
2022-09-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Waasamowin – Summerlee Science Complex Atrium, 474-570 Gordon St, Guelph, ON, N1G 1Y2, Canada
Join us for a thought-provoking conversation led by our keynote speakers Stephanie Dorsey and Corey Jones who are principals in E2JDJ, a venture looking to support start-ups and entrepreneurs working in the sustainable food space. Dorsey and Jones have experience backing entrepreneurs that are leveraging resourceful, robust, and resilient technologies to innovate, disrupt, and move the world towards a reimagined and sustainable food system and will be leveraging this experience to discuss what the future of food means to them. Following their talk, there will be a moderated panel discussion featuring representatives from industry and academics where they will discuss their thoughts on the future of food.
Brought to you by the OAC ’59 Future Thinkers Fund.
Please register by Friday, September 16.

ONLINE: CIRCLE Graduate South Asia Conference
2022-09-29 08:30 - 13:30 | Ontario, Canada
Thursday, September 29 to Saturday, October 1
8:30 a.m. to 1:30p.m. ET each day
This three-day virtual conference presents PhD scholars from programs in the fields of health, natural sciences and engineering, and social sciences and humanities from Canadian and South Asian Universities. It will showcase the cutting-edge research focused on South Asia and/or the South Asian diaspora and increase awareness about such research, facilitate networking and foster impactful research and collaborations.
The conference is OPEN TO ALL. REGISTRATION IF FREE AND REQUIRED.
More information and registration at: https://uoguel.ph/CIRCLE-grad-conference-2022

ONLINE: CIRCLE Graduate South Asia Conference
2022-09-29 08:30 - 2022-10-01 13:30 | Massey Hall, 478 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1
This three-day virtual conference presents PhD scholars from programs in the fields of health, natural sciences and engineering, and social sciences and humanities from Canadian and South Asian Universities. It will showcase the cutting-edge research focused on South Asia and/or the South Asian diaspora and increase awareness about such research, facilitate networking, and foster impactful research and collaborations.
The conference will run from 8:30a.m. EDT to 1:30p.m. EDT each day and is OPEN TO ALL. REGISTRATION IS FREE AND REQUIRED.

Film Screening: Migrant Dreams
2022-09-29 19:00 - 21:30 | 10C Shared Space, 42 Carden Street, Guelph, ON, N1H 3A2
Screening and discussion of the documentary Migrant Dreams by director Min Sook Lee.
We’ll be meeting in the Community Classroom located on the 4th floor of the 10C community space, located at 42 Carden St. (opposite Guelph city hall). The event is free and open to all.
Join director Min Sook Lee and U of G’s Activist-in-Residence Gabriel Allahdua to watch and discuss this important film about the situation of migrant farmworkers in Ontario. Organized by the GET lab at UofG.
The organizers and director request that you please wear a face mask as a COVID-19 safety measure.
Learn more at https://www.getlab.ca/news-events/
