Faculty and staff share their experiences with Leave for Change (L4C), a program that supports employees participating in a short-term (three- or four-week) volunteer assignment in a developing country. The panel features: • Linda Watt, director, HR Learning & Development, will share how she supported AIDS prevention and proper nutrition for children in Malawi. •

Composer Eric Ross and video artist Mary Ross present their Ultimedia Concept with their latest work Boulevard d'Reconstructie (Op. 54). Performing on piano, guitar, synthesizer and theremin, Eric's compositions include elements of jazz, classical, serial and avant garde, accompanied by Mary's videos arranged and edited to the music. Location: MacKinnon, Room 107

The Polar Plunge at U of G aims to raise awareness and much-needed funds for athletes attending the 2016 Special Olympics Provincial Spring Games in Guelph. To participate in the Polar Plunge, please register online and sign the attached waiver. Collect donations from all your friends, family, co-workers and anyone who would like to see

Mario Deschamps, special constable, Campus Community Police, shares his recent Leave for Change (L4C) experience, raising awareness and emergency preparedness at two colleges in Vietnam. “Leave for Change is about sharing experiences and knowledge with others to aid in life sustainability, preservation and a better quality of life," he says. "I was able to share

Learn practical skills to decrease test anxiety and enhance energy and performance during exam periods. Part one of this program meets today, and part two meets on Thursday from 3:30

The Sustainability Office presents a zero-trash workshop to discuss the impacts of waste and how you can adopt a waste-free lifestyle. Learn how to make your own toothpaste. Location: MacKinnon,

Journalist, columnist, broadcaster, lecturer and historian Gwynne Dyer discusses the Islamic State, climate change and a new cold war in his upcoming talk "Don't Panic! But You Can Worry a

Blind Date with a Book gives everyone a chance to take out a leisure-reading book without knowing which book they have chosen. Participants will choose a book based on a

The landscape architecture program in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development presents a guest lecture by Rob LeBlanc, principal and landscape architect at Ekistics Planning and Design in

Prof. Malcolm Campbell, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, and vice-president (research), presents "What the Log Saw: Considering 'Memory' in Plants." Everyone is welcome to attend. Location: MacKinnon Building, Room

Employers are looking for the skills you are learning both inside and outside of the classroom. Attend this session to learn more about the transferable skills you are gaining outside

This two-hour workshop offers drug-free tips to help cope with mid-life sleep changes, hot flashes and the frustration of being awake through the night. The fee is $5 for U

The Department of Integrative Biology welcomes Prof. Jeffrey Richards from the University of British Columbia to present the 2016 Marcel Ali Lecture in Aquatic Biology. He will present a talk

The Jim Gelcer trio will be on full and eclectic display, performing selections from Gelcer's newest recording. The album, released in January 2016, blends jazz with pop classics from Jimi Hendrix

This panel discussion will provide an assessment of the first 100 days of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet. The panel participants will include Prof. Tamara Small (Political Science, University of

Prof. Robin Roth, Department of Geography, presents "Constrained by Conservation but Liberated by Capitalism? Conservation Induced Livelihood Change in Northern Thailand." Everyone is welcome. Location: Rozanski Hall, Room 102

The 25th annual Ontario Turfgrass Symposium, “Time to Grow”, will feature sessions on topics and issues critical to today's turfgrass practitioner. The University of Guelph, an international leader in turf

The annual Writers Workshop at the University of Guelph Library will feature more than 20 workshops, taught by award-winning fiction writers, magazine writers, food and travel writers, social media and

Does the gut microbiome hold the key to improving our health and productivity? Join the Livestock Research Innovation Centre and the Food Institute to hear the following experts: Prof. Emma Allen-Vercoe,