Nominations Open for Honorary Degree Recipients
The Senate Honours and Awards Committee invites nominations for honorary degrees, the highest honour bestowed by the University. Details about the call for nominations, including the submission deadline, award guidelines
PhD Thesis Defence: Hanny Elsadr
Hanny Elsadr, a PhD candidate in the Department of Plant Agriculture, will defend his thesis on "A Genome-Wide Association Study of Flowering and Fruit Quality Traits in Peach." Time: 1 p.m. Location: Crop Science, Room 202
PhD Thesis Defence: Kaila Fadock
Kaila Fadock, a PhD student in chemistry, will defend her thesis on "Aryl-Deoxyguanosine Probes: Application in G-Quadruplex Forming Aptamers." Time: 2 p.m. Location: Science Complex, Room 1511
COESP Summer Seminar
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
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
Wednesday Night Walk Presents “Arboretum Wars”
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?
Office 365 Migration
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
PhD Thesis Defence: Jadwiga Lyczko
Jadwiga Lyczko, a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend her thesis on “'Soft' Mass Spectrometry in Drinking Water Analysis Using Differential Ion Mobility Spectroscopy." Time: 1 p.m.
Writing Tune-up: Day 1 of 2
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
Leadership Lecture Series in Engineering
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
Writing Tune-up: Day 2 of 2
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
Wednesday Night Walk Presents “Insect Inspectors: Beetle Mania”
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!
Pokémon Meetup at AGG
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.
International Conference on Diseases in Nature Communicable to Man
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
Qualifying PhD Examination Seminar: Daniel Syauswa Musondoli
Daniel Syauswa Musondoli will present a qualifying exam seminar for the PhD in rural studies titled “Agroforestry systems responding to the challenges of smallholder agriculture: Connecting soil and food security
M.Sc. Thesis Defence: Monika Kulak
Monika Kulak, a master of science candidate in the Department of Chemistry, will defend her thesis on "Novel Preparations of Alkenyl & Allenyl β-Aminoalkyl Sulfur Derivatives for Probing Intramolecular Cyclizations."
Eating for Well-being Lunch and Learn
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
Leadership Lecture Series in Engineering
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:
The Clan Leslie Exhibit Opening
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
2016 Guelph Trial Garden
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