Past Events

2015 Gairdner Lecture: Lessons from yeast – Molecular machinery of autophagy on Wednesday October 28, 2015 presented by Dr. Yoshinori Ohsumi, recipient of the 2015 Canada Gairdner International Award. Location: OVC PAHL Rm. 1800, University of Guelph

Presenter: Sara Stricker Presentation Title: Activated resistance of bentgrass cultivars to Microdochium nivale under climate change conditions

Presenter: Melanie Raby Presentation Title: Toxicity of neonicotinoids to aquatic invertebrates

Join us this Friday, October 23 from 3:30 to 4:30 for our SES Fall Seminar Series with Guest Speaker David Lubitz. He will be discussing "Energy engineering: greenhouse microclimates, Archimedes screws and baseball" All are welcome to attend!  

Join us for an evening of discussion on food affordability in Canada on Thursday October 22 , 2015, 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm at PJ's Restaurant in the Atrium, MacDonald Stewart Hall .

Next up in the MCB Distinguished Speaker Series is Prof. Tracy Raivio, Associate Chair Graduate Studies, Dept of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, with faculty host Dr. Chris Whitfield. When: Wed. Oct. 21 at 2:30pm in MCKN 031 Everyone is welcome to attend. 

Join us this Friday, October 16 for another SES Fall Seminar Series with Dr. Merrin L. Macrae, who will be discussing Impacts of tile drainage and agricultural management practices on the mobilization of phosphorus from fields in Ontario. All are welcome to attend!

Aga Khan Foundation Canada's mobile exhibition on global development is coming to Guelph on Oct. 14 & 15!  The exhibition is housed in a 53-foot double-expandable truck and will be in the parking lot (P12) near Athletics, next to the Gryphon Centre (Arena).  The exhibition is open to the public with free admission.  Everyone is welcome!

The Roy C. Anderson Memorial Lecture in Parasitology presents Dr. Jacqueline M. Katz, Deputy Director of the Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA on Assessing the Pandemic Potential of Animal Origin Influenza A Viruses. When: Tuesday, October 13th, 2015 12:00-1:00pm Where: Room 1714, OVC Learning Centre All are invited to an informal reception for Dr. Katz at 11:30am outside of Room 1714.

All Students are invited to attend the 2015 OAC Job Fair to meet employers recruiting for full-time and summer job opportunities.Visit www.recruitguelph.ca for more details. When- Wednesday, October 7th from 10am - 3pm  Where- Peter Clark Hall