Past Events

Professor Tess Russo, Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University.   "Groundwater levels, extraction, and climate connections in Punjab, India and the United States."  

Thesis Proposal Defenses (Student, title, and advisor) 9:00 Capes, Donovan Using heat as a tracer in angled boreholes sealed with underground liners to characterize the fracture network of an exposed bedrock river (B. Parker) 9:30 MacKay, David Clothianidin residues in corn fields and their impact on honey bee survival, foraging behaviour, honey production and colony development (E. Guzman) 10:00 Morfin-R., Nuria Interaction and effect of the insecticide clothianidin and the parasitic mite Varroa destructor on honey bee health (E. Guzman)

Thesis Proposal Defenses (Student, title, and advisor) 12:30 Tran, Newton Irrigation management strategies for nursery trees (Thuja occidentalis and Acer rubrum) based on plant water status measured with automated stem psychrometer (M. Dixon) 1:00 Vickers, Stephanie Improving a nutrient stressed watershed: Modeling phosphorous dynamics in agricultural soils of Lake Simcoe (L. Evans) 1:30 Vasiljevic, Kristina Effects of crop-rotation system and dairy cow manure on nitrogen leaching from mixed dairy and feed-crop operations (R. Gordon)

Thesis Proposal Defenses (Student, title, and supervisor) Monday, 1 December: 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM 9:00 Yau, Tiffany A revision of the New World fly genus Bromeloecia (Diptera, Sphaeroceridae) (S. Marshall) 9:30 Singh, Jessica The effects of crop rotation systems on nitrous oxide emissions in dairy operations in eastern Ontario (C. Wagner Riddle) 10:00 Barbour, Will Effects of multiple stress factors on fish growth rates in the Laurentian Great Lakes (N. Rooney)

Professor Mehrdad Hajibabaei, Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph. “Biomonitoring 2.0: Next Generation Biodiversity Monitoring From Microbes To Mammals.” NOTE ROOM CHANGE: ALEX265      

You’re invited  to  Peter Von Bertoldi ‘s Retirement  Celebration. RSVP to jscarrow@uoguelph.ca  

 Professor Marc Berman, Department of Psychology, University of Chicago. "The psychological benefits of interacting with nature."     NOTE, this seminar is sponsored by the University Arboretum.    

Bring in your famous baked goods to trade with other people's in the department OR if you're not into baking you can still attend by bringing in a canned food item or donating money - all proceeds go to the Campus Food Bank. This event will run on Thursday, November 20th at 12pm in Bovey Greenhouse Cafe.

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