Past Events

School of Environmental Sciences Safety Orientation Seminar  January 22, 2015                                       - Introduction to the School of Environmental Sciences                                     - Due diligence and the importance of safety.                                   - Ultimate goal is to protect you in a safe working environment                                     - Safety and Security

  DR. CHARLES DESPRES in the Department of Biological Sciences, Brock University,  'THE ARABIDOPSIS NPR1 PROTEIN IS A RECEPTOR FOR THE PLANT DEFENSE HORMONE SALICYLIC ACID'.  on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21 from 3:35-4:35 pm in THORNBROUGH 1307 (usual lecture hall, note the 3:35 pm start time).        Refreshments will be provided.     A seminar poster containing the Abstract and a short Biography is attached.   Those of you who are unable to attend can use the following instructions: --------------------

Sebastien Pouliot, Department of Economics, Iowa State University. "Economics, Food Inspection Policies and the Adulteration of Food Imports."  

Dr Shane Nowack, Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph. “Locally Optimal Land Use Strategies for Mosaic Landscapes.”

The PhD Defense for Nicola Day will be Friday, January 9th, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. in ALEX 265. Her thesis title is "Temporal dynamics and function of root-associated fungi throughout invasion:  a case study with Vincetoxicum rossicum." Here advisors are Dr. K. Dunfield and P. Antunes.

Everyone is invited to join in for our annual Holiday Party! The party will be held on Friday, December 12th from 5pm-late at eBar, which is located above the Bookshelf (41 Quebec Street, Downtown Guelph). Tickets are: $5 for grad students $10 for staff and guests $20 for faculty up until Nov. 28th

The MSc Defense of Lyndsay Schram will take place Monday December 8, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. in ALEX 265.  Her thesis title is "The effect of silvicultural treatment intensities and environmental variables on lichen of residual tress in Ontario, Canada".  Her advisors are Drs. M. Anand and S. Newmaster.

You are invited to coffee, hotcider and treats this Friday, December 5th to celebrate World Soil Day. On the 5th December 2014, for the first time in history, the UN World Soil Day will be celebrated.

The M.Sc. Thesis Examination for     XIN WEN   will be held   Friday, December 5, 2014   At 10:00 a.m.   1118 Bovey (Thiessen Room)   Thesis Title: Characterization of hexose fermentation capability of the pentose-fermenting yeast Candida guilliermondii FTI 20037        

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