Past Events

Are you thinking about graduate school in environmental sciences? The School of Environmental Sciences is inviting you to an informal meet & greet with our faculty night for one/one Q&A sessions. Come and see if graduate school is for you. Everyone welcome, vegan food will be available. 

Dr. Maj Rundlöf from Lund University, Sweden will give a talk about "Bees, flowers and pesticides - managing agricultural landscapes for biodiversity and crop production"

Dr. Sarah Crawford, a University of Guelph Alumnus, from the Department of Evolutionary Ecology and Environmental Toxicology, Institute for Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Faculty of Biological Science, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main will give a presentation on "Evolutionary Toxicology: Using daphnia from the past to understand future impacts of environmental stressors". 

This year the Ontario Pest Management Conference (OPMC) will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at the Victoria Park East Golf Course, Guelph, ON. Research presented at the OPMC will focus on all aspects of pest management associated with plant, animal and human health. More information on the 2019 OPMC can be found at www.opmconference.ca   Abstract submission period: Thursday, August 1 to Friday, September 13, 2019 4pm. Submissions to be sent to roselyne.labbe@canada.ca.

Threats to Environmental Sustainability in an Increasingly Populist Climate - Dr. Sarah Burch

It was 10 years ago that Land Resource Science and Environmental Biology combined to create our outstanding school. Join us for a celebration of all that we have accomplished.  Alumni, students, staff, faculty and friends of SES are all invited.  Cake and remarks at 3:30pm. RSVP by October 8th at https://uoguel.ph/ses10 Please also join us for the 2019 Hammond Lecture, which will follow from 5-6:30pm.

Soils at Guelph is an initiative by the School of Environmental Sciences to promote sustainable soil management by bridging the gap between farmers, researchers and the general public in Ontario. The Open House starts at 2pm on September 19, 2019 at the Summerlee Science Complex Atrium at the University of Guelph. It is followed by a tour of the Soil Health Interpretive Centre from 3:30pm - 6pm. There is a complimentary shuttle service. Register here: https://uoguelph.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6LGXBHCufyrAxKt  

The M.Sc. Thesis Examination for Kathleen Stevack "Re-assessing the Degradation of Benthos BUI in the Toronto Harbour Area of Concern"  Advisory committee: Dr. Paul Sibley (Advisor) Dr. Keith Solomon Dr. David Poirier Everyone is welcome to attend.

 Everyone is welcome to attend!

Regenerative agriculture at General Mills: The way forward Discover why food companies are changing their supply chains by investing in soil health. Talk by Steve Rosenzweig, a soil scientist at General Mills and followed by a panel discussion. In partnership with CREATE CCS (Climate-Smart Soils)