Past Events

The M.Sc. Thesis Examination for Claire Rubens "Changes in the composition and structure of a wild bee community and plant-pollinator interactions in South-Central Ontario over a forty-nine year period" Advisory committee: Dr. Nigel Raine (Advisor) Dr. Madhur Anand Dr. Laurence Packer Everyone is welcome to attend.

You are invited to come and listen to the talk by Dr. Henry Chau, Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor at the Department of Soil and Physical Sciences from Lincoln University in Christchurch New Zealand.  He will talk about: "Deep Learning Using Remote Sensing to Predict the Occurrence of Soil Water Repellency in Dryland Pastures in New Zealand"

Guelph Bug Day is a FUN, FREE, and EDUCATIONAL event for community members of all ages!  The goal is to cultivate a fascination for the very cool, very small world of insects. Come get up close and personal with our live specimens, take one (or two, or three!) guided bug-catching hikes in the expansive and beautiful grounds at the University of Guelph Arboretum, try tasty insect cuisine, put your imagination to the test with insect drawing contests, and explore the variety of buggy vendors that Guelph has to offer. 

Our own Dr. Liz Franklin will talk about her research "Using a multiple radio tower array for assessing small organism habitat use and dispersal" Abstract:

The Ph.D thesis examination for Gregory Martin will be held Friday, June 7th, 2019 at 2pm in Alexander Hall 337.  "Pore Water Concentration Measurement in Boreholes in Low Permeability Cohesive Geological Media for Depth Discrete High Resolution Concentration Profiles" Advisory committee: Dr. Beth Parker (Advisor) Dr. Gary Parkin Dr. Tadeusz Gorecki Dr. John Cherry

School of Environmental Science Grad Student Council's 2nd Annual Student Led Conference Present your research to peers in a safe and comfortable setting Keynote speakers on professional development Poster and oral presentation competition - cash prizes! Sign up via email uog.sesgsc (at) gmail.com by April 24, 2019  

We have an exciting guest seminar for you!  Speaker: Dr. Humberto Blanco, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Title: "Can cover crops pull multiple ecosystem services?" Abstract:

Continuing our series of SES Research Laboratory Open Houses, Dr. Claudia Wagner-Riddle is inviting you and your colleagues to participate on a tour of her research facilities and learn more about her research programs. Her tour will be held this coming Friday, April 26th 2019, starting at 9:30 am (expected to finish by 10:30 am). Light refreshments will be provided, by SES, in the Alexander Hall Coffee Room (third floor), from where the tour will depart. Everyone is welcome to join!

Guest speaker: Dr. Boyd Mori, Saskatoon Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon, SK) Title: "Investigating insect ecology to enhance integrated pest management programs" Abstract:

Join us for the director's coffee. Everyone is welcome.