Jon is the 2016 faculty recipient of the Dr. William Winegard Exemplary Volunteer Involvement Award.  He will be presented with his award on March 30^th at the McLaughlin Library.

Feature by UofG News Service  Prof. Nigel Raine, Rebanks Family Chair in Pollinator Conservation in the School of Environmental Sciences, worked with researchers at Imperial College and the Natural History Museum in London on the new method, which images the bees’ heads without mechanical trauma.http://news.uoguelph.ca/2016/03/bee-brains-as-never-seen-before/

Poor management practices and freeze-thaw cycles affect soil structure  — Feature by Andrew Vowles

That’s more than common dirt under your feet. Guelph loam underpins some of the best farming in the province — and it’s now the official soil of Ontario.

In late 2015 during the International Year of Soils, Jeff Leal, Ontario minister of agriculture, food and rural affairs, visited the city to designate the Guelph soil series as the official soil of the province.

Wednesdays, March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 and April 6, 2016 - 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. - Gardening Fundamentals is a series of courses designed for both the beginner and experienced gardener. Course material covers basic information to provide a good grounding and then goes on to introduce advanced topics that are normally not found in gardening books.  The presenter has over 35 years of gardening experience, most of it in the Guelph area.

Accumulation and toxicology of microcystins in Great Lakes fish or Tracing the effects of oligotrophication on contaminant dynamics in Great Lakes benthic food webs  

Both Positions   PhD Institution:  University of Guelph Department:  School of Environmental Sciences Primary Advisor(s) Dr. Paul Sibley  Term: 3 years/9 semesters Start May 2016  Stipend: $21,000 /annum

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A placement with the Biological Analysis Section at the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (OMOECC) in Etobicoke ON will provide the opportunity to work in a government facility and learn the intricate operations of an Aquatic/Sediment toxicology laboratory involved in routine testing of industrial effluents, contaminated site assessments, method development and applied research. The OMOECC is a signature to the Canada/Ontario Agreement (COA) and has direct responsibility for monitoring and controlling pollutants in the Great Lakes watershed.

We are seeking students to join our summer grounds crew The University of Guelph Arboretum is currently accepting applications for seasonal summer employment on the grounds. The position will be based out of the RJ Hilton centre on College Ave E., Guelph, Ontario. The position pays $12.00 per hour, for 35 hours per week (8:00am to 4:00pm Monday to Friday), and runs for 18 weeks, starting April 25th (start date is flexible).
The position entails outdoor physical work in a team environment. Day to day tasks may include:
 Landscaping
 Tree planting

The theme of this year's Teaching and Learning Innovations (TLI) conference is Assessment: informing learning & teaching  We invite faculty, sessionals, instructors, staff and students to propose a 20-minute showcase or a 50-minute workshop related to assessment methods and strategies that seek to enhance the learning experience. As well, we welcome proposals that describe practices aimed at changing student attitudes or perspectives on learning through assessment.

Grant has been selected to attend the  PDAC’s 10^th annual Student-Industry Mineral Exploration Workshop (S-IMEW).   He will be one of 26 senior geosciences students from across Canada  who will meet in Sudbury for this 2-week all expenses-paid workshop. This hands-on intensive learning experience is designed to give the students an opportunity to experience the many facets of the mineral exploration industry.