SPECIAL SEMINAR: Faculty Information Exchange 2013-14
Getting Better at Knowledge Mobilization: The Continuum of Stakeholder Engagement
Led by Drs Anne Bergen and Bronwynne Wilton
This workshop will review key terms and concepts related to knowledge mobilization (KMb) and how you can create a comprehensive KMb strategy for your own research project(s).
This workshop will include:
An M.Sc. position is available (Start date: September, 2014) for a student with a strong interest in sustainable agriculture, crop production and entomology. This position will focus on the biology and management of the Carrot Weevil.
Qualifications:
ADVANCE YOUR RESEARCH DISCOVER HOW THE AAC CAN HELP YOU
Poster and interactive sessions to promote the University’s research support facilities. Attend one of our sessions to discover how we can help advance your research.
May 22, 2014 - News Release from UofG main page
An international panel of scientists, including a University of Guelph professor, is calling for an evidence-based debate over whether controversial and widely used neonicotinoid insecticides are causing population declines in bees and other insect pollinators.
Budding entrepreneurs and BScAgr students Delaney Bray-Stone and
Michael Cordon have mushrooms for sale!
They currently have an early harvest of Elm Oyster (Pleurotus) Hypsizygus ulmarius, mushrooms available for $10.00/lb, and will have an increasingly wide selection of gourmet species for sale throughout the summer and fall, ranging in price from $5-15/lb. Their tasty mushrooms are grown on coffee grounds from cafes on campus and locally sourced wheat straw. These young farmers would be greatly appreciative of your business!
We here at the Goodman School of Mines are hosting a workshop on June 25-27 at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario. The workshop is titled "Resource Evaluation - Discovery to Feasibility: Drill Core Sampling, Mineralogy and Geometallurgy in Support of Resource Estimation". Attached to this email is the information sheet, the English and French posters and the registration form. If you or anyone you know may be interested in this course and have any questions, please, don't hesitate to ask. We look forward to seeing you!
The Office of Diversity and Human Rights (DHR) is hiring 2 Communications and Research Interns to work at our office for the summer semester. The Interns will be involved in preparations for Orientation Week and our Fall Open House, as well as completing research projects related to our mandate. We are looking for people with demonstrated interested in human rights and diversity issues, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work independently.
*Please note: You must be enrolled in the Summer 2014 Semester and qualify for the work study program to be eligible.
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Crop Life Student Graduate Student Paper and Poster Competition OPMC Undergraduate Student Poster Competition
This year the Ontario Pest Management Conference (OPMC) will be held November 13, 2014 at the Victoria Park East Golf Course, Guelph, ON. Research presented at the OPMC will focus on all aspects of pest management associated with food and fibre production, and animal and human health. The theme of this year’s conference is “Advancing Plant Health in a Changing World”.