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Hopper Lecture presented by Simon Maxwell February 23, 2016,

Please join on us on February 23, 2016, for the Hopper Lecture presented by Simon Maxwell, Senior Research Associate of the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), UK; and Emeritus Fellow of the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), UK. Mr. Maxwell's talk is titled "Finding a place of one’s own: development agency choices in a new landscape."
 

Research Associate position with School of Environmental Sciences

In support of research conducted by Drs. Madhur Anand, Professor at the School of Environmental Sciences and Research Chair at University of Guelph, and Dr. Chris Bauch, Professor of Applied Mathematics and University Research Chair at the University of Waterloo and Adjunct professor at the School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, the incumbent would be employed as a Research Associate at the University of Guelph, School of Environmental Sciences.

Specific responsibilities include:

Master of Science (MSc) position in SES with Dr. Mike Dixon

Project title: Irrigation Management Strategies for Medicinal Cannabis in Controlled Environments  Primary Advisor(s): Dr. Michael Dixon/Dr. Thomas Graham Term: 2 years/6 semesters

Start: Immediate  Stipend: Full stipend as per University of Guelph standards

* See attached for additional information

New Director Named for the School of Environmental Sciences

Prof. Jon Warland has been appointed as the new director of the School of Environmental Sciences (SES).

“It is an honour to have the chance to help SES move forward,” shares Warland. “We are surrounded by transition, and this is an exciting time to work with the school, and the rest of the college, to continue our reputation for excellence.  Many opportunities are before us, and it is a pleasure to engage with all of the amazing work going on throughout SES.”

Pesticide exposure affects crop pollination by bees.

Article on Nigel Raine a professor from the School of Environmental Sciences  has found the first evidence that low-level neonicotinoid pesticide exposure affects the pollination services provided by bumblebees to an economically important crop.The study by environmental sciences professor Nigel Raine was published today in Nature.

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