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SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT
President Alastair Summerlee and provost Maureen Mancuso launch a new public forum called “The Rumour Mill” Jan. 25 at noon in Room 1714 of OVC's Lifetime Learning Centre. The quasi- monthly sessions are designed to give members of the University community a chance to separate fact from fiction when it comes to information circulating around campus. Participants will be invited to ask for clarifications, make suggestions and raise issues of concern.
ANIMAL WELFARE CENTRE GETS NEW DIRECTOR
Prof. Tina Widowski, Animal and Poultry Science, has been named the new director of the Colonel K.L. Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare. Founded in 1989 as a unique academic forum, the centre includes faculty from various disciplines across campus and aims to improve animal welfare through discussion, research and education. Widowski, who succeeds Prof. Ian Duncan as director, served as associate director of the centre from 1994 to 1998.
FOCUS ON FOOD ADDITIVES
The 2007 Human Health and Nutritional Sciences Symposium runs Jan. 27 at the OVC Lifetime Learning Centre. This year's theme is “Your Food Exposed: Food Additives and Human Health.” Speakers include Dr. Adeli Khosrow of the Hospital for Sick Children and John Michaelides of the Guelph Food Technology Centre, as well as Gueph faculty Milena Corredig, Terry Graham and Bruce Holub. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Tickets are $20 general, $15 for students, and are available in Room 353 of the Animal Science and Nutrition Building. Send e-mail to hhnsymp@uoguelph.ca for details.
CANDIDATES TO SPEAK
Three short-listed candidates for the position of director of the Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses will present a seminar on “Developing the Centre of Public Health and Zoonoses: The First Five Years.” Prof. Scott Weese, Clinical Studies, will speak Jan. 19; Prof. David Waltner-Toews, Population Medicine, is slated for Jan. 22; and Jan Sargeant of McMaster University will speak Jan. 24. All seminars begin at 12:30 p.m. in OVC 1713. Chair of the search committee is OVC dean Elizabeth Stone.
B OF G SEEKS NOMINATIONS
Board of Governors is calling for suggestions of individuals external to the University who might be considered for appointment to the board. B of G is particularly interested in expanding its list of qualified candidates to include external members from the following equity groups: Aboriginal Peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities and women. Recommendations are welcome at any time and can be forwarded in confidence to: B of G Membership and Governance Committee, University Secretariat, Level 4, University Centre, or to univsec@uoguelph.ca.