Events
Note: These events are in an archived issue of At Guelph and are no longer applicable.
Arboretum
The Theatre in the Trees dinner-theatre production of Don't Dress for Dinner by Marc Camoletti runs weekends until Dec. 15. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m.; showtime is 8 p.m. Cost is $59. To order tickets, call Ext. 54110.
Images Puppet Productions presents Have A Mice Christmas Nov. 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the Arboretum Centre. Tickets are $5. For information, call Ext. 52358.
Art Centre
The Macdonald Stewart Art Centre hosts its annual “Beyond the Frame” auction party Nov. 17. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and the live auction begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $50 and are available at the art centre and at the Framing and Art Centre. For more details, visit www.msac.uoguelph.ca/Auction2007.htm.
The art centre hosts a workshop/performance titled Chocolate Woman Dreams the Milky Way, a collaborative project by three aboriginal artists, Nov. 21 at 10:30 a.m. A panel discussion will follow. For complete details, visit www.msac.uoguelph.ca/chocolate.htm.
Concerts
The Thursday at Noon concert series continues Nov. 8 with pianist Oni Buchanan and Nov. 15 with Trio Fibonacci. On Nov. 22, pianist Roman Rudnytsky performs. Concerts are in MacKinnon 107. Admission is free, but donations are welcome.
The U of G Choirs conducted by Prof. Marta McCarthy, Fine Art and Music, join forces with the Guelph Chamber Choir led by Gerald Neufeld and the Hart House Orchestra conducted by Henry Janzen to present “In Remembrance” Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. at the River Run Centre. Tickets are $30 general, $10 for students and $5 eyeGO. To order, call 519-763-3000 or visit www.riverrun.ca.
The U of G Jazz Ensemble conducted by Andy Scott performs Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the University Club. Admission is $2 at the door.
The U of G Contemporary Music Ensemble directed by Prof. Ellen Waterman, Fine Art and Music, performs Nov. 23 at 8 p.m. at the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre. Admission is $5 at the door.
Henry Janzen conducts the U of G chamber ensembles Nov. 25 at 7:30 p.m. in MacKinnon 107. Admission is free.
Film
Docurama, a film series sponsored by the U of G Library and the Central Student Association, continues Nov. 13 with Escape From Suburbia: Beyond the American Dream and Nov. 20 with The Devil Came on Horseback. The free screenings begin at 7 p.m. in Thornbrough 1307.
Lectures
The Axelrod Institute of Ichthyology and the College of Biological Science present the Marcel Naseer Ali Memorial Lecture in Aquatic Biology Nov. 14 at noon in science complex 1511. Guest speaker is Ohio University anatomy professor Joseph Eastman, who will discuss “The Nature of Antarctic Fish Diversity.” An informal reception begins at 11:30 a.m. in Room 1504.
OVC's 2007 Schofield Lecture is Nov. 21 at 4 p.m. in the OVC Learning Centre. Guest speaker is Chand Khanna, director of the comparative oncology program and head of the tumour and metastasis biology section of the National Cancer Institute in Maryland. His topic is “A Comparative Approach Towards Understanding of Cancer Metastasis Biology and Therapy.” A reception will follow. The lecture is being held in conjunction with OVC's annual Graduate Student Research Symposium Day, which features career displays, poster sessions and presentations.
The Guelph-Waterloo Physics Institute hosts its fall distinguished lecture Nov. 29 at 4 p.m. at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo. Martin Moskovits of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the California Nanosystems Institute at the University of California Santa Barbara will discuss “Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy and Its Progeny.” A wine-and-cheese reception will follow. To register for the lecture, send e-mail by Nov. 19 to lkane@perimeterinstitute.ca.
Notices
The University is hosting Science and Engineering Sunday Nov. 18 to help high school students, teachers and guidance counsellors learn more about U of G's engineering and science programs. The day will feature information sessions, displays, lab tours and campus tours. Guelph faculty, staff and students will be on hand to discuss programs and careers in a variety of science and engineering areas. For more information, visit www.uoguelph.ca/admissions/events.
U of G's Peace Week continues Nov. 9 with a Peace Fair running from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and a Peace Jam from noon to 1 p.m., both in the UC courtyard. At 7 p.m., Ernie Regehr of Project Ploughshares discusses “Canada's Role in Afghanistan: Is There a Non-Military Alternative?” in Thornbrough 1307. Admission is free.
CBC is calling for submissions for the “Canada's Next Great Prime Minister” contest. Top prize is $50,000. Entrants must be between the ages of 18 and 25. The deadline for submissions is Nov. 18. For complete details, visit the website cbc.ca/nextprimeminister.
OAC students are organizing their second annual human tractor pull to raise money for the Children's Foundation of Guelph and Wellington. Slated for Nov. 28, Tractor Tug for Tots will feature teams of eight working together to pull a tractor. To compete, teams must raise at least $200 in pledges. To register a team, send e-mail to tugfortots@aggies.ca.
Seminars
The Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology presents Phil Bentley of the Duke Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy in Durham, N.C., Nov. 7 at 4 p.m. in Thornbrough 1307.
“Does Eastern Europe Exist? Personal Encounters With a Region Insufficiently Studied” is the focus of Prof. Stephen Henighan, Languages and Literatures, in the European studies fall speaker series Nov. 8 at 4:15 p.m. in MacKinnon 227.
Next up in the microbiology graduate student seminar series is Meagan Mojeski presenting an “Analysis of the Effects of Resuscitation Promoting Factors on M. paratuberculosis” Nov. 9 and Jackie Pierce discussing “Signalling Crosstalk Between Autophagy and Apoptosis” Nov. 16. The seminars are at 12:30 p.m. in Animal Science and Nutrition 156.
“Body Composition and Metabolism Lab: Past, Present and Future” is the focus of Prof. Andrea Buchholz, Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, in the Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences seminar series Nov. 12. On Nov. 19, Dr. T.C. Ooi of the Ottawa Hospital considers “PCSK9 — A New Player in Lipoprotein Metabolism.” The talks begin at 3 p.m. in Food Science 241.
The Scottish studies program presents Gavin Miller of Manchester Metropolian University in England exploring “Scottish Psychoanalysis: A Rational Religion” Nov. 12 at 3 p.m. in MacKinnon 2020.
The plant biology group in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology is hosting a seminar series on plant-related research groups. Discussion will focus on “Raising the BAR for Functional Genomics Research: Using Large-Scale Data Sets for Hypothesis Generation” with Nick Provart of the University of Toronto Nov. 12. On Nov. 19, post-doctoral researcher Surya Kant discusses “Thellungiella halophila, an Arabidopsis Relative Model System Plant.” The seminars begin at 3:30 p.m. in science complex 2315.
Next up in the Department of Integrative Biology seminar series is Kari Segraves of Syracuse University discussing “Coevolutionary Conundrum — A Close Look at the Interactions Between Yuccas and Their Moths” Nov. 13. On Nov. 20, the guest speaker is Nigel Finn of the University of Bergen. The seminars are at 3:30 p.m. in science complex 2315.
The Department of Physics seminar series continues with talks by Erich Ormand of Livermore National Laboratory Nov. 13 and Robert Thorne of Cornell University Nov. 20, both at 4 p.m. in science complex 1511.
“Implicit Measures: Traps and Gaps in the Assessment of Mental Associations With Experimental Paradigms” is the focus of Bertram Gawronski of the University of Western Ontario in the Department of Psychology's neuroscience and applied cognitive science seminar Nov. 14 at 3:30 p.m. in MacKinnon 317.
The Department of Chemistry hosts Francesca Kerton of Memorial University of Newfoundland discussing “Twists and Turns Along the Avenues of Green Chemistry” Nov. 15 at 10:45 a.m. in science complex 1511.
Jonathan Bramson of the Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine at McMaster University is guest speaker in the Department of Pathobiology seminar series Nov. 16 at 11 a.m. in Pathobiology 2106. His topic is “Reconsidering the Importance of Antigen Persistence in the Development of T Cell Memory.”
Teaching Support
To register for any of the following Teaching Support Services (TSS) programs or to obtain more information, visit www.tss.uoguelph.ca. If you have questions, call Mary Nairn, Ext. 53571.
For instructors who use (or plan to use) Blackboard, TSS is offering sessions on “Handling Documents Effectively” Nov. 14 and “Blackboard: A Guided Approach” Nov. 21 and Dec. 7.
TSS's workshop series on Photoshop concludes Nov. 22 with a discussion of masks.
Theatre
The School of English and Theatre Studies's production of The Indian Medicine Shows by Daniel David Moses runs until Nov. 10 at the George Luscombe Theatre. Show- time is 8 p.m. Tickets are $8 and $10 and are available in Massey 102 or by calling Ext. 53147.
One-act plays run Nov. 19 to 24 at 8 p.m. in lower Massey Hall. Tickets are $5 at the door.
Thesis Defences
The final examination of PhD candidate Leslie Cuthbertson, Cellular and Molecular Biology, is Nov. 7 at 10 a.m. in science complex 1511. The thesis is “Substrate Recognition in O-Polysaccharide Export in Escherichia coli O8 and O9a.” The adviser is Prof. Chris Whitfield.
The final examination of Anna Rukse, a PhD candidate in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, is Nov. 12 at 12:30 p.m. in science complex 1511. The thesis is “Characterization of Intrachromosomal Homologous Recombination in Mammalian Cells.” The adviser is Prof. Mark Baker.
The final examination of Sudarma Samarajeewa, an M.Sc. candidate in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, is Nov. 15 at 12:30 p.m. in MacLachlan 319. The thesis is “An Analysis of Production Efficiency of Cow-Calf Operations in Alberta.” The advisers are Profs. Getu Hailu and Maury Bredahl.
The final examination of Mototsugu Ueno, a PhD candidate in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, is Nov. 16 at 2 p.m. in Rozanski 106. The thesis is “A Dynamic Semi-Nonparametric Demand System: An Application to U.S. Pork Import Demand.” The adviser is Prof. John Cranfield.
Community Events
An auction to raise funds to help preserve Dublin Street United Church is Nov. 17 at the church. Antiques, vacations, artwork, dinners and more will be on the auction block. For tickets, call 519-821-0610.
The Guelph Field Naturalists will meet Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Arboretum. Ralph Beaumont, manager of communications for the Grand River Conservation Authority, will discuss the history of the GRCA and local watershed issues.
LaPointe-Fisher Nursing Home at 271 Metcalfe St. is holding a bazaar featuring crafts, baked goods and a tea room Nov. 18 from 2 to 4 p.m.
The Guelph Concert Band presents “Fall Colours” Nov. 25 at 3 p.m. at Harcourt Church. Call 519-763- 3000 for ticket information.
The Waterloo Wildfire AA Tween ringette team is holding a fundraising dance featuring the Blackwater Trio Nov. 23 at RIM Park in Waterloo. For ticket information, call Ext. 52043 or send e-mail to barb@pr.uoguelph.ca or codeman@rogers.com.