Events
Arboretum
Naturalist Jenn Bock leads owl prowls Jan. 29 and 30 and Feb. 5 and 6 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Cost is $15 for adults or $40 for a family of four. Deadline for registration and payment is Jan. 15. Call Ext. 52358.
“Photographing Winter Landscapes” is the focus of a workshop led by photographer Sylvia Galbraith Jan. 30 from 1 to 4 p.m. Cost is $55. Registration and payment are due Jan. 15.
Concerts
The School of Fine Art and Music’s Thursday at Noon concert series kicks off the winter semester with Fergus Hambleton of the Sattalites performing reggae tunes Jan. 28. On Feb. 4, Infinitus performs works from Handel to hip-hop. Concerts start at 12:10 p.m. in MacKinnon 107.
Lectures
The Department of History hosts Elizabeth Jane Errington, dean of arts at the Royal Military College of Canada, Jan. 15 at 3 p.m. in MacKinnon 132. Her topic is “RMC and Becoming an Imperial Gentleman: A Preliminary Study of Masculinity, Nationhood and Empire.”
The GWPI Distinguished Lecture Series presents physicist David Nelson of Harvard University Jan. 21 at 4 p.m. in Physics 145 at the University of Waterloo. He will discuss “Gene Surfing in Micro-organisms.” A reception will follow.
Notice
The Stress Management and High Performance Clinic is offering a relaxation and stress management skills program beginning Jan. 26. Three times are available: noon and 8 p.m. in UC 335 and 5:30 p.m. in OVC 3648. The clinic is also offering a four-session relaxation “booster” class beginning Jan. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in UC 335. A better sleep workshop for perimenopausal women runs Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. in UC 442, and a five-session better sleep program begins Feb. 5 at noon in UC 335. For more information, pick up a pamphlet at the Information Desk on UC Level 1, visit www.uoguelph.ca/~ksomers or leave a message at Ext. 52662.
Seminars
The Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology presents Mike Surette, a Canada Research Chair and professor at the University of Calgary, discussing “The Cystic Fibrosis Airway Microbiome and Its Role in Airway Disease” Jan. 13. On Feb. 3, Prof. Paul Hebert, Canada Research Chair and director of the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, considers “A Census of All Life.” The talks begin at 12:30 p.m. in Animal Science and Nutrition 156.
“Canada and Veterinary Parasitology” is the topic of Prof. Owen Slocombe, Pathobiology, in the Department of Pathobiology seminar series Jan. 15. The series continues Jan. 22 with PhD student Jennifer Brisbin discussing “Regulation of the Chicken Immune System by Commensal Microflora” and Jan. 29 with Andrijana Rajic of the Public Health Agency of Canada on “Research Synthesis: Opportunities and Challenges for Interdisciplinary Collaboration.” The seminars begin at 11 a.m. in Pathobiology 2106.
Next up in the Department of Integrative Biology seminar series Jan. 19 is post-doc Brian Benscoter explaining “Community Composition and Disturbance in Wetland Ecosystems: Feedbacks in a Changing Climate.” On Jan. 26, the topic is “Patterns and Processes in a Boreal Forest Understory Community: Top-Down and Bottom-up Regulation, Ecosystem Function and Invasibility” with Roy Turkington of the University of British Columbia. The seminars are at 3:30 p.m. in science complex 2315.
University of Toronto physicist Ken Burch is guest speaker in the Department of Physics seminar series Jan. 26 at 4 p.m. in MacNaughton 101. His topic is “Manipulating Materials on the Nanoscale.”
Teaching Support
Details and registration for Teaching Support Services events can be found at
www.tss.uoguelph.ca.
TSS’s graduate student workshop series presents “Lesson Planning 101” Jan. 14 and “Creating and Using Rubrics to Grade Written Work” Jan. 20.
For instructors using Desire2Learn (D2L) in their on-campus courses this semester, TSS offers “D2L Starter Kit” Jan. 19, 26 and 27. Drop-in clinics continue Wednesdays from 1 to 2:30 p.m. and Thursdays from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in McLaughlin Library 200-A.
Upcoming “Learning Circle” discussion groups include “Community-Engaged Teaching and Learning” led by Prof. Anne Milne, English and Theatre Studies, Jan. 14 and “Teaching on the Edge” Jan. 27.
The Graduate Student Winter Teaching Workshop focuses on “Inclusive Teaching and Academic Integrity” Jan. 29. Speakers are Mahejabeen Ebrahim, associate director of the Human Rights and Equity Office, and U of G judicial officer Philip Zachariah.
Thesis Defences
The final examination of rural studies PhD candidate Jaime Mishibinijima is Jan. 14 at 1 p.m. in Landscape Architecture 125. The thesis is “Identity as a Social Indicator of Health: First Nations Women on Manitoulin Island.” The adviser is Prof. Marta Rohatynskyj.
The final examination of Melerin Madekufamba, a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemistry, is Jan. 18 at 10:30 a.m. in science complex 1504. The thesis is “Ion Pairing, Interactions and Speciation of Divalent Cations With Aqueous Oxy-Anions at High Temperatures and Pressure.” The adviser is Prof. Peter Tremaine.
The final examination of PhD candidate Abdolhamid Dehvari, Environmental Sciences, is Jan. 18 at 1 p.m. in Thornbrough 1360. The thesis is “DEM Application and Qualification With Regard to Terrain Analysis, Land-Use Classification and Watershed Modelling.” The adviser is Prof. Richard Heck.
The final examination of Fushan Liu, a PhD candidate in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, is Jan. 22 at 1 p.m. in science complex 1511. The thesis is “Protein-Protein Interactions Between Starch Synthetic Enzymes in Cereals.” The advisers are Profs. Mike Emes and Ian Tetlow.
The final examination of PhD candidate Aiman Sami Soliman, Environmental Sciences, is Jan. 25 at 9 a.m. in Richards 038. The thesis is “Temporal Remote Sensing of Thermal Diffusion Waves in Bare Soil Subsurface at Multi-Spatial Scales.” The adviser is Prof. Richard Heck.
The final examination of Catherine Walsh, an M.Sc. candidate in the
Department of Integrative Biology, is Jan. 25 at 2 p.m. in science
complex 3317. The thesis is “Diffuse and Pairwise Natural Selection on
Floral Traits of Lobelia siphilitica.” The adviser is Prof. Chris Caruso.
Community Events
The Guelph Little Theatre production of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice by Jim Cartwright begins Jan. 28 and continues weekends until Feb. 14. Call 519-821-0270 for ticket information.
The Guelph-Wellington chapter of the Heart and Stroke Foundation hosts “Gala Royale — Kick-Start a Heart,” a fundraising dinner and dance, Feb. 6 at Guelph Place. Money raised will be used to buy automated external defibrillators. For more information, call Sara Felske at 519-837-4858.