Events
Arboretum
Naturalist Chris Earley leads a duck workshop focusing on bluebills, hickory heads and spiketails March 31 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $75. Registration deadline is March 17. Call Ext. 52358.
“Urban Wildlife Habitat Gardening” is the focus of guest instructor Leslie Work April 9 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $75. Registration deadline is March 26.
Concerts
The Thursday at Noon concert series continues March 11 with classical guitarist Cary Savage and March 18 with Trio Albonata, featuring Annette-Barbara Vogel on violin, Simon Fryer on cello and Elizabeth Bergmann on piano. On March 25, the Top Pocket Jazz Quartet performs, with Andy Klaehn on saxophone, Paul Stouffer on piano, Mike Bergauer on bass and Donnie McDougall on drums. Concerts are at 12:10 p.m. in MacKinnon 107.
The U of G Jazz Ensemble led by Andrew Scott performs March 25 at 8 p.m. at Manhattans Pizza Bistro and Jazz Club. Cover charge is $2.
John Goddard conducts the U of G Concert Winds March 26 at 8 p.m. at Harcourt Church. Tickets are $10 general, $5 for students and seniors.
Henry Janzen leads the U of G Chamber Ensembles March 28 at 3 p.m. in MacKinnon 107.
Film
“Docurama,” a free film series sponsored by the U of G Library and the Central Student Association, continues March 11 with Capitalism: A Love Story, March 18 with Act of God and March 25 with Big River Man at 7 p.m. in Thornbrough 1200.
Lectures
The School of Languages and Literatures public lecture series continues March 10 with Catherine Caws of the University of Victoria discussing “Regards sur l’écriture en L2 à partir de l’exploitation du Web 2.0” at 4:30 p.m. in MacKinnon 020. On March 12, Salvadoran novelist Horacio Castellanos Moya will speak at 2:30 p.m. in MacKinnon 311.
The C.J. Munford Centre hosts a Black History Month lecture with Ontario Fairness Commissioner and U of G honorary degree recipient Jean Augustine March 10 at 5 p.m. in MacKinnon 121.
British art curator Iwona Blazwick presents “Just What Is It That Makes Today’s Institutions So Different, So Appealing?” at the Shenkman Lecture in Contemporary Art March 10 at 5:30 p.m. in War Memorial Hall.
Michael Ann Holly of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Massachusetts is guest speaker in the School of Fine Art and Music’s art history visiting speakers series March 12 at 4:30 p.m. in Thornbrough 1307. She will discuss “Object Lessons: Silence, Solace, Study in Art History.”
The Department of Physics hosts its CAP Lecture March 17 with Keshav Dasgupta of McGill University presenting “How String Theory Ex- plains the Origin of Our Universe” at 4 p.m. in MacNaughton 113.
The Department of History and the Centre for Scottish Studies present an illustrated lecture by David Caldwell of the National Museum of Scotland March 22 at 2:30 p.m. in MacKinnon 132. His topic is “The Lewis Chessmen: New Light on Medieval Lewis and the Kingdom of the Isles.”
Notices
The Guelph chapter of Engineers Without Borders hosts “An Evening of Art and Agriculture: Focus on Zambia” March 24 at 7 p.m. at the Italian Canadian Club. It will feature a workshop and a silent auction. Tickets are $20 ($30 for two and $50 for four) and are available from the School of Engineering or by email at afedec@uoguelph.ca.
The School of Environmental Sciences and the Bookshelf kick off a series called “Environment Bound” March 15. Naturalist Trevor Herriot will discuss his book Grass, Sky, Song: Promise and Peril in the World of Grassland Birds at 7 p.m. at the Bookshelf eBar.
The College of Management and Economics will hold an information session on the MA (Leadership) program March 10 and one on the MBA program March 11. Both begin at 7 p.m. in Macdonald Stewart 129. RSVP at www.leadership.uoguelph.ca or www.mba.uoguelph.ca.
The Stress Management and High Performance Clinic presents “Stress Less for Tests,” a two-session program that runs March 16 and 18 at 5:30 p.m. 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 Plant Agriculture seminar series continues March 10 with Prof. Barry Micallef discussing “Coping in Time and Space: Biological Rhythms and Their Significance in Plants.” On March 17, the topic is “Genes, Genomics and Regulatory Networks in Brassica” with Adrian Cutler of the National Research Council of Canada. On March 24, Prof. Ian Tetlow, Molecular and Cellular Biology, explains “Control and Regulation of Storage Starch Biosynthesis in Plants.” The talks begin at 3:30 p.m. in Thornbrough 1307.
Brian Coombes of McMaster University is guest speaker in the Department of Pathobiology seminar series March 12. His topic is “Bacterial Pathogenomics: More Than Just A, C, T and Gs.” The series continues March 19 with Prof. Darren Wood’s lab discussing hemostasis research at OVC and March 26 with Prof. Allan King, Biomedical Sciences, on “Sex: Things You Didn’t Learn in Sex Ed.” The talks begin at 11 a.m. in Pathobiology 2106.
Next up in the Department of Economics seminar series March 12 is Mahmut Parlar of McMaster University describing “Research With Maple: Methods and Models” at 3:30 p.m. in MacKinnon 306. The series continues March 15 with Ke-Li Xu of the University of Alberta discussing “Empirical Likelihood for Regression Discontinuity Design” at 10 a.m. in MacKinnon 318 and March 19 with Alain-Desire Nimubona of the University of Waterloo on “Polluters and Abators” at 3:30 p.m. in MacKinnon 306.
The Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology’s plant biology seminar series continues March 15 with Prof. Barry Shelp, Plant Agriculture, discussing “Two Decades of GABA Research on Plants” and March 22 with MCB professor George van der Merwe explaining “The Adaptations of Yeast to Fermentation Stress.” The seminars begin at 3:30 p.m. in science complex 2315.
“Adiponectin Resistance: A Link Between High-Fat Diets and Insulin Resistance” is the focus of PhD candidate Kerry Mullen in the Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences seminar series March 15. On March 22, the topic is “Molecular Basis of Mitochondrial Biogenesis in Muscle: Effect of Exercise and Age” with David Hood, Canada Research Chair in Cell Physiology at York University. The seminars are at 3:30 p.m. in Food Science 241.
Next up in the Department of Integrative Biology seminar series March 16 is Greg Goss of the University of Alberta presenting “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Comparative Models of Ion and Acid-Base Transport.” On March 23, Denis Réale of the University of Quebec at Montreal explores “Personality Differences and the Emergence of a Pace-of-Life Syndrome at the Population Level.” The seminars are at 3:30 p.m. in science complex 2315.
The Department of Chemistry presents Simon Trudel of the University of Calgary discussing “New Approaches to Nanoscaled Magnetic Materials” March 18. On March 25, the topic is “Using Electrical Conductance (an Old Trick) to Probe Aqueous Solutions at Extreme Conditions” with Greg Zimmerman of Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. The seminars begin at 10:45 a.m. in science complex 1511.
Symposia
The Guelph Classics Society hosts its third annual symposium March 13 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Thornbrough 1307. This year’s theme is “Classics in Contemporary Culture,” with topics ranging from the influence of classics on modern philosophical thought to the integration of technology into classics research. Register at http://events.uoguelph.ca/ei/getdemo.ei?id=96&s=_31S0X8U4N.
Fine art students host the fourth annual ARTHattack symposium March 19 from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre. Six students will present papers on art history and visual culture, to be followed by a keynote talk by Gerald McMaster, curator of Canadian art at the Art Gallery of Ontario.
Teaching Support
Details and registration for the following Teaching Support Services events can be found online at www.tss.uoguelph.ca. If you have questions, call Mary Nairn at Ext. 53571.
“Are Women Changing Academe?” is the focus of TSS’s “Women in Academe” discussion series March 15. Facilitator is Prof. Janet Wood, Molecular and Cellular Biology.
The graduate student workshop series continues with “Planning an Exam Review Session and Exam Invigilation” March 11 and “A Review of Research on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education” March 24.
March 12 is the deadline to submit presentation proposals for the 23rd annual Teaching and Learning Innovations Conference. Slated for May 11, this year’s conference will focus on the theme “Collaborating: Thinking Together. Learning Together. Teaching Together.” For details and proposal forms, visit www.tss.uoguelph.ca/tli.
Theatre
The School of English and Theatre Studies presents an adaptation of RUR (Rossum’s Universal Robots) from the 1920 work by Karel Capek March 22 to 27 at 8 p.m. in the George Luscombe Theatre. Tickets are $8 and $10.
Thesis Defences
The final examination of M.Sc. candidate Keith Stamplecoskie, Integrative Biology, is March 11 at 1 p.m. in science complex 3317. The thesis is “Using Light to Improve Attraction, Entrance and Retention of Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) Traps.” The adviser is Prof. Gord McDonald.
The final examination of Anthony Vander Schaaf, a PhD candidate in the Department of Philosophy, is March 15 at 10 a.m. in MacKinnon 346. The thesis is “Frankenfood Meets the Gastronome: A Philosophical Analysis of Some Ontological and Axiological Aspects of the Genetic Modification of Food.” The adviser is Prof. Karen Houle.
The final examination of Christian Danve Castroverde, an M.Sc. candidate in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, is March 15 at 1 p.m. in science complex 3317. The thesis is “Defence Gene Expression in the Tomato-Verticillium Patho- system.” The advisers are Profs. Jane Robb and Ross Nazar.
The final examination of PhD candidate Katerina Koka, Economics, is March 22 at 1 p.m. in MacKinnon 314. The thesis is “Three Essays on Life-Cycle Analysis.” The advisers are Profs. Stephen Kosempel and Brian Ferguson.
The final examination of PhD candidate Heather Murphy, Engineering, is March 24 at 2 p.m. in Thornbrough 1360. The thesis is “A Critical Evaluation of the Appropriateness of Ceramic and Biosand Filters in Rural Cambodia.” The advisers are Profs. Ed McBean and Khosrow Farahbakhsh.
The final examination of PhD candidate Kim Anderson, History, is March 26 at 1 p.m. in MacKinnon 2020. The thesis is “Algonquin Women: Life Stage, Gender and Identity, 1930 to 1960.” The adviser is Prof. Terry Crowley.
Community Events
The Guelph-Wellington branch of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario hosts a public talk by architect Allan Killen on “Old and New in the New City Hall” March 17 at 7 p.m. at Guelph City Hall.
The Guelph Field Naturalists present Joe Crowley of Ontario Nature discussing “Ontario Reptiles at Risk” March 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Arboretum.
The Guelph Legion is hosting an Elton John tribute dinner and show March 26. For information, visit www.guelphlegion.ca.
Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis presents a free workshop on “Discovering Who You Are” March 25 at 1 p.m. Register at 519-823-5806.
Dublin Street Church’s Sunday concert series continues March 21 at 3 p.m. with the Dublin Chancel Choir.