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Learn how to decrease insomnia, fall asleep (or back to sleep) more easily and get more energy from sleep using proven, drug-free strategies. This five-session program meets Wednesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. The fee is $20 for U of G students, $25 for members of USW Local 4120 and $50 for all others.
For more information, visit www.uoguelph.ca/~ksomers/sleep.html.
Location: University Centre, Room 335
Date: 2013-05-22
Julie McDonald, a PhD candidate in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will defend her thesis on "Development of an in vitro fermentation model to culture the human distal gut microbiota." Her adviser is Prof. Emma Allen-Vercoe.
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Science Complex, Room 1511
Date: 2013-05-22
Dr. David Argyle, University of Edinburgh, presents “A funny thing happened to me on the way to malignancy: Can comparative biology inform rational cancer drug development?”
The broad range of cancer studies taking place at the University of Guelph will be showcased at the 2013 Cancer Research Symposium hosted by the U of G Institute for Comparative Cancer Investigation. All interested members of the University committee are invited to attend. Registration is free and includes lunch. The deadline for abstracts for poster and short oral presentations is May 13. Visit the ICCI website to register and/or complete the abstract submission form.
Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (keynote address at 3:30 p.m.)
Location: OVC Lifetime Learning Centre, Room 1714
Date: 2013-05-23
The Presidential Selection Committee is responsible for the search for the University of Guelph's eighth president and vice-chancellor. Throughout April and early May, the committee has been gathering input from members of the University community as part of the process of developing the mandate and position profile for the University's next president and vice-chancellor.
Members of the University community are invited to meet with members of the committee to offer their perspectives and feedback in response to a draft profile, which will be posted on the Presidential Search website in advance of the town hall meeting.
The committee will be hosting a drop-in session in the Academic Town Square, McLaughlin Library, on May 24 between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Members of the University community are welcome to drop by and offer their thoughts to a member of the Presidential Selection Committee during this time.
If you have some perspectives to share with the committee, please attend for a few minutes and offer your thoughts. Input is also welcome through the committee’s confidential email (presidentsearch@caldwellpartners.com).
The committee looks forward to hearing your perspectives on the draft profile and welcomes the opportunity to meet with you on May 24.
Date: 2013-05-24
The University of Guelph hosts the 2013 Ms Infinity Ontario Science Conference. The student-run event will introduce career options and female role models to girls in Grades 9 through 11 in and around Guelph.
The one-day conference will showcase opportunities in multiple science disciplines and include displays, workshops. There will also be chances to interact with undergraduate and graduate students and professionals working in science fields.
The conference is based upon Ms Infinity programs established by the Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology, a non-profit association supporting women and girls in science, engineering and technology.
Last year’s Guelph event marked the first time a Ms Infinity event was held outside western Canada.
More information is available online.
Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: OVC Lifetime Learning Centre
Date: 2013-05-25
In May 2013, the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre (MSAC) launches a year-long celebration of its 35th anniversary. The exhibition XXXV features artworks selected from the permanent collections at MSAC, focusing on the modern to contemporary periods. XXXV highlights some of the specializations within the larger collection, including new acquisitions, photography, painting and sculpture, works by Inuit and Aboriginal artists, contemporary works in silver and other metals, as well as textile-based works by artists from across Canada.
The art collections at MSAC have grown from 150 works in 1978 to more than 8,000 in 2013, which reflects the gallery's ambitious acquisition mandate. Artworks are acquired through donations, commissions and purchases. MSAC aims to collect important pieces by contemporary Canadian and international artists, as well as historical works that inform and aid the interpretation of art by contemporary artists.
The XXXV exhibition was curated by Dawn Owen, curator of contemporary art, with assistance from Verne Harrison, gallery co-ordinator, Robbyne MacNeil MacKenzie, collections management assistant, and installation assistants Patrick Beh, Vikki Dziuma, Tanner Jackson, Graham Ragan and Don Russell.
Exhibition: May 9 to July 14
Curator's talk: May 28 at noon
Date: 2013-05-28