Past Events

The event provided participants with the opportunity to: learn about Emergency Management research; get engaged in timely topics with researchers, government and industry; and network with other researchers. Content presented at this event can be found in the Atrium.

OMAFRA's Research and Innovation Branch (@ONAgFoodRuralRI) facilitated a live Twitter Q/A session with Dr. Jess Haines, from the department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition at Guelph University. The Q/A session provided an opportunity to engage with Jess on her research project, which explores methods to effectively educate families on healthy eating and how it can reduce risk of obesity among preschool children.

The Knowledge Mobilization Summer Institute included three days of learning and skill development in the field of knowledge mobilization (KMb).  Hands-on workshops and networking with professionals provided a unique opportunity for early career  KMb individuals to develop a solid foundation of understanding of the key principles of KMb, collaboration, stakeholder engagement, and evaluation. Content presented at this event can be found in the Atrium.

This event provided participants with the opportunity to learn about rural/regional economic development research and network with other researchers.   The Rural Development Research theme addresses topics of the rural/urban interface, rural economic development, rural infrastructure, community capacity, labour market, promotion of innovation, and rural quality of life and challenges. Content presented at this event can be found in the Atrium.

This event provided the opportunity to learn about food for health research, get engaged on timely topics with researchers, government, and industry, network, and learn from graduate research posters.  Content presented at this event can be found in the Atrium.

This event provided the opportunity to learn about production systems - plants research, get engaged on timely topics with researchers, government, and industry, network, and learn from graduate research posters.  The Production Systems - Plants research theme is funded under the OMAFRA-University of Guelph Partnership and primarily addresses production research and profitable agriculture.

The Expo allowed participants to learn about Emergency Management research, get engaged on timely topics with researchers, government and industry, network, and learn from graduate research posters. Content presented at this event can be found in the Atrium.  

The 2014 Rural Research Day: Rural Networking - Research into Action was hosted by Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Ministry of Rural Affairs and the University of Guelph. This rural research knowledge exchange event sought to create an environment where participants could: