Past Events

Dr. Sylvia Cardona is a Professor and the Associate Head (Graduate Affairs) in the Department of Microbiology, University of Manitoba. She will present Innovative Approaches to Small Molecule Antibiotic Discovery, the first guest lecture in the MCB Seminar Series for 2025-26. 

The CBS Grad Chats Series covers topics related to professional skills and graduate school in general. All CBS graduate students are welcome to attend! Join us for the Stipends, Scholarships, and Financial Aid workshop to learn more about how the minimum stipend works in CBS— how much will you get each semester? What happens if you get a scholarship? What does equalized payments mean? These questions answered and more, as we dive deep into stipends, scholarships, and other financial aid options.

The CBS Grad Chats Series covers topics related to professional skills and graduate school in general. All CBS graduate students are welcome to attend!

The CBS Undergraduate Student Poster Day is open to any and all undergraduate students participating in summer research projects in Molecular and Cellular Biology, Integrative Biology and Human Health and Nutritional Sciences.  Lunch will be provided! Visit the CBS Grads website for a list of poster printing options (scroll to 3/4 of the way down the page). Please allow several business days for printing and processing.

Registration is now open! This day-long BIO² Symposium at the University of Guelph will feature keynote speakers and presentations by graduate students and alumni. In the afternoon, there will be a panel discussion and a poster session where you can learn more about the summer research projects of our Master of Bioinformatics and Master of Biotechnology students. Throughout the day, there will be numerous opportunities to connect and network with students, faculty, alumni, and external partners.  

The CBS Office of Educational Scholarship and Practice Biology Education Exchange (BEE) is hosting a special workshop on Creating More Accessible STEM Classrooms. Please join us on Monday, June 23 from 12 to 1 p.m. in SSC 2315 to listen, learn, and share. 

Manufactured Ecosystems is an immersive exhibition that invites visitors to step into speculative futures where art, technology, and nature converge to address the climate crisis. The exhibition will run at the University of Guelph’s Zavitz Gallery from June 23 to Aug. 7. The gallery is open Monday and Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., and Wednesday and Thursday, 1  to 4 p.m. Admission is free and all are welcome.

Join us for the annual CBS Summer BBQ on Monday, June 16! Catch up with old friends and meet new ones at our picnic-style gathering at Creelman Hall. The event starts at 12 p.m. with opening remarks by Dr. Maz Fallah, Dean of CBS, at 12:45 p.m. The CBS Teaching Awards will also be presented. Bring a blanket and grab a spot to enjoy some tasty food with your CBS community!

College of Biological Science staff, faculty and graduate students are invited to Decolonizing and Indigenizing the CBS Classroom, on Thursday, June 5, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the McLaughlin Library, Whitelaw Room 246/248.

The College of Biological Science is pleased to present the next speaker in the Ann Oaks Lecture in Biological Sciences series. Dr. Lewis Kay, professor of molecular genetics, biochemistry and chemistry at the University of Toronto and senior scientist in the Molecular Medicine program at the Hospital for Sick Children, will present Going Beyond the AlphaFold and Cryo-EM Era to Understand the Dynamic Molecules of Biology.