Past Events

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.

The College of Biological Science will be hosting a town hall to provide an update on changes to our graduate program budgets. After the presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. 

Guelph Bird Day is back and birdier than ever! Join the University of Guelph Arboretum and Bird Safe Guelph on Saturday, May 10th from 9 AM to 1 PM at The Arboretum Centre for a free, drop-in celebration of all things bird! This all-ages event has something for everyone. Take part in free guided bird walks, check out hands-on activities, and connect with local nature-based groups at their tables. Plus, Wild Ontario will be there with their live raptors for an up-close look at some incredible feathered ambassadors.

Registration has been extended for the 20th annual CBS Graduate Student Symposium! The Graduate Student Symposium will include oral presentation sessions, a poster session, a catered lunch with special keynote speakers, and conclude with an event-filled grad student social at the Brass Taps, featuring trivia and other games. 

The CBS Office of Educational Scholarship and Practice (COESP) will be hosting its annual COESP Day on May 1 in Rozanski Hall. Register before April 22 COESP Day is our annual event that brings CBS instructors, staff, and students together to explore pressing questions in teaching and learning. This year, we're focusing on what it means to teach and support students in an environment of increasing enrolment and limited space.

Graduate students: Registration is now open for the 13th annual CBS Careers in Biology on April 24 and 25! The days will include speaker sessions with various experts, workshops for professional development, networking events with alumni and seasoned professionals, and professional headshots with limited spots available. 

The last One Health seminar of the winter semester will feature Dr. Whitney Preisser, Assistant Professor of Disease Ecology at Kennesaw State University in Georgia. 

Butterflies on the Brink: The Story of the Mottled Duskywing tells the story of a University of Guelph project to reintroduce an endangered butterfly. The documentary follows the research and recovery team, led Dr. Ryan Norris from the Department of Integrative Biology and biologist Jessica Linton, with support from the Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory team, as they work to reintroduce the mottled duskywing butterfly to Pinery Provincial Park.

Butterflies on the Brink: The Story of the Mottled Duskywing tells the story of a University of Guelph project to reintroduce an endangered butterfly. The documentary follows the research and recovery team, led Dr. Ryan Norris from the Department of Integrative Biology and biologist Jessica Linton, with support from the Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory team, as they work to reintroduce the mottled duskywing butterfly to Pinery Provincial Park.