Congratulations to Aleksandra Dolezal the 2018 recipient of the Elgin Card Terrestrial Scholarship in Terrestrial Animal Ecology. The Elgin Card Terrestrial Scholarship in Terrestrial Animal Ecology is awarded to a student with high academic standing and demonstrated interest in the area of terrestrial zoology.
Congratulations to Marie Gutgesell the 2018 recipient of the Norman James Scholarship in Aquatic Animal Ecology for her work on food webs. The Norman James Scholarship in Aquatic Animal Ecology is awarded to a student with high academic standing and demonstrated interest in the area of aquatic animal ecology.
Congratulations to Peter Gec, one of this year's recipients of the Dr. Erika Gaertner Scholarship. The Dr. Erika Gaertner Scholarship was established to encourage young scientists passionate about botany. Selection will be based on the highest combined average of any two of the BOT courses. In the event of a tie, the three students with the highest average in the last academic semester will be selected. No application required.
Congratulations to Jordan Wrobel, one of this year's recipients of the Dr. Erika Gaertner Scholarship. The Dr. Erika Gaertner Scholarship was established to encourage young scientists passionate about botany. Selection will be based on the highest combined average of any two of the BOT courses. In the event of a tie, the three students with the highest average in the last academic semester will be selected. No application required.
Congratulations to William Rein, one of this year's recipients of the Dr. Erika Gaertner Scholarship. The Dr.
The Bryant Family Thesis Research Prize is awarded to the student with the best final written report in IBIO*4510 Thesis in Integrative Biology. This year's recipient is Paige Cochrane.
Project title: Emersion response and respiratory function of an amphibious fish exposed to hydrogen sulphide
Advisor: Prof. P. Wright
Second Reader: Prof. N. Bernier
Twelve of 20 women who received the 2018 Women of Distinction Awards last week have University of Guelph connections. The Awards recognize and celebrate the achievements of women in Wellington County. They were presented on May 3rd at the River Run Centre.
On behalf of the seminar committee, we wish to congratulate Wendy Van Drunen as the recipient of the 2017-2018 IB Distinguished Graduate Student Speaker Award. We had five highly competitive applicants in total, all of who would have given great talks and were worthy.
Please note that the date of Wendy's seminar is Tuesday, April 17th and will take place at 3:30 pm in SSC 2315.
On March 21, Student Life celebrated the achievements of outstanding U of G students, staff and faculty with the 2018 Student Life Awards.
The awards honour groups and individuals who improve life at U of G. This year, 3 of the winners are Integrative Biology students: