Past Events

Dr. Paul Hebert, a Professor in the Department of Integrative Biology and Director of the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, will present a CGIL Seminar on Friday, January 24th. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM in room 141 of the Animal Science & Nutrition building.

Thirsty Third Thursday is on Thursday (Jan. 16th, at 4 PM) at The Fifth (5th floor, UC)!  Take a break and enjoy drinks, great conversation, and FREE appetizers with your fellow department members. 

CCSAW is hosting another Graduate Student Panel this Monday, January 13th from 5:30-7:30pm in PATH 1800! This event is open to anyone who wants to learn more about graduate degree programs, find out what grad school is really like from a panel of graduate students, and get a faculty perspective on what advisors look for in students!   Please RSVP to Aileen at maclella@uoguelph.ca if you are interested!

The Ph.D. Defence for Fatemeh Nemati Shizari has been scheduled for Wednesday, January 8th, 2020 @ 2:00 p.m. in Room 141, Animal Science & Nutrition Building. The examining committee will consist of: Examining Chair: Rich Moccia Advisor: Dominique Bureau Adv. Committee Member: John Cant Additional Member: Ming Fan External Examiner: Wilson Furuya   Thesis Title: “Modelling nutrient requirements of Rainbow Trout and Nile Tilapia over their life cycle”.  

The M.Sc. Defence for Patty Kedzierski has been scheduled for Monday, January 6th, 2019 @ 1:00 p.m. in Room 141, Animal Science & Nutrition Building.   The examining committee will consist of: Examining Chair: Michael Steele Advisor: John Cant Adv. Committee Member: Vern Osborne Additional Member: Katie Wood   Thesis Title: “Estimating daily energy flows in freestall-housed dairy cattle with automated data collection.  

The Ph.D. Defence for Mariana Peixoto has been scheduled for Friday, January 3rd, 2020 @ 9:00 a.m. in Room 141, Animal Science & Nutrition Building. The examining committee will consist of: Examining Chair: Wendy Pearson Advisor:Tina Widowski Adv. Committee Member: Niel Karrow Additional Member: Georgia Mason External Examiner: Andrew Janczak   Thesis Title: “Effects of maternal stress in different strains of laying hens”.                                                        

The M.Sc. Defence for Katherine Trottier has been scheduled for Friday, January 3rd, 2019 @ 9:00 a.m. in Room 101, Animal Science & Nutrition Building. The examining committee will consist of: Examining Chair: Michael Steele Advisor: Katie Wood Adv. Committee Member: Paul Luimes Additional Member: John Cant   Thesis Title: “Determining the ideal forage-to-concentrate ratio for market lambs.    

Please join us for the fourth and final Faculty Candidate Seminar for the position in the area of Aquaculture.  

Please join us for the third Faculty Candidate Seminar for the position in the area of Aquaculture. Dr. Carlo Lazado will be delivering a seminar titled "Mucosal Barriers and Health: A Fish Perspective "

The M.Sc. Defence for Zeyu Yang has been scheduled for Monday, December 16th, 2019 @ 3:00 p.m. in Room 141, Animal Science & Nutrition Building.   The examining committee will consist of: Examining Chair: Julang Li Advisor: Ming Fan Adv. Committee Member: Anna-Kate Shoveller Additional Member: Lee-Anne Huber   Thesis Title: “Determination of true micro-mineral digestibility and their endogenous losses in weaning pigs by the regression analysis”.