Past Events

Dr. Bo (Eddie) Pan, a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Animal Biosciences, will present a CGIL Seminar on Friday, January 31st. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM in room 141 of the Animal Science & Nutrition building.

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 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.    

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”.                                                        

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