Plants-grads August 2017

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Grad student coffee time starting September 7th

by Ashley Ammeter

Hello everyone, We hope that everyone had an enjoyable (and productive!) summer. The PSGSA will once again be hosting coffee breaks every Monday and Thursday at 10 am in the Grad Student's Lounge, starting on Thursday, September 7th. This is a great opportunity to socialize with your colleagues and meet other students! The PSGSA will provide coffee and tea, but feel free to bring some treats or baked goods to share! We look forward to seeing you there, Ashley Ammeter MSc Student PSGSA Social Director 2016-2017 222 Agriculture Building University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R37 2N2

6 years, 8 months

FW: PLNT 7340 Advanced Weed Science

by Martha Blouw

From: Rob Gulden Sent: August-30-17 11:46 AM To: Martha Blouw Subject: PLNT 7340 Advanced Weed Science FYI, Advanced Weed Science PLNT 7340 which is on a biennial cycle (pun intended) will be offered this fall term. For those enrolled or those interested in enrolling, an initial meeting to determine class times and initiate discussion on the specific topics for this edition of the course will be held in Plant Science 310 on Tuesday Sept. 12th at 9:00 AM. If this represents a conflict please let me know immediately. For anyone interested in enrolling, please also let me know before this meeting via a brief e-mail. Thanks, Rob Gulden

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FW: Graduate student awards currently open for competition with deadline October 1st, 2017

by Martha Blouw

From: agriculture-gradstudents-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca [mailto:agriculture-gradstudents-bounces@lists.umanitoba.ca] On Behalf Of Agriculture Awards Program Sent: August-28-17 11:40 AM To: agriculture-gradstudents(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: Graduate student awards currently open for competition with deadline October 1st, 2017 Hello all, This email is to inform you that there are some Graduate student awards currently open for competition with deadline October 1st, 2017 (If this falls on a weekend, the deadline will be the following Monday). All of the application forms and eligibility criteria can be found on the Faculty Awards Database: https://agawards.agric.umanitoba.ca/index.php/admin/award 1. Lord Selkirk Association of Rupert's Land Agriculture Scholarship 2. John Dueck Graduate Entrance Scholarship (PhD) 3. Janet Fabro McComb Scholarship 4. Holmfridur Kristjansson Graduate Award in Nutrition 5. Bruce McDonald Award in Clinical Nutrition 6. W.O.S. Meredith Fellowship for Barley Research 7. Katharine M.S. Middleton Scholarship 8. Stewart Pugh External Study Scholarship graduate 9. W.W. Thomson Scholarship Degree/Graduate 10. Marian Campbell Scholarship in Community Nutrition 11. Sydney L. Morantz Scholarship for Research In Poultry Science Each of these awards have different eligibility criteria, so you are encouraged to read about each award to see if you qualify. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply! The Faculty Awards Committee will meet in October to select winners for each award. If you have been recommended by the Committee, you will receive an email by the first week of November. Please feel free to contact Marisol at agawards(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:agawards@umanitoba.ca> if you have any questions about the awards or the application process. Thanks! Marisol ______________________ Marisol Soto, M.A. Student Awards Coordinator Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences Room 160, 66 Dafoe Road - University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 T: 204.474-1688

6 years, 8 months

The corridor door lock to grad student offices in 149-152 has been repaired

by Bev Godard

Bev Godard Secretary to the Department Head Department of Plant Science 222 Agriculture Building University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 PH: 204-474-8563 FAX: 204-474-7528 Bev.Godard(a)umanitoba.ca

6 years, 8 months

FW: Roma Zenovea Hawirko Graduate Scholarship

by Martha Blouw

From: Laura Mcmillan Sent: August-23-17 4:07 PM To: Martha Blouw; Bev Godard; Kathy Graham; Jennifer McLaren Subject: Roma Zenovea Hawirko Graduate Scholarship Hello everyone, I hope everyone is well today! We have an award called the Roma Zenovea Hawirko Graduate Scholarship - I was hoping you could circulate this award to your department/students who may be interested in this award! The award itself is for a student who is conducting a clearly defined and innovative research project in the area of microbiology. Further details and eligibility of the award is found in our database<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>. Some details of the award are as follows ... 1) As at Fall 2017 is enrolled full-time in the Faculty of Graduate studies in the first or second year of any Ph.D. program delivered by a department in the Faculty of Science or the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences; 2) Has achieved a minimum degree grade point average of 3.5 (or equivalent) based on the last 60 credit hours of study (or equivalent); 3) And the award is valued at approximately $8000. Please feel free to circulate this award to the students in your department and let them know the deadline for application is September 6, 2017. Any questions, do not hesitate to ask! Thanks again, Laura. ________________________________ Laura McMillan, B.A. Awards Assistant Faculty of Graduate Studies * University of Manitoba 500 University Centre * Winnipeg, Manitoba * R3T 2N2 T 204.474.8089 * F 204.474.7553 ________________________________ Visit us Online: FGS Website<http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/> * Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/umgradstudies/> * Twitter<http://www.twitter.com/umgradstudies/>

6 years, 8 months

FW: [Adr-rlo] Conference and Sponsorship Program- Call for Applications for October 15th Deadline

by Martha Blouw

From: Heather Wiebe Sent: August-23-17 10:57 AM To: James House; Fouad Daayf; Paul Bullock; Danny Mann; Alejandro Costamagna; Derek Brewin; Martin Nyachoti Cc: Jennifer McLaren; Martha Blouw; Heather Innis; Kathy Graham; Surinder Kamboz; Margaret Ann Baker Subject: FW: [Adr-rlo] Conference and Sponsorship Program- Call for Applications for October 15th Deadline Good morning, This Call for Conference and Sponsorship Program Applications will be included in the next weekly funding newsletter to academics, however, to ensure wide spread distribution please forward the email below to both academics and graduate students in your respective departments. Please note the deadline of October 15, 2017. Thanks, Heather Heather Wiebe Confidential Secretary to the Associate Deans Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences Ph: 204-474-6029 From: Lindsey Troschuk Sent: Monday, August 21, 2017 2:18 PM Subject: Conference and Sponsorship Program- Call for Applications for October 15th Deadline Hello, Please see the attached Call for Applications for the October 15th deadline of the Conference and Sponsorship Program. Please circulate this information widely amongst your faculty and students. Lindsey Troschuk Administrative Assistant to Gary Glavin, the Associate Vice-President (Research) and Jay Doering, the Associate Vice-President (Partnerships) Office of the Vice-President (Research and International) 207 Administration Building University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2 Ph: 204-474-7952 Fax: 204-474-7568 Lindsey.Troschuk(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Lindsey.Troschuk@umanitoba.ca> www.umanitoba.ca/research<http://www.umanitoba.ca/research> This email and any attachments may contain confidential, personal and/or privileged information intended for a specific individual and purpose. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, retaining, distribution, access, use or modification of the contents of this e-mailed information is strictly prohibited. If you receive this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete or destroy the email message and any attachments or copies.

6 years, 8 months

SPARRHO Early Career Researcher Prize 2017-2018

by Martha Blouw

Sparrho Early Career Researcher Prize 2017-2018 Are you a PhD or postdoc looking to share your research at a conference this year? Read more ><http://grants.sparrho.com/index.html?utm_source=rp007f_us&utm_medium=email&…>

6 years, 9 months

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