Hi Plant Science department,
The Plant Science Graduate Students‘ Association is running a sock drive for Siloam Mission from November 14th to December 5th. If you’re willing and able, donations of brand new socks (all genders) can be dropped off in the PSGSA grad lounge or given to any PSGSA member listed below. We will also accept money donations that will be used to buy socks. Thank you in advance for your generosity!
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PSGSA members accepting donations:
Alexa Peterson, Ginny Grenier, Samadhi Jayarathna, Lauren Gislason, Jared Bento, Caroline Brown, Lakmini Pathiranage, Ehsanul Haq and Laetitia Mukunga
From: Doug Cattani <Doug.Cattani(a)umanitoba.ca>
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2022 10:32 AM
To: Emily Wolverton <Emily.Wolverton(a)umanitoba.ca>
Subject: November 14-18, 2022, please forward to the department
Importance: High
I will be away attending the Canadian Society of Agronomy meetings in Halifax rom November 14-18, 2022. In my absence, Dr. Belay Ayele will be acting in my place.
Douglas J. Cattani, PhD., P.Ag.
Acting Department Head,
Plant Science,
Associate Professor, Perennial Crop Breeding
(204) 474-6071
doug.cattani(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:doug.cattani@umanitoba.ca>
The University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of Anishinaabe, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota and Dene peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation. I respect the Treaties that were made on these territories, acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past, and dedicate myself to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of reconciliation and collaboration.
From: PHYS. PLANT WORK ORDER DESK <ppwod(a)umanitoba.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, November 9, 2022 8:21 AM
Subject: Service Disruption -Plant Science - Elevator Shutdown - November 9th and 10th, 2022
Good Morning,
Please see below notice on behalf of TK elevator.
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Building(s): Plant Science
Location(s): Elevator
Timeframe (Est): November 9th and November 10th , 2022 – 8:00 AM until completed
Category: Elevator Shutdown
Overview The elevator in the Plant Science building will be down for urgent repairs immediately until repaired. Repairs are expected to be completed sometime Thursday November 10th, 2022.
Question or concerns regarding this disruption can be directed to Operations and Maintenance Customer Service Desk, ppwod(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:ppwod@umanitoba.ca>
O & M Customer Service Desk
204.474.7070
From: Thomas Netticadan <TNetticadan(a)sbrc.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, November 8, 2022 2:47 PM
To: Thomas Netticadan <TNetticadan(a)sbrc.ca>
Cc: Julie Schoffner <JSchoffner2(a)sbrc.ca>
Subject: REMINDER: International Trainee Symposium in Agri-Food, Nutrition and Health - CCARM's Rapid Fire Research Symposium 2023 - FREE REGISTRATION!
Importance: High
Caution: This message was sent from outside the University of Manitoba.
Hello everyone,
Please note that the registration for the International Trainee Symposium in Agri-Food, Nutrition and Health - CCARM's Rapid Fire Research Symposium<https://meetccarm.ca/> is now open, IT'S FREE AND EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
The Symposium organized by Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine (CCARM) will occur January 19-20, 2023. 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM CST. This symposium comes at a time when there is a tremendous public interest in utilizing food to achieve health benefits, beyond just providing basic nutritional requirements. The need for new information in this area is high, and it is, therefore, our pleasure to provide scientific sessions that will highlight the progress in this field.
Another major component of this meeting is education. The promotion of trainees is critical to developing the next generation of investigators, and there is a strong need to develop greater capacity in this area. Furthermore, this symposium is an opportunity for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to showcase their research and achievements and provide them with the opportunity to network and engage in discussions with other researchers and trainees in their field.
Register here<https://meetccarm.ca/registration/> before December 15, 2022.
Abstracts for oral presentation to be submitted here<https://meetccarm.ca/abstract/> before November 15, 2022.
For more information, please contact Julie Schoffner at jschoffner2(a)sbrc.ca<mailto:jschoffner2@sbrc.ca>.
Thank you for your support,
Dr. Thomas Netticadan
Team Leader, Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine
Team Leader, Agri-Food and Food Security, Morden Research and Development Centre
From: Traci Friesen <Traci.Friesen(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Traci.Friesen@umanitoba.ca>>
Sent: November 7, 2022 8:13 AM
Cc: Muriel Torchia Shyjak <Muriel.TorchiaShyjak(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Muriel.TorchiaShyjak@umanitoba.ca>>
Subject: Plant Science - Abatement Notification
Good Morning,
Please see the attached notice of abatement for the Plant Science building starting tonight until Friday morning
Thank you,
Traci Friesen, B.Env.S.
Project Administrator l Architectural & Engineering Services
C: 431-374-8140
Planned absence: Nov 18 (PM), Nov 25 & Dec 2nd
The Department of Plant Science
Meet and Greet
Join us for coffee, tea and introductions.
With new faces in the department this is a great opportunity to introduce new members of the team!
Monday, November 7, 2022
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Room 218 Plant Science
From: Heather Wiebe <Heather.Wiebe(a)umanitoba.ca>
Subject: FW: UM Libraries' Workshop Series
This message is forwarded on behalf of Ryan Schultz, Reference Librarian and Liaison Librarian for the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, and the Department of Computer Science in the Faculty of Science:
From: Ryan Schultz <Ryan.Schultz(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Ryan.Schultz@umanitoba.ca>>
Sent: October 31, 2022 9:13 AM
Subject: Please forward the following message, thanks!
As part of the UM Libraries’ Workshop Series, 13 sessions will be offered in the month of November. Please share this information with faculty, students, and anyone else who may be interested.
A complete list of Fall offerings – including all November sessions – is available here<https://lib-umanitoba.libcal.com/calendar/lib_events>. Some examples of upcoming November workshops are provided below:
Setting up for success with Research Data Management
Primary audience: Graduate students and faculty
Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2022 from 12:00-1:30pm (online)
Register: https://umanitoba.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5UrduurrTooG9QaXYJrQyubC68fYwYi…
· Research Data Management (RDM) best practices cover all phases of research, from designing a project to publishing and preservation. Taking some time in the early stages to set up data management workflows will save time throughout the rest of your project and assure that you have the most control over decisions about data storage, sharing and structure. This session will be ideal for researchers who are just beginning a new project, but is open to all. No prior knowledge of RDM is required. A sample research idea will be provided, although attendees are welcome to work through examples with their own projects in mind.
In this session, participants will:
o Review common RDM practices throughout the research lifecycle
o Reflect on how they practice research data management currently, and where they might consider incorporating new tools or procedures
o Leave with a plan for setting up a new research project embedded with good RDM practices
Searching in Ovid (MEDLINE, Embase, PsycInfo, IPA, and Global Health)
Primary audience: Undergraduate students, graduate students and faculty
Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022 from 12:00-1:00pm (online)
Register: https://umanitoba.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5wodeuprzIqGtM1axSQciK6-H2Bt_w0…
· OVID databases are powerful search tools and frequently used for knowledge synthesis research. In this hands-on session, learn to put them to work! If you use Medline, Embase, IPA, Global Health, and PsycInfo, or want to learn how to use them more effectively, this hands on workshop will help.
In this session, participants will:
o Confidently navigate the Ovid interface
o Build multifile searches that search multiple databases at once
o Describe the different features and resources in individual Ovid databases
Introduction to Mendeley Reference Manager
Primary audience: Graduate students and faculty
Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022 from 10:30am-12:00pm (online)
Register: https://umanitoba.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5Akc-yhpjkqEteGoDdny0_QBfUzExhl…
· Do you struggle with organizing your pdfs? In this session you will learn how you can use this free, easy to use program to quickly organize your citations - including PDFs, generate bibliographies in a variety of citation styles and cite while you write. The new Mendeley Reference Manager is a free web and desktop reference management software. The web version of Mendeley and the new Reference Manager are very similar. Note: Mendeley Reference Manager is compatible with Windows, Linux and newer Mac operating systems.
In this session, participants will:
o Compare the features to Mendeley Desktop
o Learn about the different features available
o Compare the features to Mendeley Desktop
o Discover different options to import PDFs
o Edit details and add entries manually
o Add citations into Word with Mendeley Cite
o Learn how to use the Notebook feature to keep notes from multiple PDFs in one place
QGIS: A gentle introduction to open source GIS software
Primary audience: Graduate students and faculty
Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022 from 12:00-1:30pm (in-person)
Register: https://lib-umanitoba.libcal.com/event/3683414
· This hands-on session provides an overview of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and how it can be used. Attendees will compare various GIS software and data types, become familiar with navigating the QGIS interface and procedures for adding and symbolizing data. Discussion will be centered on integrating researcher data with secondary data sources.
In this session, participants will:
o Gain an overview of GIS and popular visualization strategies
o List popular GIS software and what is supported through the University
o Explore QGIS interface
o Load and symbolize tabular data to an existing project
Citation Tracking: An alternative to literature searching
Primary audience: Undergraduate students, graduate students and faculty
Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022 from 12:00-1:00pm (online)
Register: https://umanitoba.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5wrduGurT0tGtX1njK5KET4jlEaVgnh…
· This hands-on session introduces you to using citation tracking as an alternative research methodology to the traditional literature search. Topics covered will include the strengths and weaknesses of this methodology, when to use it and the tools used to do forward and backward citation tracking (Google Scholar, Scopus, Web of Science).
In this session, participants will:
o Understand the concepts of forward and backward citation tracking
o Understand the strengths and weaknesses of this methodology
o Recognize when to use this methodology
o Conduct citation tracking in Scopus, Google Scholar and Web of Science
Effective Presentations
Primary audience: Undergraduate students, graduate students and faculty
Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022 from 12:00-1:00pm (online)
Register: https://umanitoba.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5wpfuCvpzMtH9D-IigUigbSWatLEhff…
· Want to keep you audience engaged? This session runs through the basics of effective PowerPoint and universal design techniques that will make your presentations stronger.
In this session, participants will:
o Create a presentation that flows from one point to the next and makes it easier for you deliver that presentation
o Construct a PowerPoint presentation based on colour, contrast, and font
o Describe the basic elements of universal design and why they need to be included in your presentation.
Thanks,
Sarah
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Sarah Clark (she/her)
Acting Coordinator, Learning & Instruction Support
University of Manitoba Libraries | 204-474-6361
Text: 204-228-9189
—Ryan.
Ryan Schultz, Reference Librarian and Liaison Librarian for the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, and the Department of Computer Science in the Faculty of Science
Email: Ryan.Schultz(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Ryan.Schultz@umanitoba.ca>
Personal cellphone during the pandemic: (204) 228-2904
Work telephone: (204)474-6475
222E Machray Hall
Jim Peebles Science and Technology Library
University of Manitoba Libraries
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA R3T 2N2
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The University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene Peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation. We respect the Treaties that were made on these territories, we acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past, and we dedicate ourselves to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of reconciliation and collaboration.
From: Heather Wiebe <Heather.Wiebe(a)umanitoba.ca>
Sent: Thursday, November 3, 2022 11:07 AM
Subject: Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences Special Seminar - November 16
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Please join us for a special seminar hosted by the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences:
"Regenerative agriculture - Thinking outside the box"
Presented by
Tony McQuail, farmer and ecologist
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Via Zoom Webinar - https://ca01web.zoom.us/j/61862281493?pwd=SEZWaFhzazZiYXZCY1BYQmk5SCttUT09
This talk will explore Regenerative Agriculture in its diversity and discuss the need to "think outside the box" of an industrial mind set when dealing with complex biological systems and processes. It will touch on the "collateral benefits" of a Carbon Sequestration Strategy based on shifting to Regenerative Agricultural systems. It will also explore the difference between optimizing system performance vs maximizing specific outputs.
Read more about Tony.<https://eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/fafs/event/special-seminar-regener…>
Poster and calendar invitation attached
Hello,
Plant Science Climate Action Committee is going to host a Climate Action Forum on 30th November 2022 from 4.30 to 6.30pm. Please see the attached google link to reserve their position for the program, please!
Thank you and have a good day,..
Ehsanul
https://forms.gle/oohnDpJvZMDLVtJt9
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