On Thursday, October 3, 2019, there will be a Special Seminar
Organized by the
Plant Science Graduate Students Association (PSGSA)
Sponsored by the
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences Endowment Fund
"A walk on the wild side of the wheat: Modulation of homeologous recombination and introgression of alien traits into wheat"
Presented by:
Dr. Sateesh Kagale
Research Scientist
Crop Genetics and Genomics
National Research Council Canada, Saskatoon
3:30 p.m.
Carolyn Sifton Lecture Theatre
Room 130, Agriculture Building
66 Dafoe Road, University of Manitoba
Coffee at 3 p.m. Everyone Welcome!!
On Thursday, September 26, 2019, there will be a Department of Plant Science
Advanced Plant Science Seminar:
"Investigation of two Novel Strategies for Maximizing the Arsenal in the Fight Against Blackleg in Canola"
Presented by:
Rasanie Padmathilake, PhD Student
Department of Plant Science
University of Manitoba
3:30 p.m.
Carolyn Sifton Lecture Theatre
Room 130, Agriculture Building
66 Dafoe Road, University of Manitoba
Coffee at 3 p.m. Everyone Welcome!!
(poster attached)
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(Graduate) Willy Wiebe Graduate Fellowship in Agricultural and Food Sciences
Oct 1, 2019 11:30 PM
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences Awards
(Graduate) Willy Wiebe Graduate Fellowship in Agricultural and Food Sciences<https://universityofmanitoba.desire2learn.com/d2l/lms/dropbox/user/folder_s…>
Due October 1 at 11:30 PM
Through a testamentary gift from Willy Wiebe, a farmer from the rural municipality of Rhineland in Manitoba, an endowment fund of $450,000 has been established at the University of Manitoba to support a graduate fellowship in breeding and research in Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat.
The fellowship, valued at the available annual income, will be offered to a student who:
(1) is enrolled as a full-time student in the Faculty of Graduate Studies at the University of Manitoba in a Master's or Ph.D. program in Agricultural and Food Sciences;
(2) as a Master's student, achieved a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5 in the last 60 credit hours completed in their undergraduate program or, as a Ph.D. student, achieved a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.75 in their Master's program;
(3) demonstrates an interest in and potential for research;
(4) has identified an advisor in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences who is willing to support a project in breeding and research in Canadian Western Red Spring Wheat.
The fellowship cannot be held with another award valued at or higher than the current level of the University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship that is offered at the recipient's level of study (Master's or Ph.D. level).
Applicants will be required to submit a completed application form on or before the designated deadline date. Application forms will be made available from the Office of the Dean in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences.
The fellowship can be renewed once by the same recipient in a Master's program, and twice for the same recipient in a Ph.D. program. The fellowship recipient will receive a renewal provided they are making satisfactory progress in their program. In years when a renewal of the award is made, no new award will be offered. If, in the judgment of the selection committee, no applicants meet the award criteria in a given year, the award will not be made in that year.
The selection committee will be the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences Awards Committee.
This agreement may be amended by the mutual consent of the donor (or designate) and the University of Manitoba. All such amendments shall be in writing. In the absence of the donor (or designate), and providing all reasonable efforts have been made to consult, the Board of Governors of the University of Manitoba has the right to modify the terms of this award if, because of changed conditions, it becomes necessary to do so. Such modification shall conform as closely as possible to the expressed intention of the donor in establishing the award.
Reminder:
As per the UMGFMGS Award Holders Guide:
UMGF/MGS holders are required to apply to an external agency (such as NSERC, SSHRC or CIHR) at every possible opportunity in order to continue payments.
Thanks.
Martha Blouw
Academic Advisor
Department of Plant Science │ Department of Soil Science
226 Agriculture Building
University of Manitoba │Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3T 2N2
204-474-8223
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Thank you,
Keval
The Faculty of Graduate Studies hosts an annual reception for award winners.
Can you please let me know if you have received an award as per below, and provide me with the award name and value?
I know some of your awards, but perhaps not all and I don't want to miss any.
Thanks.
Martha
From: gs-suppstaff-contacts-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca <gs-suppstaff-contacts-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> On Behalf Of Roxanne Tackie
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 11:58 AM
To: gs-suppstaff-contacts(a)lists.umanitoba.ca
Subject: [Gs-suppstaff-contacts] FGS Awards Reception: Request for Awardee Info
Dear Graduate Support Staff:
The Faculty of Graduate Studies is once again preparing for its annual Awards Reception to recognize the achievements of graduate students who have newly received awards/scholarships (not bursaries, research grants or travel awards) greater than or equal to $10,000 per year. As such, we do not want to miss out on inviting all deserving recipients.
Would you please forward me the names of your students who have received and accepted an award for the 2018/2019 academic year greater than or equal to $10,000 per year. Please include:
* award competitions from November 1, 2018 - October 31, 2019
* awards for which the student may or may not have started receiving monies yet
* please not include renewals.
I DO NOT require the names of those students who have the:
* UMGF
* Duff Roblin
* NSERC CGSM, PGSM, CGSD, PGSD, SSHRC CGSM/DOCTORAL, CIHR CGSM/Doctoral
* Vanier
* U of M Distinguished Dissertation
* MHRC (Manitoba Health Research Council)
* J.G. Fletcher Ph.D. Fellowship for Research in Aboriginal Issues
* J.W. Dafoe Graduate Fellowship
* James Gordon Fletcher
* Alexander Crerar
Thank you for your cooperation!
Roxanne
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Roxanne Tackie B.Comm. (Hons)
Awards Assistant
Faculty of Graduate Studies * University of Manitoba
500 University Centre * Winnipeg, Manitoba * R3T 2N2
T 204.480.1000 * F 204.474.7553
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On Thursday, September 19, 2019, there will be a Department of Plant Science
Advanced Plant Science Seminar:
"Fusarium Head Blight Meets Microbial Ecology"
Presented by:
Dr. Matthew Bakker, Assistant Professor
Department of Microbiology
University of Manitoba
3:30 p.m.
Carolyn Sifton Lecture Theatre
Room 130, Agriculture Building
66 Dafoe Road, University of Manitoba
Coffee at 3 p.m. Everyone Welcome!!
(poster attached) (current fall schedule of presenters attached)