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Travel Awards
by Martha Blouw 06 Dec '17

06 Dec '17

Morrison Travel Award (Value up to $1800) Helgason Travel Award (Value up to $1700) Lamari Travel Award (Value up to $1475) for Graduate Students in Plant Science These awards provide funding for students who will be attending a scientific meeting in a plant science related area and will be presenting the results of their research at the meeting (poster or oral presentation). These awards will be offered to one or more graduate students who: * have completed at least one year of an M.Sc. or Ph.D. program delivered by the Department of Plant Science at the University of Manitoba; * have achieved a minimum degree grade point average of 3.0 (or equivalent) based on the last 60 credit hours; * will be attending a scientific meeting in a plant science related area and will be presenting the results of their research at the meeting (poster or oral presentation); * have demonstrated research ability based on the abstract submitted and the proposed research results to be presented at the meeting. Funding must be used within the 12 month period following the date that the award recipients are announced. Recipients graduating within the 12 month period following the date of the award offer must use the funding no later than six months from the date of convocation. Recipients may not hold more than one travel award offered through the Department of Plant Science within the same calendar year. Selection of the recipients will be based on: * academic performance; * letters of recommendation; * the quality of the abstract submitted and of the proposed research results to be presented; * the potential value of the meeting to the student's development. The award recipient will submit receipts for travel, registration, hotel and food expenses (based on current University of Manitoba per diem rates). Expenses will be reimbursed up to the current maximum value of the award. Application Deadline: JANUARY 15, 2018 APPLICATION FORM ATTACHED - Please submit applications to Martha Blouw Dr. Ian N. Morrison joined the Department of Plant Science at the University of Manitoba in 1976 as a weed scientist and later served as Head from 1989 to 1996. His research led to the development of new tools and methods for weed control and crop protection for western Canadian producers. In the mid-1980's, he worked as an oilseed agronomist in Pakistan. Dr. Morrison moved to the University of Alberta in 1996 to become Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Home Economics. Dr. Helgason joined the Department of Plant Science in 1947 as a plant breeder, serving as Head from 1975 to 1978, when he retired. He was named Professor Emeritus in 1980 and maintained an ongoing involvement in his research programme, graduate student committees, and departmental affairs until 1984. His outstanding career accomplishments include the development of corn inbreds and hybrids and the release of several barley varieties, including the six-row malting variety, Argyle. Dr. Lakhdar Lamari joined the Department of Plant Science in 1988 as a Post-Doctoral Fellow conducting cereal pathology research. He subsequently joined the Department as a professor of plant pathology in 1990. He conducted world-class and world-renown cereal pathology research with special emphasis on tan spot diseases of wheat. He was the first researcher in the world to unravel the mysterious host-pathogen interaction for this disease in wheat. He developed a computer-based plant disease measurement program called "Assess" that permits the easy and rapid quantification of the number of disease lesions on plant surfaces. This program took plant pathology research to a whole new level of precision.

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FW: The Western Producer
by Martha Blouw 06 Dec '17

06 Dec '17

From: Denise Bott [mailto:denise.bott@producer.com] Sent: December 5, 2017 3:35 PM To: Dean Agriculture <agdean(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:agdean@umanitoba.ca>> Subject: The Western Producer Hi Karin, It was a pleasure meeting you at Grow Canada in Calgary last week. I contacted our circulation department about the free student subscriptions and this is what they said: "Our Agricultural college student offer for a one year qualified non-paid print subscription is entirely handled on line at the following URL https://www.producer.com/studentoffer/ Students and Faculty of agricultural colleges can sign up at the link provided to receive the offered 1 year subscription to The Western Producer. We have a few professors with the U of S that require all their students to sign up for a subscription as they have incorporated the Western Producer into their curriculum." We only ask that the delivery address not be the same for a current paid subscriber. Karin, please don't ever hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or if you need any information about The Western Producer. Thanks so much, Denise Denise Bott NATIONAL ADVERTISING CONSULTANT | THE WESTERN PRODUCER P: 519-836-4072 C: 519-993-4072 F: 519-836-2499 E: denise.bott(a)producer.com<mailto:denise.bott@producer.com> ADDRESS: STE. 201, 300 WILLOW ROAD GUELPH, ON N1H 7C6 CANADA Listen to Glacier FarmMedia's Between The Rows podcast anywhere, anytime on your mobile phone! Text BTR to 393939 on your phone to subscribe for FREE! www.producer.com<http://www.producer.com/> You have been sent this e-mail because you either are a customer of Western Producer Publications Limited Partnership, enquired about our products and services, or you publicly disclosed your e-mail address without stating that you do not wish to receive commercial electronic messages and this message is relevant to your business. If you wish to stop receiving commercial electronic messages, please reply via e-mail to subscriptions(a)producer.com<mailto:subscriptions@producer.com> stating that you no longer wish to receive commercial electronic messages from us. If you wish to stop ALL e-mail communications please state you wish to stop all e-mail messages. Please allow up to 10 days for your address to be removed from our system. If you have additional questions about our use of your e-mail address. please contact Gwen Thompson, Subscriptions Supervisor, Box 2500 Station Main, Saskatoon, SK, S7K 2C4.

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FW: Double checking on enrollment for SOIL 7210 Managing Agricultural P
by Martha Blouw 05 Dec '17

05 Dec '17

From: Don Flaten Sent: December-04-17 3:21 PM To: Martha Blouw; Lynda Closson Subject: Double checking on enrollment for SOIL 7210 Managing Agricultural P Hi Martha and Lynda. Would you please send this message to potential graduate students and their supervisors in Plant Science and Soil Science who might be interested in my grad course, SOIL 7210 Managing Agricultural Phosphorus. Currently, there are 4 students registered for the course ... I would like to meet with all the students before the holiday break, so that we can try our best to organize the course to suit everyone's needs. If there are any other students that are likely to register for the course, please let me know asap, so that we can engage them in that discussion. Thanks. Dr. Don Flaten, Professor Dept. of Soil Science 362 Ellis Building University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Phone: 204 474-6257

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PSGSA Holiday Party December 8th
by Ashley Ammeter 04 Dec '17

04 Dec '17

Hi everyone! We will be having our annual Grad Student Holiday Party on Friday December 8th in Room 218. We will have a potluck at 12 pm (noon), followed by a gift exchange at around 1:30 pm. Sign up sheets for the potluck and gift exchange will be placed in the Grad Student Lounge, or you may email me (ammetera(a)myumanitoba.ca) and I will add you to the sign up sheet. You may participate in the potluck without participating in the gift exchange, or participate in the gift exchange without participating in the potluck! For the potluck, we ask that you indicate what type of dish you will be bringing (ex. Appetizer, main course, dessert). While it is not necessary that all dishes be suitable for all members to enjoy, please keep in mind that some of our members have peanut allergies, are vegans or vegetarians or have other dietary restrictions. For the gift exchange, the suggested price for a gift is $20. Those who wish to participate may bring a "generic" wrapped gift that anyone would enjoy receiving, and we will play a game to distribute the gifts! If you wish to participate in the gift exchange, we ask that you sign up no later than Wednesday, December 6th. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. We look forward to seeing you all at the party! Ashley

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FW: Contract position with Dow AgroSciences
by Bev Godard 04 Dec '17

04 Dec '17

From: Rob Gulden Sent: December-02-17 9:31 AM To: Bev Godard Subject: FW: Contract position with Dow AgroSciences Hi Bev, Can you please forward this to our grad students. Thanks, Rob From: Smith, Laura (LR) [mailto:LRFord@dow.com] Sent: Friday, December 1, 2017 4:59 PM To: Rob Gulden Subject: Contract position with Dow AgroSciences Hi Rob, Good to see you at CWSS. I am looking for a contract worker to start February 1st, 2018. This is an excellent opportunity for students to receive some industry experience, especially if they are in-between degrees. We are ideally seeking a student in agriculture with an M.Sc. Please forward the attached job description to any students that may be interested in this opportunity. Thank you, Laura (Ford) Smith Field Scientist 23-845 Dakota Street Suite 303 Winnipeg, Manitoba R2M 5M3 lrford(a)dow.com<mailto:lrford@dow.com> Cell: 204 298 3197 Office: 204 295 7000

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Paint Night Correction!
by Deanna McLennan 29 Nov '17

29 Nov '17

Hello, Sorry – there was a delay on the last email. Paint night is actually today at 2:30PM. Again, sorry for any confusion! Deanna

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FW: UMGSA-Alumni Mentorship event
by Soil Science Grad Student Program 29 Nov '17

29 Nov '17

From: Obiajulu Nnaemeka [mailto:vpme@umgsa.org] Sent: November-24-17 11:48 AM To: Soil Science Grad Student Program Subject: UMGSA-Alumni Mentorship event Hi Martha, Can you please help promote this information to all graduate students? ******************** Good afternoon Grad students, The UMGSA in collaboration with the University of Manitoba Alumni is holding a mentorship/networking event on November 30, 2017. Grab this unique opportunity to engage with several successful University of Manitoba alumni spanning several industry sectors over an extensive panel discussion segment and networking session. When: Thursday, November 30th, 5:30pm - 8:30pm (doors close at 5:30pm, be sure to come early) Where: Marshall McLuhan Hall (Room 204 University Centre, 2nd floor) Dress code: Business Casual recommended Registration Details: If you haven't registered yet, you still can! Seats are limited to first 100 students and advanced registration is required. To register, please complete the form at: http://bit.ly/2jFtRRT . It takes less than a minute! Don't worry about dinner. Food and drinks will be provided :) For any inquiry, please email Obi at vpme(a)umgsa.org<mailto:vpme@umgsa.org>. -- Obiajulu Nnaemeka Vice President Marketing and Events University of Manitoba Graduate Students' Association 221 University Centre | University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 Tel. 204-474-9181 | Fax. 204-474-7560 Website: www.umgsa.org<http://www.umgsa.org/> | email: vpme(a)umgsa.org<mailto:vpme@umgsa.org>

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Paint Night Reminder
by Deanna McLennan 28 Nov '17

28 Nov '17

Hi everyone, This is a reminder that the PSGSA Paint “Night” is tomorrow from 2:30-4:30 in Room 343. As Bruce had mentioned, the cost of attending this event is $5/person, which includes all the necessary supplies. If you haven’t signed up yet, please email let me know ASAP. See you tomorrow! Deanna McLennan M.Sc. Student, Department of Plant Science Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences University of Manitoba

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Department of Plant Science, Advanced Plant Science Seminar - Thursday, November 30, 2017
by Christy Doyle 24 Nov '17

24 Nov '17

On Thursday, November 30, 2017, the Department of Plant Science, Advanced Plant Science Seminar will be: "Genetic and Genomic Studies of Rlm6, a Blackleg Resistance Gene of B-genome, Using Brassica napus x Brassica juncea Interspecific Hybrids" Presented by: Md Harunur Rashid, PhD Student Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba At 3:30 p.m. in the Carolyn Sifton Lecture Theatre, Room 130, Agriculture Building. A Poster is attached. Coffee at 3:00 p.m. in the Atrium Everyone Welcome!!

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Reminder for Hub Night
by Xiangyu Pei 23 Nov '17

23 Nov '17

Dear graduate students, It's a reminder for tomorrow's Hub night! Yo-ho-ho. We will be having another Hub Social Night on Friday, November 24th. Everyone is welcomed to join us and we could have some fun together! We will meet in the Grad Student's Lounge at 4:30 pm and walk to the Hub together. Please remember to bring your ID if you are coming! See you all there! Bruce Pei MSc Student PSGSA Social Director 2017-2018 220 Agriculture Building University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R37 2N2

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