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by Martha Blouw 25 Apr '17

25 Apr '17

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FW: ABIC 2017: Call for Student Abstracts & Travel Bursaries
by Martha Blouw 25 Apr '17

25 Apr '17

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FW: Conference and Sponsorship Program Call for Applications for the June 15th, 2017 deadline
by Martha Blouw 24 Apr '17

24 Apr '17

From: agriculture-gradstudents-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca [mailto:agriculture-gradstudents-bounces@lists.umanitoba.ca] On Behalf Of Jared Carlberg Sent: April-20-17 3:12 PM To: agriculture-gradstudents(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Cc: Chantal Bassett Subject: FW: Conference and Sponsorship Program Call for Applications for the June 15th, 2017 deadline Please see the attached which I am circulating on behalf of Chantal Bassett, Research Facilitator in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences. Sincerely, Jared Carlberg, Ph.D. Associate Dean (Academic) Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences 248 Agriculture Building University of Manitoba 204.474.9395 Jared.Carlberg(a)Umanitoba.ca<mailto:Jared.Carlberg@Umanitoba.ca> From: Chantal Bassett <Chantal.Bassett(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Chantal.Bassett@umanitoba.ca>> Date: Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 3:01 PM To: Jared Carlberg <Jared.Carlberg(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Jared.Carlberg@umanitoba.ca>> Subject: FW: Conference and Sponsorship Program Call for Applications for the June 15th, 2017 deadline Hi Jared, I am going to include this info in my weekly research newsletter, but do you/can you share with grad students? Chantal Bassett Research Facilitator - University of Manitoba (204) 290-7302

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FW: Job ad
by Martha Blouw 24 Apr '17

24 Apr '17

Please see attached. Martha Blouw Academic Advisor Department of Plant Science ǀ Department of Soil Science 226 Agriculture Building, 66 Dafoe Road University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2 T: 204.474.8223 F: 204.474.7528

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Department of Plant Science, Advanced Plant Science Seminar - Thursday, April 27, 2017
by Christy Doyle 21 Apr '17

21 Apr '17

On Thursday, April 27, 2017, the Department of Plant Science, Advanced Plant Science Seminar will be: "Food Data Analytics: Finding Meaning in Fields (or Pastures) of Information" Presented by: Teresa Chernecki, Data Scientist Manitoba Consumer Monitor (MCM) Food Panel 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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FW from Dean's office: Proposals Funded from the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences Endowment Fund for 2017-18
by Bev Godard 20 Apr '17

20 Apr '17

From: Heather Wiebe Sent: April-20-17 1:16 PM To: Paul Bullock; Martin Nyachoti; Derek Brewin; Robert Currie; Danny Mann; Fouad Daayf; James House Cc: Lynda Closson; Sandra Anderson; Surinder Kamboz; Heather Innis; Bev Godard; Pam Gauthier; Kathy Graham; Jennifer McLaren Subject: Proposals Funded from the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences Endowment Fund for 2017-18 Good afternoon, please circulate the attached memo from Martin Scanlon, Chair, Faculty Endowment Committee, to graduate students and support staff in your department. Thanks, Heather Heather Wiebe Confidential Secretary to the Associate Deans Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences Ph: 204-474-6029

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Spring Announcements
by Ashley Ammeter 12 Apr '17

12 Apr '17

Hi All, A few announcements: The PSGSA will be doing some spring cleaning in the grad students lounge, and request that all items be removed from the fridge, as we will be unplugging it to allow for cleaning. Any items that are not removed or specifically labelled by tomorrow (Thursday, April 13th) at 4:00 PM will be thrown out. In addition, Monday April 17th at 10:00 AM will be the final coffee time for this term. Please come down to the grad students lounge for a cup of coffee or tea, and feel free to bring a snack or treat to share with the group! We look forward to seeing you there! Ashley

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FW from Lynn Coleman: Land Request forms and Biosecurity Protocol
by Bev Godard 12 Apr '17

12 Apr '17

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 From: Lynn Coleman Sent: April-12-17 1:33 PM To: Bev Godard Subject: Land Request forms and Biosecurity Protocol To all Plant Science Academics, Technicians and Grad Students. 2017 Land Request and Biosecurity Protocol forms: Any land user will be required to fill out the land request form, pay any associated land fees, and follow the Biosecurity Protocols. Thanks Lynn Lynn Coleman Technician Plant Science Dept (204) 474-6403 Lynn.Coleman(a)UManitoba.ca<mailto:Lynn.Coleman@UManitoba.ca>

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Don't forget to register for Summer 2017
by Martha Blouw 07 Apr '17

07 Apr '17

MONDAY, APRIL 3 Start of summer term 2017 registration. Master’s students: Register for Master's Thesis - 1536 - GRAD 7000 - A01<https://aurora.umanitoba.ca/banprod/bwckschd.p_disp_detail_sched?term_in=20…> Ph.D. students: Register for Doctoral Thesis - 1541 - GRAD 8000 - A01<https://aurora.umanitoba.ca/banprod/bwckschd.p_disp_detail_sched?term_in=20…> Martha

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Department of Plant Science, Advanced Plant Science Seminar - Thursday, April 13, 2017
by Christy Doyle 07 Apr '17

07 Apr '17

On Thursday, April 13, 2017, the Department of Plant Science, Advanced Plant Science Seminar will be: "Functional Analysis of Genes Related to Pathogenicity in Verticillium dahliae" Presented by: Xiaohan Zhu, 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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