October 2019 - Soils-grads - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

[Plants-grads] REMINDER: NSERC CANADA GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS - MASTERS (CGS - M)
by Martha Blouw 28 Oct '19

28 Oct '19

NSERC CANADA GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS - MASTERS (CGS - M)<http://bit.ly/2PPqC51> $17,500 for one year * For Master's students Deadline: December 2, 2019 More Info<http://bit.ly/2PPqC51> If you haven't already done so, please let me know if you're applying. Martha

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[Plants-grads] FW: Upcoming student competition - AquaHacking Lake Winnipeg,
by Martha Blouw 23 Oct '19

23 Oct '19

From: agriculture-supstaff-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca <agriculture-supstaff-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> On Behalf Of Crystal Jorgenson Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 9:08 AM To: Ag Academics (agriculture-academics(a)lists.umanitoba.ca) <agriculture-academics(a)lists.umanitoba.ca>; agriculture-supstaff(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: Upcoming student competition - AquaHacking Lake Winnipeg, Sent on behalf of the International Institute of Sustainable Development - asking faculty and staff to assist in promoting this challenge to students ________________________________ Good afternoon, I'm a project coordinator with the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) working on an upcoming water tech competition that may be of interest to students in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences - the AquaHacking Lake Winnipeg Challenge. AquaHacking is an 8-month start-up competition that challenges multidisciplinary teams of students and young professionals to develop sustainable tech and engineering solutions to freshwater problems, such as those related to agriculture. The hacker teams compete for $50,000 in prizes and one of 5 spots at a start-up incubator to continue developing their solutions. The Lake Winnipeg competition is one of three regional AquaHacking Challenges across Canada and will run from late January 2020 until October 2020. More information on the competition can be found in the summary attached here or visit www.aquahacking.com<http://www.aquahacking.com> to learn about challenges from previous years. We are currently seeking university faculty members and staff to help promote the AquaHacking Lake Winnipeg Challenge to students and would be grateful if you could circulate this information to the schools, departments, and centres affiliated with UM's Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences. We anticipate that AquaHacking will be of particular interest to the departments of Agribusiness & Agricultural Economics, Soil Science, the School of Agriculture, and the National Centre for Livestock and the Environment; however, participants from all disciplines are welcome and encouraged to participate. We will be hosting an informational webinar on the AquaHacking Challenge for interested university faculty and staff members on Friday, November 22 at 2:00 PM (Central), and throughout January 2020 we will host on-campuses info sessions on AquaHacking for students and other potential participants. Please contact me with any questions. Thank you, Catherine van Reenen Project Coordinator, AquaHacking 2020 International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) www.iisd.org<http://www.iisd.org/> email: cvanreenen(a)iisd.ca<mailto:cvanreenen@iisd.ca> cell: 1-204-771-9963 [IISD---Acronym-Logo-e-signature]

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[Plants-grads] FW: Barrett-Hamilton Memorial Lecture
by Martha Blouw 15 Oct '19

15 Oct '19

From: Biological Sciences Grad Students Association <bsgsa(a)umanitoba.ca> Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 10:01 AM To: Martha Blouw <Martha.Blouw(a)umanitoba.ca> Subject: Fw: Barrett-Hamilton Memorial Lecture Hi Martha, The Biological Sciences Graduate Student Association at the University of Manitoba is hosting our annual Barrett-Hamilton Memorial Lecture Series. The speaker this year is Dr. Julia Baum of the University of Victoria, she'll be giving a talk about climate change. I thought it may be of some interest to the students in your department and was hoping you could let them know about it. The lecture is on Thursday, October 17th from 7:30-8:30pm in the Robert B. Schultz theatre on campus of the University of Manitoba (see attached poster for more details). Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you, Tamanna YAsmin PhD Student BSGSA Lecture Coordinator Department of Biological Sciences University of Manitoba

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[Plants-grads] FW: Data Science Student Challenge! Deadline to register Oct. 18
by Martha Blouw 10 Oct '19

10 Oct '19

From: Stefi Baum <Stefi.Baum(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Stefi.Baum@umanitoba.ca>> Sent: October 10, 2019 11:09 AM To: Norm Halden <Nm.Halden(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Nm.Halden@umanitoba.ca>>; Brian Postl <Brian.Postl(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Brian.Postl@umanitoba.ca>>; Dean Agriculture <agdean(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:agdean@umanitoba.ca>>; Jonathan Beddoes <Jonathan.Beddoes(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Jonathan.Beddoes@umanitoba.ca>>; Gady Jacoby <Gady.Jacoby(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Gady.Jacoby@umanitoba.ca>>; Jeff Taylor <Jeff.Taylor(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Jeff.Taylor@umanitoba.ca>> Subject: Data Science Student Challenge! Deadline to register Oct. 18 Please share with your students. View this email in your browser<https://mailchi.mp/307c0fb9c5dd/data-science-student-challenge-567573?e=a0d…> [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/a3dff152b9738c689b55dc21a/images/633aaea2-a7d…] Register<https://umanitoba.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a3dff152b9738c689b55dc…> Student Team Challenge Prizes – Up to $1000 in cash prizes available. – Individual prizes vary depending upon the challenge. – Prizes will be awarded at the Nexus Data Science Conference: Art of the Possible, November 14, 2019<https://umanitoba.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a3dff152b9738c689b55dc…>. Register your team today. Limited spots available. Deadline Oct. 18, 2019. Eligibility – Fourth year undergraduate, graduate or doctorate program, U of M students. – A team of 2-3 students. Compete in one of three team challenges: [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/a3dff152b9738c689b55dc21a/images/ef843c65-350…] Use a data -driven approach to understand factors affecting product ranking Bold Commerce has an interest in gaining a deeper understanding of the competitive landscape and how their products are positioned relative to competitors. Goal Using a data-driven approach, understand factors affecting how apps are ranked across different categories. [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/a3dff152b9738c689b55dc21a/images/8a0c03eb-1ba…] Using financial market data to build and test automated trading strategies Build and test futures trading strategies, assess and mitigate their risk, and test them on data. Goal Make the most money while properly mitigating risk. In other words, maximize overall profitability while minimizing the magnitude of consecutive losses (drawdowns). [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/a3dff152b9738c689b55dc21a/images/8d501ed7-118…] Predicting Food Preparation Time A critical aspect of food delivery is predicting food preparation time. In general, food prep time is estimated according to the cook’s experience or simply averaging historical data. Unfortunately, these predictions are inaccurate. Goal Use statistical or machine learning tools, and obtain models that perform more accurately than the restaurant guesses. [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/a3dff152b9738c689b55dc21a/images/433527f9-c1c…] [witter]<https://umanitoba.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a3dff152b9738c689b55dc…> [acebook]<https://umanitoba.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a3dff152b9738c689b55dc…> [ebsite]<https://umanitoba.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a3dff152b9738c689b55dc…> [mail]<mailto:nexus@umanitoba.ca> [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/a3dff152b9738c689b55dc21a/images/16a2f09d-e9b…]<https://umanitoba.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a3dff152b9738c689b55dc…> Copyright © 2019 Faculty of Science, All rights reserved. This is a test Our mailing address is: Faculty of Science 250 MACHRAY HALL Winnipeg, Mb R3M 0A1 Canada Add us to your address book<https://umanitoba.us14.list-manage.com/vcard?u=a3dff152b9738c689b55dc21a&id…> _______________________________________ SCIENCE-ALL mailing list SCIENCE-ALL(a)lists.umanitoba.ca<mailto:SCIENCE-ALL@lists.umanitoba.ca> http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/science-all

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[Plants-grads] FW: Funding for 10-week research projects in Japan
by Martha Blouw 03 Oct '19

03 Oct '19

From: Heather Wiebe <Heather.Wiebe(a)umanitoba.ca> Sent: Thursday, October 3, 2019 9:41 AM To: James House <James.House(a)umanitoba.ca>; Fouad Daayf <Fouad.Daayf(a)umanitoba.ca>; Danny Mann <Danny.Mann(a)umanitoba.ca>; Martin Nyachoti <Martin.Nyachoti(a)umanitoba.ca>; Francis Zvomuya <Francis.Zvomuya(a)umanitoba.ca>; Derek Brewin <Derek.Brewin(a)umanitoba.ca>; Robert Currie <Rob.Currie(a)umanitoba.ca> Cc: Heather Innis <Heather.Innis(a)umanitoba.ca>; Martha Blouw <Martha.Blouw(a)umanitoba.ca>; Emily Gregorchuk <Emily.Gregorchuk(a)umanitoba.ca>; Kathy Graham <Kathy.Graham(a)umanitoba.ca>; Lynda Closson <Lynda.Closson(a)umanitoba.ca>; Charlene Hawryluk <Charlene.Hawryluk(a)umanitoba.ca>; Surinder Kamboz <Surinder.Kamboz(a)umanitoba.ca> Subject: FW: Funding for 10-week research projects in Japan This message is forwarded on behalf of Annemieke Farenhorst, Associate Dean (Research): Good morning, please forward to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in your units. From: Mitacs Proposals Office <proposalsoffice(a)mitacs.ca<mailto:proposalsoffice@mitacs.ca>> Sent: October 2, 2019 2:00 PM To: Dean Agriculture <agdean(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:agdean@umanitoba.ca>> Subject: Funding for 10-week research projects in Japan [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/be23a55f0958a52e45d79bfe5/images/Welcome13696…]<https://mitacs.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=be23a55f0958a52e45d79bfe5&…> Read online<https://mailchi.mp/mitacs/jsps-call-deans-chairs?e=3f1c35cd0d> | Forward<http://us4.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=be23a55f0958a52e45d79bfe5&id=552…> [http://www.mitacs.ca/mc/fb.jpg]<https://mitacs.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=be23a55f0958a52e45d79bfe5&…>[https://gallery.mailchimp.com/be23a55f0958a52e45d79bfe5/images/42a508f8-4ea…]<https://mitacs.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=be23a55f0958a52e45d79bfe5&…>[http://www.mitacs.ca/mc/tw.jpg]<https://mitacs.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=be23a55f0958a52e45d79bfe5&…>[http://www.mitacs.ca/mc/li.jpg]<https://mitacs.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=be23a55f0958a52e45d79bfe5&…>[http://www.mitacs.ca/mc/email.jpg]<https://mitacs.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=be23a55f0958a52e45d79bfe5&…> Version française ci-dessous Mitacs is now accepting applications for the Mitacs-JSPS Summer Program<https://mitacs.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=be23a55f0958a52e45d79bfe5&…>, which supports researchers in Canada to undertake 10-week research projects in Japan in Summer 2020. The program is open to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in all disciplines at Canadian academic institutions. The deadline to apply for the Mitacs-JSPS Summer Program is November 27, 2019. If you have any questions about the Mitacs-JSPS summer program, contact international(a)mitacs.ca<mailto:international@mitacs.ca>. We look forward to receiving your applications. ________________________________ Mitacs accepte dès maintenant les demandes pour le Programme d’été Mitacs-JSPS<https://mitacs.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=be23a55f0958a52e45d79bfe5&…>, qui soutient des chercheurs au Canada qui veulent entreprendre des projets de recherche d’une durée de 10 semaines au Japon à l’été 2020. Le programme s’adresse aux étudiants des cycles supérieurs et aux chercheurs postdoctoraux, toutes disciplines confondues, qui étudient dans des établissements postsecondaires canadiens. La date limite pour présenter une demande au Programme d’été Mitacs-JSPS est le 27 novembre 2019. Si vous avez des questions au sujet du programme d’été Mitacs-JSPS, contactez-nous à l’adresse international(a)mitacs.ca<mailto:international@mitacs.ca>. Nous avons hâte de recevoir votre demande. Best wishes, Salutations respectueuses, Ana Ana Majstorovic Proposals Office Bureau des propositions proposalsoffice(a)mitacs.ca<mailto:proposalsoffice@mitacs.ca> Sign up<https://mitacs.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=be23a55f0958a52e45d79bfe5&…> to receive calls for proposals by email. Inscrivez-vous<https://mitacs.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=be23a55f0958a52e45d79bfe5&…> à la liste de distribution pour recevoir les appels de propositions par courriel. Mitacs would like to thank the Government of Canada and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. Mitacs tient à remercier le gouvernement du Canada et Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. 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