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NEW LOCATION! FAFS Graduate Student Orientation - Tuesday, September 3
by Ekta Badesha 29 Aug '24

29 Aug '24

Thank you for registering for the FAFS Graduate Student Orientation! Event schedule is attached. NEW LOCATION! Room 172 Agriculture Bldg. (Richardson International Auditorium) [cid:image002.png@01DAFA1F.E2630000] From: Agriculture Graduate Academic <AgricultureGraduateAcademic(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:AgricultureGraduateAcademic@umanitoba.ca>> Sent: August 16, 2024 10:31 AM To: FAFS-gradstudents(a)lists.umanitoba.ca<mailto:FAFS-gradstudents@lists.umanitoba.ca> Cc: Fouad Daayf <Fouad.Daayf(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Fouad.Daayf@umanitoba.ca>>; Agriculture Graduate Academic <AgricultureGraduateAcademic(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:AgricultureGraduateAcademic@umanitoba.ca>>; Agribus and AgEcon Head <AAEHead(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:AAEHead@umanitoba.ca>>; Kim Ominski <Kim.Ominski(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Kim.Ominski@umanitoba.ca>>; Danny Mann <Danny.Mann(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Danny.Mann@umanitoba.ca>>; Entomology Head <head.ent(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:head.ent@umanitoba.ca>>; FHNS Department Head <FHNSDEPARTMENTHEAD(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:FHNSDEPARTMENTHEAD@umanitoba.ca>>; Doug Cattani <Doug.Cattani(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Doug.Cattani@umanitoba.ca>>; Dean Agriculture <agdean(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:agdean@umanitoba.ca>>; David Lobb <David.Lobb(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:David.Lobb@umanitoba.ca>>; Julieta Frank <Julieta.Frank(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Julieta.Frank@umanitoba.ca>>; Chengbo Yang <Chengbo.Yang(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Chengbo.Yang@umanitoba.ca>>; Ramanathan Sri Ranjan <Sri.Ranjan(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Sri.Ranjan@umanitoba.ca>>; Jason Gibbs <Jason.Gibbs(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Jason.Gibbs@umanitoba.ca>>; Rotimi Aluko <Rotimi.Aluko(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Rotimi.Aluko@umanitoba.ca>>; Brian Fristensky <Brian.Fristensky(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Brian.Fristensky@umanitoba.ca>>; Mario Tenuta <Mario.Tenuta(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Mario.Tenuta@umanitoba.ca>>; Ekta Badesha <Ekta.Badesha(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Ekta.Badesha@umanitoba.ca>>; Kathy Graham <Kathy.Graham(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Kathy.Graham@umanitoba.ca>>; Samantha Berscheid <Samantha.Berscheid(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Samantha.Berscheid@umanitoba.ca>>; Caitlin Jacques <Caitlin.Jacques(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Caitlin.Jacques@umanitoba.ca>>; Jessica Rutherford <Jessica.Rutherford(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Jessica.Rutherford@umanitoba.ca>>; Katrina Cachero <Katrina.Cachero(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Katrina.Cachero@umanitoba.ca>> Subject: You are invited! FAFS Graduate Student Orientation - Mandatory for new students - Tuesday, September 3 You are invited! Graduate Student Orientation for all FAFS graduate students. See attached poster and below for more info and to register. [cid:image001.png@01DAFA1F.46A2DE60]<https://forms.office.com/r/7wt4SHBX76> See the morning agenda here<https://umanitoba.ca/agricultural-food-sciences/sites/agricultural-food-sci…>. Pizza lunch to follow at 12:15pm! Registration required by end of day Wednesday, August 28: Click here to Register<https://forms.office.com/r/7wt4SHBX76>

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Map for Grad Picnic event August 30th at 2pm
by Ekta Badesha 29 Aug '24

29 Aug '24

Hello Soil and Plant Science Grad Students! For those of you who are attending the Grad Picnic event please see attached map (and pic below). King's Park is approximately a 20 minute walk from the Agriculture Building. See you tomorrow! Ekta [cid:image001.png@01DAFA23.FE01EF70] Ekta Badesha (she/her) B.A. Graduate Program Advisor Departments of Plant Science and Soil Science Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

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You are invited! FAFS Graduate Student Orientation - Mandatory for new students - Tuesday, September 3
by Ekta Badesha 27 Aug '24

27 Aug '24

Reminder to register for the Graduate Student Orientation Session taking place on Tuesday, September 3, beginning at 9:00am. Lunch to follow! Registration required by end of day Wednesday, August 28: Click here to Register<https://forms.office.com/r/7wt4SHBX76>. From: Agriculture Graduate Academic <AgricultureGraduateAcademic(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:AgricultureGraduateAcademic@umanitoba.ca>> Sent: Friday, August 16, 2024 10:31 AM To: FAFS-gradstudents(a)lists.umanitoba.ca<mailto:FAFS-gradstudents@lists.umanitoba.ca> Cc: Fouad Daayf <Fouad.Daayf(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Fouad.Daayf@umanitoba.ca>>; Agriculture Graduate Academic <AgricultureGraduateAcademic(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:AgricultureGraduateAcademic@umanitoba.ca>>; Agribus and AgEcon Head <AAEHead(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:AAEHead@umanitoba.ca>>; Kim Ominski <Kim.Ominski(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Kim.Ominski@umanitoba.ca>>; Danny Mann <Danny.Mann(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Danny.Mann@umanitoba.ca>>; Entomology Head <head.ent(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:head.ent@umanitoba.ca>>; FHNS Department Head <FHNSDEPARTMENTHEAD(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:FHNSDEPARTMENTHEAD@umanitoba.ca>>; Doug Cattani <Doug.Cattani(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Doug.Cattani@umanitoba.ca>>; Dean Agriculture <agdean(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:agdean@umanitoba.ca>>; David Lobb <David.Lobb(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:David.Lobb@umanitoba.ca>>; Julieta Frank <Julieta.Frank(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Julieta.Frank@umanitoba.ca>>; Chengbo Yang <Chengbo.Yang(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Chengbo.Yang@umanitoba.ca>>; Ramanathan Sri Ranjan <Sri.Ranjan(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Sri.Ranjan@umanitoba.ca>>; Jason Gibbs <Jason.Gibbs(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Jason.Gibbs@umanitoba.ca>>; Rotimi Aluko <Rotimi.Aluko(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Rotimi.Aluko@umanitoba.ca>>; Brian Fristensky <Brian.Fristensky(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Brian.Fristensky@umanitoba.ca>>; Mario Tenuta <Mario.Tenuta(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Mario.Tenuta@umanitoba.ca>>; Ekta Badesha <Ekta.Badesha(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Ekta.Badesha@umanitoba.ca>>; Kathy Graham <Kathy.Graham(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Kathy.Graham@umanitoba.ca>>; Samantha Berscheid <Samantha.Berscheid(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Samantha.Berscheid@umanitoba.ca>>; Caitlin Jacques <Caitlin.Jacques(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Caitlin.Jacques@umanitoba.ca>>; Jessica Rutherford <Jessica.Rutherford(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Jessica.Rutherford@umanitoba.ca>>; Katrina Cachero <Katrina.Cachero(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Katrina.Cachero@umanitoba.ca>> Subject: You are invited! FAFS Graduate Student Orientation - Mandatory for new students - Tuesday, September 3 You are invited! Graduate Student Orientation for all FAFS graduate students. See attached poster and below for more info and to register. [cid:image001.png@01DAF89B.3F708910]<https://forms.office.com/r/7wt4SHBX76> See the morning agenda here<https://umanitoba.ca/agricultural-food-sciences/sites/agricultural-food-sci…>. Pizza lunch to follow at 12:15pm! Registration required by end of day Wednesday, August 28: Click here to Register<https://forms.office.com/r/7wt4SHBX76>

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FAFS graduate student picnic in the park - RSVP by August 27, 2024
by Ekta Badesha 27 Aug '24

27 Aug '24

Hello Soil Science Grad Students! You are all invited to the Graduate student Picnic in the Park event on August 30, 2024! Location: King's Park (198 Kings Drive) - approx. 15 min walking distance from the Ellis Building Time: 2-4pm Please join us! Bring your lawn chairs or picnic blankets and enjoy a meal with your FAFS community. Please RSVP to the event using the below link by August 27, 2024. We hope to see everyone there! https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=C92AT4wzTE6KFJBEaWL3uNc… If you have any questions, please let me know! Thank you, Ekta [cid:image001.png@01DAF3D5.C26E67D0] Ekta Badesha, B.A. (she/her) Graduate Program Advisor Departments of Plant and Soil Science Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences 226 Agriculture Building Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 204-474-8223 Ekta.Badesha(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Ekta.Badesha@umanitoba.ca> I acknowledge with great respect that my place of work, the University of Manitoba, is located on original lands of the 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.

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Final tour program
by Ekta Badesha 13 Aug '24

13 Aug '24

For all Plant Science and Soil Science students *********** From: Martin Entz <M.Entz(a)umanitoba.ca> Sent: Monday, August 12, 2024 10:16 PM To: Ekta Badesha <Ekta.Badesha(a)umanitoba.ca> Subject: Final tour program Please send to all Plant and Soil Sci grad students Thanks, Martin Martin H. Entz, PhD Jarislowsky Chair in Natural Systems Agriculture for Climate Solutions Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba 204 474-6077 Follow us @um_naturalsystems_agriculture and visit https://umanitoba.ca/agricultural-food-sciences/natural-systems-agriculture… The University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Ojibwe-Cree, Dakota and Dene peoples, and on the homeland of the Red River 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.

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UM General Bursary Application is now available
by Ekta Badesha 01 Aug '24

01 Aug '24

FYI For all Plant Science and Soil Science students: From: Jane Lastra <Jane.Lastra(a)umanitoba.ca> Sent: Thursday, August 1, 2024 9:36 AM To: advisor-exchange(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: [Advisor-exchange] UM General Bursary Application is now available Importance: High Hello everyone, The UM General Bursary Application is now live. The due date to apply is October 1st, with all awards being applied to student fee accounts by December 1st. Students can apply through their Aurora Student accounts. More information can be found at: https://umanitoba.ca/financial-aid-and-awards/bursaries Hope you are all enjoying summer! Cheers, ....Jane Jane Lastra (she/her) Associate Registrar and Director, Financial Aid & Awards University of Manitoba Office: (204) 474-9532 jane.lastra(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:jane.lastra@umanitoba.ca> Student Affairs: Leaders in cultivating exceptional student experiences. The University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Anisininew, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation. [UMLogoSignature]

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Reminder Registration Approval for Fall/Winter
by Ekta Badesha 31 Jul '24

31 Jul '24

Hello Soil Science Students, This message is for those of you who have not registered for your courses yet: If you have NOT sent me your Registration Approval Form please send it to me before Friday August 2nd because I am on holidays next week (August 6-9). Thank you, Ekta [cid:image001.png@01DAE34D.14B00D80] Ekta Badesha, B.A. (she/her) Graduate Program Advisor Departments of Plant and Soil Science Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences 226 Agriculture Building Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 204-474-8223 Ekta.Badesha(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Ekta.Badesha@umanitoba.ca> Upcoming vacation: Aug 6-9 I acknowledge with great respect that my place of work, the University of Manitoba, is located on original lands of the 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.

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[Plants-grads] Volunteers Needed for BBQ 2024!
by Rida Sabirova 30 May '24

30 May '24

Hi Everyone! Soil Science Graduate Student Association is pleased to announce volunteers hunting for our summer BBQs! Please sign in in the sheet below for the dates and tasks you would like to help us with. Each day we would ask to join at least three volunteers. Tasks are not necessarily strictly divided, and plus as more people are available to help, especially during set up and takedown, - the better. It's not difficult but requires many hands =) [https://res-h3.public.cdn.office.net/assets/mail/file-icon/png/xlsx_16x16.p… Sc BBQ Volunteers 2024.xlsx<https://umanitoba-my.sharepoint.com/:x:/g/personal/sabirovr_myumanitoba_ca/…> P.S. And don't forget about a free meal for the volunteers! --- Sincerely, Rida Sabirova Ph.D. Candidate | President, SSGSA Department of Soil Science University of Manitoba 325 Ellis Building, 13 Freedman Crescent Email: sabirovr(a)myumanitoba.ca Phone: +1-431-277-76-21

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[Plants-grads] Invitation to a Watch Party
by Emily Wolverton 25 May '23

25 May '23

All grad students are invited to a "Watch Party", where a group of Climate specialists will discuss a recent comprehensive report on "Best management practices for reducing greenhouse gasses in Prairie Agriculture". The on-line conference will be shared on the big screen and students will have the opportunity to learn about climate mitigation and adaptation ideas. Note: the report is attached with this email. Where: Room 218 Plant Science When: May 31, 1 to 3 PM What: You will join the group to discuss how the results from this comprehensive analysis can be made available more widely through scientific publication. Snacks will be provided! Hope to see you there. Martin Entz Martin Entz, PhD, FCSA Professor of Cropping Systems and Natural Systems Agriculture Department of Plant Science, U of M, Winnipeg, Canada R3T 2N2 204 474-6077 Canada hosts some of the world's great Long-term Agroecological Field Studies, including the University of Manitoba's Glenlea study. Learn more at: https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full/10.1139/cjss-2021-0174 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.

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[Plants-grads] FW: Micro-Diploma in Science Communication
by Emily Wolverton 17 May '23

17 May '23

______________________________ [cid:image002.png@01D987EE.7709FDD0] MICRO-DIPLOMA IN SCIENCE COMMUNICATION (NEW) Learn to communicate scientific research and research findings to a non-scientific audience through various media tools including verbal and written communiqué, social media and virtual/digital messaging in a way that is engaging, accurate and enhances confidence in science. News briefs, product and science concept descriptions, videos (animated, live-action, etc.), podcasts, public speaking/interviews are all covered in the micro-diploma in science communication. APPLY NOW<https://applygrad.umanitoba.ca/apply/>! DEADLINE IS JUNE 15, 2023 Degree Requirements * Complete two courses, 6CH (see below) * Minimum grade of "B" * Expected Time to Completion: 1 academic year IMMU 7000 Science Communication: Foundations & writing methodologies (3 CH) Provides an overview of the primary methodologies governing science communication writing. * Offered: Fall 2023 IMMU 7010 Science Communication: Audio-video methodologies (3 CH) Provide an overview of the primary audio-visual methodologies used for science communications. * Offered: Winter 2024 Admission Requirements The Micro-Diploma in Science Communication is only available to students currently registered in the Faculty of Graduate Studies at the University of Manitoba in one of the listed graduate programs. See attached for more details or visit our website<https://umanitoba.ca/medicine/medicine/department-immunology>. Angela Peloquin (she/her) Gaduate Program Assistant | Department of Immunology Max Rady College of Medicine| Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Room 471 Apotex Centre, 750 McDermot Avenue University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0T5 MDSCICOM(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:MDSCICOM@umanitoba.ca>

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