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Subject: June's Social Activity...the Red River Ex
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 09:30:57 -0500
From: Victoria Gauthier <umgauthv(a)cc.umanitoba.ca>
To: Bev Godard <godardbd(a)cc.umanitoba.ca>
Hi Bev,
Could you please forward this message onto the rest of the grad students?
Thanks,
Victoria
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Dear Grad Students,
The Social Committee (Iris, Anne, Meghan, Jessica, Kaleigh, Teresa and
I) have decided that for the summer months we are going to have
activities planned once a month to try to get all of the grad students
out and getting to know eachother better.
The activity for the month of June is the Red River Ex. Now for those
of you who aren't familiar with "the Ex" it is a carnival that comes
around to Winnipeg (this year it is June 13-22) which involes rides,
carnival games, concerts, exhibits, a petting zoo and delicious carnival
food. It is located in the Red River Exhibition Park (west on Portage
Ave i.e. towards Brandon/Portage la Prarie). We are planning to go
either June 21 (Saturday) or the 22 (Sunday). To learn more about to
Ex, visit this website: http://www.redriverex.com/ex_whatson.html.
Now there is going to have to be quite a bit of organization for this
event to be a success. First of all, there is purchasing the tickets.
The most cost effective way to purchase your tickets is to buy the early
bird tickets (i.e. before June 12 at midnight).
Tickets before June12 at midnight are:
* $29.40 (unlimited rides, admission) at Mac's; or
* $7.35 (gate admission ONLY) at Sobey's; or
* $15.75 (10 ride swipe card) at Sobey's
Tickets purchased between June 13-22 are:
* $39.99 (unlimited rides, admission) at Mac's; or
* $7.35 (gate admission ONLY) at Sobey's; or
* $26.25 (10 ride swipe card) at Sobey's
At the gate...
* $8.00 (general admission)
* Free (children 6 and under)
* $1.00 (1 ride coupon)
* $10.00 (11 rides)
* $20.00 (22 rides)
* $50.00 (55 rides)
What your social committee has decided to do is to collect everyone's
money and purchase the tickets together. This way, you won't have to
worry about finding the time to pick up your ticket.
The next thing is rides. For those who have a vehicle available, we
should think about carpooling out there (once we determine how many
drivers we have we can figure out a meeting place). Winnipeg Transit
also provides a shuttle to the ex grounds. For information on that
schedule follow the link: http://winnipegtransit.com/redriverex.jsp.
Please let me know if you are interested in joining us at the Ex and if
you are willing to share your vehicle with carpoolers. This will be a
great opportunity to meet and get to know your fellow grad students
better and to get out of your office and have some fun!
Hope to see you there, and please let me know if you have any suggestions,
Victoria (umgauthv(a)cc.umanitoba.ca <mailto:umgauthv@cc.umanitoba.ca>)
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Bev Godard
Secretary
Department of Plant Science
University of Manitoba
66 Dafoe Road
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3T 2N2
Phone: (204) 474-8563
Fax: (204) 474-7528
Bev_Godard(a)umanitoba.ca
The Faculty of Graduate Studies allocates funds to assist Master's and
Ph.D. students with costs for travel for presentations of papers,
posters, or other creative work pertinent to their studies. Approved
events include conferences, major festivals or other artistic events
sponsored by recognized national or international organizations.
Application Deadline:
July 3 - for conferences scheduled from August 1 to November 30.
Applications and information are available at
http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/media/FGS_Travel_App.pdf
--
Martha Blouw, Administrative Assistant
Department of Plant Science
226 Agriculture Building
66 Dafoe Road
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2
Phone: (204) 474-8223 Fax: (204) 474-7528
martha_blouw(a)umanitoba.ca
http://www.umanitoba.ca/afs/plant_science/
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Subject: Phd studentships in grassland soil research
Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:08:20 -0500
From: umbagava(a)cc.umanitoba.ca
To: godardbd(a)cc.umanitoba.ca
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Hi all,
There are 2 phd positions available in grassland soil research at
Cranfield University, UK.
Following are the details of the position as given in their webpage:
Supported by TEAGASC Walsh Fellowships, studentships of £14,200
p.a. are available*
Two PhD studentships are available, focusing on developing a mechanistic
understanding of optimal ways to manage organic matter in pastures in
order to optimise nutrient cycling and minimise environmental impacts.
The individual projects are:
*
Assessing the balance between greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions
from Irish pastures under various N-management regimes
<http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/SAS/pdf/221b_Sakrabani.pdf>
* Carbon and nitrogen dynamics in animal slurries: impact of slurry
pre-treatment and soil conditions
<http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/SAS/pdf/221d_Harris.pdf>
The cluster is based within an alliance between Teagasc
<http://www.teagasc.ie/>, the Irish Agriculture and Food Development
Authority, Johnstown Castle and the National Soil Resources Institute
<http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/SAS/nsri/index.jsp>, Cranfield University, UK.
Students will be academically registered at Cranfield. The programmes of
work will be carried out at the two institutions, according to need,
with supervisory teams based at both.
The studentships, whilst independent, form a coherent programme that
complement the wider portfolios of research at both Teagasc and
Cranfield. To informally discuss the projects, contact Professor Karl
Ritz, k.ritz(a)cranfield.ac.uk <mailto:k.ritz@cranfield.ac.uk> or Dr
Rogier Schulte, rogier.schulte(a)teagasc.ie <mailto:rogier.schulte@teagasc.ie>
Entry requirements
Applicants should have a first or upper second class UK honours degree,
or equivalent in a relevant discipline such as biology, microbiology,
environmental chemistry or soil science.
Interested graduate/postgraduate students with relevant background are
invited to submit their detailed CV and application form.
Funding
*Supported by a TEAGASC Walsh Fellowship, this studentship provides a
bursary of £14,200 p.a. (EUR21k) dependent upon qualifications,
experience and project, to cover university fees and subsistence.
Details on student fees are available on our website.
How to apply
Applicants are welcome to apply to be considered for more than one of
the projects, and in this case should submit a separate application for
each project.
If you are eligible to apply for this research studentship, please
complete the Application Form
<http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/students/Applications/Postgraduate%20A4s.pdf>,
or you can request that we post one to you. Alternatively you may wish
to apply online
<http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/prospectuslinks/course.jsp?course=PhD/MPhil%20Sc…>. For
further information contact us today:
School of Applied Sciences
T: +44 (0)1234 754086
E: appliedsciences(a)cranfield.ac.uk <mailto:appliedsciences@cranfield.ac.uk>
For more information, visit
http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/sas/postgraduatestudy/researchopportunities/page…
Regards,
Muthu
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Bev Godard
Secretary
Department of Plant Science
University of Manitoba
66 Dafoe Road
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3T 2N2
Phone: (204) 474-8563
Fax: (204) 474-7528
Bev_Godard(a)umanitoba.ca
