April 2011 - Plants-grads - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

For PHD students: Advanced Plant Science seminar
by Martha Blouw 29 Apr '11

29 Apr '11

Please let me know if you will be ready to give your seminar in the Plant Science Seminar Series in Fall 2011 or Winter 2012. Thanks. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Advanced Plant Science seminar Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:09:18 -0500 From: Belay Ayele <b_ayele(a)umanitoba.ca> To: Martha Blouw <blouw(a)cc.umanitoba.ca> Hi Martha, Could you please let me know if anyone of our PhD students will be ready to give a seminar in our next fall advanced plant science seminar series? Thanks, Belay --------------------------------- Belay T. Ayele, PhD Assistant Professor 222 Agriculture Building Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 CANADA Tel: (204)474-8227 Fax: (204)474-7528 -- Martha Blouw, Academic Advisor Department of Plant Science 226 Agriculture Building 66 Dafoe Road University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3T 2N2 Telephone: 204-474-8223 Fax: 204-474-7528

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FW: The Student Voice at NABC - $750 travel stipend
by Martha Blouw 26 Apr '11

26 Apr '11

The deadline for this has been extended to April 27. Please see the following: -------- Original Message -------- Subject: FW: The Student Voice at NABC - $750 travel stipend Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:47:48 -0500 From: Wendy Kramer <Wendy_Kramer(a)umanitoba.ca> Organization: University of Manitoba To: 'Martha Blouw' <Martha_Blouw(a)umanitoba.ca>, 'Judy Powell' <Judy_Powell(a)umanitoba.ca>, 'Allison Cranmer' <cranmer(a)cc.umanitoba.ca>, 'Lynda Closson' <Lynda_Closson(a)umanitoba.ca>, Cathy Plouffe <catharine_plouffe(a)umanitoba.ca>, 'Kathy Graham' <grahamk(a)cc.umanitoba.ca>, 'Evelyn Fehr' <fehre(a)cc.umanitoba.ca> CC: Merv Pritchard <merv_pritchard(a)umanitoba.ca> Hi Everyone, To date we have not received any applications for $750 travel stipend for the The Student Voice at NABC. If you have any students in your department interested please forward their application (available at the link listed in the email below) to Wendy Kramer in 160 Agriculture Building no later than 4:30pm Wednesday, April 27^th , 2011. Information (please see also previous email) *The Student Voice at NABC* /The Student Voice at NABC/is a program designed to allow graduate students from NABC member institutions <http://nabc.cals.cornell.edu/../../../../../Local%20Settings/Temporary%20In…> interested in learning more about "/Food-Security: The Intersection of Sustainability, Safety and Defense/ <http://z.umn.edu/nabc23>, " to attend the 23rd NABC Annual Meeting. The students will receive a travel stipend of up to $750 and free meeting registration (including most meals and all meeting materials.) This year's meeting is hosted by The University of Minnesota. *NABC 23:*/Food-Security: The Intersection of Sustainability, Safety and Defense/ <http://z.umn.edu/nabc23>, June 15-17, 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thank you. Cheers, Wendy Wendy Kramer, B.Sc. (Agrbus) Academic Advisor Diploma in Agriculture Program Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences University of Manitoba (204) 474-6066 Wendy_Kramer(a)umanitoba.ca www.umanitoba.ca/afs *From:*Wendy Kramer [mailto:Wendy_Kramer@umanitoba.ca] *Sent:* April-06-11 9:40 AM *To:* 'Judy Powell'; Cathy Plouffe (catharine_plouffe(a)umanitoba.ca); 'Kathy Graham'; 'Martha Blouw'; 'Evelyn Fehr'; 'Allison Cranmer'; 'Lynda Closson' *Subject:* FW: The Student Voice at NABC - $750 travel stipend Hi Everyone, Please let advertise this notice of award to your students and encourage interested individuals to apply. Thank you. Have a nice day! Cheers, Wendy Email Notice: _Graduate Students_ Please see the following email regarding student travel support to the National Agricultural Biotechnology Council conference at the University of Manitoba in June 2011. One student from the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Science will be recommended to receive a $750 travel award to attend. Applications must be submitted to Room 160 Agriculture Building by *April 20, 2011.* *The application form can be accessed at:* http://nabc.cals.cornell.edu/studentvoice/Student_Voice_11appl.pdf Thank you *From: *National Agricultural Biotechnology Council <nabc(a)cornell.edu <mailto:nabc@cornell.edu>> *Date: *March 31, 2011 2:38:37 PM CDT *Subject: The Student Voice at NABC - $750 travel stipend* Please make students at your institution aware of this year's Student Voice travel stipend to attendNABC 23:/Food-Security: The Intersection of Sustainability, Safety and Defense/ <http://z.umn.edu/nabc23>. NABC provides up to $750 to one graduate student from each member institution as well as free meeting registration. Details and application form are available athttp://nabc.cals.cornell.edu/studentvoice/index.cfm Please distribute this offer widely at your institution. The students need not be working on the specific theme of the meeting, but need to have a general interest in agricultural biotechnology. The students are selected by the member institutions, not by NABC. So while we need a copy of the registration form for organizational purposes, other application materials such as letter of recommendation by the advisor and project description should not be forwarded to NABC. Please let me know as soon as a student has been selected as delegate so I can handle their registration and help them with finding a roommate, should that be desired. Susanne Susanne Lipari Executive Coordinator National Agricultural Biotechnology Council B 15 Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca, NY 14853 607-254-4856 fax-254-8680 nabc(a)cornell.edu <mailto:nabc@cornell.edu> http://nabc.cals.cornell.edu/ -- Martha Blouw, Academic Advisor Department of Plant Science 226 Agriculture Building 66 Dafoe Road University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3T 2N2 Telephone: 204-474-8223 Fax: 204-474-7528

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Fwd: FGS Announcements April 8, 2011
by Martha Blouw 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Having troubles viewing this email? Click [*here* <http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/htmlmail/award20110401.h…>] to view it in your web browser. university of manitoba faculty of graduate studies ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Awards Announcements ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Government of Canada Scholarships <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> See program details Master's · PhD Unrestricted See website ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NSERC Innovation Challenge Awards <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> April 15, 2011 Master's · PhD Natural sciences, engineering $5,000 - $10,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Canada Graduate Scholarship Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement (CGS-MSFSS) <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> May 9, 2011 Master's · PhD Unrestricted up to $6,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> May 15, 2011 Master's Unrestricted See website ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Awards FAQ <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/funding/funding_faq.html> Fee Information <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/admissions/fees.html> Admissions FAQ <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/admissions/admissions_faq.ht…> Thesis Questions <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/thesis/250.html> Registration FAQ <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/registration/registration_fa…> Graduate Studies Forms <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/forms/index.html> Important Dates & Deadlines <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/deadlines/index.html> 2010-2011 Academic Calendar <http://umanitoba.ca/calendar/> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Faculty of Graduate Studies | 500 University Centre | Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Winnipeg-MB/University-of-Manitoba-Graduate-S…> | Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/UMGradStudies/> | umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies <http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/>* Faculty of Graduate Studies <http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/> -- Martha Blouw, Academic Advisor Department of Plant Science 226 Agriculture Building 66 Dafoe Road University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3T 2N2 Telephone: 204-474-8223 Fax: 204-474-7528

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Fwd: 2012-2013 Fulbright Canada Opportunities For Your Faculty & Students
by Bev Godard 06 Apr '11

06 Apr '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: 2012-2013 Fulbright Canada Opportunities For Your Faculty & Students Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 15:06:55 -0500 From: Laurene Davy <davyl(a)cc.umanitoba.ca> To: 'Allison Cranmer' <cranmer(a)ms.umanitoba.ca>, 'Beata Chartrand' <chartrab(a)cc.umanitoba.ca>, 'Bev Godard' <godardbd(a)ms.umanitoba.ca>, 'Carol Schlamb' <schlamb(a)cc.umanitoba.ca>, 'Carola Lange' <langec(a)cc.umanitoba.ca>, 'Debbie Bialek' <debbie_bialek(a)umanitoba.ca>, 'Debra Watson' <debby_watson(a)umanitoba.ca>, 'Evelyn Fehr' <fehre(a)cc.umanitoba.ca>, 'Kathy Graham' <kathy_graham(a)umanitoba.ca>, 'Lynda Closson' <lynda_closson(a)umanitoba.ca>, 'Margaret Ann Baker' <ma_baker(a)umanitoba.ca>, 'Surinder Kamboz' <surinder_kamboz(a)umanitoba.ca>, 'Terri Ramm' <tramm(a)ms.umanitoba.ca> Good Day, This message is sent on behalf of Karin Wittenberg, Associate Dean, Research: Please Post, within your departments, the attachments which contain information on the Fulbright Canada Opportunities... *You will note that the deadline is May 31, 2011 for the 2012-2013 academic year.* With thanks, *Laurene Davy* Senior Confidential Secretary Faculty of Agricultural & Food Sciences The University of Manitoba 66 Dafoe Road Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 CANADA Ph. 204-474-6029 Fax 204-474-7525 */"It's Not All About Farming"/*

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Fwd: FW: The Student Voice at NABC - $750 travel stipend
by Martha Blouw 06 Apr '11

06 Apr '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: FW: The Student Voice at NABC - $750 travel stipend Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 09:40:27 -0500 From: Wendy Kramer <Wendy_Kramer(a)umanitoba.ca> Organization: University of Manitoba To: 'Judy Powell' <Judy_Powell(a)umanitoba.ca>, Cathy Plouffe <catharine_plouffe(a)umanitoba.ca>, 'Kathy Graham' <grahamk(a)cc.umanitoba.ca>, 'Martha Blouw' <Martha_Blouw(a)umanitoba.ca>, 'Evelyn Fehr' <fehre(a)cc.umanitoba.ca>, 'Allison Cranmer' <cranmer(a)cc.umanitoba.ca>, 'Lynda Closson' <Lynda_Closson(a)umanitoba.ca> Email Notice: _Graduate Students_ Please see the following email regarding student travel support to the National Agricultural Biotechnology Council conference at the University of Manitoba in June 2011. One student from the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Science will be recommended to receive a $750 travel award to attend. Applications must be submitted to Room 160 Agriculture Building by *April 20, 2011.* *The application form can be accessed at:* http://nabc.cals.cornell.edu/studentvoice/Student_Voice_11appl.pdf Thank you *From: *National Agricultural Biotechnology Council <nabc(a)cornell.edu <mailto:nabc@cornell.edu>> *Date: *March 31, 2011 2:38:37 PM CDT *Subject: The Student Voice at NABC - $750 travel stipend* Please make students at your institution aware of this year's Student Voice travel stipend to attendNABC 23:/Food-Security: The Intersection of Sustainability, Safety and Defense/ <http://z.umn.edu/nabc23>. NABC provides up to $750 to one graduate student from each member institution as well as free meeting registration. Details and application form are available athttp://nabc.cals.cornell.edu/studentvoice/index.cfm Please distribute this offer widely at your institution. The students need not be working on the specific theme of the meeting, but need to have a general interest in agricultural biotechnology. The students are selected by the member institutions, not by NABC. So while we need a copy of the registration form for organizational purposes, other application materials such as letter of recommendation by the advisor and project description should not be forwarded to NABC. Please let me know as soon as a student has been selected as delegate so I can handle their registration and help them with finding a roommate, should that be desired. Susanne Susanne Lipari Executive Coordinator National Agricultural Biotechnology Council B 15 Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca, NY 14853 607-254-4856 fax-254-8680 nabc(a)cornell.edu <mailto:nabc@cornell.edu> http://nabc.cals.cornell.edu/ -- Martha Blouw, Academic Advisor Department of Plant Science 226 Agriculture Building 66 Dafoe Road University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3T 2N2 Telephone: 204-474-8223 Fax: 204-474-7528

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Fwd from Caroline: Stats lunch today
by Bev Godard 05 Apr '11

05 Apr '11

___________________________________ Hi all, There is a stats meeting today at 12:00, in a lab on the 3rd floor (the furthest lab of that hall). We'll have a discussion on the attached paper (Current statistical issues in Weed Research). Although the paper focuses on weeds, it covers many of the issues often encountered in other disciplines as well. Caroline

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Fwd: FGS Announcements April 1, 2011
by Martha Blouw 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: FGS Announcements April 1, 2011 Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:23:53 -0500 From: Enza Pohl <Enza_Pohl(a)umanitoba.ca> To: Awards Contacts <awards-contacts(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> To All Awards Contacts: This message has been sent to graduate students who are currently registered. Please circulate as widely as possible to all other interested parties. Enza Having troubles viewing this email? Click [*here* <http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/htmlmail/award20110401.h…>] to view it in your web browser. university of manitoba faculty of graduate studies ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Awards Announcements ------------------------------------------------------------------------ University of Manitoba Travel Award <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> Submit application prior to travel Master's · PhD Unrestricted $500 - $1,250 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SciencePages Internship <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> April 15, 2011 Master's · PhD Internship, science, engineering, public policy, communications Small Stipend ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EDT Open Repositories Grants for Conference Travel <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> May 1, 2011 Master's · PhD Conference travel $1,900 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ J.G. 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Click through to *read the PDF* <attachments/RQM_update_on_CHRPP_3-28-2011.pdf> announcement. If you have troubles getting to the poster, click *here <http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/htmlmail/award20110401.h…>* to view this email in your web browser, and try again. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Poster Competition ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chemistry Graduate Student Association (CGSA) May 31, 2011 (Deadline for submission: May 6, 2011) The Chemistry Graduate Student Association (CGSA) is hosting a poster competition on May31st. Open to graduate and undergraduate students throughout the faculty of science, the focus will be on providing a forum for students to present their research to faculty and the general public. Students will be evaluated by faculty judges and given feedback on both their research and public speaking, with prizes for the best presenters overall and within each department. Refreshments will be provided. To enter, send an abract with your name and department to: *posters.cgsa(a)gmail.com* <mailto:posters.cgsa@gmail.com> by May 6, 2011. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Awards FAQ <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/funding/funding_faq.html> Fee Information <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/admissions/fees.html> Admissions FAQ <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/admissions/admissions_faq.ht…> Thesis Questions <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/thesis/250.html> Registration FAQ <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/registration/registration_fa…> Graduate Studies Forms <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/forms/index.html> Important Dates & Deadlines <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/deadlines/index.html> 2010-2011 Academic Calendar <http://umanitoba.ca/calendar/> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Faculty of Graduate Studies | 500 University Centre | Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Winnipeg-MB/University-of-Manitoba-Graduate-S…> | Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/UMGradStudies/> | umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies <http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/>* Faculty of Graduate Studies <http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/> -- Mrs. Enza Pohl Awards Assistant Faculty of Graduate Studies 500 University Centre University of Manitoba R3T 2N2 Telephone 204-474-6827 Fax 204-474-7553 Email: Enza_Pohl(a)umanitoba.ca -- Martha Blouw, Academic Advisor Department of Plant Science 226 Agriculture Building 66 Dafoe Road University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3T 2N2 Telephone: 204-474-8223 Fax: 204-474-7528

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