January 2013 - Plants-grads - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

U of M Distinguished Dissertation Award
by Martha Blouw 14 Jan '13

14 Jan '13

Name UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA DISTINGUISHED DISSERTATION AWARD Research Fields unrestricted Categories Unrestricted Citizenship Unrestricted Eligibility The Faculty of Graduate Studies will offer six awards to doctoral students, one in each of the following areas: applied sciences, health sciences, humanities, interdisciplinary sciences, natural sciences, and social sciences. A citation certificate and a cash prize will be awarded recognizing the successful nominee at an award reception, hosted by the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Eligible dissertations must have been completed (final copies of thesis submitted) between January 1 and December 31 of the previous calendar year. In case there are no qualified candidates in a given Faculty/School, the Faculty/School selection committee may choose not to submit a nominee. The Faculty of Graduate Studies will verify the eligibility of nominees submitted. Value Citation Certificate plus a cash prize Currency Canadian Tenable at University of Manitoba for the 2012-2013 competition year. Deadlines February 28 Application Details Each Faculty/School may submit one doctoral nomination to the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Nominations must be received no later than the stated deadline. Contact your Faculty/School for their nomination deadline Each nomination must include: * a letter of support from the Dean of the Faculty/Director of School that also indicates the process used by the selection committee to select the nominee * a letter from the Graduate Chair of the student's department describing the reasons for the nomination, and why the dissertation is viewed as a groundbreaking piece of original work * the name and departmental affiliation of the nominees' research supervisor * the area the dissertation is being nominated under: applied sciences, health sciences, humanities, interdisciplinary sciences, natural sciences, and social sciences * a copy of each examiner's pre-defence report * a copy of the abstract of the dissertation, not to exceed 350 words in length written in non-technical language * a current curriculum vitae for the nominee Contact: Pam Yarushinsky at pam.yarushinsky(a)ad.umanitoba.ca<mailto:pam.yarushinsky@ad.umanitoba.ca> or 204-474-6827 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: FGS Funding Opportunities
by Martha Blouw 09 Jan '13

09 Jan '13

From: awards-contacts-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca [mailto:awards-contacts-bounces@lists.umanitoba.ca] On Behalf Of Rebecca Tataryn Sent: January-09-13 2:38 PM To: Rebecca Tataryn Subject: FGS Funding Opportunities [University of Manitoba Faculty of Graduate Studies] ________________________________ Upcoming Awards Click here for a full listing of upcoming award deadlines<http://www.facebook.com/umgradstudies?sk=app_190322544333196> January 28, 2013 * Canada Graduate Scholarship Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement (CGS-MSFSS)<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> For NSERC RECIPIENTS only up to $6,000 * For Master's & PhD students Research Field(s): Unrestricted January 31, 2013 * Canada Graduate Scholarship Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement (CGS-MSFSS)<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> For CIHR RECIPIENTS only up to $6,000 * For Master's & PhD students Research Field(s): Unrestricted ________________________________ Quick Links Awards FAQ<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/funding/funding_faq.html> * Admissions FAQ<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/admissions/admissions_faq.ht…> * Registration FAQ<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/registration/registration_fa…> Important Dates and Deadlines<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/deadlines/index.html> * Fee Information<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/admissions/fees.html> Thesis Questions<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/thesis/250.html> * Grad Studies Forms<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/forms/index.html> * Academic Course Calendar<http://umanitoba.ca/calendar/> ________________________________ Faculty of Graduate Studies * 500 University Centre * Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/umgradstudies/> * Twitter<http://www.twitter.com/umgradstudies/> * FGS Website<http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/>

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FW: IMPORTANT: Grad Student Symposium at NDSU
by Bev Godard 08 Jan '13

08 Jan '13

-----Original Message----- From: Mary E. Price [mailto:Mary_Price@umanitoba.ca] Sent: January-08-13 2:33 PM To: Bev Godard Subject: IMPORTANT: Grad Student Symposium at NDSU Hi all, Hopefully everyone has had a chance to look over the PSGSS website (http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/plantsciences/graduate/gsa/symposium-2013) by now. I understand that this has been sent to us quite last minute but the registration deadline for the symposium (whether or not you're presenting) is January 20. This means you have twelve days to decide if you'd like to attend and to notify me. The cost to attend is free as PSGSA will be covering it as well as providing the transportation. For that reason, we ask that you consider this carefully and ensure that the dates (March 22 and 23, 2013) will work for you and you're serious about attending. This will be a short drive to a fun and more casual symposium with other grad students, last year was a great success due to the large turnout of students from other schools so we want to make sure we have a good turnout this year to support NDSU! Attached is a form that can be submitted to Marley (CRC) or me (150 agriculture) by January 18 if you wish to register. If you have any questions please feel free to send me an email (Mary_Price(a)umanitoba.ca)! Mary

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FW: New graduate course on ag sustainability with Dr. Henry Janzen
by Martha Blouw 04 Jan '13

04 Jan '13

From: Don Flaten Sent: January-04-13 4:26 PM To: Lynda Closson; Martha Blouw; Kim Ominski; Danny Mann; Currie, Robert Cc: Martin Entz; Gwen Donohoe (gwendolyn_11(a)hotmail.com); Amanda Taylor (amanda_m_taylor(a)umanitoba.ca); Henry Janzen (Henry.Janzen(a)agr.gc.ca) Subject: New graduate course on ag sustainability with Dr. Henry Janzen Hi everyone ... fyi, this term we are offering a graduate reading course with Dr. Henry Janzen on evaluating and improving the sustainability of agricultural systems. The outline for the course is attached for your reference. Please share this announcement with other staff and students in your department. Although the course will be offered under the course number, SOIL 7250 Topics in Soil Science, it will be broad and multi-disciplinary in nature; therefore, we would welcome graduate students from outside as well as well as inside the Dept. of Soil Science. We intend to meet on a weekly basis on Wednesday afternoons, connecting with Henry in person in some cases by videoconference or telephone in others. Our first class session in the last week of January, so if you or anyone else you know is interested, please let me know as soon as possible. For those of you that don't know Henry, he is a prominent Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research scientist who works on "big picture" issues such as the effects of agricultural management on carbon in agricultural soils, quantifying and reducing net greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural ecosystems, interactions between agroecosystems and the global carbon cycle, nitrogen exchanges between agroecosystems and the atmosphere and long-term trends in the productivity and other ecosystem services of farmlands. Although Henry is a soil scientist by training, he has a very broad range of research interests and expertise; therefore, his adjunct professor's appointment at the University of Manitoba is with the Dept. of Animal Science. Thanks! Dr. Don Flaten, Professor Dept. of Soil Science 362 Ellis Building University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB Canada R3T 2N2 Phone (204) 474-6257 Email: Don.Flaten(a)ad.umanitoba.ca<mailto:Don.Flaten@ad.umanitoba.ca>

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FW: FGS Funding & Other Opportunities
by Martha Blouw 04 Jan '13

04 Jan '13

From: awards-contacts-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca [mailto:awards-contacts-bounces@lists.umanitoba.ca] On Behalf Of Rebecca Tataryn Sent: January-04-13 4:12 PM To: Rebecca Tataryn Subject: FGS Funding & Other Opportunities [University of Manitoba Faculty of Graduate Studies] ________________________________ Upcoming Awards Click here for a full listing of upcoming award deadlines<http://www.facebook.com/umgradstudies?sk=app_190322544333196> February 8, 2013 * Western Regional Training Centre<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> $17,850 * For Master's & PhD students Research Field(s): Community Health February 11, 2013 * EU-Canada Young Journalist Award<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> See link for values * For Master's & PhD students Research Field(s): European Union, EU-Canada relations February 15, 2013 * Sport Information Resource Centre (SIRC)<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> See link for values * For Master's students Research Field(s): Physical Education, Physiology, Psychology February 25, 2013 * Oakes-Riewe Aboriginal-Environmental Studies Research Award<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> $500.00 to $5,000.00 * For Master's & PhD students Research Field(s): Aboriginal environmental integration of physical, biological human processes February 25, 2013 * Aboriginal Issues Press Scholarships<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> $500.00 to $1,500.00 * For Master's & PhD students Research Field(s): Aboriginal, Business, Education, Environmental Studies, Medical Health Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities, Social Work March 15, 2013 * Foreign Government Awards - France<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> See link for values * For Master's & PhD students Research Field(s): Natural Sciences, Engineering, Humanities, Social Sciences and the Arts ________________________________ Other Opportunities MHRC Trainee Competition Workshop Thursday, January 10, 2013 12:30 - 1:30 pm, THEATRE C, BMSB ________________________________ Quick Links Awards FAQ<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/funding/funding_faq.html> * Admissions FAQ<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/admissions/admissions_faq.ht…> * Registration FAQ<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/registration/registration_fa…> Important Dates and Deadlines<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/deadlines/index.html> * Fee Information<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/admissions/fees.html> Thesis Questions<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/thesis/250.html> * Grad Studies Forms<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/forms/index.html> * Academic Course Calendar<http://umanitoba.ca/calendar/> ________________________________ Faculty of Graduate Studies * 500 University Centre * Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/umgradstudies/> * Twitter<http://www.twitter.com/umgradstudies/> * FGS Website<http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/>

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FW: Western Grains Research Foundation Job Posting
by Bev Godard 04 Jan '13

04 Jan '13

From: Fouad Daayf Sent: January-04-13 1:40 PM To: Bev Godard Subject: FW: Western Grains Research Foundation Job Posting Importance: High Fouad Daayf, Ph.D., D.d'Etat Professor & Associate Head Department of Plant Science 222, Agriculture Building University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada Phone: 204-474-6096 Fax: 204-474-7528 Email: Daayff(a)ad.umanitoba.ca<mailto:Daayff@ad.umanitoba.ca> Web: http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~daayff From: Laura Lazo Sent: January-04-13 11:39 AM To: Fouad Daayf Subject: FW: Western Grains Research Foundation Job Posting Importance: High Fouad, As promised here is the posting. It is a full-time permanent position. I believe it is associated to the university. The dead line is next Mon Jan 7th with interviews the following wk. Thanks, Laura

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FW from mary Price: 29th Annual PSGSS
by Bev Godard 03 Jan '13

03 Jan '13

-----Original Message----- From: Mary E. Price [mailto:Mary_Price@umanitoba.ca] Sent: January-03-13 10:24 AM To: Bev Godard Subject: 29th Annual PSGSS Hi all! Hopefully everyone had a relaxing winter break! As most of you probably remember, last year we hosted the 28th annual plant science grad students symposium for students from U of M, from the University of Saskatchewan and from North Dakota State University. It was a great success and everyone had a blast! NDSU will be hosting the symposium this year in Fargo, ND from March 22-23. We will be organizing the trip for all who are interested in going. This is a great chance to practice oral presentations but in a more laid back environment as well as an opportunity to meet fellow plant science grad students! The deadline for registration is January 20. I will be sending out another email next week to begin figuring out who is interested in presenting. In the mean time, take some time to check out the symposium website at: http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/plantsciences/graduate/gsa/symposium-2013 Mary

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