March 2017 - Plants-grads - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

Don't forget to register for Summer 2017
by Martha Blouw 07 Apr '17

07 Apr '17

MONDAY, APRIL 3 Start of summer term 2017 registration. Master’s students: Register for Master's Thesis - 1536 - GRAD 7000 - A01<https://aurora.umanitoba.ca/banprod/bwckschd.p_disp_detail_sched?term_in=20…> Ph.D. students: Register for Doctoral Thesis - 1541 - GRAD 8000 - A01<https://aurora.umanitoba.ca/banprod/bwckschd.p_disp_detail_sched?term_in=20…> Martha

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FW: GRADUATE awards currently open for competition with deadline April 21, 2017
by Martha Blouw 30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17

From: Agriculture Awards Program Sent: March-30-17 11:18 AM To: Allison Paulusma; Carola Lange; Debby Watson; Erika Hart; Kathy Graham; Margaret Ann Baker; Martha Blouw; Pam Gauthier; Terry Ramm Subject: GRADUATE awards currently open for competition with deadline April 21, 2017 Hello all, This email is to inform you that there are several Graduate student awards currently open for competition with deadline April 21, 2017. All of the application forms and eligibility criteria can be found on the Faculty Awards Database: https://agawards.agric.umanitoba.ca/index.php/admin/award Graduate: • 2017-2018 James Gordon Fletcher Graduate Fellowship in Agricultural and Food Sciences (approximately $20,000 will be available)* • 2017-2018 Orval G. Caldwell and H. Ruth Gardner Caldwell Fellowship in Sustainable Ag/Agroecology (approximately $13,000 will be available)* • 2017-2018 Syngenta Graduate Scholarship (approximately $12,500 will be available)* • 2017-2018 Robert J. Parker Graduate Fellowship in Animal Science (approximately $10,000 will be available)* • 2017-2018 Katharine M.S. Middleton Scholarship (approximately $3,900 will be available)* • 2017-2018 John Dueck Graduate Entrance Scholarship (approximately $2,500 MSc./$3,700 PhD will be available)* • Holmfridur Kristjansson Graduate Award in Nutrition (1 award of $6,100) • Sydney L. Morantz Scholarship for Research In Poultry Science (variable - $3,375) *Please be advised that for the 2017-2018 awards, the amounts listed are estimates based on previous years. We will not know the actual amounts until we receive the official Award Selection Form from the Financial Aid and Awards office. Each of these awards have different eligibility criteria, so you are encouraged to read about each award to see if you qualify. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply! The Faculty Awards Committee will meet in May to select winners for each award. Please feel free to contact Marisol Soto at agawards(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:agawards@umanitoba.ca> if you have any questions about the awards or the application process. Regards, Marisol ______________________ Marisol Soto, M.A. Student Awards Coordinator Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences Room 160, 66 Dafoe Road - University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 T: 204.474-1688

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Department of Plant Science, Advanced Plant Science Seminar - Thursday, April 6, 2017
by Christy Doyle 30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17

On Thursday, April 6, 2017, the Department of Plant Science, Advanced Plant Science Seminar will be: "Genetic Diversity and Cross-pathogenicity of Phytophthora infestans Genotypes and their Impact During Interaction with Potatoes and Tomatoes" Presented by: Hassna Alkher, PhD Student Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba At 3:30 p.m. in the Carolyn Sifton Lecture Theatre, Room 130, Agriculture Building. A Poster is attached. Coffee at 3:00 p.m. in the Atrium Everyone Welcome!!

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FW: ICAN-WISE Scholarship Program 2017 - NSERC CWSE Prairies is now accepting applications from undergraduate students!
by Martha Blouw 23 Mar '17

23 Mar '17

From: Heather Wiebe Sent: March-23-17 2:14 PM To: Martha Blouw; Jennifer McLaren; Heather Innis; Kathy Graham Subject: FW: ICAN-WISE Scholarship Program 2017 - NSERC CWSE Prairies is now accepting applications from undergraduate students! Hi, the Dean asks that the announcement below be forwarded to graduate students. Please forward to your grad student lists. Thanks, Heather Heather Wiebe Confidential Secretary to the Associate Deans Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences Ph: 204-474-6029 From: Lena Yusim Sent: March-23-17 10:17 AM Cc: Annemieke Farenhorst Subject: ICAN-WISE Scholarship Program 2017 - NSERC CWSE Prairies is now accepting applications from undergraduate students! Good morning, The ICAN-WISE scholarship program was established for the Prairie Region of Canada in 2014. The purpose of the ICAN-WISE Scholarship is to facilitate women mentee-mentor academic research collaborations in natural sciences and engineering fields. This is an initiative of Dr. Annemieke Farenhorst, Prairie NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering. Six ICAN-WISE scholarships will be available in 2017, worth $6000 each, which are to be awarded to students that are enrolled in undergraduate programs in one of the following Prairie universities (2 awards per province): * Manitoba (University of Manitoba, University of Winnipeg, Brandon University, University College of the North); * Saskatchewan (University of Saskatchewan, University of Regina, First Nations University of Canada); and * Alberta (University of Calgary, University of Alberta, MacEwan University, University of Lethbridge, Mount Royal University). The value of each scholarship is $6,000. The funding is the student's stipend while working with their mentor on a research project in the summer of 2017. We are seeking your assistance to forward the attached application form to female undergraduate students who can apply for the Award but also to potential female mentors who are assistant, associate or full professors. The application can also be accessed on our website at http://cwse-prairies.ca/pages/cwse_scholarships/scholarship_applications.php. Students need to submit their application by April 24, 2017, midnight to Lena.Yusim(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Lena.Yusim@umanitoba.ca>. Each applicant will be informed on April 28, 2017 whether or not her application was successful. We are looking forward to receiving the student applications. Thank you, Kind regards Annemieke Farenhorst NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering - Prairie Region. Professor, Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences CWSE-Prairies web-site: http://cwse-prairies.ca/ CREATE-H2O web-site: http://create-h2o.ca/ Contact address: University of Manitoba 380 Ellis Building Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 Tel: (204) 474 6858 FAX: (204) 474 7642 E-mail: annemieke.farenhorst(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:annemieke.farenhorst@umanitoba.ca> Lena Yusim, BSc CWSE/WISE Program Coordinator E1-263 EITC (Engineering Building) University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V6 T: 204-474-9556 F: 204-474-7644 E: lena.yusim(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:lena.yusim@umanitoba.ca> http://cwse-prairies.ca/ http://www.wisekidneticenergy.ca/

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FW: [Time Sensitive] Mitacs Canadian Science Policy Fellowship 2017 - Deadline extension to April 9 2017
by Martha Blouw 21 Mar '17

21 Mar '17

From: Research Agriculture Sent: March-21-17 1:35 PM To: Martha Blouw; Jennifer McLaren; Heather Innis; Kathy Graham Cc: Iman Yahyaie (iyahyaie(a)mitacs.ca); Martin Scanlon Subject: FW: [Time Sensitive] Mitacs Canadian Science Policy Fellowship 2017 - Deadline extension to April 9 2017 Importance: High Good afternoon, please circulate to your grad student lists. Thanks, Heather Heather Wiebe Confidential Secretary to the Associate Deans Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences Ph: 204-474-6029 From: Iman Yahyaie [mailto:iyahyaie@mitacs.ca] Sent: March-21-17 12:59 PM To: Martin Scanlon; Research Agriculture Subject: [Time Sensitive] Mitacs Canadian Science Policy Fellowship 2017 - Deadline extension to April 9 2017 Importance: High Dear Martin, Hope this message finds you well. As you may recall from recent ORS/VPR emails, Mitacs has a call for proposals open for Canadian Science Policy Fellowships<http://www.mitacs.ca/en/programs/policy-fellowship/about>, 1-year fully-funded appointments to a Canadian government agency. These are part of the government's initiative for informed policy making and/or to identify potential new employees from the academic community. They are open to: - Faculty seeking a 1 year Sabbatical (coming up this fall) - PhDs approximately 5 years post-graduation, i.e.: o PhD students about to graduate o Recent alumni o Exceptional Masters graduate students can be considered I wanted to let you know that the deadline for select projects has been extended to Sunday April 9th 2017 11:59 p.m. PDT. With this in mind, I would like your assistance in spreading the word to your faculty, soon-to-graduate PhD students, and recent alumni encouraging proposal submissions. Taking a quick scan of the available projects, I feel that the below may be of particular relevance to your colleagues in the Faculty of Agriculture: * Identifying agronomic opportunities for resilient agriculture in BC<https://www.mitacs.ca/sites/default/files/webform/agri_-_agronomic_opportun…> (Project location: Victoria, BC gov't) Thank you so much in advance for your support in sharing these opportunities. If your applicants have any questions, they are welcome to reach out to me anytime at the coordinates below. With Best Regards, Iman Mitacs is now accepting proposals for the following programs & initiatives: * Mitacs is now accepting applications for staudent research travel opportunities to Brazil, China, France, India, Korea, Mexico and Tunisia! Visit our webpage<http://www.mitacs.ca/en/programs/globalink/globalink-research-award?utm_sou…> or contact us<mailto:international@mitacs.ca> to learn more. The deadline to apply is March 31, 2017 (5 pm PST). | Iman Yahyaie, PhD | Director, Business Development | Mitacs | C: (204) 599 9434 | E: iyahyaie(a)mitacs.ca<mailto:iyahyaie@mitacs.ca> | Twitter : @Iman_Mitacs<https://twitter.com/Iman_Mitacs> | W: www.mitacs.ca<http://www.mitacs.ca/> | O: A250, Agricultural Engineering Building, 96 Dafoe Rd, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, R3T 5V6 | Sign up<http://www.mitacs.ca/mitacs-news-signup> to receive Mitacs news! | Connect with us! Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/mitacs>, Twitter<https://twitter.com/MitacsCanada>, LinkedIn<http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Mitacs-Official-3863606/about?trk=anet_ug_gr…> Inspiring innovation Confidentiality Warning: This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s), are confidential, and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, retransmission, conversion to hard copy, copying, circulation or other use of this message and any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message and any attachments from your system. Thank you.

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Laser Pointer # 1 - Borrowed
by Christy Doyle 21 Mar '17

21 Mar '17

Good Morning, If you have borrowed laser pointer #1, please drop it off at the reception desk. Thank you, Christy Christy Doyle, Reception Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba Room 222 - 66 Dafoe Road Winnipeg MB R3T 2N2 Phone: 204-474-8221

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Department of Plant Science, Advanced Plant Science Seminar - Thursday, March 23, 2017
by Christy Doyle 17 Mar '17

17 Mar '17

On Thursday, March 23, 2017, the Department of Plant Science, Advanced Plant Science Seminar will be: "Very Early Maturing Bean Breeding: Challenges and Opportunities" Presented by: Dr. Anfu Hou Research Scientist Morden Research and Development Centre Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Morden MB At 3:30 p.m. in the Carolyn Sifton Lecture Theatre, Room 130, Agriculture Building. A Poster is attached. Coffee at 3:00 p.m. in the Atrium Everyone Welcome!!

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Lunch at Hub at Noon on this Friday (March 17) [Bring your ID]
by Yang Lin 16 Mar '17

16 Mar '17

Dear Fellow Grad Students, On this Friday, March 17th at 12:00 noon, we will be having lunch at the Hub! Please bring your government issued ID (ie Driver license or Passport)!! The reservation is booked for at least ten people. We look forward seeing you there! Best Regards, Yang Lin Ph.D Student Room 148 at Agriculture Building Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Tel: (204) 963-5329

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Department of Plant Science, Advanced Plant Science Seminar - Thursday, March 16, 2017
by Christy Doyle 14 Mar '17

14 Mar '17

On Thursday, March 16, 2017, the Department of Plant Science, Advanced Plant Science Seminar will be: "A View From Inside Private Industry" Presented by: Mr. Chad Koscielny Plant Breeder, Canola Pioneer At 3:30 p.m. in the Carolyn Sifton Lecture Theatre, Room 130, Agriculture Building. A Poster is attached. Coffee at 3:00 p.m. in the Atrium Everyone Welcome!!

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Cultivating Sustainability
by Martha Blouw 10 Mar '17

10 Mar '17

Be Herd: Where do YOU stand in cultivating Sustainability, Mon. Mar 20, 2:30‐5:30, 130 Agriculture Students ‐ Have YOUR Say about YOUR Education  Shape future learning opportunities in environmentally, socially and economically sustainable agriculture in your Faculty.  What can we do in 1, 2 or 5 years to better prepare graduates like you to be sustainability champions and practitioners in their future careers in agriculture? Sustainability in PRACTICE ‐ Hear from PRODUCERS Walking the Talk  How are three prominent past UofM Aggies applying sustainable production practices on their farms and in their off‐farm pursuits?  Hindsight 20:20. Based on what they know now, what skills and experiences in the realm of sustainability do they think are necessary for today’s graduates? Adam Gurr is a no‐till grain farmer and on‐farm researcher. He also operates Agritruth Research Inc., an independent agronomic research company. Follow @GurrAdam and @Agritruth Kristine Tapley raises beef cattle and is the regional beef production specialist with Ducks Unlimited Canada. Kristine has stated “conservation matters as much as cattle”. Ryan Boyd is a self‐described “family farmer growing grain, grass and soil” practicing crop‐livestock integration. Follow @Glantonboyd Registration is free and includes refreshments. Deadline: March 13. Email Christine.Rawluk(a)umanitoba.ca to reserve your spot.

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