March 2018 - Plants-grads - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

Department of Plant Science, Advanced Plant Science Seminar - Thursday, April 5, 2018
by Christy Doyle 29 Mar '18

29 Mar '18

On Thursday, April 5, 2018, the Department of Plant Science, Advanced Plant Science Seminar will be: "QTL Mapping of Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in Two Winter Wheat Doubled Haploid Populations" Presented by: Yang Lin, 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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Special Seminar, Department of Plant Science - Thursday, Mar 29, 2018
by Christy Doyle 23 Mar '18

23 Mar '18

On Thursday, March 29, 2018, there will be a Department of Plant Science Special Seminar: "Soybean Breeding at the University of Guelph: Genomics, Organics and Value-added Traits" Presented by: Dr. Istvan Rajcan Professor and Associate Graduate Coordinator University of Guelph 10:00 a.m. Plant Science Seminar Room 218 Agriculture Building Everyone Welcome!! (Poster Attached)

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Agronomy Fellowship
by Martha Blouw 22 Mar '18

22 Mar '18

Name: William Wilson Muir Graduate Fellowship Description: With an initial gift of $25,000 in 1997, Jean Elizabeth established an endowment fund at the University of Manitoba to honour her late husband, William Wilson Muir of Roland, Manitoba. The purpose of this fund is to support graduate students working in a research-based graduate program focusing on agronomy in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences. Each year, beginning in 2017-2018, the available annual income from the fund will be used to offer one fellowship to a graduate student who: (1) is enrolled full-time in the Faculty of Graduate Studies, in a M.Sc. or Ph.D. degree program delivered by a department in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences; (2) has obtained a minimum grade point average of 3.5 (or equivalent) based on the last 60 credit hours of study; (3) submits an application which consists of a one to two page (maximum 500 words) description of their research interest; (4) submits a letter of support from their graduate supervisor or proposed graduate supervisor. Preference will be given to Canadian citizens, Permanent Residents, and to graduates of Canadian universities. The Fellowship is not automatically renewable but previous recipients may reapply. If the selection committee deems there to be two students of equal merit for this Fellowship, and if the funds are available from the unspent revenue allocation, a second award of equal value can be offered. Recipients may hold the William Wilson Muir Graduate Fellowship concurrently with any other awards, consistent with policies in the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Entrance: Deadline April 1st, 2018 (If this falls on a weekend, the deadline will be the following Monday). All of the application forms and eligibility criteria can be found on the new UM Learn site.

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Graduate student positions
by Martha Blouw 19 Mar '18

19 Mar '18

More positions in Dr. Tenuta's program. Martha

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FW: Graduate Position Nematology.pdf
by Martha Blouw 19 Mar '18

19 Mar '18

From: Mario Tenuta Sent: March-18-18 3:29 PM To: Subject: Graduate Position Nematology.pdf Hello dear Colleagues, I will appreciate if you can post and/or let prospective students interested in graduate school about the attached availability of positions in my laboratory. Thank you very much. Cheers, Mario

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REMINDER: Summer Registration
by Martha Blouw 19 Mar '18

19 Mar '18

Summer Registration begins March 28, 2018 Please register for: GRAD 7000 Master's Thesis (CRN 1598) and GRAD 7020 Master's Re-registration (CRN 1600) OR GRAD 8000 Doctoral Thesis (CRN 1603) and GRAD 8020 Doctoral Re-registration (CRN 1605) Martha

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Student Affairs Participation Award
by Martha Blouw 16 Mar '18

16 Mar '18

Student Affairs Participation Award, University of Manitoba Purpose: To recognize and encourage students at the University of Manitoba who maintain high academic achievement while demonstrating exceptional leadership qualities in making a significant voluntary contribution to the university and/ or broader community. Value: One award of $975.00. Deadline: Friday, April 6, 2018. Candidates must: (1) have completed courses constituting at least a first full year of a program of study at the University of Manitoba with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5; (2) be enrolled as a full‐time student (60% course‐load) in the year in which the award is tenable; (3) verify active participation in the university and/or broader community, in activities such as, but not limited to, university governance and committees, the arts, music and athletics. If you have any questions about the process or would like a nomination form, please contact Mandy Laing (Awards Selection Coordinator) at 474‐9388, or via email at Mandy.Laing(a)umanitoba.ca. Submit forms to: Financial Aid & Awards Office, Room 422, University Centre Building, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Attn: Maria Roy, Email: maria.roy(a)umanitoba.ca.

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Department of Plant Science, Advanced Plant Science Seminar - Thursday, Mar 22, 2018
by Christy Doyle 15 Mar '18

15 Mar '18

On Thursday, March 22, 2018, the Department of Plant Science, Advanced Plant Science Seminar will be: "Plant Agriculture and Bacteria: Friends or Enemies?" Presented by: Dr. James Tambong Research Scientist Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada Ottawa 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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34th Annual Plant Sciences Graduate Student Symposium tomorrow
by Anjan Neupane 15 Mar '18

15 Mar '18

Dear Fellow Graduate Students, I would like to quickly remind you about 34th Annual Plant Sciences Graduate Student Symposium which is happening March 16th-March 17th. Program schedules has been posted in our website https://www.psgsa-uofm.com/. I acknowledge fellow students who is attending or presenting in symposium. I would also like to thank fellow students who are helping in this great event to make it successful. Few notes: 1. If you have UfM polo shirt please feel free to dress those. 2. Since we are hosting university please interact with students from other university and socialise yourself during events 3. Any help such as greeting/assisting guest and students from other university, setting up room etc during the event time will be greatly appreciated. Thank you again and looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow. Regards, Anjan Neupane President-PSGSA PhD Candidate Wheat Breeding and Genetics Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Contact No.: 204-583-0999

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Increase to Departmental Assistantships
by Martha Blouw 13 Mar '18

13 Mar '18

Hi all, Effective September 1, 2018, Departmental Assistantships will increase. M.Sc. Assistantship = $20,000 per year; Ph.D. Assistantship = $23,000 per year. Martha

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