September 2020 - Plants-grads - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

Use of Grad Offices
by Bethany Asmundson 28 Sep '20

28 Sep '20

Hi all, I hope everyone is doing well! It is a new semester and I ancitipate some more students have received access to the main Plant Science/Agriculture building. With that, I am sending out another email regarding office space use. For those of you who have access and did not email me in August, this is your chance to be added to the office schedule. For those of you who have access, do not email me again I will keep your name on the schedule. As per the Covid-19 guidelines there can only be 1-2 people in an office space at a given time, so in order to ensure fairness of time students will be assigned full days. I will try my best to accommodate days requested in the fairest way possible. For those who would like to use their office email me with the days you are allowed to be in the building (assigned by the department/ your supervisor) and your specific office (Eg. 147A) no later than Thursday, October 1st. >From there, I (and new president of PSGSA, Sonia) will create a new schedule and have it sent out to you. Keep in mind, with more students being added your schedule may be slightly changed. Things to note/Reminders: 1) You are only to be in your office on assigned day(s). 2) You must sanitize (handles, hands, etc.) upon entering and exiting. Wipes and sanitizer are in each office/corridor. If you run out, email me! 3) You must wear a mask at all times. This applies even when physical distancing is possible. 4) Grad Lounge will remain off limits. Have a good week, Bethany

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FW from Yvonne Lawley: Canadian Society of Agronomy (CSA) Graduate Student’s ‘Green’ Bagger Sessions
by Bev Godard 25 Sep '20

25 Sep '20

From: Yvonne Lawley Sent: September 24, 2020 9:35 PM To: Bev Godard <Bev.Godard(a)umanitoba.ca> Subject: Canadian Society of Agronomy (CSA) Graduate Student’s ‘Green’ Bagger Sessions Hi Bev, Can you please forward this opportunity from the Canadian Society of Agronomy to faculty and graduate students in Plant Science? The Green Bag Session with the CSA are being co-organized by our department’s own Amy Mangin who is giving the first presentation on Oct 21st. Graduate students must be CSA members to participate. Membership for graduate students is $25. https://agronomycanada.com/membership/sign-up-and-renewal/ Dr. Yvonne Lawley Assistant Professor of Agronomy and Cropping Systems Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba Office: 109 Plant Science Mailing Address: 222 Agriculture Building 66 Dafoe Rd Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 (Tel) 204-474-6504<tel:204-474-6504> (Fax) 204-474-7528<tel:204-474-7528> yvonne_lawley(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:yvonne_lawley@umanitoba.ca> From: Canadian Society of Agronomy <nzubriski(a)gmail.com<mailto:nzubriski@gmail.com>> Sent: September 24, 2020 8:14 AM To: Yvonne Lawley <Yvonne.Lawley(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Yvonne.Lawley@umanitoba.ca>> Subject: Canadian Society of Agronomy (CSA) Graduate Student’s ‘Green’ Bagger Sessions [http://gallery.mailchimp.com/ca7fd4410b9dab34e3ef8b381/images/image_1355235…] Reminder - CSA Green Bagger Session What: * Virtual 13 min graduate student presentations on their research proposals, early project findings or completed research This is a new CSA initiative to: * Connect graduate students studying agronomy * Build the CSA graduate student community * Provide a positive and supportive platform for young scientists to share their research * Help prepare graduate students for live oral presentations at future CSA meetings. When: * Third Wednesday of each month from October 2020 to April 2021, 12:15 – 12:35 CST * The first virtual presentation will feature PhD candidate, Amy Mangin from the UofM, on October 21, 2020 at 12:15 CST * Register online using the link below: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIucuivrz8jHtHFpcKKQi_8Z2SsfOetx_…<https://agronomycanada.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca7fd4410b9dab34e3…> Who: * All CSA graduate student members are eligible and encouraged to present and attend sessions. CSA graduate student memberships are available for $25 (https://agronomycanada.com/membership/sign-up-and-renewal/<https://agronomycanada.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca7fd4410b9dab34e3…>) * All CSA members are welcome to login and learn about the diverse CSA graduate student research projects * Please share this information with all graduate students, supervisors, and institutions with agronomy graduate student programs Did you know? * CSA graduate students are eligible for many cash travel and presentation awards including: * $500 - Ali Navabi Grad Student Travel Award (https://agronomycanada.com/awards/student-travel-award/<https://agronomycanada.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca7fd4410b9dab34e3…>) * Up to $1500 - Graduate Student Pest Management Award (https://agronomycanada.com/awards/pest-management-award/<https://agronomycanada.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca7fd4410b9dab34e3…>) * Various cash awards for Graduate student oral and poster presentations (https://agronomycanada.com/awards/graduate-student-presentation-and-poster-…<https://agronomycanada.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca7fd4410b9dab34e3…>) Sign up to present: Graduate students interested in making a presentation should email nzubriski(a)gmail.com<mailto:nzubriski@gmail.com> and indicate their name, school, supervisor, degree, presentation title and their preferred presentation date: * November 18, 2020, 12:15 – 12: 35 CST * December 16, 2020, 12:15 – 12: 35 CST * January 20, 2021, 12:15 – 12: 35 CST * February 17, 2021, 12:15 – 12: 35 CST * March 17, 2021, 12:15 – 12: 35 CST * April 17, 2021, 12:15 – 12: 35 CST Note: if students find they cannot make these presentation times work due to class scheduling conflicts, we are happy to adjust presentation times. ‘Green’ Bagger Session outline: 12:15 – 12:17 - Moderator introduces the CSA Graduate Student ‘Green’ Bagger initiative (live) 12:17 – 12:19 - Graduate student introduces themselves, their school, degree, future career plans and an interesting fact about themselves (live) 12:19 – 12:32 - 13-minute graduate student presentation (pre-recorded zoom MP4). Instructions for recording your screen presentation along with a webcam video can be found in appendix A<https://agronomycanada.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca7fd4410b9dab34e3…> 12:32 – 12:34 - 2 minutes for questions. As these presentations are aimed at the graduate student community, preference will be given to graduate students asking fellow graduate students questions (live) 12:34 – 12:35 - Moderator concludes the session and encourages all attendees to complete the survey and promote future ‘green’ baggers to the graduate student community (live) Appendix A<https://agronomycanada.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ca7fd4410b9dab34e3…> Copyright © 2020 Canadian Society of Agronomy, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email as a member of CSA Our mailing address is: Canadian Society of Agronomy Box 637 Pinawa, MB R0E 1L0 Canada Add us to your address book<https://agronomycanada.us5.list-manage.com/vcard?u=ca7fd4410b9dab34e3ef8b38…> unsubscribe from this list<https://agronomycanada.us5.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=ca7fd4410b9dab34e3…> | update subscription preferences<https://agronomycanada.us5.list-manage.com/profile?u=ca7fd4410b9dab34e3ef8b…> This email was sent to yvonne.lawley(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:yvonne.lawley@umanitoba.ca> why did I get this?<https://agronomycanada.us5.list-manage.com/about?u=ca7fd4410b9dab34e3ef8b38…> unsubscribe from this list<https://agronomycanada.us5.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=ca7fd4410b9dab34e3…> update subscription preferences<https://agronomycanada.us5.list-manage.com/profile?u=ca7fd4410b9dab34e3ef8b…> Canadian Society of Agronomy · Box 637 · Pinawa, MB R0E 1L0 · Canada [Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp]<http://www.mailchimp.com/email-referral/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm…>

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FW Kristen MacMillan: Opportunity - Manitoba Agriculture Weeds Specialist
by Bev Godard 23 Sep '20

23 Sep '20

From: Kristen MacMillan Sent: September 23, 2020 3:36 PM To: Bev Godard <Bev.Godard(a)umanitoba.ca> Subject: Opportunity - Manitoba Agriculture Weeds Specialist Hi Bev, - please share this job opportunity with graduate students. Industry Development Specialist - Weeds G4 Agrologist 4 Regular/full-time Agriculture and Resource Development Primary Agriculture, Production and Economic Development Division Carman MB Closing Date: October 2, 2020 https://jobsearch.gov.mb.ca/generateBulletin.action?ID=64183 https://jobsearch.gov.mb.ca/search.action Kristen P. MacMillan, M.Sc., P.Ag., CCA Research Agronomist Soybean and Pulse Crop Agronomy & Cropping Systems Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba Visit: 113 Plant Science Email: kristen.macmillan(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:kristen.macmillan@umanitoba.ca> Phone: 204-474-9884 Follow: @kpmacmillanUM<https://twitter.com/kpmacmillanUM>

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Fwd: Registration for Covid presentation
by Bethany Asmundson 23 Sep '20

23 Sep '20

Hi all, Just a reminder to register for the presentation this Friday, titled Doing Well During Stressful Times. See below for more information. See you then, Bethany Begin forwarded message: From: James De Castro <decastr4(a)myumanitoba.ca<mailto:decastr4@myumanitoba.ca>> Subject: Registration for Covid presentation Date: September 22, 2020 at 12:35:57 AM CDT To: Bethany Asmundson <asmundsb(a)myumanitoba.ca<mailto:asmundsb@myumanitoba.ca>> Hi everyone, Just a reminder to shoot David Ness (David.Ness(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:David.Ness@umanitoba.ca>) an e-mail to register for his presentation this upcoming Friday on dealing with Covid stress. Once again, details are below: Title: Doing Well During Stressful Times Description: Graduate studies is usually a stressful pursuit; graduate studies during the COVID-19 pandemic may be even more stressful. Join us for a 75 minute webinar focused on helping graduate students manage and do well during this truly unique time. David Ness form the Student Counselling Centre on campus will provide practical strategies for uncertainty, COVID-19 “overload), worry and more. Participants will be provided workshop materials following the session. This session will be offered via Zoom and students are invited to participate as they would like (e.g., ask questions via chat function or live using audio and mic, activate video, simply listen, etc.). Date and Time: Friday, September 25th from 2 to 3:15 To Register: Email David at David.Ness(a)Umanitoba.ca<mailto:David.Ness@Umanitoba.ca> to receive the Zoom link for the session. See you there, James

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FW from Kristen MacMillan: Updated seminar schedule and registration links
by Bev Godard 21 Sep '20

21 Sep '20

From: Kristen MacMillan Sent: September 21, 2020 11:37 AM To: Bev Godard <Bev.Godard(a)umanitoba.ca> Subject: Updated seminar schedule and registration links For distribution to everyone *An updated seminar schedule with the Nov 5 registration link corrected*

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FW rom Kristen MacMillan: Advanced Plant Science Seminar schedule - register now
by Bev Godard 21 Sep '20

21 Sep '20

From: Kristen MacMillan Sent: September 21, 2020 10:54 AM To: Bev Godard <Bev.Godard(a)umanitoba.ca> Subject: Seminar schedule - register now The Advanced Plant Science Seminar Series is now open for registration. Please save the attached schedule. Seminars will be held Thursdays at 3:00 pm through GotoWebinar. Pre-registration is required for each seminar at the link provided below each seminar title. Event information will also be distributed 1 week in advance. Hope to see you all on Thursdays, Kristen, Dilantha, Genyi, Claudio and Callum The Advanced Plant Science Seminar committee

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Important Award Information - Graduate Students
by Martha Blouw 18 Sep '20

18 Sep '20

I encourage you to go through the list and apply! Martha From: agriculture-gradstudents-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca <agriculture-gradstudents-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> On Behalf Of Agriculture Awards Program Sent: Friday, September 18, 2020 12:37 PM To: agriculture-gradstudents(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: Important Award Information - Graduate Students The following awards are available for submission with a deadline of October 15, 2020! Graduate: Bruce McDonald Award in Clinical Nutrition Canadian Bio-Systems Inc. Graduate Scholarship Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology Graduate Travel Award (CIFST) Cyril L. Anderson - Feed-Rite Graduate Fellowship in Animal Nutrition Douglas L. Campbell Graduate Fellowship Dr. Cameron Jay Memorial Scholarship Holmfridur Kristjansson Graduate Award in Nutrition J.C. Gilson Agribusiness Fellowship James Gordon Fletcher Graduate Research Award in Agricultural and Food Sciences Janet Fabro McComb Award John Dueck Graduate Entrance Scholarship Katharine M.S. Middleton Scholarship Marian Campbell Scholarship in Community Nutrition Marion Vaisey-Genser Graduate Travel Award Nevin Estate Fellowship Stewart Pugh External Study Scholarships Sydney L. Morantz Scholarship for Research In Poultry Science The Lord Selkirk Association of Rupert's Land Agriculture Scholarship W.O.S. Meredith Fellowship for Barley Research Western Grains Research Foundation Endowment Fund Graduate Scholarship William Wilson Muir Graduate Fellowship Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Graduate Fellowship How to Apply for Awards: All of the application forms and eligibility criteria can be found on the UM Learn<https://universityofmanitoba.desire2learn.com/d2l/login?sessionExpired=0&ta…> site. To access the awards page, log into University of Manitoba UM Learn, using your username and password, and then select Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences Awards from your list of courses. Awards currently open for competition can be found under the path Application Submission. Please upload your completed application along with any supporting documents directly into the application submission folder for the specific award you wish to apply for as ONE document. The title of your application should be as follows: Name, Student Number and Name of Award. How to determine if you are eligible to apply: Each of the awards have different eligibility criteria. You are encouraged to read about each award to see if you qualify. Terms of reference are available on UM Learn - Awards Information & Terms of Reference. All qualified candidates need to apply through UM Learn! Bursaries: The deadline to submit your application for the general bursaries is October 1st. Please click here<http://umanitoba.ca/financial-aid-and-awards/bursaries> to review the entire application process. Applying for the general bursary will automatically consider you for faculty specific bursaries. Since bursaries are based on financial need (whereas awards/scholarships are based on academic achievement) additional financial information may required within the bursary application. The faculty also has bursaries that may require supplemental information such as a written essay, proof of volunteer experience etc. Please submit an application on UM Learn under that specific bursary in addition to the general bursary application submitted through your Aurora student account. If you are the recipient of an award, you will be notified via your myumanitoba email. The funds are then automatically loaded onto your student fee account. Please feel free to contact a<mailto:agawards@umanitoba.ca>gawards(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:agawards@umanitoba.ca> if you have any questions about awards or the application process.

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Fwd: Student Counselling Presentation
by Bethany Asmundson 17 Sep '20

17 Sep '20

Hi all, Please see email from James below regarding a virtual presentation that will be held next Friday (September 25th). The presentation is titled Doing Well During Stressful Times and will be given by the director of the Student Counselling Centre, David Ness. In order to register and receive the presentation link, email David at David.Ness(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:David.Ness@umanitoba.ca>. See you there! Bethany Begin forwarded message: From: James De Castro <decastr4(a)myumanitoba.ca<mailto:decastr4@myumanitoba.ca>> Subject: Student Counselling Presentation Date: September 14, 2020 at 9:46:07 AM CDT To: Bethany Asmundson <asmundsb(a)myumanitoba.ca<mailto:asmundsb@myumanitoba.ca>> To all fellow graduate students, Partaking in graduate studies is in itself stressful enough, but the gravity of COVID 19 was something no one was expecting nor preparing for. In times like these, it is important to re-evaluate the condition of our mental health, and to utilize the support that is available. Student Counselling will be hosting a virtual presentation on COVID 19 stress management on September 25 at 2 pm. In it, we should learn how to re-orient ourselves during this pandemic and how to return to a healthy work/study/life balance. This is also a good opportunity to inquire of other services Student Counselling offers, as we all have different backgrounds and situations. I hope everyone understands the value of this, and I kindly urge you all to attend. See below for more details on the presentation. To register, e-mail David Ness to get the invitation link. Hope to see you all there, James Title: Doing Well During Stressful Times Description: Graduate studies is usually a stressful pursuit; graduate studies during the COVID-19 pandemic may be even more stressful. Join us for a 75 minute webinar focused on helping graduate students manage and do well during this truly unique time. David Ness form the Student Counselling Centre on campus will provide practical strategies for uncertainty, COVID-19 “overload”, worry and more. Participants will be provided workshop materials following the session. This session will be offered via Zoom and students are invited to participate as they would like (e.g., ask questions via chat function or live using audio and mic, activate video, simply listen, etc.). Date and Time: Friday, September 25th from 2 to 3:15 To Register: Email David at David.Ness(a)Umanitoba.ca<mailto:David.Ness@Umanitoba.ca> to receive the Zoom link for the session.

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FW: PSGSA Election Results
by Bev Godard 17 Sep '20

17 Sep '20

From: Nate Ort [mailto:ortn@myumanitoba.ca] Sent: September 16, 2020 10:24 PM To: Bev Godard <Bev.Godard(a)umanitoba.ca> Subject: PSGSA Election Results Hi All! Please join me in congratulating the following on their new positions with the PSGSA! President - Sonia Wilson Vice President - Uzzal Ahmed Liton Treasurer - Hao Luu Social Director - Samantha Curtis Department / Safety Rep - James De Castro UMGSA Rep - Sampa Sarker & Jacob Kolody Thank you to all who voted. The PSGSA is in good hands. Nate Nathaniel Ort Graduate Student (M.Sc.) Department of Plant Science 222 Agriculture Building – 66 Dafoe Road University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada The University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation. We respect the Treaties that were made on these territories, we acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past, and we dedicate ourselves to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of reconciliation and collaboration.

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FW Nate : PSGSA Election Reminder
by Bev Godard 16 Sep '20

16 Sep '20

From: Nate Ort [mailto:ortn@myumanitoba.ca] Sent: September 15, 2020 5:45 PM To: Bev Godard <Bev.Godard(a)umanitoba.ca> Subject: PSGSA Election Reminder Hi All, Just a reminder that the PSGSA election is underway and voting is until 4:30 PM today. Please email me your votes at this email address (ortn(a)myumanitoba.ca<mailto:ortn@myumanitoba.ca>). Below are the following positions, the respectful candidates for each position and in brackets, how you will vote. Please include the position and name of person you are voting for with each response. Please note that there are two (2) PSGSA positions for the UMGSA representative position. President - Sonia Wilson (yes / no) Vice President - Uzzal Ahmed Liton (yes / no) Treasurer - Hao Luu (yes / no) Social Director - Samantha Curtis (yes / no) Department / Safety Rep - James De Castro (yes / no) UMGSA Rep - Sampa Sarker (yes / no) & Jacob Kolody (yes / no) Hope everyone is having a fantastic week! Nate Nathaniel Ort Graduate Student (M.Sc.) Department of Plant Science 222 Agriculture Building – 66 Dafoe Road University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada The University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation. We respect the Treaties that were made on these territories, we acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past, and we dedicate ourselves to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of reconciliation and collaboration.

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