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Advanced Plant Science Seminar Presenter Name Correction
by Christy Doyle 18 Mar '19

18 Mar '19

Advanced Plant Science Seminar Presenter Name Correction - Dr. Kyle Bobiwash, Assistant Professor and Indigenous Scholar, Department of Entomology, University of Manitoba Will Present: "Renewing Indigenous Food Traditions" On Thursday, March 21, 2019 3:30 p.m. Carolyn Sifton Lecture Theatre Room 130, Agriculture Building 66 Dafoe Road, University of Manitoba Coffee at 3 p.m. Everyone Welcome!! (poster attached)

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Thursday, March 21, 2019 - Department of Plant Science, Advanced Plant Science Seminar
by Christy Doyle 15 Mar '19

15 Mar '19

On Thursday, March 21, 2019, there will be a Department of Plant Science, Advanced Plant Science Seminar: "Renewing Indigenous Food Traditions" Presented by: Dr. Kyle Bobbiwash Assistant Professor and Indigenous Scholar Department of Entomology University of Manitoba 3:30 p.m. Carolyn Sifton Lecture Theatre Room 130, Agriculture Building 66 Dafoe Road, University of Manitoba Coffee at 3 p.m. Everyone Welcome!! (poster attached)

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Employment opportunities
by Martha Blouw 11 Mar '19

11 Mar '19

WGRF Research Chair in Integrated Agronomy, University of Saskatchewan Applications are invited from qualified individuals for a full-time tenure-track position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level with the Department of Plant and/or Soil Science. This is an externally-funded research chair, supported by Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF). It is anticipated to be a joint appointment in the interdisciplinary area of agronomy and cropping systems, with the primary academic home to be determined during the interview process. For more information: https://gallery.mailchimp.com/ca7fd4410b9dab34e3ef8b381/files/a62db14f-e9c1… Assistant Professors in Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment (Cluster Hire) The Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada is seeking outstanding candidates for three full-time, tenure-track positions in Plant or Soil Science, as part of the Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment group, the Applied Biology program and the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm. The anticipated start date is January 1, 2020. For more information: https://www.landfood.ubc.ca/assistant-professors-in-sustainable-agriculture…

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FW: Soil Dept Seminar poster Amarasinghe.pdf
by Martha Blouw 08 Mar '19

08 Mar '19

Forwarded on behalf of the Department of Soil Science.

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REMINDER: Univerisity of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship (UMGF) Competition
by Martha Blouw 01 Mar '19

01 Mar '19

From: Martha Blouw Sent: February-19-19 11:52 AM To: 'Plants-grads(a)lists.umanitoba.ca' Cc: 'Plants-academics(a)lists.umanitoba.ca'; Badea, Ana (Ana.Badea(a)AGR.GC.CA); 'tom.graefenhan(a)grainscanada.gc.ca'; 'mariaantonia.henriquez(a)canada.ca'; Hiebert, Colin (AAFC/AAC) (colin.hiebert(a)canada.ca); 'mark.jordan(a)agr.gc.ca'; McCallum, Brent (AAFC/AAC) (brent.mccallum(a)canada.ca); McCartney, Curt (AAFC/AAC) (curt.mccartney(a)canada.ca); 'chris.rampitsch(a)agr.gc.ca'; Wang, Xiben (AAFC/AAC) (xiben.wang(a)canada.ca) Subject: Univerisity of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship (UMGF) Competition For Master's students only in 2019-2020 Please find the attached application and instructions for the 2019-2020 UMGF competition. Application deadline: March 15, 2019. Please let me know if you intend to apply, and don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Martha

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REMINDER: International Graduate Student Scholarship - IGSS (for tuition)
by Martha Blouw 01 Mar '19

01 Mar '19

From: Martha Blouw Sent: January-14-19 2:18 PM To: 'Plants-grads(a)lists.umanitoba.ca'; 'soils-grads(a)lists.umanitoba.ca' Subject: International Graduate Student Scholarship - IGSS (for tuition) INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP (IGSS) The Faculty of Graduate Studies offers scholarships to assist with international student tuition fees. The scholarships, valued at up to the international differential tuition fee amount, will be offered to graduate students who: (1) are international students (i.e., those in Canada on study permits); (2) are enrolled full-time in the Faculty of Graduate Studies in Ph.D. program; (3) are paying the international student differential tuition fee; (4) have achieved a minimum grade point average of 3.5 based on their last 60 credit hours (or equivalent) of study or last equivalent two full years; (5) are not recipients of external award funding that pays for their tuition. If you are planning to transfer from a Master's to a PhD program, or to apply for a PhD program next year, you should submit an IGSS application before the deadline. Even if you are unsure what you will do, you should submit an application. Deadline: April 1, 2019 Details: http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…

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Advanced Plant Science Seminar - Thursday, March 7, 2019
by Christy Doyle 01 Mar '19

01 Mar '19

On Thursday, March 7, 2019, there will be a Department of Plant Science, Advanced Plant Science Seminar: "What are Peptides Contributing to the Wheat-leaf Rust Interaction?" Presented by: Dr. Christof Rampitsch Research Scientist in Cereal Proteomics Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Plant Science University of Manitoba 3:30 p.m. Carolyn Sifton Lecture Theatre Room 130, Agriculture Building 66 Dafoe Road, University of Manitoba Coffee at 3 p.m. Everyone Welcome!! (poster attached)

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FW: Research Scientist position in Winnipeg
by Bev Godard 26 Feb '19

26 Feb '19

Bev Godard Secretary to the Department Head Department of Plant Science 222 Agriculture Building University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 PH: 204-474-8563 FAX: 204-474-7528 Bev.Godard(a)umanitoba.ca -----Original Message----- From: Anita Brule-Babel Sent: February-26-19 1:21 PM To: Bev Godard Subject: Fw: Research Scientist position in Winnipeg ________________________________________ From: Graefenhan, Tom (PHAC/ASPC) <tom.graefenhan(a)canada.ca> Sent: February 25, 2019 9:56 AM To: Graefenhan, Tom (PHAC/ASPC) Subject: Research Scientist position in Winnipeg Dear colleague, The Grain Research Laboratory of the Canadian Grain Commission has posted my former position, which is currently located at the Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals (RCFFN) near the Fort Garry campus of the University of Manitoba. Please help sharing the job poster as widely as possible. Deadline to apply is March 15. https://emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca/psrs-srfp/applicant/page1800?poster=… Feel free to ask me any questions you may have about the position. Kind regards, Tom Tom Gräfenhan, MSc, PhD Director, Science Technology Core and Services / National Microbiology Laboratory Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Branch Public Health Agency of Canada / Government of Canada tom.graefenhan(a)canada.ca<mailto:tom.graefenhan@canada.ca> / Tel: 204-789-6021 Directeur, Technologie scientifique principale et services / Laboratoire national de microbiologie Direction générale de la prévention et du contrôle des maladies infectieuses Agence de la santé publique du Canada / Gouvernment du Canada tom.graefenhan(a)canada.ca<mailto:tom.graefenhan@canada.ca> / Tél.: 204-789-6021

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Assistant Professors in Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment
by Martha Blouw 22 Feb '19

22 Feb '19

Assistant Professors in Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment (Cluster Hire) The Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada is seeking outstanding candidates for three full-time, tenure-track positions in Plant or Soil Science, as part of the Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment group, the Applied Biology program and the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm. The anticipated start date is January 1, 2020. For more information please click the link below. https://www.landfood.ubc.ca/assistant-professors-in-sustainable-agriculture… Martha

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FW: Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS) PhD Student Summer School - May 2019
by Martha Blouw 21 Feb '19

21 Feb '19

From: CEPLAS Gradschool [mailto:gradschool@ceplas.eu] Sent: February-21-19 3:32 PM To: CEPLAS Gradschool Subject: Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS) PhD Student Summer School - May 2019 [cid:x8DO6xJH9Oe3lnrjCRCEW6z@mordor.rrz.uni-koeln.de] Dear Colleague, The Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS) – a cooperation of the University of Cologne, the University of Duesseldorf, the Max-Planck-Institute for Plant Breeding Research and the Forschungszentrum Jülich - is organising in cooperation with Washington State University, Michigan State University and UC Davis the “Transatlantic Summer School - Frontiers in Plant Sciences” in Maria in der Aue (near Cologne, Germany) held between 27 to 31 May 2019. This is an excellent opportunity for PhD students to get an insight into the latest developments in plant science, present their own research and to network with colleagues and renowned plant scientists. The fee for the whole programme incl. accommodation and full board is EUR 145. Travel costs are not included. Further details can be found at the CEPLAS website: www.ceplas.eu<http://www.ceplas.eu> and the attached poster. We should be very grateful if you could circulate the poster in your department/School and put it on your noticeboard. For any further questions, please e-mail ceplas-summerschool(a)uni-koeln.de<mailto:ceplas-summerschool@uni-koeln.de> Yours sincerely Andreas Weber (Speaker CEPLAS) Stan Kopriva (Organizer Summer School and Co-Speaker CEPLAS)

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