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FW: SOIl 7270 Advanced Soil Ecology
by Martha Blouw 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

From: Mario Tenuta Sent: November-25-16 1:26 PM To: Martha Blouw; Mei Ding; Narmatha Nadarajah; Maureen Foster Subject: SOIl 7270 Advanced Soil Ecology Dear Colleagues and Graduate Students. A note of information that Advanced Soil Ecology SOIL 7270 will be taught winter term of 2017. The course description is below. In addition, this year students will have the opportunity to learn soil ecology through the perspective of the search for extraterrestrial life and growing food in space. Any questions please let me know (mario.tenuta(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:mario.tenuta@umanitoba.ca>). The meeting times are flexible based on student schedules. Cheers, Mario SOIL 7270 - Advanced Soil Ecology Examine the role of soil organisms and their communities in decomposition, elemental cycling, and pathogen/pest suppression in managed and natural soil systems. Understand methods of studying biochemical activity and communities in soil. Take a specific research topic of choice and develop an understanding of the organisms and communities, environmental controls of key biological processes involved and apply your knowledge to resolving a specific research issue. _______________________________________________________________ Celebrate International Year of Pulses 2016 10th Canadian Pulse Research Workshop Oct 25-28 2016, Winnipeg www.pulseresearch.ca<http://www.pulseresearch.ca> Mario Tenuta, PhD, P.Ag. Professor of Applied Soil Ecology B.Sc. Agroecology Program Chair and Program Student Advisor Department of Soil Science, University of Manitoba 13 Freedman Crescent (Ellis Building) Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3T 2N2 Office and Cell: +1 204 474-7827 mario.tenuta(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:tenutam@cc.umanitoba.ca>

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FW: [Gs-suppstaff-contacts] Adjustments to Winter Graduation Deadlines
by Martha Blouw 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

[University of Manitoba Faculty of Graduate Studies] In recognition of the possibility that students may have been delayed in defending theses or completing degree requirements as a result of the UMFA strike, two winter graduation deadlines have been put into place. For students who complete all degree requirements by the original date of January 4, 2017 These students will be presented for approval for graduation at the Senate meeting of February 1, 2017. For these students, January 4, 2017, is the last date for receipt by Graduate Studies of Theses/Practica and reports on Theses/Practica, comprehensive examinations, and project reports from students (it is the student's responsibility to ensure these requirements are met), and lists of potential graduands from departments. For students who complete all degree requirements by February 6, 2017 These students will be presented for approval for graduation in late February or early March, 2017. For these students, February 6, 2017, is the last date for receipt by Graduate Studies of Theses/Practica and reports on Theses/Practica, comprehensive examinations, and project reports from students (it is the student's responsibility to ensure these requirements are met), and lists of potential graduands from departments. Students who meet either the January 4, 2017, or February 6, 2017, deadline dates for graduation will not be required to register for the winter term. ________________________________ 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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Advanced Plant Science Seminar - Thursday, December 1, 2016
by Christy Doyle 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

On Thursday, December 1, 2016, the Department of Plant Science, Advanced Plant Science Seminar will be: "Warm Season Perennial Grasses for Cool Climates: Optimizing C4 Photosynthesis for Sustainable Energy and Materials" Presented by: Patrick Friesen, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow, Cattani Lab 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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REMINDER: Grad Student Holiday/Christmas Party
by Ashley Ammeter 21 Nov '16

21 Nov '16

Hi everyone! This is a reminder that we will be having our Grad Student Holiday/Christmas Party on Thursday December 8th in Room 218. We will have a potluck at 11:45 am, followed by a Secret Santa gift exchange at around 1:15 pm. Sign up sheets for the potluck and Secret Santa gift exchange are in the Grad Student Lounge, or you may email me (ammetera(a)myumanitoba.ca) and I will add you to the sign up sheet. You may participate in the potluck without participating in the Secret Santa, or participate in the Secret Santa without participating in the potluck! For the potluck, we ask that you indicate what type of dish you will be bringing (ex. Appetizer, main course, dessert). While it is not necessary that all dishes be suitable for all members to enjoy, please keep in mind that some of our members have peanut allergies, are vegans or vegetarians or have other dietary restrictions. For the Secret Santa, the suggested price for a gift is $15-$20. We ask that all those interested in participating in the exchange sign up by November 25. We will draw names on November 28 at the 10:00 am coffee time in the Grad Student Lounge. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. We look forward to seeing you all at the party! Ashley

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Drinks Tonight
by Ashley Ammeter 17 Nov '16

17 Nov '16

Hi everyone, Just a reminder that this evening we will be going to the Hub for drinks and dinner (for those that want to eat)! We will be heading over at 4:30. Feel free to come by and stay for as long or as short as you like! See you all soon, Ashley

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Work Permits and Permanent Residence in Canada
by Martha Blouw 16 Nov '16

16 Nov '16

POST-GRADUATION WORK PERMITS AND PERMANENT RESIDENCE IN CANADA November 21, 22 & 23, varying times, 224 Education Building Read more ><http://news.umanitoba.ca/mymail/55462/00000000000000000000000000000000/aHR0…> Martha

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FW fromYang Lin: Various Syposium
by Bev Godard 16 Nov '16

16 Nov '16

From: Yang Lin [mailto:liny3457@myumanitoba.ca] Sent: November-16-16 1:16 PM To: Bev Godard Subject: Fw: Various Syposium Hi Bev Could you mind forwarding this Email to all the grad students? Thanks so much for your time. 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 ________________________________ From: Koscielny, Chad <chad.koscielny(a)pioneer.com<mailto:chad.koscielny@pioneer.com>> Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2016 11:56 AM To: Yang Lin Subject: Various Syposium Yang, Attached are some of the DuPont Pioneer symposia that are happening this year. You may want to distribute some of this information to the grad students as all of these symposium have travel grants for student to apply for. Best source of information is likely the website that each of them have. Regards Chad From: ServDesk [mailto:servdesk@pioneer.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2016 10:53 AM To: Koscielny, Chad Subject: CARMAN_IR1 - Attached Image This communication is for use by the intended recipient and contains information that may be Privileged, confidential or copyrighted under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby formally notified that any use, copying or distribution of this e-mail, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited. Please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete this e-mail from your system. Unless explicitly and conspicuously designated as "E-Contract Intended", this e-mail does not constitute a contract offer, a contract amendment, or an acceptance of a contract offer. This e-mail does not constitute a consent to the use of sender's contact information for direct marketing purposes or for transfers of data to third parties. Francais Deutsch Italiano Espanol Portugues Japanese Chinese Korean http://www.DuPont.com/corp/email_disclaimer.html

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FW: Call for Nominations: Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada - Graduate Student Merit Award
by Martha Blouw 14 Nov '16

14 Nov '16

[University of Manitoba Faculty of Graduate Studies] ________________________________ Sent on behalf of Ms. Sara Sealey Hello Deans, Graduate Chairs and Awards Contacts, I am writing to you today with a call for nominations for a new award called the Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada - Graduate Student Merit Award<http://www.swaac.ca/graduate-student-award-of-merit.html>. This is an external award competition and the University of Manitoba is able to recommend 1 student for the 2017 competition. At least three awards, each in the amount of $3,000, will be awarded annually across Canada to the woman graduate students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the university or general community while maintaining exemplary academic records. Women who are currently registered in any Master's or PhD program at the University of Manitoba are eligible to be nominated for the 2017 competition. Each Faculty/Unit may nominate 1 female student for this competition. The criteria for this award are as follows: 1. Outstanding academic performance 2. Evidence of leadership, including but not limited to such things as: * Executive positions in student organizations * Participation on committees (student committees and university committees) * Organization of special events, conferences, etc. * Involvement in advocacy groups * Involvement in volunteer organizations, within the campus setting and/or in the general community. Application requirements and procedures can be found on our Awards Database by clicking here<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>. Each faculty/unit may nominate one currently registered female Master's OR PhD student for this award. The nominations are to be submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies by December 16th, 2016 as per the instructions on the Awards Database<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…>. Please ensure you let your students know of your own internal deadline for submission of their applications in order to meet the December 16th deadline for submission of nominations to the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Please feel free to contact me at Sara.Sealey(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Sara.Sealey@umanitoba.ca> if you have any questions about this award or the application/nomination process. We look forward to receiving your nominations! Take care! -Sara ________________________________ Sara Sealey B.A., B.Sc. Awards Assistant Faculty of Graduate Studies * University of Manitoba 500 University Centre * Winnipeg, Manitoba * R3T 2N2 T 204.474.6703 * F 204.474.7553 ________________________________ Faculty of Graduate Studies<http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/> * Contact Us<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/aboutus/contact.html> * Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/umgradstudies/> * Twitter<http://www.twitter.com/umgradstudies/> ________________________________

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Mark your calendar on Dec 8 (Thursday) from 11:45 to 14:00 at Room 218 for the 2016 Graduate Student Christmas Party
by Yang Lin 14 Nov '16

14 Nov '16

Hi Bev, Would you mind forwarding this to all grad students? Thank you! Good morning Grad Students!! We will have our Grad Student Christmas Party on the Dec 8th (Thursday) from 11:45 to 14:00 at Room 218. We will have the potluck from 11:45 to 13:15 followed by the Secret Santa and Games. Both signup sheets for the potluck and the secret Santa will be in the Grad Student Lounge. You can join the potluck without participating in the Secret Santa! Please also indicate what dish and kind of meat you are bringing. Just note that some of our members have peanut allergy and some are vegans, vegetarians and others with other dietary restrictions. The suggested gift price for the Secret Santa is around 15~20 dollars. The deadline for the Secret Santa is on Nov 25. We will be drawing names on Nov 28 at 10:00am in the Grad Student Lounge. Looking forward to see all of you at this party! 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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Reminder: Paint Friday on November 25th at Plant Science
by Jia Sun 14 Nov '16

14 Nov '16

Hello everyone, Just a reminder about Paint Friday on the 25th. Please sign up in the lounge or email me before this Friday if you're interested so that we can make sure that there are enough supplies for everyone. Keep warm and have a good day :D Jia Begin forwarded message: From: Jia Sun <sunj3458(a)myumanitoba.ca> Subject: Register now! Paint Friday on November 25th at Plant Science Date: October 31, 2016 at 11:53:57 AM CDT To: Bev Godard <Bev.Godard(a)umanitoba.ca> Dear grad students, We will be holding a Paint Friday for all grad students on Friday, November 25th. The painting we will be doing is the same with the one in this youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSgBX3myz9I The cost for attending this event is $5/person, which includes everything (paint, brushes, canvas, etc.). Snacks and pops will be provided too. You can take your masterpiece back home with you at the end of the event. Email me (sunj2458(a)myumanitoba.ca<mailto:sunj2458@myumanitoba.ca>) to register or if you need more details about this event. I'll also leave a sign-up sheet in the grad lounge. The deadline for registration is November 18th and you can make the payment to me in person anytime before the event. Hope the colours will cheer you up from the cold weather! <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSgBX3myz9I> Jia Sun PhD Student PSGSA Vice-President 2016-2017 Department of Plant Science 222 Agriculture Building University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2

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