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FW: Travel and Conference Sponsorship Program - Call for Applications for March 31, 2014 Competition now on website
by Bev Godard 11 Feb '14

11 Feb '14

From: Fouad Daayf Sent: February-10-14 4:24 PM To: Bev Godard; Martha Blouw Subject: FW: Travel and Conference Sponsorship Program - Call for Applications for March 31, 2014 Competition now on website Dear Bev and Martha, Please convey this information to our academics and grad students. Thank you. Fouad Fouad Daayf, Ph.D., D.d'Etat Professor & Acting Head Department of Plant Science 222, Agriculture Building University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada Phone: 204-474-6096 Fax: 204-474-7528 Email: Fouad.Daayf(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Fouad.Daayf@umanitoba.ca> Web: http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~daayff From: hris-faculty-admin-unit-administrator-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca<mailto:hris-faculty-admin-unit-administrator-bounces@lists.umanitoba.ca> [mailto:hris-faculty-admin-unit-administrator-bounces@lists.umanitoba.ca] On Behalf Of Judith Mate Sent: February-10-14 2:57 PM To: hris-faculty-admin-unit-administrator(a)lists.umanitoba.ca<mailto:hris-faculty-admin-unit-administrator@lists.umanitoba.ca> Subject: Travel and Conference Sponsorship Program - Call for Applications for March 31, 2014 Competition now on website This message is intended for Deans, Associate Deans, Directors and Department Heads (and respective Administrative Assistants): ________________________________ On behalf of Dr. Digvir Jayas, Vice-President (Research and International), please be advised that the Call for Applications letter (attached) and the updated Application Forms have been uploaded to the Research website for the March 31, 2014, Travel and Conference Sponsorship Program and may be found at: http://umanitoba.ca/research/rh_awards_travel_sponsorships.html Please distribute this information as necessary to your respective Faculty/Student bulletin boards. We will be advertising in the UM/Student Weekly Bulletins as well. Regards, Judith (Program Assistant) Judith E. Mate Assistant to Dr. James Blatz, Associate Vice-President (Partnerships) University of Manitoba 207 Admin Building Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Phone: 204-474-7952 Fax: 204-474-7568 Judith.Mate(a)ad.umanitoba.ca<mailto:Judith.Mate@ad.umanitoba.ca> www.umanitoba.ca/research<http://www.umanitoba.ca/research>

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Packing tape dispenser - Feb 10-14
by Christy Doyle 10 Feb '14

10 Feb '14

Good Morning, I am looking for the Packing Tape Dispenser. If you have borrowed it, 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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FW: Governor General's Gold Medal
by Martha Blouw 07 Feb '14

07 Feb '14

Name GOVERNOR GENERAL''S GOLD MEDAL Research Fields unrestricted Categories Unrestricted Citizenship Unrestricted Eligibility The Governor General of Canada offers an annual gold medal called The Governor General’s Gold Medal to recognize the outstanding performance of a graduate student. This award is based on overall academic excellence through coursework, research, awards and distinctions, letters of reference, external examiner’s report and a description of the student’s statement on the significance of their research. Eligibility for the medal is open to all students who will be convocating with a Master’s or a Ph.D. at Spring Convocation (this includes those students who have a February grad date) or who graduated the previous Fall at the University of Manitoba. Value Gold medal Currency Canadian Tenable at No details on tenability available Deadlines April 1 Application Details Each Faculty/Unit may nominate one Master’s or Doctoral student for the Governor General’s Gold Medal. Nomination must be submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies on or before the deadline and are to include: (1) a letter from the Dean/Director of the Faculty/Unit giving a detailed rationale for the nomination, (2) the nominee’s curriculum vitae, (3) an official University of Manitoba transcript, (4) a brief statement (one page) from the nominee on the significance of his/her research and related achievements during the graduate program, whereas for nominees in non-research based programs, rationale for choosing the program, significance of work (breadth of knowledge gained) and expected contribution to his/her career aspirations (5) a letter of support from the advisor, (6) the report from the external examiner. For Masters thesis, the report from the examiner external to the home department of the nominee is required (where applicable). Where a department does not have examiners external to the department for thesis Master's students, and/or they don't have written reports from an internal examiner external to their department, this requirement is waived. The selection committee will include the Dean and Associate Dean(s) of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and three members of the Executive Committee representing areas of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Social Sciences and Humanities and Medical and Health Sciences or designates. The Dean shall act as Chair. Please check with your faculty/unit if you are interested in being nominated for the award. The deadline for faculties and units to have their nominations to FGS is April 1, however the deadline by which a faculty/unit wants to have nominations submitted to them will most likely be earlier. Please check with your department for their submission deadline. The Faculty deadline to submit nominations for the Governor General's Gold Medal is March 3rd, 2014. To be considered for nomination by FAFS, requirements 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 need to be completed. Also, attached please find a checklist to be submitted along with the documentation requested.

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FW: Willy Wiebe Graduate Fellowship in Agricultural and Food Sciences
by Martha Blouw 06 Feb '14

06 Feb '14

From: Alicia Franco Espinosa Sent: February-06-14 3:42 PM To: Cc: Subject: Willy Wiebe Graduate Fellowship in Agricultural and Food Sciences Willy Wiebe Graduate Fellowship in Agricultural and Food Sciences (1 Fellowship valued at $26,550.00) For information about this award, and to download the Application Form, please go to https://agawards.agric.umanitoba.ca/ Deadline to Apply: March 5th, 2014 Thanks, Alicia Alicia Franco-Espinosa Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Manitoba Internationally Educated Agrologists Post-Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IEAP) and Student Awards Coordinator Tel. 204-474-8281 Fax. 204-474-7525 Alicia.FrancoEspinosa(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Alicia.FrancoEspinosa@umanitoba.ca> http://www.umanitoba.ca/afs/ieap/ http://umanitoba.ca/afs/awards/

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FW: Graduate Student Weekly - Upcoming award deadlines and this week's top five (Feb 5 - 11)
by Martha Blouw 05 Feb '14

05 Feb '14

From: awards-contacts-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca [mailto:awards-contacts-bounces@lists.umanitoba.ca] On Behalf Of University of Manitoba Graduate Student Weekly Sent: February-05-14 8:53 AM To: awards-contacts(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: Graduate Student Weekly - Upcoming award deadlines and this week's top five (Feb 5 - 11) [University of Manitoba] [Student Weekly Graduate Edition] Feb 5 - 11, 2014 [Upcoming Awards] UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA DISTINGUISHED DISSERTATION AWARD Cash prize plus a Citation Certificate - For PhD students Read more »<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> Research Field(s): UNRESTRICTED Deadline: CHECK WITH YOUR FACULTY/SCHOOL CONGRESS OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES (FORMERLY THE LEARNEDS) TRAVELLING SCHOLARSHIPS $750 - For Masters & PhD students Read more »<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> Research Field(s): EDUCATION, LAW, AND MOST DEPARTMENTS IN THE FACULTY OF ARTS Deadline: March 1, 2014 GOVERNOR GENERAL'S GOLD MEDAL For Masters & PhD students Read more »<http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> Research Field(s): UNRESTRICTED Deadline: NOMINATIONS DUE APRIL 1, 2014 [More Awards]<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/funding/deadlines.html> [Check Out This Week's Top Five] THREE MINUTE THESIS HEATS START THIS WEEK! Come cheer on our innovative graduate students at they explain - IN THREE MINUTES OR LESS - their research. Read more »<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/3mt/index.html> Heat 1 - Fort Garry Campus, February 6, 2014 Heat 2 - Fort Garry Campus, February 11, 2014 Heat 3 - Bannatyne Campus, February 13, 2014 NEW PARTNERSHIPS IN PRIMARY CARE CANCER RESEARCH Your abstracts are invited for this international primary care cancer research conference in Winnipeg this June! Read more »<http://www.ca-pri.com/> HEALTH & WELLNESS WORKSHOPS The Faculty of Graduate studies will be offering a selection of free professional Health & Wellness workshops to University of Manitoba Students. Read more »<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/workshops/schedule.html> MARCH 24 - 28, 2014 WRTC STUDENT APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN FOR 2014/15 ACADEMIC YEAR! The Western Regional Training Centre (WRTC) is a program offered through the Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, designed to support financially MSc and PhD students training in the area of health services research. Read more »<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/units/community_health_sciences/educ…> Application Deadline: February 21, 2014 MITACS STEP WORKSHOPS The Faculty of Graduate studies has partnered with Mitacs to offer a selecton of free professional development workshops to University of Manitoba Graduate students. Read more »<http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/workshops/mitacs.html> MARCH 17 - 21, 2014 [More Events]<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/events.html>[More News]<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/news/> [Upcoming Awards] GRADUATE STUDENTS: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBIITES February 11, 2014, 1:00 - 2:00 pm Fort Garry Campus Read more/Register »<https://umanitobagrad.askadmissions.net/Portal/EI/ViewDetails?gid=623577769…> PARAPHRASING & CITATION: INTEGRATING SOURCES February 13, 2014, 12:00 - 1:00 pm Bannatyne Campus Read more/Register »<https://umanitobagrad.askadmissions.net/Portal/EI/ViewDetails?gid=623577fe7…> MANAGING DEADLINES & PROCRASTINATION February 28, 2014, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Fort Garry Campus Read more/Register »<http://umanitoba.ca/New_2014_Grad_Students_Managing_Deadlines_and_Procrasti…> [More Workshops]<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/workshops/schedule.html> [Dates and Deadlines] February 5, 2014 February Graduation for students. Parchments for February graduates are mailed out approximately two weeks after graduation. Read more »<http://umanitoba.ca/student/records/convocation/2409.html> February 5, 2014 MEIA (Manitoba Environmental Industries Association) student chapter career expo. The event will be taking place in University Centre from 11 am - 4 pm. Read more »<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/afs/careers/media/pdfs/MEIA_2014_poster.pdf> [Coming Up] February 10, 2014 Goods for sale! From now until Feb. 10, 2014, people can bid on U of M goods. Read more »<http://www.umanitoba.ca/admin/financial_services/cams/goods_sale.html> February 18 to 21, 2014 Mid-term Break for most faculties and schools. (Except Medicine, Dentistry, Education, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Respiratory Therapy Yr. 3). Read more »<http://crscalprod1.cc.umanitoba.ca/Catalog/ViewCatalog.aspx?pageid=viewcata…> February 25, 2014 Come cheer on the nine finalists at 3MT! Watch our students to consolidate their ideas and research discoveries as they present their thesis concisely to a non-specialist audience. Read more »<http://umanitoba.ca/3mt/> [Send Feedback]<mailto:studentnews@umanitoba.ca> [Facebook]<https://www.facebook.com/umgradstudies> [Twitter]<https://twitter.com/umgradstudies> [Tumblr]<http://umgradstudies.tumblr.com/> [Youtube]<https://www.youtube.com/user/UMGraduateStudies> [Unsubscribe]<mailto:Rebecca.Tataryn@umanitoba.ca>

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UMGF deadline - REMINDER
by Martha Blouw 04 Feb '14

04 Feb '14

University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowships Application Deadline: February 10 @ noon.

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FW from Corey: Graduate Program Review
by Bev Godard 03 Feb '14

03 Feb '14

From: Corey Lees [mailto:leesc3@myumanitoba.ca] Sent: February-03-14 2:07 PM To: Bev Godard Subject: Graduate Program Review Hello everyone, This wednesday, Febuary 5th at 4:30 - 5:30 in room 218 we have a graduate program review. It is strongly encouraged that all graduate studends attend this meeting and voice their opinion to our reviewers. Hope to see you there Corey Lees President PSGSA Leesc3(a)myumanitoba.ca<mailto:Leesc3@myumanitoba.ca>

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Awards for Graduate Students
by Martha Blouw 03 Feb '14

03 Feb '14

From: Alicia Franco Espinosa Sent: January-28-14 10:29 AM To: Cc: Subject: Awards for Graduate Students Dear Departments Heads, Please advertise the following awards for Graduate Students: 1. Lord Selkirk Association of Rupert's Land Agriculture Scholarship (1 @ $1,200.00) 2. W. O. S. Meredith Fellowship for Barley Research (1 @ $1,350.00) 3. Syngenta Graduate Scholarship (1 @ 10,775.00) Please download the Application Forms at https://agawards.agric.umanitoba.ca/ Deadline to Apply: February 28th, 2014 Please see poster attached. Thanks, Alicia Alicia Franco-Espinosa Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Manitoba Internationally Educated Agrologists Post-Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IEAP) and Student Awards Coordinator Tel. 204-474-8281 Fax. 204-474-7525 Alicia.FrancoEspinosa(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Alicia.FrancoEspinosa@umanitoba.ca> http://www.umanitoba.ca/afs/ieap/ http://umanitoba.ca/afs/awards/

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Advanced Plant Science Seminar - Thurs Feb 6-14
by Christy Doyle 03 Feb '14

03 Feb '14

Good Morning, On Thursday, February 6, 2014, the Advanced Plant Science Seminar will be: "Photoassimilate Partitioning in Wheat: Identification of a New Molecular Component" Presented by: Dr. Belay Ayele, Assistant Professor Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba The Seminar will be held at 3:30 p.m. in the Carolyn Sifton Lecture Theatre, Room 130, Agriculture Building. A poster is attached. Refreshments at 3:00 p.m. in the Atrium. Everyone Welcome! 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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FW: NDSU Postdoctoral Position - Dry Bean Breeding
by Bev Godard 30 Jan '14

30 Jan '14

From: Rob Duncan From: "Osorno, Juan" <Juan.Osorno(a)ndsu.edu<mailto:Juan.Osorno@ndsu.edu>> Subject: NDSU Postdoctoral Position - Dry Bean Breeding Date: January 30, 2014 11:32:04 AM CST To: "Osorno, Juan" <Juan.Osorno(a)ndsu.edu<mailto:Juan.Osorno@ndsu.edu>> Dear colleagues I'll be glad if you can share this position announcement with potential candidates in your respective institutions: https://jobs.ndsu.edu/postings/4458 Thanks in advance. Juan M. Osorno Ph.D. Dry Bean Breeding & Genetics Department of Plant Sciences NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY 1360 Albrecht Blvd. - Loftsgard Hall 374-E NDSU Dept. 7670 - P.O. Box 6050 Fargo, ND 58108-6050 P: 701-231-8145 / FAX: 701-231-8474 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/plantsciences/research/dry-bean

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