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Fwd: FGS Announcements April 8, 2011
by Martha Blouw 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Having troubles viewing this email? Click [*here* <http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/htmlmail/award20110401.h…>] to view it in your web browser. university of manitoba faculty of graduate studies ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Awards Announcements ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Government of Canada Scholarships <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> See program details Master's · PhD Unrestricted See website ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NSERC Innovation Challenge Awards <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> April 15, 2011 Master's · PhD Natural sciences, engineering $5,000 - $10,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Canada Graduate Scholarship Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement (CGS-MSFSS) <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> May 9, 2011 Master's · PhD Unrestricted up to $6,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> May 15, 2011 Master's Unrestricted See website ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Awards FAQ <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/funding/funding_faq.html> Fee Information <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/admissions/fees.html> Admissions FAQ <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/admissions/admissions_faq.ht…> Thesis Questions <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/thesis/250.html> Registration FAQ <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/registration/registration_fa…> Graduate Studies Forms <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/forms/index.html> Important Dates & Deadlines <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/deadlines/index.html> 2010-2011 Academic Calendar <http://umanitoba.ca/calendar/> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Faculty of Graduate Studies | 500 University Centre | Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Winnipeg-MB/University-of-Manitoba-Graduate-S…> | Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/UMGradStudies/> | umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies <http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/>* Faculty of Graduate Studies <http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/> -- Martha Blouw, Academic Advisor Department of Plant Science 226 Agriculture Building 66 Dafoe Road University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3T 2N2 Telephone: 204-474-8223 Fax: 204-474-7528

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Fwd: 2012-2013 Fulbright Canada Opportunities For Your Faculty & Students
by Bev Godard 06 Apr '11

06 Apr '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: 2012-2013 Fulbright Canada Opportunities For Your Faculty & Students Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 15:06:55 -0500 From: Laurene Davy <davyl(a)cc.umanitoba.ca> To: 'Allison Cranmer' <cranmer(a)ms.umanitoba.ca>, 'Beata Chartrand' <chartrab(a)cc.umanitoba.ca>, 'Bev Godard' <godardbd(a)ms.umanitoba.ca>, 'Carol Schlamb' <schlamb(a)cc.umanitoba.ca>, 'Carola Lange' <langec(a)cc.umanitoba.ca>, 'Debbie Bialek' <debbie_bialek(a)umanitoba.ca>, 'Debra Watson' <debby_watson(a)umanitoba.ca>, 'Evelyn Fehr' <fehre(a)cc.umanitoba.ca>, 'Kathy Graham' <kathy_graham(a)umanitoba.ca>, 'Lynda Closson' <lynda_closson(a)umanitoba.ca>, 'Margaret Ann Baker' <ma_baker(a)umanitoba.ca>, 'Surinder Kamboz' <surinder_kamboz(a)umanitoba.ca>, 'Terri Ramm' <tramm(a)ms.umanitoba.ca> Good Day, This message is sent on behalf of Karin Wittenberg, Associate Dean, Research: Please Post, within your departments, the attachments which contain information on the Fulbright Canada Opportunities... *You will note that the deadline is May 31, 2011 for the 2012-2013 academic year.* With thanks, *Laurene Davy* Senior Confidential Secretary Faculty of Agricultural & Food Sciences The University of Manitoba 66 Dafoe Road Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 CANADA Ph. 204-474-6029 Fax 204-474-7525 */"It's Not All About Farming"/*

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Fwd: FW: The Student Voice at NABC - $750 travel stipend
by Martha Blouw 06 Apr '11

06 Apr '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: FW: The Student Voice at NABC - $750 travel stipend Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 09:40:27 -0500 From: Wendy Kramer <Wendy_Kramer(a)umanitoba.ca> Organization: University of Manitoba To: 'Judy Powell' <Judy_Powell(a)umanitoba.ca>, Cathy Plouffe <catharine_plouffe(a)umanitoba.ca>, 'Kathy Graham' <grahamk(a)cc.umanitoba.ca>, 'Martha Blouw' <Martha_Blouw(a)umanitoba.ca>, 'Evelyn Fehr' <fehre(a)cc.umanitoba.ca>, 'Allison Cranmer' <cranmer(a)cc.umanitoba.ca>, 'Lynda Closson' <Lynda_Closson(a)umanitoba.ca> Email Notice: _Graduate Students_ Please see the following email regarding student travel support to the National Agricultural Biotechnology Council conference at the University of Manitoba in June 2011. One student from the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Science will be recommended to receive a $750 travel award to attend. Applications must be submitted to Room 160 Agriculture Building by *April 20, 2011.* *The application form can be accessed at:* http://nabc.cals.cornell.edu/studentvoice/Student_Voice_11appl.pdf Thank you *From: *National Agricultural Biotechnology Council <nabc(a)cornell.edu <mailto:nabc@cornell.edu>> *Date: *March 31, 2011 2:38:37 PM CDT *Subject: The Student Voice at NABC - $750 travel stipend* Please make students at your institution aware of this year's Student Voice travel stipend to attendNABC 23:/Food-Security: The Intersection of Sustainability, Safety and Defense/ <http://z.umn.edu/nabc23>. NABC provides up to $750 to one graduate student from each member institution as well as free meeting registration. Details and application form are available athttp://nabc.cals.cornell.edu/studentvoice/index.cfm Please distribute this offer widely at your institution. The students need not be working on the specific theme of the meeting, but need to have a general interest in agricultural biotechnology. The students are selected by the member institutions, not by NABC. So while we need a copy of the registration form for organizational purposes, other application materials such as letter of recommendation by the advisor and project description should not be forwarded to NABC. Please let me know as soon as a student has been selected as delegate so I can handle their registration and help them with finding a roommate, should that be desired. Susanne Susanne Lipari Executive Coordinator National Agricultural Biotechnology Council B 15 Boyce Thompson Institute Ithaca, NY 14853 607-254-4856 fax-254-8680 nabc(a)cornell.edu <mailto:nabc@cornell.edu> http://nabc.cals.cornell.edu/ -- Martha Blouw, Academic Advisor Department of Plant Science 226 Agriculture Building 66 Dafoe Road University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3T 2N2 Telephone: 204-474-8223 Fax: 204-474-7528

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Fwd from Caroline: Stats lunch today
by Bev Godard 05 Apr '11

05 Apr '11

___________________________________ Hi all, There is a stats meeting today at 12:00, in a lab on the 3rd floor (the furthest lab of that hall). We'll have a discussion on the attached paper (Current statistical issues in Weed Research). Although the paper focuses on weeds, it covers many of the issues often encountered in other disciplines as well. Caroline

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Fwd: FGS Announcements April 1, 2011
by Martha Blouw 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: FGS Announcements April 1, 2011 Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:23:53 -0500 From: Enza Pohl <Enza_Pohl(a)umanitoba.ca> To: Awards Contacts <awards-contacts(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> To All Awards Contacts: This message has been sent to graduate students who are currently registered. Please circulate as widely as possible to all other interested parties. Enza Having troubles viewing this email? Click [*here* <http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/htmlmail/award20110401.h…>] to view it in your web browser. university of manitoba faculty of graduate studies ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Awards Announcements ------------------------------------------------------------------------ University of Manitoba Travel Award <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> Submit application prior to travel Master's · PhD Unrestricted $500 - $1,250 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SciencePages Internship <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> April 15, 2011 Master's · PhD Internship, science, engineering, public policy, communications Small Stipend ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EDT Open Repositories Grants for Conference Travel <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> May 1, 2011 Master's · PhD Conference travel $1,900 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ J.G. Fletcher Ph.D. Fellowship in Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> May 16, 2011 PhD Functional foods, nutraceuticals $13,900 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ McCrorie-West Family Fellowship for Alzheimer Research <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> May 16, 2011 PhD Alzheimer Disease $3,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fulbright Science and Technology Awards for Ph.D. Study in the US <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> May 31, 2011 PhD Agriculture, engineering, science, public health See website ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Important Update on CHRPP Tutorial ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office of the Vice-President (Research) Update on the Course in Human Research Participant Protection (CHRPP) The Office of the Vice-President (Research), Research Quality Management, has passed along this important update on the CHRPP tutorial for your information. Click through to *read the PDF* <attachments/RQM_update_on_CHRPP_3-28-2011.pdf> announcement. If you have troubles getting to the poster, click *here <http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/htmlmail/award20110401.h…>* to view this email in your web browser, and try again. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Poster Competition ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chemistry Graduate Student Association (CGSA) May 31, 2011 (Deadline for submission: May 6, 2011) The Chemistry Graduate Student Association (CGSA) is hosting a poster competition on May31st. Open to graduate and undergraduate students throughout the faculty of science, the focus will be on providing a forum for students to present their research to faculty and the general public. Students will be evaluated by faculty judges and given feedback on both their research and public speaking, with prizes for the best presenters overall and within each department. Refreshments will be provided. To enter, send an abract with your name and department to: *posters.cgsa(a)gmail.com* <mailto:posters.cgsa@gmail.com> by May 6, 2011. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Awards FAQ <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/funding/funding_faq.html> Fee Information <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/admissions/fees.html> Admissions FAQ <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/admissions/admissions_faq.ht…> Thesis Questions <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/thesis/250.html> Registration FAQ <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/registration/registration_fa…> Graduate Studies Forms <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/forms/index.html> Important Dates & Deadlines <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/deadlines/index.html> 2010-2011 Academic Calendar <http://umanitoba.ca/calendar/> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Faculty of Graduate Studies | 500 University Centre | Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Winnipeg-MB/University-of-Manitoba-Graduate-S…> | Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/UMGradStudies/> | umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies <http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/>* Faculty of Graduate Studies <http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/> -- Mrs. Enza Pohl Awards Assistant Faculty of Graduate Studies 500 University Centre University of Manitoba R3T 2N2 Telephone 204-474-6827 Fax 204-474-7553 Email: Enza_Pohl(a)umanitoba.ca -- Martha Blouw, Academic Advisor Department of Plant Science 226 Agriculture Building 66 Dafoe Road University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3T 2N2 Telephone: 204-474-8223 Fax: 204-474-7528

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Fwd: FGS Announcements March 25, 2011
by Martha Blouw 25 Mar '11

25 Mar '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: FGS Announcements March 25, 2011 Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:40:03 -0500 From: Enza Pohl <Enza_Pohl(a)umanitoba.ca> To: Awards Contacts <awards-contacts(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> To All Awards Contacts: This message has been sent to graduate students who are currently registered. Please circulate as widely as possible to all other interested parties. Enza Having troubles viewing this email? Click [*here* <http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/htmlmail/award20110325.h…>] to view it in your web browser. university of manitoba faculty of graduate studies ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Awards Announcements ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MITACS <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> April 15, 2011 Master's · PhD Unrestricted See website ------------------------------------------------------------------------ IDRC (The International Development Research Centre) <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> See website Master's Unrestricted See website ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quick Links for Grad Students ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Awards FAQ <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/funding/funding_faq.html> Fee Information <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/admissions/fees.html> Admissions FAQ <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/admissions/admissions_faq.ht…> Thesis Questions <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/thesis/250.html> Registration FAQ <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/registration/registration_fa…> Graduate Studies Forms <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/forms/index.html> Important Dates & Deadlines <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/deadlines/index.html> 2010-2011 Academic Calendar <http://umanitoba.ca/calendar/> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Faculty of Graduate Studies | 500 University Centre | Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Winnipeg-MB/University-of-Manitoba-Graduate-S…> | Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/UMGradStudies/> | umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies <http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/>* Faculty of Graduate Studies <http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/> -- Mrs. Enza Pohl Awards Assistant Faculty of Graduate Studies 500 University Centre University of Manitoba R3T 2N2 Telephone 204-474-6827 Fax 204-474-7553 Email: Enza_Pohl(a)umanitoba.ca -- Martha Blouw, Academic Advisor Department of Plant Science 226 Agriculture Building 66 Dafoe Road University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3T 2N2 Telephone: 204-474-8223 Fax: 204-474-7528

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Fwd: Fwd: Plant Canada Conference 2011 - "Plant Adaptation to Environmental Change"
by Bev Godard 21 Mar '11

21 Mar '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Fwd: Plant Canada Conference 2011 - "Plant Adaptation to Environmental Change" Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:26:48 -0500 From: Debbie Bialek <Debbie_Bialek(a)umanitoba.ca> To: Bev Godard <Bev_Godard(a)umanitoba.ca> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Plant Canada Conference 2011 - "Plant Adaptation to Environmental Change" Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:37:23 -0300 From: Sophia Stone <Sophia.Stone(a)Dal.Ca> To: Debbie_Bialek(a)umanitoba.ca Hello, If possible, could you please forward the following message and attachment to your faculty and staff and/or post the attached documents in your department. Thank you, Sophia Stone The Plant Canada Conference 2011 will be held from July 17 to 21 at Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. The theme of the conference is "Plant Adaptation to Environmental Change". On behalf of the Steering Committee and Graduate Student Organizing Committee it is my pleasure to invite you to participate. I would be grateful if you could distribute and/or or post the attached documents in your department. Additional information is posted at http://plantcanada2011.ca/Frontpage/download.htm Please visithttp://plantcanada2011.ca for details on program, invited speakers and submission of your abstracts. I look forward to seeing you in N.S. Sophia Stone Assistant Professor Department of Biology Life Science Centre Dalhousie University 1355 Oxford Street Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada B3H 4J1 Email:Sophia.Stone@dal.ca Phone: 902-494-4541 Fax: 902-494-3736

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Fwd: FGS Announcements March 18, 2011
by Martha Blouw 18 Mar '11

18 Mar '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: FGS Announcements March 18, 2011 Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:52:07 -0500 From: Enza Pohl <Enza_Pohl(a)umanitoba.ca> To: Awards Contacts <awards-contacts(a)lists.umanitoba.ca> To All Awards Contacts: This message has been sent to graduate students who are currently registered. Please circulate as widely as possible to all other interested parties. Enza Having troubles viewing this email? Click [*here* <http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/htmlmail/award20110318.h…>] to view it in your web browser. university of manitoba faculty of graduate studies ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Awards Announcements ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Government of Canada Scholarships <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> April 29, 2011 Master's · PhD Unrestricted $7,500 - $10,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sport Medicine Council of Manitoba <http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/gradawards/index.asp?WCI=SearchForm&WCE=brow…> May 10, 2011 Master's Sport, recreation, fitness $500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Information Session ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Loan Repayment Seminar March 28 & 29, 2011 A representative from the National Student Loans Service Centre (NSLSC) will be at the U of M to answer all your questions and tell you how to stay connected with the NSLSC to ensure a seamless and stress-free process. Cost: *Free* For session times and registration, click through to the *poster for this event <attachments/Loan_Repayment_Sessions-small.pdf>*. If you have troubles getting to the poster, click *here <http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/htmlmail/award20110318.h…>* to view this email in your web browser, and try again. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quick Links for Grad Students ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Awards FAQ <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/funding/funding_faq.html> Fee Information <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/admissions/fees.html> Admissions FAQ <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/admissions/admissions_faq.ht…> Thesis Questions <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/thesis/250.html> Registration FAQ <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/registration/registration_fa…> Graduate Studies Forms <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/forms/index.html> Important Dates & Deadlines <http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/deadlines/index.html> 2010-2011 Academic Calendar <http://umanitoba.ca/calendar/> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Faculty of Graduate Studies | 500 University Centre | Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Winnipeg-MB/University-of-Manitoba-Graduate-S…> | Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/UMGradStudies/> | umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies <http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/>* Faculty of Graduate Studies <http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/> -- Mrs. Enza Pohl Awards Assistant Faculty of Graduate Studies 500 University Centre University of Manitoba R3T 2N2 Telephone 204-474-6827 Fax 204-474-7553 Email: Enza_Pohl(a)umanitoba.ca -- Martha Blouw, Academic Advisor Department of Plant Science 226 Agriculture Building 66 Dafoe Road University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3T 2N2 Telephone: 204-474-8223 Fax: 204-474-7528

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Advanced Plant Science Seminar Series
by Christy Doyle 18 Mar '11

18 Mar '11

Good Morning, There will be two additional Seminars in the Advanced Plant Science Seminar Series. April 7 Ms. Anastasia Kubinec, Oilseeds Specialist, MAFRI "The Rise and Fall of Oilseed Crops in Manitoba" and April 12 Dr. Bruce Fitt, Professor, Rothamsted Research Station & University of Hertfordshire, UK "Impacts of Climate Change on Wheat Anthesis and Fusarium Head Blight in the UK" Seminars will be held in the Carolyn Sifton Lecture Theatre, 130 Agriculture Building. Refreshments at 3:00 pm in the Atrium. Seminars start at 3:30 pm Christy Christy Doyle, Reception Department of Plant Science Room 222 - 66 Dafoe Road Winnipeg MB R3T 2N2 Phone: 204-474-8221 Fax: 204-474-7528

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Fwd: PSGSA St. Patrick's Day Drink
by Bev Godard 17 Mar '11

17 Mar '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: PSGSA St. Patrick's Day Drink Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:24:14 -0500 From: umwie243(a)cc.umanitoba.ca To: Bev Godard <Bev_Godard(a)umanitoba.ca> *PSGSA St. Patrick's Day Drinks!!!!* Just a quick reminder that we will be meeting in the grad lounge at 4:30 to go to the Pemby for some food and drinks. Hope to see you there! There are also come cookies and muffins in the grad lounge left over from coffee this morning so be sure to drop by and get some before they are gone. Laura

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