September 2015 - Soils-grads - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

Soil Science CanU Grow - preparation to deploy
by Paul Bullock 30 Sep '15

30 Sep '15

All, It was very good to hear the details of each activity station for CanU Grow. Now that those have been designed, we are at the stage to plan the deployment. I have attached some ideas for how the Soil Science module will unfold and ask for your input, especially if you have any concerns. There is a schedule outlining the overall timeline of events on each evening. We need to consider the set up and take down of each station on each day because the space will be needed for other uses in between sessions. I have tried to build that into the schedule. Mitch, can you let me know about how much lead time you require to get set up? I will need to confirm with Tim that we can get into the shed by 3:00 for Mitch's station to get set up. If more or less time is required, I need to let him know. Rob, I don't think it will be a problem for students to start assembling activity stations at 4:00 p.m. on Oct 8, 15 and 22 but I just want to check with you to be sure about it. Room 346 is booked for all 3 evenings starting at 4:00. I don't think that there is anything scheduled for Room 318 and 333 at that time. There is also a list of activity station workers for the three evenings. This was compiled at Monday's meeting and there are a few gaps. Megan and Abolfazl, can you confirm your availability at the Soil Ecology station for the three evenings and for set up and take down? Magda and Gustavo, you have helped Mitch in the past. I realize that corn harvest may interfere with your availability for CanU Grow. Should we try to identify some backup workers to assist Mitch? Amberlee, can you confirm that there will be 2 student chaperones on each evening? We want to divide the students into 3 groups, so we will need at least 1 more chaperone, if that is the case. I also have a rotation designed to accommodate Mitch's request that the students first go to the Nutrients in Soil activity before they come to his station. The rotation will facilitate that flow and allow each activity station about 20 minutes to "reset" between groups. Note, that all of the students will start in Room 318, which may help to get everyone started by having them in one place at the beginning. Please note, on October 8, we want ALL the grad students to come to Room 318 at 5:00 p.m, not just the workers at the activity stations. That night is designed to be a practice run, so the the activity station grad students will have a chance to get set up. Then we need at least a couple of groups of other grad students to go around the circuit and test out the activities at each station. Mitch, you have done this many times before, so let me know if you rather skip the practice and the work to set up on October 8. Based on the experience from Oct 8, we may want to make some adjustments prior to the Grade 8 students coming on Oct 15 and 22. Finally, I would ask each of the activity group coordinators to forward me the 1-page description of the workstations provided on Monday. I have Timi's write-up. They will be kept together in an archive for future CanU academies. Thanks to all who have spent time and energy to pull the activities together. It is very impressive and I am excited about seeing it go ahead. Let me know if you think of anything else. Paul -- Dr. Paul Bullock Professor and Head Department of Soil Science University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Phone: (204) 474-8666 Fax: (204) 474-7642 Email: Paul.Bullock(a)umanitoba.ca <Paul_Bullock(a)umanitoba.ca> Webpage: umanitoba.ca/afs/soil_science/

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NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowships Program
by Martha Blouw 25 Sep '15

25 Sep '15

NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowships (PDF) Program Up-to-date program literature and forms are available at http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/index_eng.asp NSERC must receive applications electronically by October 15, 2015, at 8 p.m. EST. Martha Blouw, Academic Advisor Departments of Plant Science & Soil 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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CanU Grow planning meeting - 2015 09 15
by Paul Bullock 22 Sep '15

22 Sep '15

Thanks All for your time and input today. Here are the notes and a summary of the discussion. These are a draft. I think the next step will be to meet in about 2 weeks (I will schedule this). At that meeting, I think each activity group should verbally step us through their final work plan. I would ask that each group write down exactly what they intend to do and have that summary at the meeting. At the meeting we will also ensure there are assistants for Mitch and a guide for each group. I believe there are 2 people coming with the students, but we will need at least one more guide. We need to ensure we have people assigned to each station for each week. We will also decide exactly where to place each activity station and then have a "rotation plan" for the students to follow. In addition to the written summaries for the activities, Rob has suggested that we video the Oct 8 practice run so that we have that as part of the record of the activities for future years. I think that you have come up with a fantastic set of ideas and I am very excited about this module of the CanU Grow program. Paul -- Dr. Paul Bullock Professor and Head Department of Soil Science University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Phone: (204) 474-8666 Fax: (204) 474-7642 Email: Paul.Bullock(a)umanitoba.ca <Paul_Bullock(a)umanitoba.ca> Webpage: umanitoba.ca/afs/soil_science/

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ATTENTION UMGF/MGS Holders
by Martha Blouw 18 Sep '15

18 Sep '15

As per the UMGF/MGS Award Holders Guide: "UMGF/MGS holders are required to apply to an external agency (such as NSERC, SSHRC or CIHR) at every possible opportunity in order to continue payments" Martha Blouw, Academic Advisor Departments of Plant Science & Soil 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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NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarships - Master’s Program
by Martha Blouw 18 Sep '15

18 Sep '15

NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarships - Master’s Program Application Deadline: December 1, 2015 Information is available at: http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/index_eng.asp Please let me know if you are applying or intending to apply. Feel free to contact me if you need any information. Martha Blouw, Academic Advisor Departments of Plant Science & Soil 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: FW: CWRA-SYP Meet & Greet - September 23rd
by Paul Bullock 18 Sep '15

18 Sep '15

Soils Grad Students, Please see attached. For your information. Paul ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Crystal Jorgenson <Crystal.Jorgenson(a)umanitoba.ca> Date: Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 11:35 AM Subject: FW: CWRA-SYP Meet & Greet - September 23rd To: Paul Bullock <Paul.Bullock(a)umanitoba.ca> Paul – this may be of interest to students in your area. We are posting it over in Agriculture Bldg but please consider sharing or posting in your unit. Thanks! Crystal ____________________________________ *Crystal Jorgenson* Communications Specialist Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences University of Manitoba *t:* 204-474-9435 *f:* 204-474-7525 *e:* crystal.jorgenson(a)umanitoba.ca *w:* www.umanitoba.ca/afs/ *[image: twitter]:* @UM_agfoodsci <https://twitter.com/UM_agfoodsci> *From:* Heather Wiebe *Sent:* September-17-15 11:22 AM *To:* Crystal Jorgenson *Subject:* FW: CWRA-SYP Meet & Greet - September 23rd Hi Crystal, Please see below for a request to promote this event to our students. Thanks, Heather *From:* Kevin Sagan [mailto:umsagank@myumanitoba.ca <umsagank(a)myumanitoba.ca>] *Sent:* September-17-15 10:12 AM *To:* Heather Wiebe *Subject:* CWRA-SYP Meet & Greet - September 23rd Good morning Ms. Wiebe, I am contacting you on behalf of the Canadian Water Resources Association’s Student and Young Professionals (CWRA-SYP) Winnipeg chapter. We are a student group that facilitates events that support the CWRA’s goal of promoting effective water management. These events offer the opportunity for students from a variety of faculties to gather and connect in their common interest in Manitoba’s water resources. We have organized a Meet & Greet event for students on September 23rd, and I would be very grateful if you could copy the following message and the attached poster to students in the Faculty of Agriculture in order to invite them to this event. Thank you in advance for helping to promote the CWRA-SYP! Kevin Sagan ------------------------------ Hello Students! The Canadian Water Resources Association’s Student and Young Professionals (CWRA-SYP) Winnipeg chapter is pleased to put on a Meet & Greet event to kick off the new school year. This event will be an excellent opportunity to meet fellow undergraduate and graduate students, from faculties at the U of M and U of W, who have a shared interest in Canada’s water resources. Learn about the events we have planned for this year and how to get involved, and be entered into a raffle for CWRA door prizes! The Meet & Greet will take place next *Wednesday, September 23rd at 7:30 pm *at *King’s Head Pub. * See the attached poster for more details and information on the role of the CWRA-SYP. If you have any questions, feel free to email me at umsagank(a)myumanitoba.ca . Thanks, and we hope to see you on the 23rd! *Kevin Sagan, EIT* Team Leader, CWRA Students and Young Professionals Winnipeg Chapter Phone: 204-793-6243 umsagank(a)myumanitoba.ca [image: FB_img] <http://www.facebook.com/CWRASYPManitobaChapter> [image: http://nathankressmusic.com/images/5-twitter.png] <https://twitter.com/cwraWPG> [image: http://www.nbfoodsecurity.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/cwra_logo_900x294.g…] www.cwra.org ü Please consider the environment before printing this email. *This communication is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed, and may contain information that is confidential. Any other use, distribution, copying or disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by phone (204.803.9868 <%28204.803.9868>) or reply to the message and then delete and destroy any copies of it.* -- Dr. Paul Bullock Professor and Head Department of Soil Science University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Phone: (204) 474-8666 Fax: (204) 474-7642 Email: Paul.Bullock(a)umanitoba.ca <Paul_Bullock(a)umanitoba.ca> Webpage: umanitoba.ca/afs/soil_science/

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NSERC PGS-Doctoral/CGS-Doctoral Competition
by Martha Blouw 17 Sep '15

17 Sep '15

NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships Doctoral Program(PGSD) and Canada Graduate Scholarships Doctoral Program (CGSD) DEADLINES: October 15, 2015 - transcripts due to the Faculty of Graduate Studies October 21, 2015 - online application deadline Information is available at http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/index_eng.asp Please let me know if you're applying or considering applying. Martha Blouw, Academic Advisor Departments of Plant Science & Soil 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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Going to ASA, SSSA Meetings in Minneapolis in Nov.?
by Martha Blouw 17 Sep '15

17 Sep '15

If you're female and looking to share a hotel room, a female student from Soil Science is looking for a roommate. Let me know. Thanks. Martha Blouw, Academic Advisor Departments of Plant Science & Soil 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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NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship Workshop
by Martha Blouw 16 Sep '15

16 Sep '15

If you intend to apply for the following this Fall, consider attending this workshop: Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master's Program (CGS-M)- Managing Your Application September 23, 2015 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM Read more/Register ><https://umanitobagrad.askadmissions.net/Portal/EI/ViewDetails?gid=623577fd1…> FORT GARRY CAMPUS I expect to receive information regarding the competition shortly. Martha Blouw, Academic Advisor Departments of Plant Science & Soil 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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FW: Agricultural safety group to offer scholarships
by Martha Blouw 16 Sep '15

16 Sep '15

[cid:image002.png@01D0EFBA.2D115310] CONTACT: Scott Heiberger heiberger.scott(a)mcrf.mfldclin.edu<mailto:heiberger.scott@mcrf.mfldclin.edu> 715-389-7541 Agricultural safety group to offer scholarships The International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health (ISASH) is supporting the next generation of safety and health professionals by offering 10 scholarships in the amount of $500 each to attend its June 2016 conference in Lexington, Ky. The announcement of scholarships by the U.S.-based society comes just ahead of National Farm Safety and Health Week, Sept. 20-26. #ISASH, #FSHW15, #farmsafety "This year's National Farm Safety and Health Week theme, 'Ag Safety is not just a slogan: it's a lifestyle,' is best served by everyone working together to build a safer and healthier agricultural work place," said ISASH President Marcel Hacault, Canadian Agricultural Safety Association. "No matter their field of study, these students might find a career in ag safety." ISASH membership includes students, engineers, educators, insurers, physicians, nurses, veterinarians, statisticians, communicators, anthropologists, business leaders and others. Many of them have extensive farm and ranch backgrounds. Agriculture lags other North American industries in reducing the toll on its workers - it has a fatality rate eight times that of the all-industry average. U.S. and international college student applicants will need to submit an abstract and have that abstract approved by the ISASH Research and Development Committee to be considered for the scholarships. Scholarship winners will also have conference registration fees waived. The call for abstracts is expected mid-October. The process to apply for scholarships will be posted here: http://isash.org/scholarship-opportunities/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__isash.org_scholarship-2…> For more information on National Farm Safety and Health Week, visit the website of the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety, http://www.necasag.org/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.necasag.org_&d=BQMF…>. For more information about ISASH, including membership, go to www.isash.org<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.isash.org&d=BQMFAg&…>; or contact ISASH Secretary Chip Petrea (217-333-5035, repetrea(a)illinois.edu<mailto:repetrea@illinois.edu>) or President Marcel Hacault (204-261-4948, mhacault(a)casa-acsa.ca<mailto:mhacault@casa-acsa.ca>). 2015-2016 ISASH Board of Directors: Marcel Hacault, Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (president); Aaron Yoder, University of Nebraska (president-elect); Scott Heiberger, National Farm Medicine Center; Peter Lundqvist, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences; Debra McCallum, University of Alabama; Sandra Miller, Workplace Safety & Prevention Services; Michael Pate, Utah State University; Risto Rautiainen, University of Nebraska; Chris Shivers, Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation. Ex-Officio to the board: Nancy Hetzel (treasurer); Chip Petrea, University of Illinois (secretary); David Hard, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (financial officer). ###

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