Past Events

Prof. Kate Shoveller's research group is hosting  Kari Ekenstedt, DVM, PhD from Purdue University for a seminar on November 4th. Her talk is entitled "From Tracing Coat Colours to Solving Diseases: What we Do in the Purdue Canine Genetics Laboratory".    

Dr. Mike Steele has organized a Dairy Nutrition Symposium on Friday, November 1st from 3:00-4:30pm in ANNU 141. There will be two presentations featuring: Dr. Morteza Hosseini Ghaffari, University of Bonn: “Metabolomics meets machine learning: Metabolite profiling of transition cows” Juliette Wilms, Trouw Nutrition R&D: “Nutritional strategies to support recovery of diarrheic calves”  

Dr. Marlene Paibomesai, a Dairy Specialist at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, will present a CGIL Seminar on Friday, November 1st. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM in room 141 of the Animal Science & Nutrition building.

Jamie Ahloy Dallaire is Assistant Professor of livestock behaviour and welfare in the Department of Animal Science at Université Laval in Quebec City. During his postdoc in the Department of Comparative Medicine at Stanford University, he worked toward improving laboratory animal welfare and the validity of biomedical animal research. He will be discussing recent projects on aggression and related injuries in group-housed male mice, one of the most prevalent and serious issues affecting the health and welfare of this species.

It's time to celebrate the spookiest month of the year again... The Grad Student Council is hosting the Annual Pumpkin Carving Competition on October 30th!  Each year, teams work together to carve their own pumpkin which will be displayed and voted for by department members! This event always brings department members together to have fun, be creative, and join in on some friendly competition!

Unfortunately the arachnid seminar scheduled for October 29th, is cancelled. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience!      

We are getting ready for our fifth annual Cyber Security Awareness Roadshow, which is taking place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, October 29 in the UC Courtyard. The intent of this event is to build awareness about the many threats facing our students, staff, and faculty, and provide them with simple strategies to mitigate those risks. There will be engaging booths on four main security topics:

If you're interested in learning about One Health (OH) and OH research on campus, please come out to the upcoming What is One Health seminar! This inaugural event is being organized by the One Health Student Committee, the student arm of the U of G One Health Institute (OHI). Event details WHEN: Monday, October 28th, 6:00pm-8:00pm WHERE: Pathobiology Building, Room 1800 (building information: https://www.uoguelph.ca/campus/map/ahl/)