Past Events

The College of Biological Science Graduate Student Symposium (CBS GSS) is a college level student-run conference which provides a platform for graduate students to present their research through posters and presentations. This event also provides an opportunity for graduate students to familiarize themselves with the studies of their fellow researchers within the college and to forge meaningful connections to build their networks. This year’s event will take place on Tuesday, May 5th! This is our 21st GSS, so please join us to celebrate such an occasion!

We hope you will join us on April 30 in Rozanski Hall for our 9th Annual COESP Day. COESP Day is our annual event that brings CBS instructors, staff, and students together to explore questions in teaching and learning. This year, we’re focusing on teaching and supporting students in a time of increased distraction and rapid technological advancement. Everyone is welcome, including faculty, graduate students, and staff from across the University of Guelph. A light breakfast, lunch, and refreshments will be provided.

CBS Graduate Students: Careers in Biology is back!  This two-day event is designed to help you explore diverse career paths in academia, industry, government, and NGOs, while providing opportunities to network with faculty, alumni, and guest panelists. Also part of the event is a skill-building workshop (pizza provided!) led by CBS Career Advisor Julia Leary on translating graduate school skills to the workplace. This workshop will be held on April 28th from 12 to 1:30 p.m. in SSC 1511 and a pizza lunch will be provided for those attending in person.

COESP’s Biology Education Exchange (BEE) is a series of focused, informal, active workshops by teachers for teachers. The upcoming BEE event will take place on April 21st in SSC 3317 at 1:30 p.m. Come learn and talk about two ways of integrating AI into your teaching practices, with Dori McCombe and Dr. Tim Bartley leading the conversation.  Join us to exchange ideas, share resources, enhance teaching activities, and build community!  If you have any questions, please email Dr. Sarah Alderman at alderman@uoguelph.ca. 

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is a university-wide competition for graduate students with an exciting challenge: to explain your thesis in a clear and engaging way, using only one slide, and in only three minutes! Both the winner and runner up of the CBS heat will receive prizes ($250 and $150 gift cards, respectively) and move on to the University of Guelph final on April 30, 2026. The winner of the university-wide competition will receive a $1,000 prize towards their tuition and will go on to the provincial final held May 6 .

On April 13th 2026, HHS will be hosting a seminar by Dr. Lauro Vianna from the University of Brasilia

Integrative Biology seminars are held Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in SSC 2315. Coffee and cookies at 11 a.m. All interested are welcome to attend. Dr. Carrie Branch from Western University will present "Cognitive adaptation and female mate choice in a food-caching bird."

As part of the One Health Seminar Series, Dr. Kathleen Angell will present “From Vector to Consequence: A One Health Approach to Lyme Disease Surveillance”. The event will be held in-person in OVC ECLA 1725, as well as online.

Integrative Biology seminars are held Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in SSC 2315. Coffee and cookies at 11 a.m. All interested are welcome to attend. Dr. Greg Albery from Trinity College Dublin will present "Spatial & social behaviour and wildlife disease."

U of G’s College of Biological Science is pleased to host the Canadian premiere of Wayumi, which follows David Good, a PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology student, and his mother, Yarima, as they attempt to reunite a family separated for 30 years. The film is a journey across continents and generations, exploring what it means to belong.