Past Events

Please join us for the College of Biological Science's Festive Celebration!

Dr. Kelsey Byers, group leader at the John Innes Centre in Norwich, UK, will be the inaugural speaker of the CBS Community Seminar Series. She will present “Disabled in the Field: Navigating Nature and Academia as a Disabled Scientist,” on Dec. 4 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. The event will be held in the SSC Atrium and online (request the Teams link through this form).

Dr. Joey Bernhardt, assistant professor in the Department of Integrative Biology, will present "Towards a mechanistic understanding of global change: from cells to ecosystems and human well-being," the last lecture in the One Health Seminar Series of Fall 2023. 

The Bachelor of Science and One Health programs will be represented at Science and Engineering Sunday. Join us for campus tours, residence drop-ins and prorgam information sessions. 

Learn more about the master’s and doctoral programs offered within the College of Biological Science! Grad Preview Day will be held on Nov. 10 from 2 to 4:30 in the Summerlee Science Complex atrium and will include a presentation on graduate studies in CBS by the Office of the Associate Dean of Research, as well as tours of research labs and facilities, program-specific informational booths, research poster presentations from graduate students and free pizza!

Accelerated Nursing Program Info Session Are you considering a career in nursing? Would you like to know more about being a nurse? Do you want to learn about accelerated nursing programs and the admission requirements and application process? Join us for this session featuring speakers from McMaster University's School of Nursing! Panelists will include:

Don't miss this opportunity to attend a campus tour, learn more about your program, and chat 1-on-1 with current students and staff! This page will be updated with more information as it becomes available.  Schedule: Academic and Student Services Resource Fair 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Summerlee Science Complex, MacNaughton Building and Bovey Greenhouse Open House 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. BSc Program Information Sessions

The concept of One Health has been around for centuries, but the official term was adopted in 2004. Despite its devastation for human health, the COVID-19 pandemic had the advantage of raising awareness regarding the One Health approach globally. A “One Health High Level Expert Panel” (OHHLEP), launched in June 2021, proposed a definition for the One Health approach on Dec 1, 2021, at the same time as a special World Health Assembly session was taking place to initiate discussions about a potential pandemic treaty.

Liane Miedema Anthropogenic impacts on environmental systems  Ph.D. Candidate | School of Environmental Sciences Ontario Agricultural College | University of Guelph

Guelph Family Health Study Distinguished Speaker Seires: Safety and Quality of the Food Supply Wednesday, Oct. 25 from 1 to 2 p.m., following by a Q&A with students from 2 to 2:30 p.m.