Past Events

Teachers come and engage your students with STEM concepts! Have you ever wondered how things work? How space travel is possible? Why some things float and other things sink? How we generate electricity? How sound travels? Let’s discover the answers together! Our undergraduate physics students, with guidance from professors Dr. Joanne O’Meara and the Great Orbax, have designed an online program for students in grades 6-8, as well as community youth groups.

Do you have a great idea for an AI (Artificial Intelligence) product but do not know how to market it? Do you have a great marketing strategy but just need the right product?  Are you curious about the world of AI and Entrepreneurship? Join CARE-AI (the Centre for Advancing Responsible and Ethical AI), John F. Wood Centre for Business and Student Enterprise, and Connor Atchison founder and CEO of Wisedocs, in the unique joint seminar series where we will discuss the current trends in AI and Entrepreneurship.

How to Unknow the Uncertainties in Data Science Speaker: Dr Michael Muller

The Ontario Network of Women in Engineering (ONWiE)  is holding a Canada-wide online Summit on Thursday, November 18, 2021 from 1:00 to 5:00 pm (Eastern Time). Their purpose is to bring folks together across Canada to share best practices for inclusive outreach, teaching and internship to build effective, diverse engineering communities. Katherine Sorensen (Co-op Coordinator, Engineering) will be part of the panel discussing “Positive co-op and internship experiences for all”. Attendees will then choose to participate in panels and workshops about the following topics:

As part of mental well-being awareness week, The John F. Wood Centre is proud to collaborate with the Wellness Department at the University of Guelph and the Business Development Bank of Canada for their Bigger Picture Series. The topic of discussion will be Mental Health for Money Makers – Navigating Mental Health for Entrepreneurs. Their keynote speaker, Chris Coulter of The Finish Line Group, has seen firsthand the impact that mental health can have upon the success within your business and your life and how the two are on a constant collision course.

On November 11, as U of G honours those who have served and continue to serve during times of conflict, we offer you two ways to take part in this year’s Remembrance Day ceremonies.

Krista Urchenko, MPH, BSc, MLT, currently sits as the Director, Ontario on the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Sciences (CSMLS) Board of Directors. After spending 7 years working as a medical laboratory technologist in public health microbiology and virology, she recently transitioned into regulatory affairs in the federal government.

CampusPress is an intuitive, modern, low-cost, cloud-based content management system (CMS) for building and delivering faculty, lab and research websites. This service is intended to be self-serve. It allows for the creation of a WordPress-based website using a University of Guelph-branded theme.

The 2021 International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS21) is the flagship event of the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology.  This interdisciplinary conference brings together researchers, engineers, policymakers, industry experts, students, and members of the public to foster dialogue about the social implications of technology and importance of responsibility during this period of unprecedented technological advancement. The program will include paper presentations, panel discussions, interactive workshops, networking opportunities, and more.

Student Health Services will be offering the flu vaccine to any student, faculty or staff member. To promote a healthy campus, we encourage everyone to get their flu shot. By getting the flu shot, particularly during the pandemic, you can help keep hospital resources open for those who need them the most.   October 27, 29 (4-7pm) November 2, 4, 8, 9, 11 (9am – 1pm)