All Events
Mike von Massow, host of the Food Focus Podcast, recently sat down with a group of vegans to better understand their perspectives on what it means to be a vegan. A two-part, non-confrontational conversation took place and a variety of topics were covered. To listen, please visit the foodfocusguelph.ca/podcast website or subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
The ACEA Conference 2019 was held October 18-20, 2019 at the Université de Moncton, in Moncton, New Brunswick.
Anna Chemeris and Dr. Alan P. Ker are speaking about "Insurance Subsidies, Technological Change, and Yield Resiliency in Agriculture".
The LGBTQ+ in STEM Conference will be at the University of Windsor on Friday, October 4th from 4 pm to Saturday, October 5th, 2019 at 10 pm.
For details please refer to https://lgbtqplusstem.ca/
Dr. Tongzhe Li's topic is at https://lgbtqplusstem.ca/abstracts/#tongzhe-li
The Master of Science defence for Yi Wang took place on Tuesday, September 10 at 10:00 am in Room 319, J.D. MacLachlan Building. The title of Yi's presentation is: "Size, Inventory and Productivity in the Canadian Food Manufacturing".
Examination Committee
Alfons Weersink (Chair)
Tongzhe Li (External)
Getu Hailu (Committee Member)
Mike von Massow (Committee Member)
If you are an OAC student and looking for study space at the beginning of the term, please see here
Everyone welcome to the FARE Seminar by Dr. Ford Ramsey, Virginia Tech, on Bayesian Threshold Models for von Liebig Production Functions, Friday, August 23, 1:30 p.m. in Room 107 MCLN.
The Master of Science defence for Joseph Raymond took place on Monday, August 12, 2019 in Room 107, J.D. MacLachlan Building. The title of Joseph's presentation is: "Financial Constraints, Innovation, and Productivity".
Examination Committee
Tongzhe Li (Chair)
Yu Na Lee (External)
Getu Hailu (Advisory Committee Member)
The Master of Science defence for Jamie Westover took place on Thursday, July 4, 2019 in Room 107, J.D. MacLachlan Building. The title of Jamie's presentation is: "Incentives for the Adoption of Blockchains in Ontario's Agri-Food Sector: The Role of Risk and Information".
Examination Committee
Yu Na Lee (chair)
Alfons Weersink (external)
Getu Hailu (advisor)
The Master of Science defence for Jamie Naylor took place on Monday, June 24, 2019 in Room 107, J.D. MacLachlan Building. The title of Jamie's presentation is: "Assessing the Effect of Food Retail Subsidies on the Price of Food in Remote Indigenous Communities: A Case Study of the Nutrition North Canada Subsidy Program".
Examination Committee
Getu Hailu (Chair)
Alfons Weersink (External)