Nathaniel Whittingham’s Master of Science Defence will take place on Wednesday, August 30, 2017, at 1:00 pm, in Room 101, J.D. MacLachlan Building.
He is presenting his thesis on "Does Personality Trump Values in Explaining Risk Perception? An Analysis of Tweets about Genetically Modified Organisms”.
Advisory Committee
Andreas Boecker (co-advisor)
Alexandra Grygorczyk (co-advisor)
Jessica Cao (advisory cmt)
John Cranfield (advisory cmt)
Yanan Liu’s Master of Science Defence will take place on Thursday, August 3 2017, at 10:00 am, in Room 107, J.D. MacLachlan Building. She is presenting her thesis on "Economic Costs and Environment Tradeoffs: A Meta-Analysis of Abatement Costs of Agricultural Beneficial Management Practices in Mitigating Excess Phosphorus Loss on Farms in Ontario”.
Advisory Committee
Glenn Fox (co-advisor)
Wanhong Yang (co-advisor)
Alfons Weersink (advisory cmt)
The University of Guelph recently established a new program to recognize the on-going contribution and research excellence of faculty who lead their fields.
We are thrilled to say that Alfons Weersink is a recipient of a Research Leadership Chair. Throughout his career, Alfons has made meaningful contributions to the agricultural economics profession, the department, college and university. His impact is substantial, ranging across a deep scholarly record, and includes exceptional service to the profession, and a profound commitment to education and mentoring young scholars.
The Canadian Agricultural Economics Society hosted its awards ceremony at their annual meeting in Montreal, Quebec on June 19. These awards recognize research excellence in agricultural economics and related fields. Three alumni from the FARE graduate program were recognized.
Zhenua Sun’s Master of Science Defence will take place on Monday, June 12th 2017, at 10:00 pm, in Room 101, J.D. MacLachlan Building.
He is presenting his thesis on "What Drives More in Business Performance? Differentiating the Effects of Risk-Aversion and Overconfidence Among Agricultural Enterprises”.