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Dr. Mohsen Yoosefzadeh Najafabadi Receives Top Graduate Convocation Award

Dr. Mohsen Yoosefzadeh Najafabadi is the 2021 recipient of the University of Guelph's (U of G) top graduate convocation award: the D.F. Forster Medal (Doctoral).  Named for the late...09 Jul 2021

Prof. David Hooker receives Dr. Ron Pitblado "Teaching Award of Excellence"

Congratulations to Dr. David Hooker on receiving the Dr. Ron Pitblado "Teaching Award of Excellence"! Read the full article in the 2021 Ridgetown Campus Graduation Program on page 7....06 Jul 2021
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Dr. Liz Lee to be Recognized as CSSA Fellow!

Dr. Liz Lee will be recognized November 9 at the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) 2021 Annual Meeting as a CSSA Fellow! Fellow is the highest recognition bestowed by the Crop Science...24 Jun 2021
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Dr. Peter Sikkema inducted into Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame

Congratulations to Dr. Peter Sikkema on being inducted into the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame! Dr. Peter Sikkema has made outstanding contributions to Ontario agriculture as a researcher,...15 Jun 2021
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New Farm Coordinator and Faculty Supervisor at GCUOF!

The Department of Plant Agriculture and the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) are pleased to announce Michael Smith as the new Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming (GCUOF) farm coordinator....02 Jun 2021

Congratulations to the February "G" winner, Peter White!

Congratulations to Peter White on being recognized by GREAT at U of G in February as their "G" winner. Peter has been an employee with the Department of Plant Agriculture at the...12 May 2021
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Bean Breeding Program Donates 2,000kg of Beans to Local Organizations

Researchers with the U of G dry bean breeding program recently donated more than 2,000 kilograms of beans to the Guelph Food Bank, the non-profit group The Seed and the University’s Hospitality...04 May 2021
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Congratulations to Winners of Impact Case Competition!

Plant Agriculture's Karthika Sriskantharajah, Michelle Thompson and SEDRD's Emily Souza participated in the 2021 Impact Case Competition by OAC last week on Thursday, March 18. They won first...25 Mar 2021
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Graduate Prize for Publishing

We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and congratulate these nine Plant Ag Grad Students who have received the Graduate Prize for Publishing Award! ABOUT THE AWARD This award is...23 Mar 2021
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Dr. Swanton Awarded Professor Emeritus Designation

Dr. Clarence Swanton was formally awarded the designation University Professor Emeritus by the University at a special virtual ceremony last month. https://news.uoguelph.ca/2021/02/...09 Mar 2021

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