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NSAC E-Bulletin
Please forward your submissions to the NSAC E-Bulletin to Stephanie
Rogers (news@nsac.ca)
by Friday at 3:00 p.m. for inclusion in the next week's edition.
NSAC Convocation 2005
A very successful 100th Convocation ceremony was held Friday,
May 6th, 2005 and congratulations are extended to all
those involved behind the scenes in pulling together such a
successful event.
Special mention is extended to our award winners including
Dr Ralph Martin who received the NSAC Research Award, Professor
Kevin Sibly, who received the NSAC Award for Achievement in
Teaching and Dr. Hal Ju, recipient of the Award for Internationalization.
Congratulations are also extended to two staff members, Gary
Wallace and Margie Tate who crossed the stage as graduates;
Gary received his Ag Business degree and Margie, her Ag Chemistry
Degree.
Congratulations to all on a job well done.
Life Secretary, Rene Garbes, NSAC President
Dr. Philip Hicks and Mary McPhee, Life President of the Class
of 2005 at the Tree Planting ceremony during Convocation.
NSERC Discovery Grant Awarded to Dr. Valtcho
Jeliazkov
Congratulations are extended to Dr. Valtcho Jeliazkov, Cropping
Systems Research Professor, Department of Plant and Animal Sciences,
NSAC for his success in the 2005 NSERC Discovery Grant competition.
Dr. Jeliazkov's application for funding for his research program
entitled "Characterization of lead and copper in compost/soil/plant
system" was approved to receive funding for five years.
2005 Agri-Golf Classic
The 2005 Agri-Golf Classic will be held on Friday,
July 22, 2005 at the Amherst Golf Club. The scramble
format tourney is open to all in the agri-food industry including
NSAC students, staff and alumni, NSDAF staff, agri-food industry
representatives and provincial agricultural departments.
REGISTRATION FEE $450 per team (includes green
fees, awards, shirt, a sleeve of balls and a meal). Registration
deadline is June 30. (Individual registrations are welcome at
$90 each).
For complete information on the tournament, please visit http://www.nsac.ns.ca/athletics/golf/default.asp
Distinguished Agrologist Award
Professor John Tait was the recipient of the Distinguished
Agrologist Award from the Nova Scotia Institute of Agrologists
(NSIA) at their Honours & Awards Banquet held on April 21,
2005.
This award is given to a member of NSIA who has rendered signal
service to the agricultural profession. In the citation for
the award it was noted the many years that Professor Tait has
taught students at the NSAC and his outstanding contributions
to the agricultural Industry in Nova Scotia. With pride, the
citation reader, Heather-Anne Grant, spoke of Professor Tait's
great inspirational style of teaching and the many, many former
students now making productive contributions to the industry.
Attention: Summer Student Research
Assistants at NSAC
NSAC Research & Graduate Studies requests your presence
at an NSAC/NSERC Sponsored Luncheon Friday, May 27, 2005 12:00
- 1:00 p.m.
Riverview Room, Jenkins Hall
YES All summer student employees at NSAC are invited to attend
this luncheon. Come join us for good food and informaton on
NSERC-sponsored scholarships and awards.
For planning purposes, please RSVP your intent to attend to
Marie Law (902) 893-6502 or
mlaw@nsac.ns.ca by Wednesday May 18, 2005
NSAC Adjunct Professor Seminar Series
Our Fourth presentation in this series is by Dr. Tony Sturz, Coordinator,
Crop Research and Laboratories, PEI Department of Agriculture
and Fisheries
Title: Beneficial Plant-Bacteria Relationships
in Agroecosystems
Thursday May 19th, 2005 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. C.A. Douglas
Room
Cumming Hall
Please feel free to bring a bag lunch; coffee, juice and cookies
will be provided
Presented in cooperation with NSERC, the Research and Graduate
Studies Office and the NSAC Seminar Committee
Nova Scotia Fur Institute Awards Funding
to Two NSAC Researchers
The Nova Scotia Fur Institute has awarded funding to Dr. Hossain
Farid and Dr. Kirsti Rouvinen-Watt, Department of Plant and Animal
Sciences. Dr. Farid received funding for a research project entitled
“Sequence variation in the mink immunoglobulin receptor
genes and their association with resistance to Aleutian Disease”;
Dr. Rouvinen-Watt received funding for a project on the “Use
of flexible shelves by mink breeders females".
Would you like to learn a little bit of Chinese?
Come to Cox 260, Wednesday May 11th, noon
to 1:00 pm for the first class.
Dr. Gefu Wang Pruski will lead an informal class in Mandarin.
Bring your lunch along and join us!
Women’s Health In Rural Communities
WHIRC NET Grant at Dalhousie University and the Nova Scotia
Agricultural College
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) have funded
a New Emerging Team grant on Women’s Health In Rural Communities
(WHIRC). Young women are the guardians of future health in rural
communities. Young women (between 16 and 39 years of age) make
decisions influencing their own health and influence the decisions
of their partners and children. They access the formal health
care system for themselves and on behalf of their families, and
provide the bulk of informal health care to their families. Limited
research has been performed on the topic of young rural women
and their health, and it is for this reason that the emotional,
physical, and spiritual health of young rural women is the focus
of this project. Promotion of rural women’s health should
not only strengthen the individual, but also strengthen the health
of the rural community.
The New Emerging Team at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College
and Dalhousie University consists of five investigators: Patrick
McGrath in psychology, Deborah Stiles in history, Lois Jackson
in sociology, Anita Unruh in occupational therapy, and Lauranne
Sanderson in extension education This interdisciplinary team
will be supplemented by a new faculty member in social science
and rural health at the NSAC.
INDIA STUDIES COMPETITION 2006-07
The Shastri Institute is pleased to announce the India Studies
Competition for 2006-2007. The Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute
invites applications from Canadian scholars, librarians, graduate
students and artists for research, training, or study in India
during 2006 - 2007 academic years. The purpose of the India
Studies Programme is to promote understanding of India in Canada.
The deadline for the competition is June 30, 2005.
Please go to http://www.sici.org/2004shastri/PDF/Shastri%20Poster_English.pdf
to view the ENGLISH version of the Poster, and go to http://www.sici.org/2004shastri/PDF/Shastri%20Poster_French.pdf
for the FRENCH version of the Poster.
Please go to
http://www.sici.org/2004shastri/PDF/IS%20application%20form%20_2006-07.d
oc to download the application form and application guidelines.
Please go to http://www.sici.org/2004shastri/english/indiastudies.htm
to visit the India Studies Page for more information.
Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute
Room 1402, Education Tower
2500 University Drive N.W.
Calgary, Alberta
Canada T2N 1N4
Tel.: (403) 220-7467
Fax: (403) 289-0100
E-mail: sici@ucalgary.ca
Seminar by Dr. Paul Watson, Weed Scientist,
Alberta Research Council
Title: “Researching Integrated Weed Management
Techniques in Annual
Cropping Systems in Western Canada.”
Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at 9 a.m.
Location: Cox Institute, Room 24
Dr. Watson is a candidate for the Vegetation Management Research
Chair initiative underway at the NSAC in partnership with Oxford
Frozen Foods Limited with collaborating organizations including
the Wild Blueberry Producers Association of Nova Scotia and
the Nova Scotia Wild Blueberry Institute. All are welcome to
attend.
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