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On April 14th, 2023, we hosted our second annual Arboretum Research Studio in support of the Arboretum’s mission to conserve biodiversity and connect people to nature through research, teaching and community outreach. Over the afternoon, presentations covered a variety of topics from disciplines and colleges across the University of Guelph.
Keynote Presentation
Prioritizing Good Relations in Environmental Research by Dr. Jesse Popp - Chair in Indigenous Environmental Science at the University of Guelph
Research Presentations
- Parasitic Oscillations by Madhur Anand - Ecology Professor, School of Environmental Sciences and Director Guelph Institute for Environmental Research (GIER)
- Ecosystem Thinking for a Flourishing Future by Elizabeth Kurucz - Associate Professor, Leadership & Sustainability, Lang School
- Arboretum Rosaceae Collection Renovation by Sadie Campbell – Intern, The Arboretum
- CFIA's Plant Health Surveillance Workshop at the Arboretum by Erin Appleton – Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- Plant growth response to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi differs between controlled and field environments by Olivier Herlin - MSc Integrative Biology
- Investigating Environmental Factors in Freshwater Sponge Occurance and Gemmule Hatching by Ainsley Kraut, Jenica Pires, Rachel Lee, and Emily Welsh - ZOO 4070
- How to Draw A Tree multimedia project on trees, mental health and creativity by Richelle Forsey – School of Fine Arts
- Why the parasitoids fly to the fly - Parasitoid attractive mechanisms of Eurosta Solidaginis by Chloë Chang
- Biodiversity Inventory Project by Gurleen Chana and Julie-Anne Arbor – Zoology
- The Impact of Salinity on Freshwater Sponge Growth by Gillian Zorn, Anna Chan, Samantha Cox, and Lyle Novella-Talusan
- City Living: The impact of urban areas on the stress and physiology of eastern grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) by Alannah Grant - PhD Student, Newman lab
- Traffic noise impacts mobbing response-time of black-capped chickadees (Poecile atricapillus), to predatory calls by Ksenija Paziuk
- How will native wildflowers respond to pollinator decline? By Chris Caruso - Associate Professor, Department of Integrative Biology
- Red Mulberry Video by Aron Fazekas - Research Coordinator, The Arboretum
- SoundBound! Performance by Ben Finley - PhD candidate of Critical Studies in Improvisation, College of Arts
