Past Seminars in the Fall 2020 One Health Seminar Series
OHI – OVC
The Fall 2020 One Health Seminar Series featured a great lineup of speakers from across disciplines. It was an excellent opportunity to learn more about One Health and to hear about One Health work at the University of Guelph and beyond.
Seminar 1- The Global Burden of Animal Diseases: A New Addition to One Health Data Resources (September 23, 2020)
Dr. Deborah Stacey (Associate Professor in the School of Computer Science) and Dr. Theresa Bernardo (Professor in the Department of Population Medicine & IDEXX Chair) shared about their work on the Global Burden of Animal Diseases (GBADs) project and how it acts as a new addition to One Health data resources.
- Watch the recording:
Seminar 2- Philosophical Perspectives on One Health (October 7, 2020)
Dr. Gus Skorburg (Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy) led an engaging discussion exploring how the One Health perspective can be useful for making certain philosophical arguments.
- Read more here: Bioethics and the Hypothesis of Extended Health (Morar & Skorburg, 2018)
Seminar 3- The Role of DNA Barcoding and Environmental DNA-Based Biomonitoring in Support of a One Health Agenda (October 21, 2020)
Dr. Robert (Bob) Hanner (Professor in the Department of Integrative Biology) discussed and showcased some of the work being done at the University of Guelph in terms of molecular biodiversity research and how it can feed into a One Health Agenda.
- Watch the recording:
Seminar 4- Plastic Pollution and Wildlife Health (November 4, 2020)
Dr. Jennifer Provencher (Research Scientist in the Ecotoxicology and Wildlife Health Division of the Science and Technology Branch at Environment and Climate Change Canada) discussed her work focusing on plastic pollution and wildlife health. In particular, Dr. Provencher touched on three main themes in this seminar: ingestion and accumulation of plastics, wildlife as vectors of plastics, and plastics as a vector for contaminants.
- Watch the recording:
Seminar 5- How Experimental Psychology Can Help Explainable Artificial Intelligence (November 18, 2020)
Dr. Graham Taylor (Associate Professor in the School of Engineering) led an insightful seminar covering explainable artificial intelligence and also artificial cognition – an emerging area in which they think machine learning scientists and psychologists can work together.
- Watch the recording:
Hammond Lecture 2020 – Wastes, Water, and Food: The One Health Links to Human and Wildlife Health
OHI – School of Env. Sciences
The One Health Institute was thrilled to collaborate with the University of Guelph’s School of Environmental Sciences to put on the 2020 Hammond Lecture.
The event featured keynote speaker Dr. Karen Kidd who holds the Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair in Environmental Health and is a Professor jointly in the Department of Biology and the School of Earth, Environment and Society at McMaster University. She was joined by University of Guelph panelists Dr. Paul Sibley (School of Environmental Sciences), Dr. Heather Murphy (Department of Pathobiology), and Dr. Claire Jardine (Department of Pathobiology).
- Watch the recording:
Other Previously Recorded Seminars
Arrell Food Institute & Food From Thought Webinars
April 16 Video Panel: COVID-19 + Lessons for Food Systems
April 30 Video Panel: COVID-19 + Data Decisions after Disruption
May 19 Video Panel: COVID-19 + Social Impacts on Rural Communities
June 9 recorded LIVE: COVID-19 + Food Security: The Intersection
June 16 recorded LIVE: COVID-19 + The Future of Ag Tech and Labour
June 23 recorded LIVE: COVID-19 + The Restaurant Industry
Panel Discussion on A One Health Approach to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Health experts from the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College take part in a round table panel discussion on ‘A One Health approach to the COVID-19 Pandemic’. Panelists include professors Amy Greer, Scott Weese, and Katie Clow. Moderator: Lauren Grant, Research Manager, OVC.
