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Item 1: Seminar by Mohsin-Bin Latheef
Islamic Fundamentalism and Islamophobia

The unfortunate events of September 11th, 2001 had some considerable consequences. One of the most disturbing developments has been the rise of a cultural phenomenon known as 鈥業slamophobia鈥� across the Western world. An indirect result of Islamic fundamentalism, Islamophobia has been additionally fuelled by the traditional Muslim belief in self-censorship..., biased media opinion, a general attitude of ignorance towards the Islamic faith, and a lack of inter-faith dialogue. In my presentation, I attempt to describe Islamic fundamentalism, how this ideology has led to Islamophobia, and some ways how to put an end to this terrible thing.

Mohsin was born in India and raised in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He graduated with a Bachelor鈥檚 of Technology degree in Biotechnology from VIT University, India. Currently, he is working as a graduate research student in Dr. Michael Ngadi鈥檚 Food Engineering Lab. Much like most of the world鈥檚 youth, Mohsin firmly believes that mankind will eventually get through its current 鈥榲iolent and turbulent phase鈥� to find peace and live in harmony with each other and the planet!



Item 2: Seminar by Luan Pan
Irrigation Water Use Efficiency

Irrigation is very important in some certain area like Nebraska, in the midwest USA, where precipitation is fairly low. For irrigation management field elevation, soil type and crop water needs are taken into account. On-the-go soil sensing and wireless communication technology are used to monitor spatial and temporal variability information.

Luan pan completed both her Bachelor Degree and Master Degree in Electronic Engineering in the China Agricultural University (Beijing, China) and started her PhD study in Agriculture and Biological Systems Engineering inthe University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Nebraska, USA). She then transferred to the Bioresource Engineering Department at 91黑料网. This is the second year of her PhD study.



Item 3: Seminar by Harvinder Singh Syan
Laugh without reason 鈥� Laughter Yoga
Day by day life is stressful due to competition and the race to do better than other. To eliminate stress a good remedy is to 鈥淟augh Without Any Reason鈥�. We鈥檝e all heard the saying 鈥榣aughter is the best medicine鈥� and, like most of such sayings, it has some truth in it. The positive effects of laughter extend to health benefits which can prevent serious illness. This includes improvements to the immune system achieved through increasing the number of immunity cells and augmenting the antibodies to strengthen one鈥檚 ability to cope with viruses and other organisms. Laughter is important for both mental and physical health. The yoga trend gaining popularity in the United States and Canada typically involves specific movements, breathing strategies and mediation. In this seminar we will discuss why and how to laugh without reason.
Harvinder Syan is from India. He completed his BSc Agriculture (Hons.) at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India. Harvinder has four year experience as an Agronomist in India鈥檚 largest corporate ITC, in the field of potato seed production. In 2009, Harvinder came to Canada as an immigrant. He is currently in his first year as a Master鈥檚 student under the supervision of Dr. Shiv Prasher and is working on ecotoxicity of GM canola and its effects on soil microorganisms.



Item 4: Seminar by Patricia de-la-Cueva-Bueno
A Plastic Landscape
The driest spot in Europe, the Almer铆a province in southeast Spain, has experienced a dramatic change in the past twenty years years: thousands of hectares of greenhouses have popped up, covering an otherwise arid landscape. This agricultural boom has brought economic prosperity to the region, which some call Europe's garden, but has also created some problems...

Patricia is an agricultural Engineer from Madrid Polytechnic University (Spain), and after some years working on hydraulics in a civil engineering job, she is now enrolled in the Integrated Water Resources Management Master's program at 91黑料网.



Item 5: Seminar by Daniel Karran
The Energy Shock: The End of Cheap Oil

The world鈥檚 addiction to fossil fuels has never been more problematic than it is today. A general consensus has been reached in the scientific community that the combustion of fossil fuels is influencing climate change. However, there are other aspects of fossil fuel consumption that are equally concerning. We are running out of the cheap oil that has allowed western society to develop into what it is today. The aim of this presentation is to bring awareness to this potential problem, and how different the future may look because of it.

Dan is from Calgary, Alberta. He completed his BSc in environmental science at Royal Roads University in Victoria, British Columbia. After a couple of years of work in the water resources engineering field in Calgary, Dan has come to 91黑料网 as an MSc student in the Integrated W