Past Events

The Professors Emeriti Network is hosting a ZOOM meeting entitled: Retired professors use artificial intelligence (AI) tools. Sharing best practices. Co-chairs Dr. Ann Hill Duin, Professor Emerita. Writing Studies Department, College of Liberal Arts (CLA), University of Minnesota, United States. Graduate-Professional Distinguished Teaching Professor, AHDuin@umn.edu

The Institute for Lifestyle Integration of Food and Exercise (LIFE) is sponsoring a seminar entitled:  Still in the Race: Physical Activity, Muscle Health, and Aging on Your Terms

Join us for the UGRA Annual General Meeting on June 18 at the Arboretum Centre and online via ZOOM.  Rich Moccia, retired Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Guelph will give a talk entitled "Take a hike! The Bruce Trail and the power of volunteerism".  

The Simon Fraser University Retirees Association (SFURA) invites your retiree association members to the annual CURAC-ARUCC conference in New Westminster, BC,from May 20-22, 2026. The attached flyer provides more details of the program and hotel.

The Association of Retirement Organizations in Higher Education presents Charting the Journey to a Fulfilling Retirement.

AROHE is hosting a webinar entitled:  Time Well Spent: Shaping Your Days with Intention

The Institute for Lifestyle Integration of Food and Exercise (LIFE) is sponsoring a webinar entitled:  Eating for Resilience: Why Protein Matters More as We Get Older Why does staying strong get harder as we age, even when we think we’re eating well? In this talk, Dr. Nunes will explain how aging changes the way our bodies use the protein in the food we eat and why that matters for strength, energy, and metabolic health. He will also address common myths and provide realistic, evidence-based guidance for supporting healthy aging.

The Professors Emeriti Network is hosting an online discussion entitled: Retention of University Email Accounts for Retired Professors Chair Dr. Michelle Porter, Professor. Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, University of Manitoba, Canada. Director of the Centre on Aging. Co-lead, North American Region for the Age-friendly University Global Network, Michelle.Porter@UManitoba.ca Discussants:

You are invited to attend the 21st Annual University of Toronto Senior College Symposium entitled "Canada at the Crossroads" Canada is facing challenges to its economy, governance, and sense of identity. We need to make urgent choices of direction to survive as a country in which we can take pride. While the most obvious threats are external, we also need to recognize strengths and weaknesses inherent in institutions we think of as distinctly Canadian. Our eminent speakers will help us explore and discuss where we are now and where we can go in the future.

There will be two speakers for the UGRA 2026 Spring Forum. 1. Dr. Rene Van Acker, Professor and President of the Universtiy of Guelph will provide his vision for the future of the University followed by a Q&A session with the audience. 2. Dr. Paul Hebert, Professor, CRC, OC, FRSC, Scientific Director of the Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding will present a seminar entitled:  The End Game - Every Living Thing.