Physics instructor Jason Thomas, also known as “Orbax,” spoke to The Weather Network for an explainer TV segment on how hand warmers work. Orbax explained the chemistry and physics at […]
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With the new coronavirus outbreak already beginning to affect the global economy and sending stock markets tumbling, the University of Guelph has experts who can offer comment. Prof. Marion Joppe, […]
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Prof. Stuart McCook, Department of History, spoke to several local CBC Radio stations on Monday to discuss his new book entitled, Coffee Is Not Forever: A Global History of the Coffee […]
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Many travellers to, or passing through, China may not be able to recover their money if they cancel their trip, even if they bought insurance. By Prof. Marion Joppe, School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management […]
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With more evidence suggesting the new coronavirus spreading globally may have begun in bats, the University of Guelph has experts who can offer comment The latest research suggests the original […]
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In Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, residents have been shouting “Wuhan jiāyóu” — meaning: “Wuhan, stay strong”. By Yvonne Su, PhD, International Development and Political Science […]
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Opioids can poison pets as well as people. In the first study to connect human opioid use with dogs, University of Guelph researchers have shown that smaller, younger canines that […]
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The time has come to disallow bodychecks where initial or forcible contact happens to the opponent’s head, writes Prof. Timothy Dewhirst, Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies, Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics […]
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Prof. Scott Weese, Department of Pathobiology at U of G’s Ontario Veterinary College, spoke to CBC News Online about the coronavirus spreading in China and how it likely began in […]
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Consumer Reports interviewed Prof. Keith Warriner, Department of Food Science, about why there have been so many recalls of Californian-grown romaine lettuce . Warriner, who studies foodborne illness linked to […]
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Julia Christensen Hughes, the former dean of the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics at U of G, spoke to CBC Radio Kitchener while attending the World Economic […]
Just as Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber this year announced his Lyme disease diagnosis, bringing new attention to the illness, a University of Guelph research lab has published a paper […]
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How the human body has been represented in art over the last 200 years, and what those representations tell us about art and society, will be the topic of a […]
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Kim Jo Bliss, who manages U of G’s research station in Emo, Ont., spoke to TVO.org for an article about the mental health toll on those in agriculture after bad […]
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Prof. Ryan Prosser, School of Environmental Sciences, spoke to CBC Ottawa about a new kind of fire suppressant that can be dropped from planes or helicopters over wildfires. The article looked […]
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For many Canadians, the day doesn’t begin until their first sip of coffee. But the growers who produce that coffee are struggling with a devastating disease that is putting their […]
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Prof. Emma Allen-Vercoe, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, appeared on CBC Radio’s Quirks & Quarks to answer a rather delicate question about what’s in our poop. A listener had asked […]
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The Narwhal online magazine has published a profile of the work of U of G student Ghanimat Azhdari, who was killed in the crash of a Ukraine International Airlines jet […]
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Prof. Kristel Thomassin, Department of Psychology, spoke to Fatherly website about her new research that found that mothers may be more gender-biased than fathers when it comes to discouraging their […]
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Prof. Andrew Papadopoulos, Department of Population Medicine, spoke with the Winnipeg Free Press for a weekend article about the arrival of legal cannabis edibles in Canada. Papadopoulos, who recently completed […]
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