Canadian cookbooks are not being used effectively to inform consumers about safe food handling and preparation techniques. By Jeffrey M. Farber, professor of Food Science. […]
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Five University of Guelph students who have shown academic excellence and commitment to community engagement have been awarded Arrell Food Institute graduate scholarships worth $50,000 a year. The scholarships, now […]
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Three University of Guelph PhD candidates studying mental health, permafrost and bee health have received Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships, one of the most prestigious doctoral awards in Canada. The awards […]
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Sean Fox, the curator of the University of Guelph Arboretum, was featured in a CBC News story about how the saplings recovered from an elm tree on Parliament Hill are […]
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Food science expert Prof. Lawrence Goodridge appeared in an online article on GlobalNews.ca about how climate change could make our food less safe to eat. A recent report from the Public […]
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Prof. David Hooker, Department of Plant Agriculture, is available to discuss how wet conditions across much of Ontario this spring are delaying spring planting for farmers. Hooker researches crop science […]
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Paul Kelly, the apiary manager of U of G’s Honey Bee Research Centre, was interviewed for the Global News podcast Super Awesome Science Show. Kelly, who has worked with bees […]
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University of Guelph philosophy professor Karyn Freedman is featured in a Winnipeg Free Press story on the power of sport to help heal after a devastating trauma. Freedman described how […]
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Charlotte Yates, provost and vice-president (academic), offered insight for a CBC News Online article about why more Canadians are going car-free. She told columnist Don Pittis that there’s a shift […]
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A post-doctoral researcher with U of G’s School of Environmental Sciences was featured in a Global News article about biodiversity loss in Canada, and what Canadians can do to help […]
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The University of Guelph’s Department of Physics bubbled up a whole lot of attention on May 9, when the Physics and Astronomy Club attempted to set a new Guinness World […]
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Prof. Michael Rogers from the University of Guelph’s Department of Food Science is available to comment on the growing consumer interest in plant-based meat alternatives. Rogers studies the food technologies […]
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Prof. Myrna Dawson, with U of G’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology, offered her thoughts to the Toronto Star on the sentencing of Toronto man Mohammed Shamji in the second-degree […]
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To commemorate Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 12, the University of Guelph offers the expertise of the following researchers in parenting, work-life balance and the health issues of motherhood. They are available for media […]
University of Guelph president Franco Vaccarino appeared on TVO’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin on May 3. Vaccarino took part in a roundtable discussion on how Ontario post-secondary institutions are […]
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Prof. Simon Somogyi, the Arrell Chair in the Business of Food at the University of Guelph, commented to Global News about why meat prices are beginning to fall. Somogyi, who […]
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University of Guelph food safety expert Prof. Keith Warriner spoke to CTV National News about the recurring problem of E. coli outbreaks in fresh produce. Warriner was commenting on the E. […]
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Prof. Merritt Turetsky, a permafrost expert from the University of Guelph’s Department of Integrative Biology, appeared on the CBC Radio show The Current on May 6. The segment included community […]
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By Laxmi Pant, Adjunct Professor, School of Environmental Design and Rural Development […]
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Professor emeritus Robin Davidson-Arnott, from the University of Guelph’s Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, is available to comment on rising water levels in Lake Ontario and their potential effects […]
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