A commonly used neonicotinoid pesticide may have significant lethal and sublethal effects on monarch butterflies, new University of Guelph research has revealed. The findings could offer another possible explanation for the massive decline in the North American monarch population over the last few decades. Led by U of G integrative biologist Dr. Ryan Norris, the …
People who bet on professional sports games are at higher risk of developing problem gambling compared to other types of gamblers, according to a new University of Guelph study. Sport gambling itself is not to blame, but the personalities and habits of sports gamblers put them at higher risk of problems. The study, published in …
What exactly do cats get up to when they are sent outside? That’s what a team of University of Guelph researchers is hoping to find out in a study that will see cats outfitted with “catcams,” or cameras that offer a true cat’s eye-view of the world. Drs. Elizabeth Gow and Ryan Norris of the …
A number of outdoor box-art displays have been popping up in Guelph neighbourhoods in front of homes and in a community garden. Called Open Air Galleries, the displays are about twice the size of a birdhouse and sit atop a post. Each has a Plexiglas window for viewing. Dr. Karen Houle, a professor in the …
A donation from crop researchers in the University of Guelph’s Department of Plant Agriculture will amount to more than just a hill of beans. In fact, it will likely provide dozens of nutritious meals for many people in Guelph who are food insecure. Researchers with the U of G dry bean breeding program recently donated …
A compound in avocados may ultimately offer a route to better leukemia treatment, says a new University of Guelph study. The compound targets an enzyme that scientists have identified for the first time as being critical to cancer cell growth, said Dr. Paul Spagnuolo, Department of Food Science. Published recently in the journal Blood, the …
Giving musicians a way to reflect on the pandemic and to showcase their work is the goal of a new video curated by University of Guelph researchers. Dr. Alyssa Woods and Dr. Kimberly Francis, professors in the School of Fine Art and Music (SOFAM), have curated the 52-minute video A Sonic Tapestry whose 11 new …
When it comes to motivating consumers to make environmentally responsible choices, a moving story might be more persuasive than scientific facts. A University of Guelph researcher has found that consumers are willing to pay more for “green” gardening products after reading a personal story about the importance of protecting the environment than are consumers who …
Natural threats like the COVID-19 pandemic or climate change are less likely to bring people together than social threats like the 9/11 terrorist attacks, according to a new University of Guelph study. The study also found that leaders surpass non-leaders in their ability to make social threats appear more dire – a finding that may …
University of Guelph researchers have revealed that more than one-third of total positive cases among children in Ontario are asymptomatic, emphasizing the need for targeting asymptomatic and mild infections in efforts to control the spread of COVID-19. Led by Dr. Ed McBean, a team of researchers analyzed data from nearly 220,000 positive cases in Ontario …
As Canada marks National Volunteer Week, a new report by University of Guelph researchers says Canadian international development groups have found ways to continue supporting development and humanitarian projects abroad despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Completed under a new collaboration involving U of G and professionals from Canada’s international development sector, the report highlights how small …
University of Guelph students Kiana Gibson and David Sahai are celebrating a major milestone this month: 16,000. That’s the number of pounds of campus-prepared food they’ve been able to help divert from landfills and donate to local Guelph charities in the last three years through an initiative they helped to co-found called MealCare Guelph. As …
The University of Guelph’s community vaccination clinic has vaccinated more than 12,500 people since opening March 11. Run in partnership with the Guelph Family Health Team (GFHT), the U of G clinic has helped Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (WDG) Public Health reach the goal of providing at least one dose of a vaccine to 25 per cent of …
A massive fire that burned up 18.5 hectares of grasslands near Cambridge, Ont., this week may have appeared disastrous, but it was just the opposite. Protecting native plant species by burning grasslands may seem counterintuitive, but University of Guelph ecologist Dr. Andrew MacDougall has proven it works. This week’s blaze was all part of the …
The cycling route was virtual, but the pedalling was as real as it gets for University of Guelph PhD student Heather Petrick. In March, she pedalled 933 stationary kilometres in 24 hours. The ride was among the longest 24-hour virtual (Zwift) cycling feats by a woman. Upon completing it, she got off her bike, ate …
Using cannabis when you’re young may increase your risk of developing heart disease later, according to a recent University of Guelph study. In the first study to look at specific risk indicators for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in young, healthy cannabis users, researchers found subtle but potentially important changes in heart and artery function. Cigarette smoking …
Helping to eradicate malaria while preserving local ecosystems in Ghana is the long-term goal of a research project involving University of Guelph scientists. Working with an international initiative called Target Malaria, the U of G researchers will use DNA barcoding technology developed here to identify numerous insect species collected from the West African country. The …
The work-life balance of doctors is severely impaired, a University of Guelph study has found, and the COVID-19 pandemic has likely made matters worse. The study involved a snapshot of doctors’ experiences at a top research hospital and revealed that they are overworked, overstressed and exhausted and are sacrificing their own well-being and life with …
A University of Guelph research team monitoring wastewater for SARS-CoV-2 is now using the technology to search for variants. Dr. Lawrence Goodridge and a team of U of G researchers including Drs. Ed McBean, School of Engineering; Heather Murphy, Department of Pathobiology; and Marc Habash, School of Environmental Sciences, have been sampling wastewater in several …
When it comes to selling seafood during the pandemic, “boat to fork” has proved a winning recipe, says a new study co-led by University of Guelph researchers. In a surprising COVID-19 “bright spot,” so-called alternative seafood networks (ASNs) have thrived on local and direct sales this past year – highlighting the important role of regional food systems in …