June is Pride Month and U of G is supporting and celebrating the LGBTQ2SIA+ community! “To me, Pride Month is a chance to reflect on our history, to honour and celebrate our identities and to remind people that we are here, we are worthy and we are in these bodies all year long,” says Kyle […]
Paul Kelly, the research and apiary manager at U of G’s Honey Bee Research Centre (HBRC), spoke to Cottage Life about this year’s devastating colony losses and what beekeepers can expect this summer. Kelly said: “bees just have too many problems to deal with at one time,” including climate change, and provided tips to […]
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An electronic wayfinding system on the University of Guelph campus designed to help blind and visually impaired people navigate their way around campus continues to expand. U of G was the first Canadian post-secondary campus to install an indoor and outdoor electronic wayfinding system in 2018. Called BlindSquare, the system relies on a network of […]
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Ecologist Dr. Ryan Norris recently commented on the potential environmental impacts of a proposed Ontario highway to several media outlets, including The Globe and Mail, Radio-Canada, Outdoor Canada, CityNews Toronto and AM640’s The Alan Carter Radio Program. His comments also appeared in an article by YorkRegion.com, which was republished by the Toronto Star. Highway 413 would […]
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With monkeypox spreading around the world, a University of Guelph infectious diseases researcher says the best way to prevent it from becoming a pandemic is to halt its spread back to animals. Dr. Scott Weese is the chief of infection control at the Ontario Veterinary College and the director of U of G’s Centre for […]
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In a commentary for The Conversation Canada, political sciences professor Dr. Candace Johnson discussed whether there will be spillover effects in Canada if the United States Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, a court decision that established the right to abortion in that country. Johnson’s commentary was reprinted in Yahoo! News and other publications. […]
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Dr. Evan Fraser, the director of the Arrell Food Institute, spoke to CBC Radio’s Spark about the future of the global food system. Fraser discussed current challenges, saying efforts to develop new food and agriculture technologies must be accompanied by efforts to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate climate change. As well as a professor in […]
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Food economist Dr. Mike von Massow made headlines about proposed plans by each of the main political parties in Ontario to lower food prices and increase food security. Von Massow spoke about the proposed plans to The Canadian Press, CBC News, The Globe and Mail and AM640 Toronto. A professor in the Department of Food, Agriculture […]
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Agribusiness researcher Dr. Simon Somogyi spoke to the Toronto Star. for an article that discussed why potatoes in Canada have not yet been affected by inflation. Somogyi said potatoes are a fresh, nutritious and affordable product compared to other grocery items. The Arrell Chair in the Business of Food and a professor in the School […]
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What matters most for predicting how well a player will perform once drafted into the National Hockey League? A new analysis led by researchers with the University of Guelph’s College of Biological Science provides the first and most comprehensive look into how accurate the NHL’s scouting fitness tests are for predicting player performance and longevity […]
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In a new Conversation Canada commentary, Drs. Jeffrey Wichtel and Shayan Sharif discussed the current outbreaks of avian flu and why a One Health approach plays an important role in addressing the outbreaks. The commentary was reprinted in the National Post and several other publications. Wichtel is the dean of the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) […]
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Dr. Timothy Dewhirst a marketing professor in the Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies examined why food packages are shrinking in a commentary for the Toronto Star. Dewhirst said food producers will reduce their items’ packaging to mitigate escalating production costs and pressure to reduce product prices as inflation swells. A senior research fellow in […]
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Exercise physiologist Dr. Jamie Burr spoke to The Hockey News about recent research he conducted with PhD student Jeremy Cohen on NHL scouting camp fitness tests. Burr commented on the analysis’ main findings and his experiences working on-site at the NHL Scouting Combine, where he served as a physiologist. The article was reprinted in several […]
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Ecologist Dr. Madhur Anand discussed why many stakeholders are necessary for addressing and acting on climate change in a commentary for The Hill Times. Reflecting on meeting the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall, Anand wrote scientists, poets, Indigenous communities and members of the private sector are all needed in the same room to bring meaningful […]
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Justice studies researcher Glenn Hanna of University of Guelph-Humber explained American gun laws to CBC Kids following the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Hanna said guns have been a part of American culture since the American Revolution, and that in Canada people who want to have guns have to have a specific reason for it. […]
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Dr. Tamara Small lent her thoughts on various aspects of the Ontario election in interviews with CBC News. Speaking to CBC Ottawa, Small discussed two new political parties, the New Blue and the Ontario Party, and the role these new parties could play in the election. To CBC Toronto, Small commented on the political track […]
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By Dr. Shayan Sharif. professor of immunology and associate dean, research and graduate studies; and Dr. Jeffrey J. Wichtel, dean, Ontario Veterinary College This article is republished from The Conversation Canada under a Creative Commons licence. Read the original article. A strain of avian flu virus is spreading in domestic poultry flocks in Canada, but is not a risk […]
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Canada could become a global leader in cannabis tourism, but that industry is being held back by unclear rules about legal cannabis consumption, says a University of Guelph researcher. Dr. Susan Dupej is a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) post-doctoral researcher in the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics‘ School of […]
Dr. Byron Sheldrick has been appointed as the University of Guelph’s next associate vice-president (academic). His three-year term will begin Jan. 1, 2023. Currently interim dean of the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences (CSAHS), Sheldrick will succeed Dr. Cate Dewey, who was appointed as AVP (academic) in 2018 and whose term will end […]
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The University of Guelph has appointed a new dean in the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences (CSAHS). Dr. Uwafiokun Idemudia, currently chair of the Department of Social Science at York University, will begin a five-year term Jan. 1, 2023. The announcement was made today by Dr. Gwen Chapman, provost and vice-president (academic), who […]
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