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COMMENTARY: Filling the Gaps: Why Canada Still Needs a Public Dental Health Plan

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By Dr. Catherine Carstairs, Department of History This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons licence. Read the original article. Canadians pride ourselves on our health-care system, especially in comparison with our neighbours to the south. But there are significant gaps in coverage. Nearly one-third of Canadians do not have dental insurance, and that number climbs to […]

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PhD Candidate’s Research on COVID and Community Health Makes Headlines

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Population medicine PhD candidate Matthew Pike was featured in the National Post. The article is a commentary he contributed to The Conversation Canada on the ways that COVID-19 has created a “new normal” in the town of Vale, N.L.  Pike researches community health impacts in Inuit communities located near mining projects.  […]

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U of G Project Serve Volunteers Recognized as Wetland Heroes

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With National Volunteer Week under way, 45 University of Guelph students are being honoured as Wetland Heroes for rebuilding a section of the boardwalk in Hanlon Creek Park.  A title granted by Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC), Wetland Heroes are youth leaders of wetland conservation projects. DUC recognizes individuals, classes, schools or community youth clubs or […]

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Annual Campus Electrical Shutdown April 30 and May 1

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Physical Resources will conduct its Annual Campus Electrical Shutdown April 30 and May 1. The shutdowns run each day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Shutdowns affect all non-essential power, including normal building lighting and most electrical receptacles. Essential/emergency power and lighting will NOT be affected. Essential electrical receptacles can be identified by their red […]

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Governments Have Few Options for Controlling Food Prices, Says U of G Expert

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With the consumer price index showing grocery bills rising fast, there are increasing calls for government action. But solving food inflation isn’t simple, says a University of Guelph expert.  Dr. Mike von Massow is a food economist in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics at the Ontario Agricultural College. His research focuses on […]

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CBC Names Ecologist’s Poetry Collection as a Must-Read for Earth Day

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Dr. Madhur Anand.

CBC Books has listed ecologist Dr. Madhur Anand’s latest poetry collection, Parasitic Oscillations, as one of 11 books to read for Earth Day.   Parasitic Oscillations “examines a variety of philosophical and ethical dilemmas to inform and question,” the article noted.   Anand is the director of the Guelph Institute for Environmental Research, and a professor […]

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Immunologist Makes Further Headlines on Avian Flu 

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Avian immunologist Dr. Shayan Sharif spoke to national media outlets about the strain of avian flu spreading across North American poultry farms.  To The Globe and Mail, Sharif noted that the current strain of H5N1 avian flu is more severe than previous strains of the virus and is a “devastating disease for farmers” because of […]

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GIER Invests in Our Planet for International Mother Earth Day 2022 

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The Guelph Institute for Environmental Research (GIER) at the University of Guelph will provide $90,000 from its Small Grants Program to six interdisciplinary research projects to tackle human-environmental crises.  Established in fall 2019, the institute is intended to stimulate collaborations across campus and raise the profile of environmental research at U of G.  The institute […]

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Sustainable Practices Good for Business During Economic Crises, U of G Study Finds

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Companies prioritizing sustainability in their business strategies are better positioned to survive during times of crisis and experience economic growth, new research from the University of Guelph has found. Researchers looked at sustainability performance during the COVID-19 pandemic and before and after the 2007-08 financial collapse, two major economic crises widely considered “the most significant […]

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Indigenous Voices Needed in Climate Change Discussions: U of G Study

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Climate change profoundly affects Indigenous peoples in Canada and abroad, but their concerns continue to go unheard, according to a new University of Guelph study led by First Nations communities in Ontario. Based on a landmark gathering of First Nations representatives from the Great Lakes region, the study urges decision makers to include Indigenous knowledge […]

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Postdoctoral Fellow’s Cannabis Expertise Makes Headlines  

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Dr. Susan Dupej recently discussed the benefits of cannabis tourism for the Canadian economy with national media outlets.  Dupej’s The Conversation Canada commentary on the topic, specifically how tourism is the missing link in Canada’s cannabis industry, was featured in Yahoo!Life.   Speaking with The Growth Op and the Calgary Herald, Dupej said Canada’s cannabis tourism industry […]

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Financial Post Consults Agribusiness Researcher on Food Prices

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Agribusiness researcher Dr. Simon Somogyi spoke to the Financial Post about how inflation is causing “unprecedented” food price increases.   Somogyi said the price increases are “not good news for families.” He also said he’s “staggered by the increase in butter prices,” which are likely due to rising feed costs.      The Arrell Chair in the Business […]

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Neuroscientist Makes International Headlines on Cannabis and Pets

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Neuroscientist Dr. Jibran Khokhar has made international headlines with new research, which he led, examining the increase in cannabis poisoning in pets since 2018.  The research, which found cases of poisoning occurred most frequently in dogs but also in cats, reptiles, birds and other pets, received extensive coverage in several news outlets, including:   CNN,   NBC […]

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Cannabis Poisoning in Pets on Rise Since Legalization, U of G Study Finds

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The legalization of cannabis has led to an increase in toxicosis in pets, a link University of Guelph researchers determined in new research published today in PLOS ONE. Canada had one of the highest rates of cannabis use in the world before legalization in 2018, said lead researcher Dr. Jibran Khokhar, professor in the Department […]

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New Provincial Funding to Extend U of G Wastewater COVID-19 Testing

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Amid new concerns over a highly contagious Omicron subvariant of the COVID-19-causing virus, the announcement that Ontario will extend funding for wastewater surveillance is good news, says a University of Guelph scientist. Late last month, the provincial government committed an additional $24.7 million to continue testing for COVID-19 in community wastewater for another year. That’s […]

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Canadian Press Consults Psychologist on Single Sports Betting

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Psychologist Dr. Harvey Marmurek spoke to The Canadian Press in articles that appeared across several news outlets about single-sports betting, a new form of gambling that debuted in Ontario earlier this month.   Marmurek said the system has protections in place to encourage safe gambling, but there are many betting platforms available. This could make […]

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Food Economist Comments on Chicken Prices to CBC

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Food economist Dr. Andreas Boecker spoke to CBC Radio’s The Cost of Living about why it’s currently cheaper to buy rotisserie chicken rather than raw chicken, and how stores are benefiting from the price differences.  Boecker said “when people are under stress… they often don’t do price comparisons” which gives the stores an opportunity to […]

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Ecologist Speaks to Audubon on Bird Tracking Technology

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Ecologist Dr. Ryan Norris spoke to Audubon about his work with other ornithologists across North America using geolocators to track songbirds in an effort to determine their fall migration route.   Norris said when he first heard about geolocators, he immediately thought of his research on blackpoll warblers and the “indirect evidence that they were flying over […]

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Arrell Food Institute Director Comments on Food Inequality to Globe and Mail

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Dr. Evan Fraser, the director of the Arrell Food Institute, explained how political instability and inequality are often connected to rising food prices for an article in The Globe and Mail investigating how the world can prevent widespread famine as Russia continues its war on Ukraine.   Fraser spoke about the psychological connections to food and […]

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Canadian Press Consults Vet Specialist About Online Services

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Dr. Scott Weese, a professor in the Department of Pathobiology, spoke to the Canadian Press for an article that appeared in several news outlets about how veterinary clinics are coping with increased demand amid a surge in pet ownership.  Weese said many Canadians adopted new pets throughout the pandemic, which overwhelmed clinics already at capacity […]

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