A new poetry collection from environmental science professor Dr. Madhur Anand was featured in Orion magazine’s recommended poetry to read in 2022. The award-winning author and ecologist’s upcoming second poetry collection, entitled Parasitic Oscillations, draws on her lived experiences, mathematical birdsong simulations, and A. O. Hume’s bird research and letters and diaries. They are combined […]
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Dear University of Guelph Community Members: Amid the uncertainty and frustration caused by the Omicron variant, we know that our University community is seeking clarity about the winter 2022 semester. Since sharing a community message last Friday, we have consulted extensively with Public Health as well as with key internal and external stakeholders. These consultations […]
With many provinces imposing restrictions on who can get testing for COVID-19 amid soaring case counts, a University of Guelph researcher says monitoring wastewater for the virus is proving a critically important tool. Dr. Lawrence Goodridge, a professor in the Ontario Agricultural College, leads wastewater testing projects on the U of G campus as well […]
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A CTVNews.ca article featured Dr. Nita Chhinzer on the changes necessary to address burnout in health-care workers, particularly nurses, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the article, Chhinzer, a professor of leadership and organization management in the Department of Management, spoke about how “an umbrella of support” built upon real solutions and shared responsibility is […]
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Dr. Alfons Weersink, a professor in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics in the Ontario Agricultural College, spoke to CBC Radio about John Deere’s debut of a fully autonomous tractor at this month’s CES (formerly the Consumer Electronics Show). The interview appeared on CBC Radio stations across the country, including on CBC Saskatchewan. […]
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Promoting social justice through the arts is the theme of an inaugural event being held this month by the University of Guelph’s Re•Vision: The Centre for Art and Social Justice. Called “Practicing the Social: Entanglements of Art and Justice,” the free online gathering will explore non-or anti-normative art production, decolonizing and indigenizing themes, gender and […]
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Can we avert planetary mass extinction? Can we establish a global system to survey life on our planet? Helping to answer these and other large-scale questions about life on Earth is the goal of BIOSCAN, a University of Guelph-led global biodiversity project awarded $24 million in federal funding this month. Led by Dr. Paul Hebert, a professor […]
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Meshing Indigenous and Western ways of knowing and amplifying often unheard voices are the goals for two University of Guelph researchers who will receive a total of $1.9 million in new federal funding under the prestigious Canada Research Chairs (CRC) program. The funding is part of a $151-million investment announced Jan. 12 by François-Philippe Champagne, […]
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Lawrence Hill, a University of Guelph creative writing professor, is making headlines for his new children’s book, Beatrice and Croc Harry. Hill spoke to the Toronto Star about the new book and explained how children’s writing differs from other forms of writing he’s done as well as why he incorporated a larger message in the […]
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Free farm business management skills ranging from farm business planning to maintaining mental health will be offered through a new self-paced, free virtual course being launched this month by the University of Guelph and partner organizations. Believed to be the first of its kind in Canada, U of G’s new “Foundations in Agricultural Management” online […]
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Undergrads: Has a faculty adviser, program counsellor or academic advising staff member at U of G made an important contribution to your academic success? Individuals or groups in a role that involves academic advising can be nominated for the 2022 Excellence in Undergraduate Academic Advising Medallion. What a great way to show your appreciation! This […]
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Dr. Mehrdad Hajibabaei and Dr. Robert Hanner, professors in the Department of Integrative Biology, spoke to news outlets about recently published research on a new use for environmental DNA. The new research investigated a way to gather eDNA from the air to monitor land animals such as birds and mammals, including vulnerable species. Both Hajibabaei […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened lives for many people with disabilities, says a University of Guelph professor who hopes her new research report will push Ottawa and provincial governments to improve income and support policies. The pandemic has disproportionately affected Canadians with disabilities, reduced access to services and supports, and widened systemic inequities, said Dr. […]
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The University of Guelph community is mourning the death of Kean McKenzie, a first-year bachelor of arts (English) student, whose passing was announced by his family on New Year’s Day. He was among eight pedestrians in Toronto hit by a vehicle on Dec. 26. As of Jan. 4, more than $55,000 had been raised for […]
Two years ago, the University of Guelph lost two graduate students who were aboard Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 when it was shot down near Tehran. Ghanimat Azhdari and Milad Ghasemi Ariani, both Iranian nationals, were returning on Jan. 8, 2020, to resume their studies at U of G after visiting their home country during […]
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Updating our approach to rapid testing The exceptionally high transmission rate of the Omicron variant and global supply chain shortages have created COVID-19 testing challenges around the world. To align with recent changes from the provincial government that address these challenges and to effectively manage our own supply of rapid tests, U of G has […]
The Ministry of Health has selected the University of Guelph as a distribution point for its community rapid testing program. A limited supply of rapid antigen testing kits from the Government of Ontario will be available to the University and broader community Jan. 10, 11 and 12 while supplies last. There is a daily limit […]
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A University of Guelph psychologist has helped develop a new online game designed to give kids and their caregivers strategies to help manage pain, fear and anxiety about vaccination. Dr. Meghan McMurtry, a professor in the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences (CSAHS), said the game aims to remove some of the pain and […]
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Thank you for your continued support these past 22 months. We hope you were able to enjoy a well-deserved break over the winter holidays and found some time to relax. As we enter 2022, we face a new and even more challenging phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are all adjusting to new regulations and […]
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Dr. Leon Kuczynski, professor emeritus in the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences, is featured in a BBC News story on how much, or how little, parents shape their children. In the article, Kuczynski, Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, says most parenting involves dealing with children’s non-compliance. But a child’s resistance is […]