It was during her studies at the University of Guelph that Dr. Roberta Bondar had to shelve one career plan and pursue another – a choice that ultimately secured her a spot aboard the NASA space shuttle Discovery in 1992 as Canada’s first woman astronaut. As she prepares for this Saturday’s 30th anniversary of the […]
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Dr. Mike von Massow, a food economist with U of G, shared his thoughts on a new app that aims to reduce food waste with Wired. The app, called Too Good To Go, alerts users to nearby restaurants, bakeries or grocery stores with discounted food that would otherwise end up as food waste. Von Massow […]
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As governments have enacted further restrictions to combat the Omicron variant, they should also keep an eye on mental health indicators. A new University of Guelph study from the early months of the pandemic found distress caused by COVID-19 sparked an increase in potentially addictive behaviours from compulsive shopping to overeating to gambling and gaming. […]
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The following updates are provided by the Return-to-Campuses steering committee. What to do if you’re sick or have been exposed to COVID-19 With the province halting mass PCR testing and with public health prioritizing case and contact management for only the highest-risk settings, U of G must also adjust its approach to positive case management. […]
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The first case of COVID-19 has been detected in Ontario wildlife, and a University of Guelph infection control expert says while the risk to humans is low, further surveillance is needed to see if deer can transmit the disease to other species. Dr. Scott Weese is chief of infection control at the Ontario Veterinary College […]
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How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected women in Canada experiencing family and intimate partner violence? And how did organizations that support these women adapt to support their clients? Researchers in a new federally funded University of Guelph study project hope to answer these questions by gathering the latest evidence and by speaking directly with those […]
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As Canada’s new vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers goes into effect, a University of Guelph food economist wonders whether there might be better ways to reduce the spread of COVID-19 while keeping Canada’s food supply strong. Dr. Mike von Massow is a professor in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics in the Ontario […]
From more precise medical imaging to improved drug design, numerous benefits may ultimately arise from an innovation by University of Guelph researchers that enables much faster machine learning than ever. The new method for training so-called neural networks in seconds rather than the typical hours or days is also intended to “democratize” machine learning by […]
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This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons licence. Read the original article. By Dr. Glen Pyle, Department of Biomedical Sciences The heart has played a central role in COVID-19 since the beginning. Cardiovascular conditions are among the highest risk factors for hospitalization. A significant number of patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 infections have signs of heart damage, […]
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Dr. Lawrence Goodridge, a food science professor in the Ontario Agricultural College, was interviewed by multiple media outlets recently about wastewater testing to monitor the spread of Omicron and other COVID-19 variants. “Definitely, I would agree that it appears that the [Omicron wastewater] signal has flattened, but I think we need more data before we […]
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Dr. Maya Goldenberg, a philosophy professor in the College of Arts, spoke to CBC News about how the public reacts when politicians ignore their own advice about following pandemic protocols. Goldenberg said when political and public health leaders act as if the rules don’t apply to them, they damage public trust in their leadership. That’s […]
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A University of Guelph project investigating the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the physical and mental health of children in Canada has received more than $100,000 in new federal funding. The project, led by Guelph Family Health Study (GFHS) researchers, will investigate the impacts of COVID-19 restrictions and concurrent stressors on Canadian children’s […]
A University of Guelph rugby player has been named one of the 30 athletes listed in this year’s RBC Training Ground talent search, pushing her closer to her dream of competing in the Olympics. Environmental sciences student Talia Hoffman will receive $7,500 in funding from the RBC Future Olympian Program. The funding is aimed at helping the […]
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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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