While job candidates often view interviews as opportunities to sell themselves, a new University of Guelph study has found many applicants opt for being completely genuine rather than going over the top. Psychology professor Dr. Deborah Powell and PhD student Brooke Charbonneau in the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences led three studies that […]
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What will an increase in the minimum wage for servers mean for cash-strapped restaurant owners? Hospitality industry researcher Dr. Bruce McAdams with the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics offered his thoughts to several CBC Radio morning shows, including Ontario Morning. McAdams is a professor in the School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism […]
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A stark reminder of the Holocaust will once again be placed in the heart of the University of Guelph campus during Holocaust Education Week, Nov. 8-12. A cattle car like those used by the Nazis to transport Jews and other targeted groups to concentration camps, labour camps and extermination camps between 1941 and 1944 is […]
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Campus flags will be flown at half-mast today in honour of Indigenous Veterans Day – a day to remember and commemorate the contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis veterans. Nov. 8 was established as Indigenous Veterans Day in 1994 in Winnipeg in recognition that Indigenous veterans were not being honoured in Remembrance Day commemorations. […]
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The announcement that dairy prices are set to rise eight percent on Feb. 1, has made headlines and even prompted calls for more transparency on how prices are set, but a University of Guelph food economist says other foods could rise even further; we just won’t be warned. Dr. Michael von Massow is a professor […]
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Adaption to climate change is happening more at an individual or household level than at a community or institution-wide level, according to an international study involving a University of Guelph researcher. Emily Duncan, a U of G PhD candidate in the Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, was one of 126 researchers from around the […]
An initiative that brings together the University of Guelph and the City of Guelph to find promising solutions to local challenges has been renewed for another three years. The Guelph Lab, launched in 2014, puts collaboration, research, experimentation and teaching toward finding solutions to challenges shared by both organizations and the broader community. U of […]
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Dr. Evan Fraser, director of U of G’s Arrell Food Institute, spoke to Canada Tonight on CBC News Network to discuss what’s needed to reverse rising global hunger rates. He said three things need to be addressed: global conflict that prevents food access; climate change; and wealth inequality. Fraser holds the Canada Research Chair in […]
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To help enforce physical distancing rules during pandemics, a new tool developed by University of Guelph researchers virtually monitors crowd density in public spaces. School of Computer Science professor Dr. Minglun Gong and graduate students Zihan Yang and Mingjie Wang recently developed an algorithm that not only counts the number of people in a surveillance […]
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The University of Guelph has reappointed Dr. Ben Bradshaw as assistant vice-president (graduate studies) and has named Dr. Richard Zytner as the incoming interim dean in the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences (CEPS). Bradshaw’s new five-year term began Oct. 17. The decision followed a review by a committee of faculty, students and staff chaired […]
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Geography professor Dr. Faisal Moola shared his reflections with the Toronto Star on Flash Forest, a new reforestation technology that uses drones to conduct aerial mapping of forest areas and to fire specially-formulated seed pods into the ground. Moola, who researches forest management as well as Indigenous-led conservation, said what he likes about Flash Forest […]
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History professor Dr. William Cormack was interviewed on CBC Radio’s Ideas program for an episode examining why guillotine images are currently being used online as a symbol against inequality and elitism. Cormack discussed the symbol of the guillotine and how that symbol has changed over time, particularly in today’s use. Cormack specializes in the history […]
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History professor Dr. Brittany Luby spoke to CBC Thunder Bay about election day problems among First Nations voters in northern Ontario, and helped explain why many First Nations people distrust Canada’s voting system. She said the issues in the Kenora riding echo “a much longer history of Indigenous voter suppression in Canada.” Luby researches the […]
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A University of Guelph creative writing student has won the 2021 RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award. Deepa Rajagopalan, an MFA candidate in creative writing, won the award for her short story, Peacocks of Instagram. Her submission was selected from more than 130 entries by a jury of PEN Canada members. The New Voices award supports […]
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons licence. Read the original article. By Dr. Elaine Chang, School of English and Theatre Studies, College of Arts Note: The following article contains spoilers about “Squid Game.” Is the Netflix Korean sensation Squid Game an allegory for late capitalism? The response to the show is similar to medieval morality plays […]
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Dr. Timothy Dewhirst, a marketing professor in U of G’s Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics, contributed a commentary to the Toronto Star about Facebook’s rebranding to Meta. Companies commonly rebrand to signal a shifting of focus, or to rehabilitate their corporate image, he said. Facebook’s rebrand announcement coincides with its reputation coming […]
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A fourth-year University of Guelph student has helped raise awareness and funds for youth mental health by swimming 30 kilometres in 12 hours. Coralee Allaert, 22, had hoped to swim across Lake Erie this past summer to raise money for Jack.org, a national organization that educates and provides mental health resources and training for young […]
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More than 100 world leaders attending the COP26 climate summit have promised to end deforestation by 2030 — a goal that one University of Guelph ecologist says is promising but one that will be challenging to achieve. Dr. Madhur Anand is an environmental sciences professor in the Ontario Agricultural College and the director of the […]
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“Don’t be snappy, be happy.” That’s the title of a snappy award-winning talk on preventing harmful feather-pecking behaviour in chickens by recent University of Guelph graduate Dr. Claire Mindus to be featured this week in a national 3MT (3-Minute Thesis) showcase. Mindus won this year’s 3MT competition at U of G with a concise overview […]
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When the pandemic hit more than 18 months ago, many young children stayed at home for their junior kindergarten year or did remote learning during kindergarten. Now, some of these children are struggling to adjust to school life and teachers are noticing, says a University of Guelph-Humber early childhood education researcher. Dr. Nikki Martyn, is […]
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