New University of Guelph student Emir Dag is featured in a July 29 Toronto Star story about the top Toronto District School Board (TDSB) high school scholars for the academic year just completed. Dag moved from Mardin, Turkey to Toronto just four years ago, unable to speak any English. Remarkably, he was one of only […]
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Jeff Stewart, the son of Canadian food champion Anita Stewart, celebrated his mother’s legacy with a special culinary event for Food Day Canada, July 31, 2021. The Anita Stewart Memorial Food Laboratory at the MacDonald Institute on the University of Guelph campus was the venue for the preparation of two special dishes, both from cookbooks […]
The University of Guelph’s Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics has launched a new institute to support and advance cutting-edge business sustainability-related research and curriculum innovations. The Institute for Sustainable Commerce at Guelph (ISCG) will support Lang’s vision to inspire and develop leaders for a sustainable world with a mandate to advance research […]
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While it’s been an unusually quiet year in the dining halls and restaurants on the University of Guelph campus, the volunteers with MealCare Guelph have been as busy as ever. Already this summer, they have managed to collect 1,270 pounds of campus-prepared food to donate to local Guelph charities, helping to feed hundreds in the […]
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Following an announcement from the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Dr. Karl Cottenie has been appointed associate dean (graduate studies) for a three-year term that began July 1. Cottenie joined the Department of Integrative Biology in 2005, and has served as its graduate program coordinator for the past eight years. “In that capacity, he […]
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Dr. Lee Niel, a professor in the Department of Population Medicine at the Ontario Veterinary College, spoke to the Huffington Post for a video about how pets will fare after people begin returning to their offices and places of work. With so many pets adopted during the pandemic, many of these animals have only known […]
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An ongoing, ambitious project led by University of Guelph researchers to catalogue and preserve Canadian biodiversity will receive a $7-million investment. The BIOSCAN-Canada project to inventory the country’s organisms and probe their interactions will receive $3 million from Genome Canada. “Biodiversity loss is recognized as one of the greatest problems confronting humanity,” said Dr. Paul […]
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Two new asparagus varieties developed at the University of Guelph and now available to growers are expected to further improve the asparagus industry in Ontario, building on a transformational variety introduced by U of G two decades ago. When the Guelph Millennium asparagus variety was introduced to Ontario growers more than 20 years ago, it […]
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As part of ongoing health and safety efforts and in alignment with other universities across Ontario, the University of Guelph will require students living in its Guelph campus residences in 2021-22 to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. This decision reflects discussions involving University leaders, public health officials, scientists and others. Requiring students living in residence […]
Leading through the COVID-19 pandemic is among the research interests of an internationally recognized expert in leadership and organizational behaviour named the Lang Chair in Leadership at the University of Guelph. Dr. Laurie Barclay joined the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics on July 1. Prior to Lang, Barclay had been a professor […]
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World-renowned research in fundamental chemistry has earned University of Guelph professor emeritus Dr. Jacek Lipkowski one of the highest honours in the field. The International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) has awarded Lipkowski the Frumkin Memorial Medal, which recognizes outstanding contributions in fundamental electrochemistry. The prize is given every two years. “This is the most senior […]
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With many employers in the United States and Canada seeing increasing numbers of workers quitting, a University of Guelph human resources researcher is warning employers to prepare for a ‘turnover tsunami.’ Dr. Nita Chhinzer is professor of human resource management and business consulting in the Department of Management in U of G’s Gordon S. Lang […]
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A second run of a beer made with wild yeast collected during a “yeast safari” on the University of Guelph campus proved just as popular as the first, selling out quickly after going on sale this past spring. Experimental Farm Ale was created using yeast discovered on the U of G campus and was re-launched […]
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An email with the following information will be sent to U of G students, faculty and staff this afternoon. The U of G Information Security team consistently monitors the University network for cyber threats targeting our environment. As part of this process, we have received credible information related to a potential threat against the University. […]
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Under the theme of “Improve Work,” the University of Guelph will host two online professional development programs in August to foster compassionate leadership and improve communication during challenging times in the workplace. The sessions, to be delivered virtually over two half-days, are designed for professional and organizational leaders both within and outside the University, and […]
Dr. Timothy Dewhirst, a professor in U of G’s Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies, contributed a commentary to the Toronto Star that examined the tensions that can arise between athletes and their corporate sponsors. Athletes often face ethical considerations about which brands they are comfortable being aligned with, he wrote. Dewhirst is a senior […]
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Dr. Manish Raizada, a professor in the Department of Plant Agriculture, wrote a commentary for the Toronto Star as well as another for the Ottawa Citizen about the importance of students getting vaccinated before returning to university and college campuses this fall. He also discussed the continued use of masks to reduce the spread of […]
From runners to cyclists to sailors, several University of Guelph current and alumni athletes are on their way to Japan to compete at the Tokyo Olympics. Competing for Canada at the Summer Games, which begin July 23 and run until Aug. 8, will be athletes from a range of sports, including: Emily Armstrong – artistic […]
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The following information is provided by the Return to Campuses steering committee. Getting vaccinated In Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (WDG), almost 80 per cent of eligible people have received at least one COVID-19 vaccination and almost 60 per cent are fully vaccinated. This is great news and an important step in keeping us all safe! U of G […]
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Dr. Ryan Norris, an ecologist and professor in the Department of Integrative Biology, co-wrote a commentary for the Toronto Star Opinion section on the use of the BTK (Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki ) insecticide to combat the LDD moth (formerly known as the “European gypsy moth.”) From backyards to parks, the caterpillars of the moths […]
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