Dr. Ryan Norris, Department of Integrative Biology, leads a project aimed at reintroducing the endangered mottled duskywing butterfly to the Pinery Provincial Park on Lake Huron. CTV News Kitchener recently reported on the project. Norris leads the Ontario Butterfly Species at Risk Recovery Team. This is the third year of a team project that involved […]
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The University of Guelph is extending COVID-19 vaccination requirements and is requiring all varsity athletes to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 for the upcoming 2021-22 season. This decision reflects discussions involving U of G leaders and the Department of Athletics and is supported by Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health. The University plans to broaden these discussions and […]
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A study of microbes beneath the world’s seabed hints at the diversity and ecological importance of bacteria living in a little-known habitat that makes up one of the largest biospheres on Earth, according to a new study led by a University of Guelph researcher. Captured through the first-time use of new seabed drilling technology during […]
Given the significant progress in vaccination rates in the Guelph area, the University of Guelph’s COVID-19 community vaccination clinic is closing and vaccination efforts will shift to the next phase beginning Aug. 6. The U of G clinic is among several local mass vaccination clinics in the region that will close as part of the […]
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University of Guelph musicologist Dr. Kimberly Francis, College of Arts, is featured in a recent New York Times feature article about renowned musical sisters Nadia and Lili Boulanger. The Boulangers, born in France in the late 19th century, were acclaimed in the 20th-century music world: Lili as a composer, Nadia primarily as a teacher and […]
Andrea Seccafien, former Gryphon cross-country runner and track and field athlete, grabbed the 15th and final qualifying spot in the women’s 5,000 metres by just 38-100ths of a second. In stifling heat, she ran a time of 14 minutes 59.55 seconds Friday. She will race in the finals for a medal on Aug. 2 at […]
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The following updates are provided by the Return-to-Campuses steering committee. Vaccination requirements Last week, on recommendation from Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health, U of G announced that students must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to live in U of G residences during the 2021-22 academic year. Students planning to live on campus must be fully vaccinated within […]
Dr. Jamie Burr of the University of Guelph’s Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences is featured in a CBC The National story on the efficacy of blood flow restriction bands. Burr is an expert in fitness assessment and performance evaluation in U of G’s High Performance and Health Research Laboratory Blood flow restriction is […]
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Dr. Maya Goldenberg, a professor in the Department of Philosophy, appeared on CBC The National this week discussing vaccine hesitancy. Goldenberg specializes in the philosophy of science and medicine and has long examined why some people become wary of science and hesitant of vaccines. She is also the author of Vaccine Hesitancy: Public Trust, Expertise, […]
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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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