In celebration of International Women’s Day, the University of Guelph will host an online art performance and discussion with musician, author and academic Vivek Shraya on Tuesday, March 9, from 6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Entitled “Beyond the Binary,” the discussion and Q & A session will examine how we can challenge our thinking on […]
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The University of Guelph is building on its commitment to decolonization and reconciliation with the launch of the Indigenous Initiatives Strategy Report aimed at developing, enhancing, supporting and evaluating Indigenous initiatives on campus. Developed on the foundation of existing initiatives and guided by Indigenous knowledge, the strategy summarizes 150 recommendations on the indigenization of the […]
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The University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) has placed fifth worldwide and first in Canada in the 2021 World University Rankings. The annual World University Rankings by the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) international education network lists the world’s best universities in 51 academic subjects and includes some 1,300 universities from 80 locations around the world. […]
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A new provincial mental health program for farmers, created by experts in the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph, is launching this week. Called In the Know, the program is geared toward helping farmers better identify, understand and cope with the many mental health challenges they face in their profession. Run by the […]
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Ashleigh Weeden, a rural studies PhD candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, contributed a commentary to The Conversation Canada about the implications of “region hopping” during the pandemic. She wrote that while inter-regional travel in the province is no longer strictly limited to essential reasons, smaller communities remained concerned about influxes […]
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The University of Guelph will recommence its presidential search this spring and is calling for nominations for faculty, staff and students for the selection committee. In October 2019, the University began a search for its ninth president and vice-chancellor. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, in March 2020 the University’s Board of Governors decided unanimously to take […]
A University of Guelph PhD candidate tracking an illness-causing parasite that poses a risk to the health of Nunavut Inuit has been named an Inuk Woman of the Year by the Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada. Sharon Edmunds was selected by the non-profit organization that represents Inuit women in Canada for her work to increase […]
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Former Canadian governor general, bestselling author and journalist Adrienne Clarkson will headline U of G’s HeForShe virtual celebration on March 10, an event that recognizes gender equality initiatives of students and community supporters. Clarkson will share her varied life experiences, education and career and discuss how resilience helps develop the mental, spiritual and emotional muscles […]
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Supercharging microbes to gobble up a hazardous chemical that can threaten underground drinking water supplies is the goal for University of Guelph scientists receiving nearly $2.4 million in new federal research funding. Dr. Kari Dunfield, a professor in the School of Environmental Sciences, will lead a University-industry project to harness “pollution-eating bacteria” to chew through […]
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Traditionally, the University of Guelph presents its University Professor Emeriti and Faculty Awards during convocation ceremonies. With COVID-19 restrictions in place and the inability to gather for convocation, a special online ceremony was held to present these awards – the highest honours bestowed by the University of Guelph. University Professor Emeriti designations are made on […]
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To curb region-hopping at the local level would require an extraordinary level of co-ordination. By S. Ashleigh Weeden, PhD candidate, School of Environmental Design & Rural Development […]
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The University of Guelph has launched several new scholarships, bursaries and other financial awards for students from Black, Indigenous and people of colour (BIPOC) communities. The financial awards spanning many of the colleges and departments across campus are part of an action plan recently announced by U of G president Dr. Charlotte Yates to address racism […]
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Conversations about gender equity and equality, no matter how difficult, pave the way for change, say the organizers of the University of Guelph’s HeForShe workshop series. Four workshops will be offered to University students, staff and faculty during the first week of March via Zoom. The workshops are usually in-person, but the pandemic has pushed […]
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An insecticide used to control pest infestations on squash and pumpkins significantly hinders the reproduction of ground-nesting bees — valuable pollinators for many food crops, a new University of Guelph study has revealed. This first-ever study of pesticide impacts on a ground-nesting bee in a real-world context found female hoary squash bees exposed to imidacloprid […]
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Three University of Guelph spoke to several media outlets over the controversy dubbed “buttergate.” After Canadian bakers took to social media to report their butter seemed harder in recent months, allegations were made that it could be due to dairy cows being fed more palm oil derivatives in their feed, which could have changed the […]
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U of G’s Student Experience team were featured in a Toronto Star special article that looked at how Ontario universities adjusted their Orientation Weeks to meet the challenge of needing virtual programming for remote learning first-year students. Rosanna Beattie, coordinator of U of G’s orientation programs, told the paper that she and her team designed […]
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The University of Guelph and the provincial government will launch a rapid COVID-19 testing pilot program to provide regular testing to people required to be on campus as well as mobile testing clinics for students in residence following Reading Week. With tests provided by the Ontario Ministry of Health, the pilot will enable the University […]
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The sensation of being immersed in water is something Chantique Carey-Payne, head coach of the University of Guelph’s swim program, has always loved. She started swimming at age 3. Her athletic ability and intelligence drove her to perfection. Now, she trains others to swim to the best of their ability. “I just love being in […]
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Three noted Indigenous scholars will discuss this Friday research related to legal and relational responses to gendered violence and settler colonialism for an online lecture as part of the University of Guelph’s Indigenous Scholars Lecture Series. The lecture series is intended to create a space for U of G students to hear from leading Indigenous […]
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University of Guelph professor and author Lawrence Hill has fulfilled a long-time ambition to write for the stage with his new one-woman play, Sensitivity. The new work is part of Obsidian Theatre Company’s 21 Black Futures and is available to stream on CBC Gem throughout 2021. A professor of creative writing in U of G’s […]
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