When the COVID-19 pandemic was declared one year ago, University of Guelph researchers quickly responded by finding ways of harnessing innovations and expertise to combat the SARS-CoV-2 virus and mitigate the global impact. Researchers have repurposed innovations, conducted cutting-edge research and provided their expertise to provincial, national and global pandemic efforts. Confronting the virus was […]
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From a 17-year-old tracking and sharing COVID-19’s early spread on a website to a coalition offering cash prize incentives for developing coronavirus screening tests, numerous examples of pandemic-driven research and data-sharing collaborations worldwide are the topic of a new paper by University of Guelph researchers. Their overview of dozens of collaborative projects to understand and […]
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Dr. Timothy Dewhirst, a professor in the Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies, wrote a commentary in the Toronto Star about the NHL’s decision to include brand advertising on player helmets this season. He said branding has become normalized with hockey in the last few decades and that while the helmet ads are likely the […]
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New University of Guelph technology that measures the concentration of COVID-19-fighting antibodies in the blood could be used to assess the effectiveness of vaccines, particularly as new variants of the virus arise. This inexpensive test-on-a-chip takes less than 30 minutes and can help help health-care professionals pinpoint individuals who may have developed an immune response […]
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With only about half of Canadians eligible for paid sick days – even in the midst of a pandemic — what can be done to ensure more Canadians aren’t forced to choose between paying their bills or going to work ill? The issue of paid sick days has sparked arguments over who should pay: governments […]
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A permanent and shared solution to allow more paid sick days is needed to protect workers, the community and the economy. By Dr. Nita Chhinzer, Department of Management […]
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University of Guelph president and vice-chancellor Dr. Charlotte Yates has been named among this year’s YMCA of Three Rivers Women of Distinction. She is among six local women to be recognized at a virtual event on March 8. “Women of Distinction is an extraordinary event that brings to the forefront the remarkable and valuable contributions […]
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Dr. Maya Goldenberg, a professor in the Department of Philosophy, was interviewed on CBC Radio’s Fresh Air about her new book, Vaccine Hesitancy: Public Trust, Expertise, and the War on Science. Goldenberg explained that vaccine hesitancy has been around ever since the first vaccine was invented in the late 1700s. The reasons for that hesitancy […]
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The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is “Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World.” With gender equity and equality in the spotlight and the accomplishments of women driving conversations around the globe, the University of Guelph is celebrating eight women who have recently stepped into vital leadership roles at […]
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The pandemic has eroded hard-fought gains toward gender equality in the Canadian workforce, with women experiencing career setbacks due to increased childcare and household duties and with part-time women workers hit hard by layoffs. But on this year’s International Women’s Day, a University of Guelph expert in sustainability accounting argues women can play a leading […]
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Dr. Kate Parizeau, professor in the Department of Geography, Environment & Geomatics, spoke to CBC News Network’s Canada Tonight about a United Nations report that found the average Canadian wastes 79 kg of food at home per year. Parizeau said Canadians tend to be large food consumers and wasters in part because we have so […]
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On International Women’s Day, how will you #ChooseToChallenge? What steps will you take to support gender equality every day? Monday, March 8 is International Women’s Day – a global movement that celebrates the achievements and contributions of women, while calling for action to accelerate gender parity. This year’s global theme is #ChooseToChallenge. At the University […]
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Students and faculty at the University of Guelph will have access to some of the world’s brightest scientific women scholars and policy makers, thanks to a generous gift that will establish the Tremaine Visiting Speaker Fund for Women in Science. The gift will allow U of G to bring women in scientific leadership roles to […]
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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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