The University of Guelph and CUPE 3913 Units 1 and 2 – the union representing teaching assistants, graduate service assistants and sessional lecturers – continue to work toward reaching a new collective agreement. The University, after 16 days of bargaining, has requested the appointment of a conciliation officer from the Ministry of Labour to assist […]
Prof. Byram Bridle, with the Department of Pathobiology at U of G’s Ontario Veterinary College, appeared Sunday on Global TV’s The West Block with Mercedes Stephenson for a segment on whether hopes for a COVID-19 vaccine within the next year are misplaced. Bridle told the show that Canadians need to come to terms with how […]
A University of Guelph program dedicated to animal care in Ontario First Nations continued to provide that service despite the COVID-19 pandemic. For the past eight years, the Ontario Veterinary College’s student Community Outreach Club has organized and hosted animal wellness clinics on two First Nations in southwestern Ontario — Kettle and Stony Point First Nation […]
A veterinary infectious disease researcher at the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College believes focusing solely on how COVID-19 affects humans cannot effectively address the pandemic — or prevent future ones. Prof. Scott Weese says it’s become clear that the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 doesn’t adhere to species boundaries. The virus began in animals and […]
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Three University of Guelph PhD candidates and one post-doctoral researcher will receive the Government of Canada’s most prestigious scholarships, worth $50,000 to $70,000 a year. Meredith Bessey, Latasha Ludwig and Emily Duncan will receive Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships. The awards recognize top Canadian and international doctoral students for academic excellence and research potential. The awards are named for […]
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National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21 is a day for all Canadians to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. To mark the day, the University of Guelph highlights faculty working in partnership with Indigenous Peoples or on research related to Indigenous topics. All are available […]
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Prof. Simon Somogyi, the Arrell Chair in the Business of Food, spoke to The Western Producer about why Canada’s food system has been able to remain strong throughout the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic. Even after store shelves were cleared out by shoppers who hoarded food early on, and while farm labourers struggled to enter the country to […]
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A project that integrates Indigenous knowledge and cutting-edge technology developed at the University of Guelph is helping to assess the health of the river systems in Canada. The collaborations are part of a multi-year environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding project called STREAM — Sequencing The Rivers for Environmental Assessment and Monitoring. By metabarcoding key lifeforms that […]
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With the province’s recent decision to use a contact tracing app to help curb the spread of COVID-19, a University of Guelph-led project could help in fine-tuning or improving the accuracy of this technology. U of G engineers have developed a new smartphone app that provides more secure and accurate contact tracing vital to limiting the spread of COVID-19. […]
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The University was recently informed that a graduate student conducting approved, essential time-sensitive research on campus tested positive for COVID-19. The student was last on campus on June 10 and reported symptoms on June 13. Wellington Dufferin Guelph Public Health was consulted and completed a risk assessment of the case. The University’s Occupational Health and […]
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From human and animal health to food and materials science to the environment, dozens of University of Guelph research projects will be supported by a new $10-million investment from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) announced today. In all, 53 U of G projects will receive a total of $10,030,000 over five years from the federal agency. The funding […]
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The University of Guelph’s student wellness centre will be renamed as the Vaccarino Centre for Student Wellness to honour U of G’s outgoing president. The renaming was announced by Board of Governors chair Shauneen Bruder during a farewell tribute this week for Franco Vaccarino, the University’s eighth president. Bruder also announced that a newly established […]
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When Prof. Brittany Luby was growing up, she found few stories about characters with backgrounds like hers. Of mixed Anishinaabe descent, Luby doesn’t remember many books at the local library told by or about Indigenous peoples. What she does remember is learning about a French explorer named Jacques Cartier and the “discovery” of North America […]
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The following updates are provided by the Return-to-Campuses steering committee. Last week, following an announcement by Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Wellington Dufferin Guelph moved into Phase 2 of the province’s reopening. The Ontario government also announced a pilot program that will allow select graduate students to return to campus to fulfill final degree requirements. While […]
The University is committed to combatting anti-Black racism and all forms of discrimination, violence and expressions of hate that occur in our midst. Recent events have made it clear that anti-Black racism still exists in Canada and even at our institution and that more needs to be done to continue to foster a culture of […]
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What will become of Canada’s travel industry this summer as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on? Will Canadians feel safe travelling, flying or staying in hotels? What travel options will they have? The University of Guelph has an expert who can offer commentary. Prof. Marion Joppe, from U of G’s School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism […]
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Considering what we now know about SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, we need to take a cautious approach. By Profs. Byram W. Bridle, Department of Pathobiology and Shayan Sharif, associate dean, research and graduate studies, Ontario Veterinary College
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The human activity changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have led to ripple environmental effects around the globe, but can any of these changes stand the test of time? That’s one of the topics that will be discussed during a free webinar on Thursday, June 25, hosted by the Guelph Institute for Environmental Research (GIER). […]
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CBC Edmonton spoke to Prof. Troy Riddell, chair of the Department of Political Science, for an article examining how Alberta is appointing provincial court judges. Riddell is an expert on judicial politics and has written extensively on partisanship in judicial appointments. The article noted that the Alberta justice minister recently purged the committee that vets […]
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Recognizing the pressure local charities are under during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Oak Tree Project, a charitable funding program based in Guelph, saw a way to help. It is focused on the now through a fundraising effort and is focused on the next through a partnership with the University of Guelph to improve life in […]
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