Four U of G Students Receive Prestigious Vanier and Banting Awards

Posted Jun 19, 2020
Updated Jun 3, 2024

The sun shines through the U of G Portico as it sets.

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 […]

National Indigenous Peoples Day: U of G Scholars

Posted Jun 19, 2020
Updated Jun 19, 2020

Portico on U of G Campus with sunbeams peeking through the columns

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 […]

U of G Food Supply Expert Speaks With Western Producer

Posted Jun 19, 2020
Updated Jun 19, 2020

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 […]

U of G Researchers Partner with Indigenous Communities to Monitor River Health

Posted Jun 19, 2020
Updated Jun 22, 2020

Three people wearing vests and gloves stand in a river.

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 […]

U of G Contact Tracing App Could Help Improve Accuracy of the Technology

Posted Jun 19, 2020
Updated Jun 23, 2020

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. […]

COVID-19 Case at U of G Not a Risk to Campus Community

Posted Jun 18, 2020
Updated Jun 23, 2020

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 […]

U of G Researchers Awarded $10 Million in Federal Funding

Posted Jun 18, 2020
Updated Jun 22, 2020

Professor Geoffrey Wood with microscopes

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 […]

Student Wellness Centre, Scholarship Named in Vaccarino’s Honour

Posted Jun 18, 2020
Updated Feb 1, 2024

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 […]

Children’s Book From U of G Scholar Reimagines Indigenous Encounter Story

Posted Jun 18, 2020
Updated Nov 1, 2021

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 […]

COVID-19 Update: June 17, 2020

Posted Jun 17, 2020
Updated Jul 9, 2020

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 […]

U of G Takes Next Steps To Help Combat Anti-Black Racism and Discrimination

Posted Jun 17, 2020

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 […]

U of G Tourism Expert Expects Canadians to Take ‘Hyper-Local’ Trips This Summer

Posted Jun 17, 2020
Updated Sep 24, 2020

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 […]

Short COVID-19 Vaccine Timelines Are Unrealistic and Put the Integrity of Scientists at Risk

Posted Jun 17, 2020
Updated Jan 19, 2023

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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GIER to Host Webinar on COVID-19 and the Environment

Posted Jun 17, 2020

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). […]

CBC Speaks With Judicial Appointments Expert

Posted Jun 15, 2020

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 […]

Oak Tree Project Partners With U of G to Improve Life in Local Community

Posted Jun 15, 2020
Updated Jun 16, 2020

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 […]

Higher Parental Stress Linked to Low Screen-Time Enforcement, U of G Research Finds

Posted Jun 15, 2020
Updated Jun 15, 2020

A preschooler smiles while looking at a smartphone

When parents are under stress, household rules about screen time often get abandoned, new University of Guelph research finds. A first of its kind in Canada, the study found parents of young children reporting high levels of life or parenting stress were less likely to monitor and limit their kids’ screen use and more likely […]

The Arboretum at U of G Helps Kids Learn About Native Trees

Posted Jun 15, 2020
Updated Jun 15, 2020

The Guelph area has a surprising diversity of tree species, and the Arboretum at the University of Guelph has just the thing to help schoolchildren identify them. The Arboretum is producing hundreds of “Native Tree Leaves” sheets for distribution to more than 3,000 local Grade 6 students, and is working with the Upper Grand District […]

Update on University of Guelph Research Phase-in

Posted Jun 12, 2020

The University of Guelph significantly scaled back or shut down many research activities in response to the declaration of a state of emergency made by the Province of Ontario on March 17, 2020. In the time between March 17 and June 12, some research was approved for continuation on the basis of its time sensitivity […]

Business of Sport Expert Featured in Sports Illustrated

Posted Jun 12, 2020
Updated Jun 15, 2020

U of G Prof. Norm O’Reilly, Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics, is featured in a recent Sports Illustrated article related to sports sponsorships and COVID-19. According to the article, the sports hiatus the pandemic caused upended sponsorship activity, canceling or postponing much of it. There was an expectation that sponsorships would shift […]