Prof. Simon Somogyi, the Arrell Chair in the Business of Food, spoke to iPolitics about how the COVID-19 crisis has impacted consumers’ ability to eat healthy. Somogyi said lower-income consumers who already had a hard time accessing healthy foods could be further burdened during the COVID-19 pandemic. He noted that Canada is in a period of deflation and the costs of many […]
A start-up company dedicated to deploying DNA technology to the agricultural industry has won the second annual innovation showcase and pitch competition run by Gryphon’s LAAIR (Leading to the Accelerated Adoption of Innovative Research) at the University of Guelph. The Dragons’ Den-style event, hosted by U of G’s Research Innovation Office, saw five teams of […]
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A moth found commonly at the University of Guelph Arboretum is having a bit of “a moment,” as the internet discovers the pink and yellow insect that entomologists and biologists have known about for years. The rosy maple moth has social media users abuzz after a New Hampshire Public Radio employee tweeted a photo of […]
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Will the COVID-19 pandemic force workplaces to rethink their sick leave policies? Is requiring that all workplaces offer a certain number of sick days the answer to ensuring employees stay home when potentially ill with COVID-19, or does it just lead to abuse? Who should pay for these sick days? How are the issues different […]
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If physical distancing measures in Ontario are relaxed too much or too quickly, the province could see hospitals overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients as well as exponential growth in deaths, concludes new research involving a University of Guelph infectious disease modeller. The findings, contained in a research letter published in Annals of Internal Medicine, suggest that […]
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From the earliest moments of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been questions and concerns around our food system. Canadians have seen a steady stream of stories about empty grocery store shelves, rising food bank use, excess food being dumped, fields left unplanted because of a lack of temporary foreign workers and meat packing plants becoming […]
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Ontario Government Extends Emergency Order Earlier this week, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced an extension of the provincial public health emergency order to June 9, 2020. In keeping with provincial and public health guidelines, the University has prioritized physical distancing and is continuing only essential operations on campus. It is important that we recognize the value […]
The University of Guelph is hiring 85 co-op students to help faculty and students move to online course delivery in the fall. The University recently announced plans for a “hybrid” fall semester with courses and activities delivered both in-person and remotely. The many components of the plan will unfold in the coming weeks. Co-op hires […]
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Prof. Stephen Marshall, School of Environmental Sciences, spoke to CHCH News for a report on midges that have taken over the trails along Hamilton-area waterways. Marshall explained that the bugs are non-biting midges, also known as lake flies, and they’re so abundant right now because it’s mating season. “The males pack into these enormous masses […]
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Why antibody-positive people may not be immune to SARS-CoV-2. By Prof. Shayan Sharif, Department of Pathobiology and associate dean, research and graduate studies; and Prof. Byram W. Bridle, Department of Pathobiology […]
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Prof. Ann Pegoraro, U of G’s new Lang Chair in Sport Management, will play an integral role in advancing gender equity in sport within Canada through a new collaborative research hub. The federal Ministry of Heritage, through Sport Canada, has awarded the national Gender Equity in Sport Research Hub to Pegoraro and her colleagues, University […]
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Prof. Shai Barbut, Department of Food Science, spoke to Wired magazine about whether the COVID-19 pandemic will push meat packing facilities to adopt more automation. Several outbreaks of the viral illness have occurred in packing facilities, where employees often work shoulder-to-shoulder. Barbut noted that while poultry production has become more mechanized during recent decades, pork […]
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Ultimately, this conflict hinges on deeper questions about the geography of wealth, privilege and structural inequality. By S. Ashleigh Weeden, PhD candidate, School of Environmental Design & Rural Development […]
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With Canada’s spy agency, CSIS, warning Canadian university researchers and pharmaceutical companies they are at increased risk of cyberattacks during the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Guelph has an expert who can offer comment. Prof. Ali Dehghantanha is the director of the Cyber Science Lab in U of G’s School of Computer Science. He says […]
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With dozens of research teams around the world working on finding a vaccine to prevent COVID-19, will Canadians be willing to accept a new vaccine once it becomes available? According to a University of Guelph expert on vaccine acceptance, it will depend on how much Canadians continue to trust government leaders and decision makers. Prof. […]
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Restoring an endangered butterfly species that has nearly vanished from Ontario is the goal of a new University of Guelph research project that has received $825,000 in federal funding. Under the five-year project, U of G biologists aim to reintroduce the mottled duskywing to two locations in southwestern Ontario. The team hopes to reverse the […]
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With experts advising physical distancing for pets and reports of animals becoming infected with COVID-19, is now a good time to welcome a new pet into the home? The University of Guelph has an expert who can offer comment. Prof. Scott Weese, chief of infection control at U of G’s Ontario Veterinary College, has been […]
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University of Guelph researchers have received $230,000 to develop potential COVID-19 vaccines under the province’s Ontario Together investment to advance research to combat the pandemic. Pathobiology professor Byram Bridle said he believes the team’s vaccine platform – adapted from U of G research into vaccines as cancer therapies — will be a leading candidate among […]
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Will our appreciation of front-line and essential workers prove to be short-lived? By Prof. Timothy Dewhirst, Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies, Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics […]
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New University of Guelph research that analyzes strategies for reopening public spaces after the COVID-19 epidemic curve flattens is making headlines across the country. The study is written by Madhur Anand, a professor in the School of Environmental Sciences (SES) and director of U of G’s Guelph Institute for Environmental Research, along with SES post-doctoral […]
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