Prof. Evan Fraser, the director of U of G’s Arrell Food Institute, says Canada is now in what he thinks is phase 2 of the disruption of Canada’s food supply due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In phase 1, he explained, Canadians were engaged in panic buying, trying to stock up on items ahead of the […]
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With several meat processing facilities in Canada reducing production because of outbreaks of COVID-19 among staff, will Canada soon see meat shortages and possible price hikes? The University of Guelph has experts who can offer comment. Prof. Mike von Massow is a food economist with U of G’s Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics. […]
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As Ontario shifted from classroom to online learning due to COVID-19, a deficit revealed itself: some rural communities have insufficient internet access. U of G’s Prof. Helen Hambly Odame, School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, is quoted in a recent London Free Press story that explores the inequality in internet access in southern Ontario. […]
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It is more important than ever to work together to foster a sense of belonging and community, and to have the utmost respect for diversity, says Indira Naidoo-Harris, University of Guelph’s AVP, diversity and human rights (DHR). To help in that effort, her office has put together a handbook aimed at maintaining a focus on […]
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A crisis like this brings new opportunities and should be a trigger to explore new directions. By Prof. Felix Arndt, John F. Wood Chair in Entrepreneurship […]
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Prof. Simon Somogyi, the Arrell Chair in the Business of Food, spoke to the Financial Post about what Canadian growers can do to increase domestic food security and reduce our reliance on imports. Somogyi suggested ramping up production in shuttered greenhouses would help to extend the growing season in Canada. “If there are more research dollars dedicated to optimizing […]
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North America’s seafood economy has taken a big hit from the COVID-19 pandemic, with fresh fish markets closed along with the seafood restaurants that are the source of so many sales. But a University of Guelph expert sees signs that fishers are adapting by moving to a new (or new again) business model. Prof. Philip […]
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U of G Prof. Marion Joppe, School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management, is quoted in a Globe and Mail article about the threat COVID-19 is posing to the Indigenous tourism industry. That industry has grown rapidly in recent years, but the pandemic is forcing the widespread cancellation of events and bookings. Businesses are seeking […]
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COVID-19 physical distancing measures appear to be hastening online relationships, according to a guest column by Jen Kirsch in the Toronto Star. The author quotes U of G professor emeritus Serge Desmarais. Kirsch writes there is a higher level of intensity to online romantic conversations and things may be moving too fast for some. In […]
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Cutting down forests means we’re also cutting down woodland caribou, says a pioneering study by University of Guelph ecologists showing that logging in Ontario’s extensive boreal stands threatens populations of the elusive but iconic herbivore. In what integrative biology professor John Fryxell calls the first comprehensive study looking at the status of endangered woodland caribou […]
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Dear members of the U of G community, As we move into our fifth week of working, learning and connecting in so many new ways, I remain inspired by U of G’s response to the COVID-19 crisis. In today’s update, I want to share three stories that highlight how our people are supporting each other, […]
Veterinary disease expert Prof. Scott Weese appeared on TVO’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin, discussing why animals are vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as how veterinarians are responding. He was joined by experts from the Toronto Humane Society and Grey Wolf Animal Health. Weese is the chief of infection control at U of […]
The University of Guelph is providing temporary housing to health-care workers, emergency responders and others affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting this week, the University will allot space in campus residences for workers in health care or emergency services looking to live apart from their families while caring for patients or providing other services. “Health-care […]
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The federal government has announced $50 million to help farmers and fish processors bring temporary foreign workers to Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic. The University of Guelph has experts who can offer comment. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced the new funding on Monday, explaining the funds will help farm operators cover the costs of having […]
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By Prof. Philip A Loring, Arrell Chair in Food, Policy, and Society; Emily De Sousa, MA Geography student; Hannah L. Harrison, postdoctoral scholar, Department of Geography; Joshua Stoll, assistant professor, marine sciences, University of Maine […]
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Ashleigh Weeden, a PhD candidate in rural studies in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, spoke to CTV News Kitchener about why many small towns in cottage country want city dwellers to stay home. Weeden warned that many of the health care facilities in these small towns simply don’t have the capacity to […]
COVID-19 Daily Updates: April 13, 2020 Students: Remember to Take a Practice Test Before Your Exam As a reminder, a practice test has been set up in CourseLink to help students become familiar with the Respondus Lockdown Browser and Monitor and to ensure the system works on their home computers. All students are encouraged to […]
The head of the UFC says his league is still planning to stage televised fights to empty arenas by month’s end. So will other professional sports try to follow their lead? The University of Guelph has an expert who can offer comment. Prof. Norman O’Reilly is the director of International Institute for Sport Business and […]
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Prof. Amy Greer, holder of the Canada Research Chair in Population Disease Modelling, spoke to the Toronto Star about recent research she co-authored that proposes cycling on and off physical distancing requirements. The study found that imposing physical distancing restrictions when hospital intensive care units are at capacity and relaxing them when the pressure eases […]
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The University of Guelph is making another large donation of personal protection equipment (PPE) to local public health authorities to help in the fight against COVID-19. The latest donation includes more than 100,000 pairs of nitrile gloves and 2,300 N95 masks, as well as isolation gowns, sanitizer and nasopharyngeal swabs. The equipment will be distributed […]
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