The federal government is investing more than $1 million in seven University of Guelph research projects, ranging from disease resistance to food safety to drug addiction. The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) will fund these projects through the John R. Evans Leaders Fund, created to help universities attract and retain leading faculty and researchers. The […]
The University Centre bus loop will be closed all day Aug. 13 and 14 for concrete and asphalt replacement. The bus loop will be accessible for emergency access only during that time. Buses will still run, but stops will be along South Ring Road. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes. […]
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Prof. Manish Raizada from the Department of Plant Agriculture was featured by more than two dozen PostMedia News outlets this week. He recently published a study on how to help plants produce their own all-important nitrogen. Plants need nitrogen to grow but can’t produce it themselves, Raizada says in the story. Certain microbes produce it […]
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Prof. Evan Fraser, the director of U of G’s Arrell Food Institute, spoke to the BBC’s World Business Report about how to increase global food production in a sustainable way. Fraser was offering his thoughts in reaction to a report from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which warned that the world must halt damage […]
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University of Guelph research rooted in traditional seeds and driven by contemporary science is helping plants produce their own all-important nitrogen. The findings could lead to a more sustainable way to provide crops with the nitrogen boost they need. “A plant must have nitrogen to grow, but it can’t produce the essential element on its […]
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A temporary barrier-free entrance at the north end of the University Centre (by Branion Plaza) is now in place to accommodate construction in the building. Users of the space will enter through this temporary entrance and travel past Starbucks and around the north elevators to gain access to the University Centre. All University Centre services […]
Prof. Amy Greer, from the Department of Population Medicine at the Ontario Veterinary College, appeared on the Global News’ podcast The Super Awesome Science Show, to discuss water safety. Greer, a Canada Research Chair in Population Disease Modelling, talked about the One Health approach to clean water management, in which human, animal and environmental activity are all factored […]
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The University of Guelph has an expert who can discuss a new flagship report expected Thursday from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). According to media reports, the panel is expected to warn that we must halt damage to the land we live on to avoid catastrophic effects of climate change. It will urge […]
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University of Guelph food safety expert Prof. Keith Warriner offered his thoughts to CTVNews.ca about the best way to hand wash dishes, given research that suggests there are more dangerous bacteria in the average kitchen sink than there are in the bathroom. Warriner offered tips for washing dishes using hot water and bleach and letting the dishes air dry […]
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By Kieran C O’Doherty, Associate Professor of Psychology; Jack Teng, Project Manager for Public Engagement, UBC; Kimberlyn McGrail, Professor of Health Services and Policy Research, UBC; and Michael Burgess, Professor of Applied Philosophy, UBC […]
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Have a drawer full of dried-out markers at home or in the office? U of G’s Gryphon Summer Camps will take them off your hands! Gryphon Summer Camps are supporting the Crayola ColorCycle program by collecting used markers of any brand that will be repurposed instead of ending up in landfills. Collected markers are shipped […]
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Is it possible to find true love based on a shared love for a particular kind of food or music or quirky obsession? Prof. Serge Desmarais, from U of G’s Department of Psychology, spoke to the Toronto Star about the sudden interest in so-called niche dating apps. There are now dating sites just for people […]
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Prof. François Tardif, a weed science specialist in U of G’s Department of Plant Agriculture, offered his thoughts to CBC Business about a new machine that promises to destroy weeds with a spray of hot steam,. The X-Steam-inator was unveiled recently at farm shows in Saskatchewan and is being touted as a way to combat herbicide-resistant […]
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Building on president Franco Vaccarino’s Global@Guelph initiative, a new strategic effort to internationalize the University of Guelph will be launched to make U of G an institution of choice for international students and faculty. A new assistant vice-president (international strategy and partnerships) will develop and implement an international strategy for U of G, and will […]
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If you think you’ve noticed more butterflies and fireflies this year in southern Ontario this year, you may be on to something; their numbers appear to be up. The University of Guelph has experts who can help explain why. Aaron Fairweather, an entomologist and a PhD student in U of G’s School of Environmental Sciences […]
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A benchtop setup in U of G’s “air lab” may hold the secret to cleaning up harmful highway smog and industrial pollutants, from automotive factories to cannabis producers – and even ridding homes of allergy-inducing or health-threatening airborne chemicals. Turning results from a lab simulator into a novel air pollution control system for potential use […]
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The Government of Ontario has announced a $1.8-million investment in University of Guelph agri-food research to help find ways to enhance soil health and water quality. The investment, designed to protect the environment and foster efficiency in the agri-food sector, will be delivered through the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance. It will fund U of G […]
The creators of a cream liqueur for vegan- and lactose-intolerant consumers have become the first recipients of a newly created startup fund called the Oilseed Innovation Partners Entrepreneurship Fund. The John F. Wood Centre for Business and Student Enterprise announced the new fund for entrepreneurs during its Startup Showcase event, on July 31. The fund […]
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Calgary’s 2019 Stampede is over and six horses in the chuckwagon races are dead, with many calling for change. But this pattern of tragedy, public outcry and incremental reform is as old as rodeo. By Prof. Susan Nance, Department of History. […]
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Prof. Merritt Turetsky, an ecosystem ecologist from U of G’s Department of Integrative Biology, spoke to the Washington Post and Gizmodo about the simultaneously burning forest fires in Alaska, northern Canada, Russia and Greenland this summer. She told the Washington Post it’s unique to see major fires burning on multiple continents at the same time. […]
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