Food Day Canada, a day to celebrate Canadian-grown food with all-Canadian meals, is this Saturday, Aug. 3. University of Guelph food laureate Anita Stewart, who founded the annual event 16 years ago, is available to discuss why a day to raise awareness about Canadian farmers, growers and chefs is still as relevant today as it was […]
Indira Naidoo-Harris, a former Ontario cabinet minister and well-known journalist and human rights advocate, is joining the University of Guelph mid-August. Naidoo-Harris has been named the new AVP (Diversity and Human Rights). President Franco Vaccarino announced the appointment today. “We are delighted to welcome Indira to the University of Guelph,” Vaccarino said. “She has made […]
The University’s normal business operations will be reduced on Aug. 5 for the Civic Holiday. Normal operations resume Aug. 6. What’s open and what’s closed Service areas open on Aug. 5 include: Athletics Centre University Centre (excluding food vendors) Ontario Veterinary Health Sciences Centre Animal Hospitals Animal Health Lab Please check their specific websites for […]
What is the perfect Canadian meal? Whether it’s pickerel and peas from Ontario, pork and poutine from Quebec, or salmon and spot prawns from British Columbia, the founder of Food Day Canada wants Canadians to choose foods grown and raised in Canada when they gather to eat on Aug. 3. University of Guelph food laureate […]
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The politics of food choices can be fraught, particularly when issues about culture and environmental sustainability clash. But food has always been politicizing, U of G’s Prof. Philip Loring told CBC Radio’s Cross Country Checkup over the weekend. Loring, who is an ecological anthropologist and the Arrell Chair in Food, Policy and Society, said while […]
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What role will universities play now that cannabis is legal and an entire new industry is blooming? Prof. Rene Van Acker, the dean of U of G’s Ontario Agricultural College told the Toronto Star that it takes knowledge and expertise to scale up from amateur cannabis growing to professional production. That’s why U of G […]
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Why is the new crop of plant-based veggie burgers so popular with consumers? It all comes down to better meat-like texture, Prof. Alejandro Marangoni told the Toronto Star. Marangoni, with U of G’s Department of Food Science, said traditional soy-based burgers don’t quite have the texture of meat, but the pea protein in this new […]
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The most recent U of G Board of Governors meeting was held June 21. Below are key highlights from the meeting. A full synopsis of the meeting is available on the University Secretariat’s website. 2019-20 Budget Approved The Board unanimously approved the University’s 2019-20 budget plan, outlining how resources will be used in the coming […]
Prof. Scott Weese, a pathobiology professor in U of G’s Ontario Veterinary College, is available for interviews about the risks posed by rabies. Earlier this month, a young B.C. man died of rabies infection after coming into contact with a bat. The bat left a puncture wound in the man’s hand but he did not […]
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Zoë Buratynsky grew up a seafarer. Circling the globe in a sailboat, she snorkelled above coral reefs, hiked up mountains and immersed herself in the cultures of the world – all while becoming an expert sailor and navigator. “My childhood was spent exploring the world,” said Buratynsky, now a second-year sociology student at the University of Guelph. “There were always […]
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Franco Vaccarino has indicated his intention to complete his term as president and vice-chancellor of the University of Guelph, effective Aug. 1, 2020. “Serving as president and vice-chancellor of the University of Guelph has been an extraordinary privilege, and I am deeply honoured to have had the opportunity to make a contribution to this University […]
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U of G political science Prof. Kate Puddister is featured in a Toronto Star story related to the 2013 Toronto Police shooting of Sammy Yatim. Yatim, 18, was shot multiple times and then Tasered as he died. The disciplinary charge against Sgt. Dusan Pravica, the officer who Tasered Yatim, was recently dropped after closed-door mediation. […]
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In a CBC News story, U of G food scientist Ben Bohrer says Beyond Meat’s plant-based burger has a similar nutritional composition to a real beef burger. Nutrition experts in the story question whether Beyond Meat products are a healthy protein alternative to real beef. California-based Beyond Meat markets its products as “better for you” […]
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From July 29 to August 2, the University Centre food court will be closed for renovation work. During that week, the following dining options are available. In the UC: The Daily Grind – 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Subway – 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Starbucks – 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Brass Taps – […]
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The research of Prof. Keith Warriner, Department of Food Science, features prominently in a Washington Post article about steps produce growers are taking to combat food-borne illness outbreaks. The article looked at a technology that Warriner helped develop that uses ultraviolet light and hydrogen peroxide to sanitize produce. The “advanced oxidative process” technology has been […]
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University of Guelph researchers are the first to uncover how the cannabis plant creates important pain-relieving molecules that are 30 times more powerful at reducing inflammation than Aspirin. The discovery unlocks the potential to create a naturally derived pain treatment that would offer potent relief without the risk of addiction of other painkillers. “There’s clearly a […]
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Prof. Philip Loring, with the Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, spoke to CBC News about a controversy over a video urging less red meat consumption. Loring, who is the Arrell Chair in Food, Policy, and Society, commented on the anger felt by many meat producers after The Weather Network posted a video to Twitter […]
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It’s “provocative in a good way.” That’s the assessment Prof. Christian Giroux offered to Quartz about a new Melania Trump statue recently erected in Trump’s home country of Slovenia. Giroux, a sculptor and associate professor of studio art in U of G’s School of Fine Art and Music, told the publication that the statue is […]
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Prof. Karen Racine, with U of G’s Department of History, spoke to the Edmonton Journal about a new research project led by a University of Alberta education professor to investigate how history is taught across Canada. The project will involve 28 researchers from 17 universities and aims to develop recommendations for how to teach history better. […]
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U of G history Prof. Kevin James has studied what he calls the “vibrant literary culture” that lives in hotel guest books. He said in a recent New York Times article that a resurgence in the guest book experience is similar to how the books were used in the 19th century. “It was about ritually […]
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