From May 31 to June 7, U of G will fly the Pride flag to celebrate and honour the LGBTQ2IA+ community. LGBTQ2IA+ represents lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, two-spirit, intersex, asexual and many other identities that fall outside of heterosexual and cisgender paradigms. Take part in the official flag-raising Friday, May 31 at 9 […]
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Prof. Alejandro Marangoni is a professor in U of G’s Department of Food Science and also an avid mountaineer. He spoke to CBC Radio Kitchener on May 29 about the many deaths this year on Mount Everest, and why climbing Everest has never been on his bucket list. Marangoni, who has climbed in the Canadian […]
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Prof. Carmen Jacqueline Ho from U of G’s Department of Political Science wrote a commentary for World Hunger Day for the Washington Post’s Monkey Cage about why so many people still suffer from malnutrition. Ho writes that politics often conflict with evidence-based research on global hunger solutions, because the nutrition policies many researchers say are […]
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The New York Times interviewed Prof. Jamie Gruman, a senior research fellow in U of G’s Department of Management at the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics, about why career success doesn’t always equal happiness. Gruman said many of us overestimate how much happiness a professional accomplishment will bring us, a phenomenon known […]
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A U of G field course designed to highlight food sustainability efforts in Yukon was featured in a report by CBC North, as well as a video report on the CBC North Facebook page. The article looked at the Field School on Food Security in Northern Canada run by U of G’s Guelph Institute of […]
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The University of Guelph’s app-based wayfinding system was featured in a May 27 article on University Affairs. U of G’s Jill Vigers, manager of architectural design in Physical Resources, explained that the University uses the BlindSquare system, a mobile app with audio voicing that helps visually impaired people navigate campus. She said that while students […]
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Glen Van Der Kraak, associate dean (research) in the College of Biological Science (CBS), has been named as the college’s interim dean effective Aug. 1. The announcement was made today by Charlotte Yates, provost and vice-president (academic). “Professor Van Der Kraak has years of experience as an administrator, professor and researcher,” Yates said. “His knowledge […]
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The University of Guelph has food science experts who can discuss the latest nationwide food recall due to salmonella. Compliments-brand chicken strips are being recalled following an outbreak of salmonellosis, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency recently announced. It’s just the latest recall involving contaminated frozen breaded chicken products, which have sickened hundreds of Canadians in […]
Prof. Art Schaafsma, Department of Plant Agriculture, spoke to CBC News about the European corn borer, a plant pest that is showing resistance in Nova Scotia to a specially created corn hybrid. Bt corn was developed to emit a toxic protein that kills European corn borers. But corn growers in the province have recently reported […]
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U of G’s Nathan Skoufis, 25, is making a big name for himself in the karate world. The fourth-year business student is now a member of Team Canada. In recent weeks, Skoufis’s progress up the karate competition ladder picked up speed. This spring, he won his sixth straight title at the Power Nationals Canadian Martial […]
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It’s known the female heart changes after menopause, but a new University of Guelph study is the first to reveal hidden changes that are happening during perimenopause – the stage before menopause sets in. These small, underappreciated changes have potential implications for protecting women’s hearts by introducing the use of hormone replacement therapy earlier. “We found the […]
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Portable technology for easy identification of insects, food or animal tissue has won the inaugural innovation showcase and pitch competition run by Gryphon’s LAAIR (Leading to the Accelerated Adoption of Innovative Research) at the University of Guelph. On May 21, a judging panel chose the LifeScanner species identification kit developed by Biolytica Inc. as the $7,500 […]
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Prof. Mike Dixon with the School of Environmental Sciences was featured in a Globe and Mail article detailing columnist Ian Brown’s struggles to grow cannabis. Dixon is the director of U of G’s Controlled Environment Systems Research Facility. He is now transferring the plant-growing knowledge he and colleagues have gained at the facility to the […]
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Recognize outstanding U of G research by submitting nominees for the 2019 Research Innovation Office Innovation of the Year Award. U of G has a long history of innovative research that improves life and encourages creativity, innovation and translation of knowledge for the greatest possible benefit of society. These achievements include the development of products […]
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As the world marks International Day of Biological Diversity, University of Guelph biologists are packing their bags to spend the summer in the Arctic collecting specimens as part of Arctic Bioscan (ARCBIO), a $1.8-million project funded by Polar Knowledge Canada focused on monitoring the biodiversity of the North. Working with Nunavut communities, the team of […]
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With tick season under way, the University of Guelph has experts who can discuss what outdoors lovers and pet owners need to know about tick disease prevention. Melanie Wills is the director of the G. Magnotta Lyme Disease Research Lab, which aims to improve Lyme disease diagnostic testing and treatment. A cellular pathology researcher, she […]
As many as 1 million species of living things worldwide are at risk of extinction, says a United Nations report released this month. Now, a University of Guelph biologist hopes his new position with one of Canada’s largest land conservation groups will help the country meet national and international commitments to protect natural spaces and […]
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Prof. Shoshanah Jacobs, with U of G’s Department of Integrative Biology, helped answer a listener question on CBC Radio’s Quirks & Quarks about why Canada geese waste energy honking during flight. Jacobs explained that while honking expends energy, it marks the birds’ position in their V-formation, which in turn makes flight less of an energy […]
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Prof. Andria Jones-Bitton, a professor in the Department of Population Medicine, was featured in a Globe and Mail article about the mental health struggles of farmers and growers. Jones-Bitton discussed a survey she and colleagues conducted that found about 45 per cent of farmers across Canada have high stress, while 35 per cent meet the […]
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Canadian cookbooks are not being used effectively to inform consumers about safe food handling and preparation techniques. By Jeffrey M. Farber, professor of Food Science. […]
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