Eva Bell, a member of U of G’s Hospitality Services team, was a double medallist at the 2019 Special Olympics World Games held in Abu Dhabi in March. Her efforts paid off with trips to the podium to collect a silver medal in the 200m run (34.81 seconds) and bronze in shot put (9.14 metres). […]
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University of Guelph Prof. Lawrence Hill, School of English and Theatre Studies, is one of five Canadians to receive an inaugural Library and Archives Canada Scholars Award. The LAC Scholars Awards are a new prize created to recognize the outstanding contribution of individuals who have dedicated their lives to the creation and promotion of the […]
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Heart failure patients often have trouble with thinking and depression. A new study by University of Guelph researchers explains why and points to ways to prevent and treat both heart and brain maladies through the emerging field of circadian medicine. Published recently in Nature’s Scientific Reports, the study is the first to reveal how cognition […]
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By Prof. Jamie Gruman, Department of Management […]
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University of Guelph English and Theatre Studies Prof. Dionne Brand is this year’s recipient of the Blue Metropolis Violet Literary Prize. The $5,000 annual prize was inaugurated in 2018 to celebrate an established LGBTQ Canadian writer for a body of work and “overall contribution” to LGBTQ literature in Canada. The prize alternates between francophone and […]
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Why do NBA players who aren’t living up to their high salaries manage to get so much time on the court? Perhaps their coaches have fallen victim to unconscious bias known as the “sunk-cost fallacy,” according to a new University of Guelph study. Published in the journal Empirical Economics, the study by two U of […]
Bad diet is the leading risk factor for early death around the world, new research has found. But it will take major changes to agriculture to change that, says a U of G expert. Prof. Evan Fraser, director of the Arrell Food Institute and a Canada Research Chair in Global Food Security, recently spoke to […]
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The University of Guelph community is mourning the death of Ian Weir, manager of the University’s Sustainable Transportation and Parking Services department, who died March 23. Visitation will take place April 4 from 7 to 9 p.m. and April 5 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Gilchrist Chapel – McIntyre & Wilkie Funeral Home, 1 Delhi […]
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The University of Guelph has received a $21-million donation to boost the global reputation and impact of its business school. The gift – the largest-ever in University of Guelph history – is from longtime benefactors Stu and Kim Lang. In recognition, the College of Business and Economics has been renamed the Gordon S. Lang School […]
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Prof. Adronie Verbrugghe, has received a Research Excellence Award from the University of Guelph to continue her studies of canine and feline nutrition. Created by U of G’s Office of Research and the Office of the Provost, Research Excellence Awards highlight research achievements of recently tenured faculty members. “It is a great honour to receive […]
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The New York Times featured recent research led by University of Guelph’s Prof. Jamie Burr that examined how exercise reshapes the hearts of runners and swimmers differently. In his study, published in the journal Frontiers in Physiology, Burr and his team found that runners’ hearts appear to do a better job than swimmers’ hearts of moving […]
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University of Guelph political science professor Kate Puddister offered some insight in a Toronto Star article about the case of an Ontario police officer who has been charged with attempted murder for shooting a fellow officer. She said it is highly unusual for an officer to be charged with attempted murder, and even more unusual for the […]
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A tapeworm that can infect dogs and humans and lead to potentially fatal illness is now widespread in southern Ontario, new work by Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) researchers at the University of Guelph has revealed. The researchers found the Echinococcus multilocularis tapeworm in nearly one in four coyotes and foxes they tested in southern Ontario, suggesting the potentially dangerous parasite is now well established […]
Before our graduating class finishes their last exams, we have one more tradition to mark the end of their undergrad careers at U of G. Join the Class of 2019 at the Last Lecture, an opportunity for graduating students to come together and reflect on their experiences at U of G. On April 4, one […]
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The University of Guelph’s innovative Food Retail Lab was recently featured on the CBC Radio show Spark. U of G food economist Mike von Massow explained that the Longo’s Food Retail Lab is a mock grocery store that allows University researchers to explore how shoppers behave while food shopping, including how product positioning and food packaging […]
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On April 3, the University will announce a transformational donation that will take business and economics at U of G to a new level. President Franco Vaccarino and Julia Christensen Hughes, dean of the College of Business and Economics, invite you to watch a live-stream of this historic announcement at www.uoguelph.ca/celebrate starting at 4 p.m. […]
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University of Guelph Engineering Prof. Graham Taylor, an expert on artificial intelligence, offered comment in a recent Canadian Press story about the need for international agreements on the use of robotic weapons. With concerns being raised about the consequences of building artificial intelligence into robotic weapons, Taylor said it’s important to retain human accountability in […]
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University of Guelph food safety expert Prof. Keith Warriner is available to discuss the repeated salmonella outbreaks in Canada linked to frozen chicken products. Warriner can also discuss the new federal regulations that go into effect on April 1 intended to prevent further outbreaks. Warriner was recently featured in a story on CTVNews.ca. The Canadian […]
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A town hall meeting to discuss the University of Guelph’s preliminary 2019-2020 budget will be held Monday, April 1 in the University Centre, Peter Clark Hall. A budget presentation and discussion will also take place that evening during the regular University Senate meeting. Charlotte Yates, provost and vice-president (academic), will discuss the preliminary budget and […]
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U of G integrative biologist Ryan Norris was on CBC Radio’s Fresh Air on March 30 to discuss his latest findings about the migration pattern of a tiny songbird. (Listen to the interview here) Norris recently published research showing that the 12-gram blackpoll warbler makes a migration every year that spans as far as 20,000 […]
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