Feet were tired, but spirits were high earlier this month when U of G’s Relay for Life team hosted its annual overnight fundraiser. And in the end, their perseverance paid off with more than $158,000 in donations to the Canadian Cancer Society, the team’s largest total raised to date. “Every person in the Fieldhouse that […]
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They are the scavengers of the deep and the dead. Hagfish are slimy bottom-dwellers that live off the carcasses of dead sea creatures and thrive in deep waters where oxygen is hard to come by. In fact, their hearts can keep beating for 36 hours without oxygen, making hagfish a champion among anoxia-tolerant fish. A […]
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A tribute to former University of Guelph president William “Bill” Winegard is expected to draw hundreds of people to campus on April 6. The service for the University’s second president and former Guelph MP will begin at 11 a.m. in War Memorial Hall. Speakers will include president Franco Vaccarino, University Professor Emeritus Jim Stevens and […]
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The University of Guelph is known as an institution that improves life thanks in large part to the contributions and achievements of some of our most outstanding students. A number of these remarkable individuals were celebrated at the March 20 Student Experience Awards. Congratulations to this year’s winners! Andre Auger Citizenship Award Gabrielle Goldhar, International […]
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By Prof. Sonia B. Dhaliwal, Department of Management […]
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The University of Guelph’s Tricia van Rhijn offered insight to Today’s Parent magazine about forging bonds with children in a way that meshes with their way of expressing love. Van Rhijn, a professor in the Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, explained that it’s important to understand a child’s primary method for experiencing love, […]
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Following further community feedback, on March 20 the Smoke-Free Campus advisory committee updated the University’s draft Tobacco- and Smoke-Free policy to include smoking cannabis. The U of G community is invited to review the draft and provide feedback by April 5. Please share your feedback by emailing smokefree@uoguelph.ca or through the Contact and Contribute form […]
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The 2019 Excellence in Undergraduate Academic Advising Medallion will be awarded to two recipients this year: Prof. Carol Dauda and Lisa Blenkinsop. Dauda has been a faculty adviser in the Department of Political Science for 12 years. Her nomination praised her development of a departmental peer contact program and other initiatives. Student letters supporting her […]
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The Office of Diversity and Human Rights (DHR) is recruiting students, staff and faculty to serve as volunteer facilitators. Working with the Alternative Dispute Resolution Officer, volunteers will serve an integral role in providing facilitated dialogue services. Through training and ongoing professional development, volunteers will be equipped to co-facilitate parts of a confidential resolution process. […]
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By Amberley T. Ruetz, Geography PhD candidate and Arrell Food Scholar, and Prof. Sara F.L. Kirk, Scientific Director of the Healthy Populations Institute, Dalhousie University […]
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In celebration of Sustainability Week 2019, President Franco Vaccarino has announced the creation of a President’s Advisory Committee on Sustainability. Nominations are being accepted until April 5. The University’s strategic framework, Our Path Forward, identified activities under five pillars that would help the University chart its path. A key pillar in this plan challenges the […]
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Warmer temperatures are having a ripple effect on food webs in Ontario lakes, according to a new University of Guelph study. Researchers have found warmer average temperatures over the past decade have forced fish to forage in deeper water. There they hunt different prey species, causing a climate-induced “rewiring” of food webs, altering the flow […]
University of Guelph Prof. Myrna Dawson is a part of a team of researchers who have received new federal funding to examine the root causes of violence against women migrants and refugees. Dawson along with three Canadian colleagues, including the team lead Evangelia Tastoglou, with Saint Mary’s University, will analyze what is behind violence against refugee […]
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If Canadians are among the worst culprits when it comes to wasting food, what can be done about it? Two members of the University of Guelph’s Arrell Food Institute have some ideas. In a new commentary in The Hill Times, Prof. Simon Somogyi, the Arrell Chair in the Business of Food, and Prof. Maria Corradini, […]
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How climate change will affect public health, infrastructure, fish, wildlife and the economy around the Great Lakes is the focus of a new North American report released today. University of Guelph professor emeritus Robin Davidson-Arnott is one of a dozen leading scientists and experts from universities and research institutions in Canada and the U.S. Midwest […]
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By Louise Grogan, Professor of Economics, Department of Economics and Finance […]
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The provincial government has released a summary of a study it commissioned on sexual violence among university-aged people. The University of Guelph takes sexual violence seriously and supports the gathering of data to better understand the issue among university-aged people, said Carrie Chassels, vice-provost (student affairs). “Sexual violence is a societal problem that extends beyond […]
The University of Guelph is a world leader in water research and has the following experts available who can speak about water resources, water quality and water policy ahead of this year’s World Water Day. World Water Day has been celebrated every March 22 since 1993 to increase awareness of the importance of freshwater and […]
Laurie Schnarr, the University of Guelph’s director (student experience), has been named vice-provost (students) at the University of Manitoba. The appointment takes effect June 1. “This is a wonderful opportunity for Laurie,” said Carrie Chassels, U of G’s vice-provost (student affairs). “While we are sorry to see her go, this is an exciting new position […]
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The federal government’s 2019 budget, unveiled Tuesday, includes key investments for higher education and work-integrated learning. University of Guelph president Franco Vaccarino has released the following statement: The University of Guelph applauds the federal government for recognizing the value of higher education and research and innovation. A key theme in the 2019 budget was positioning people […]
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