The University of Guelph’s commitment to improve life through research, teaching and community-building has a total impact of $7.2 billion on the Canadian economy. Locally, $1.6 billion of the University’s cumulative contribution is injected into the regional economy annually, including $789 million in direct expenditures, and supports more than 12,000 full-time jobs. Students alone contribute […]
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With a new performance cycle upon us, Human Resources is pleased to announce the launch of the University’s new performance success framework, GOAL 2.0. – Performance Success Through Quality Conversations. As you start planning professional goals for 2018-19, GOAL 2.0 will help employees and managers build understanding, support innovation and change, and open possibilities. What […]
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A new business consulting course at the University of Guelph that saw eight students visit Campobello Island, New Brunswick, to help the isolated community develop a plan for a sustainable future was featured in the Globe and Mail and CBC. After learning of Guelph’s unique pilot program that enables students to apply their in-class learning to […]
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Three new faculty members, each studying a different facet of the food system, will join U of G as Arrell Food Chairs beginning this summer. Professors Maria Corradini, Philip Loring and Simon Somogyi have been selected as the Arrell Chairs after an international search last year. “I am incredibly pleased to be joined at the […]
University of Guelph Prof. Faisal Moola was interviewed for a June 7 National Observer story about the Ontario government’s struggle to address a decades-long problem of mercury contamination in Grassy Narrows First Nation. A professor in U of G’s Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, Moola has consulted on water remediation with the province and has worked […]
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Prof. Tamara Small commented in a CBC News story about unregistered groups targeting Ontario voters with online ads. The story arose out of findings by ProPublica, a non-profit U.S.-based investigative journalism organization whose Facebook ad collector gathers ads from Facebook feeds of people who downloaded its browser extension. A professor in the Department of Political […]
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Prof. Mike von Massow appeared in a CTV News story on June 5 talking about food waste and best-before dates. A professor in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, von Massow said the best-before date is probably one of the least understood pieces of information on food packaging. He explained that best-before dates […]
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Around 1,000 University of Guelph alumni are expected back on campus June 22-24 for Alumni Weekend, including members of the graduating classes with years ending in three and eight and any group or club that wishes to return. Events this year include the traditional Friday night University of Guelph Alumni Association Awards of Excellence Gala, more than […]
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Prof. Keith Warriner talked to CTV News on May 31 about why chicken should never be washed. Most consumers wash chicken and pat it dry before cooking, but Warriner said this is not the safest practice in your kitchen. He explained that cooking kills most bacteria, and that rinsing raw chicken under the tap makes it […]
Prof. Jamie Gruman published an article on June 4 in the Huffington Post about the importance of vacations and why some of us aren’t making the most of them. A professor in U of G’s College of Business and Economics, Gruman says about 40 per cent of people come back from vacations feeling no better, or […]
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U of G food laureate Anita Stewart was featured in a Forbes article on June 3 talking about how she founded Food Day Canada. Stewart, a culinary activist, educator and writer, talked about how she came up with the idea of Food Day Canada and why it’s important to promote and celebrate Canadian food, agriculture […]
Prof. Michael von Massow appeared in national media stories on June 3 talking about Canada’s tariffs on imported American goods and about concerns that the United States could retaliate to those measures. The story appeared in several national news outlets, including Globe and Mail, Huffington Post and CTV News. A professor in the Department of Food, Agricultural […]
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Several University of Guelph faculty members and students will be recognized for teaching, service and academic excellence during the University’s 2018 spring convocation ceremonies, to be held June 12-14. A top faculty award – the John Bell Award – will be presented to Gerarda Darlington, a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, for […]
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The next generation of leaders in disciplines ranging from engineering to business and fine art to biology will cross the spring convocation stage at the University of Guelph next week. In all, 3,500 students will graduate during 10 ceremonies to take place June 12-14. See the complete convocation ceremony schedule. Students and faculty will […]
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Author Lawrence Hill published an article about his mother Donna Mae Hill’s life and death in the Globe and Mail on June 1. A professor in U of G’s School of English and Theatre Studies, Hill shared the intimate story of a final trip he took with his mother to Basel, Switzerland, where she ended her […]
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By Catherine Carstairs, Bethany Philpott, and Caitlin Fendley […]
Prof. Tamara Small was interviewed by The Walrus for a June 1 article about how Facebook amasses your data. As a professor in U of G’s Department of Political Science, Small studies the use of digital technologies. She said that while Facebook is free, we are actually selling bits of our identity every time we like […]
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Robert Hanner, a professor in U of G’s Department of Integrative Biology, authored an article on combating food fraud in the latest edition of Canadian Food Business magazine. Globalization has created complex food supply chains, making it more difficult to trace the origins of a food, writes Hanner. He discusses some of the new technologies […]
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The University of Guelph is the first Canadian post-secondary institution to install a complete electronic wayfinding system called BlindSquare to help blind and visually impaired people find their way around campus, both inside and out. Installed in several high-traffic buildings in the core of the U of G campus, the system is a mobile app […]
Reader’s Digest interviewed Prof. Barry Micallef for an article about whether nightshade vegetables are as bad for your health as some social media influences and popular diet schemes would suggest. Nightshades or Solanaceae, a plant family that includes eggplant, peppers, potatoes and tomatoes, have gotten a lot of negative press lately, said the article. Reader’s Digest reported […]
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