Why did those advertising flyers end up in your mailbox? And how can your car know where you are even when you don’t? Ask a geographer — and not just any geographer but an expert in geomatics, which involves the collection and analysis of spatial data. By combining that kind of information with raw computing […]
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The University of Guelph will lower its flags to half-mast at noon on Friday to mark the Day of Mourning in Canada. This is the 26th anniversary of the event, observed on April 28 each year to honour people who have died or been injured on the job. A joint proclamation recognizing the day has […]
The Ontario government’s ban on hunting of snapping turtles was the focus of an April 22 Toronto Star interview with Sherri Cox, executive director of research innovation and knowledge mobilization at the University of Guelph. Cox, a veterinarian, said a ban is prudent, as turtles take 17 to 20 years to reproduce. She founded the National […]
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The call by U.S. President Donald Trump to overturn Canada’s dairy supply quota system was the focus of a Globe and Mail interview April 22 and a Business News Network interview with Prof. Michael von Massow April 19. Von Massow was also interviewed by the Canadian Press the same day, generating news reports by CityNews.ca and the National Post, […]
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The decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to target Canada’s dairy producers over trade issues is not a fair one, according to a University of Guelph professor. “The U.S. imports a large quantity of milk into Canada, at five times what Canada exports to the U.S.,” said Michael von Massow, a professor in the Department […]
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Patrick Brown, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, visited the University of Guelph Wednesday along with three other MPPs. They met with U of G president Franco Vaccarino and other University administrators, as well as students and faculty from the School of Engineering and Department of Food Science. Brown requested the tour to […]
In central Japan, wild hornet hunters put pieces of meat on sticks placed along the roadside to attract the carnivorous insects. Then, they hold out smaller chunks of meat on their hands with dental floss-like strings attached. When the hornets snatch up the meat and fly home into the forest, the dangling pieces of floss […]
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Prof. Nigel Raine‘s research on how smart bees die sooner than their less intelligent co-workers and are no better at foraging was recently featured in the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, CityNews, CTV and Yahoo News. This study was also covered last week by the Daily Mail and the New Zealand Herald. Raine, who holds […]
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The recall of several flour products in Canada after several people were hospitalized was the focus of a CBC News story April 17 and a Global News story April 18 featuring food science professor Keith Warriner. He discussed the harm that could come from the bacteria, the widening recall, and precautions people should take to […]
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When University of Guelph-Humber kinesiology professor Leslie Auger feels a bit stressed, she practises a form of meditation called mindfulness. “It just takes a couple of minutes,” she says, “and there is a noticeable calming effect that really helps me.” Now she has a new reason to keep using her meditative technique: it may protect […]
A University of Guelph graduate student looking at ways to safely preserve fruit longer has placed fifth in the regional 3MT (Three-Minute Thesis) competition. Shanthanu Krishnakumar, a plant agriculture master’s student, took fifth place at the Ontario competition, held at the University of Waterloo April 12. He will compete in the finals to be held […]
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Prof. Michael von Massow, Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, was interviewed by Global News April 12 and by BNN April 6 about the rising costs of lettuce and other produce caused by shortages linked to irregular weather in California. He said restaurants will likely absorb the price increase or cut back on offering lettuce instead […]
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It doesn’t pay to be smart, at least for bumblebees, according to a new U of G study. Prof. Nigel Raine has discovered that fast-learning bumblebees died sooner than their slower-learning co-workers. He also found quick learners collected food only as fast as less smart bees in the colony and completed no more foraging bouts […]
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A report on federal government support of fundamental research unveiled this week is welcomed by the University of Guelph, said Malcolm Campbell, vice-president (research). The report, Investing in Canada’s Future: Strengthening the Foundations of Canadian Research, was issued yesterday in Ottawa by the Fundamental Science Review panel. It makes 35 recommendations on research governance and […]
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Spring thaw of croplands is a big and overlooked contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, according to a first-ever study by University of Guelph researchers. This groundbreaking research reveals that worldwide emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O) from agriculture are underestimated by as much as 28 per cent. “Up until this point, no one has accurately […]
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The University of Guelph is among the top agri-food universities in the world, according to a new global ranking of universities. The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), publisher of the largest academic ranking of universities worldwide, released its inaugural subjects ranking this week. The rankings cover 227 subjects in all academic disciplines in […]
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Profs. Keith Warriner and Jeff Farber, Food Science, were interviewed by CBC News and CBC Radio April 2, 5 and 6. They spoke with a number of CBC stations, including Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Calgary and Victoria. Warriner and Farber discussed bacteria in uncooked flour that could make people sick. They said uncooked flour, such as […]
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Potentially explosive methane gas leaking from energy wells may travel extensively through groundwater and pose a safety risk, according to a new study by University of Guelph researchers. Researchers at the U of G-based G360 Institute for Groundwater Research found the gas is highly mobile in groundwater, travelling far beyond the shale wells where it […]
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Martha Billes, a Canadian business icon, philanthropist and University of Guelph alumna, has been named the University’s next chancellor. The controlling shareholder of Canadian Tire Corp. (CTC) Ltd., Billes is the first U of G graduate to be named chancellor of the University. The University’s Senate endorsed her appointment Tuesday evening. She will be […]
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The challenges of taking lab concepts to commercialization were the focus of a Talk Local Guelph interview April 4. The show will air several times this week. Physics professor John Dutcher, chemistry professor Mario Monteiro, and Catalyst Centre staff members David Hobson and Steve de Brabandere explained the complicated path to take an idea to market. […]
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