New funding will allow a University of Guelph professor to study use of avocado compounds in fighting cancer. Food science professor Paul Spagnuolo will begin a four-year, $200,000 study of an avocado-derived leukemia drug. His study will receive funding from the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) under its Transitional Research Initiative, intended to bring […]
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Two University of Guelph students reached the finals of the annual Storytellers Challenge run by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) last month. Under this research communications contest run by the federal granting agency, post-secondary students across Canada discuss social science research that is changing lives—all in three minutes or 300 words. Geography […]
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A long-lasting lake on ancient Mars may have shown chemical differences between deep and shallow water — a common feature of layered lakes on Earth whose diverse conditions offer varied environments for microbes to thrive, according to a new study by an international research team including a University of Guelph physicist. The paper published today […]
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A University of Guelph professor has been honoured by the Canadian Association for Theatre Research (CATR). Professor emeritus Ric Knowles, School of English and Theatre Studies, received the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual CATR conference, held May 27-30 in Toronto. A prolific writer and editor, Knowles has authored or edited more than 55 […]
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A provincial outreach organization begun by a University of Guelph engineering professor has received the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Award for Science Promotion. Professor emerita Val Davidson, School of Engineering, accepted the award in May on behalf of the Ontario Network of Women in Engineering (ONWiE), a group of Ontario engineering […]
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When natural disasters strike, such as the mudslides and flooding in Sri Lanka last week or the 2015 Nepal earthquake, what do rural people need to rebuild their lives, and how to get it to them? A University of Guelph professor believes eSAKs are the answer. That’s emergency sustainable agriculture kits, says plant agriculture professor […]
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Around 1,000 University of Guelph alumni are expected back on campus June 9-10 for Alumni Weekend, including members of the graduating classes of 1952 and 1967 for their 65-year and 50-year reunions, respectively. Events this year include the traditional Friday night University of Guelph Alumni Association Awards of Excellence Gala, more than 20 class reunions (including […]
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Prof. Lawrence Spriet, Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, was interviewed by Reuters May 29 for a story on injury rates among young female athletes. He discussed other researchers’ recent findings that injury rates among these athletes may be significantly under-reported. Spriet said training for young female athletes has become more tailored, which may help prevent […]
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Ontario Veterinary College professor Shauna Blois was featured on the popular CBC radio program Quirks & Quarks May 27. Blois took part in the “Quirks & Questions” segment, providing a scientific answer to a listener question about whether humans are the only animals with different blood types. During a two-minute interview, Blois, a professor in the […]
Prof. Paul Hebert, Integrative Biology, was interviewed by Smithsonian Mag May 25 on DNA barcoding. Hebert discussed how he came up with the idea of analyzing DNA of organisms for a single genetic sequence that could be easily isolated and used to quickly distinguish species. DNA barcoding is now used around the world to track organisms. […]
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Two books written by U of G Prof. Stephen Henighan were the subject of a full-page story in the May 27 issue of the Globe and Mail. The article reviewed Henighan’s books, Mr. Singh Among the Fugitives and The Path of the Jaguar, and discussed the issue of cultural appropriation (both of Henighan’s protagonists are of […]
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Improving Canadians’ health is the goal for three University of Guelph professors who have received more than $2 million in federal funding, it was announced last week. Profs. Tami Martino, Jim Uniacke and Jess Haines received project grant competition funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). “This is excellent news, underscoring the high […]
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Three cutting-edge University of Guelph research projects in genomics – one of today’s most rapidly developing and powerful areas of science and technology – received $10.7 million in support today to improve animal health and welfare, crop yields and food production. The investment comes from Genome Canada’s Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP), which supports university-industry […]
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A new study led by Prof. Ernesto Guzman, School of Environmental Sciences, was featured in the Globe and Mail May 21 and on CBC radio May 26. The study examined how a gene linked to grooming could be the key to saving honeybees from the deadly varroa mite. Varroa mites cling to a bee’s body […]
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Prof. Bonnie Mallard, Pathobiology, was interviewed by the Globe and Mail May 25 about her high immune response technology research. The story was part of a feature on the winners of this year’s Governor General’s Innovation Awards. Mallard’s invention allows farmers and breeders to identify animals whose immune systems make them most disease-resistant. She said […]
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There’s safety in numbers for herd animals, but not if some members of the herd make poor decisions. That was one of the findings of research by U of G integrative biology professor John Fryxell and U of G graduate Daniel Fortin, now a biology professor at Université Laval. They studied the movement patterns of […]
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A University of Guelph graduate student looking at ways to safely preserve fruit longer is taking part in this year’s national 3MT (Three-Minute Thesis) competition. Besides competing for the overall championship, plant agriculture master’s student Shanthanu Krishnakumar has an opportunity to win the People’s Choice Award, with voting open to the public until May 26. […]
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A gene linked to grooming could be the key to saving honeybees from the deadly varroa mite, according to new University of Guelph research. Prof. Ernesto Guzman discovered that honeybees with higher expression of a gene linked to vigorous scratching are better at removing mites from their bodies, and more resistant to the bugs, than […]
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Prof. Kurt Annen, Economics, was interviewed by CBC News May 22 for a story on Venezuela’s economic struggles. Annen said the government must reduce hyper-inflation and entice private industry back to the country. He studies global economic development and new institutional economics. […]
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The University of Guelph is part of an international commission that has developed an action plan to solve food and nutrition challenges around the world. U of G is the only Canadian institution represented in the Challenge of Change commission, formed in 2016 by the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities. Made up of 34 universities, […]
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