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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University of Guelph researchers who created a hand-held instrument to quickly and easily detect animal diseases have received a funding boost. They’ve been awarded $125,000 (U.S.) to fund field trials under the direction of engineering professor Suresh Neethirajan, director of U of G’s BioNano Laboratory and the lead developer of the nano biosensor. The portable […]
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Story by Sydney Pearce, a U of G student writer with Students Promoting Awareness of Research Knowledge (SPARK) Some cat owners, including University of Guelph researcher Georgia Mason, believe they can read their pet’s mood by looking at its face. Now, she’s putting that idea to the test with a research project that aims to […]
Prof. Jim Bogart, Integrative Biology, was interviewed by TVO April 3 for a story on the annual crossing of a Burlington, Ont., road by endangered Jefferson salamanders. Each year for three weeks, the road is closed to allow the salamanders to cross safely to a breeding pond. Bogart, who has studied the Jefferson salamander since 1977, […]
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A new “friendship bench” intended to encourage discussion of mental health will be unveiled April 7 at the University of Guelph. The bright yellow bench will be located near Branion Plaza for community members to unwind and discuss their own mental health and that of others. The bench contains a URL for campus and provincial […]
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Charlotte Yates, U of G provost and vice-president (academic), was interviewed as part of a panel discussion on The Agenda March 28. Yates joined host Steve Paikin, Deb Matthews, the province’s minister of advanced education and skills development, and representatives from other universities to discuss increased interest among American students in Ontario schools since Donald […]
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Single middle-aged Canadians are not practising safe sex, and commitment – not condom use – drives sexual pleasure among university students. Those are the findings of two new national studies published today by a University of Guelph professor and well-known sex researcher. Both studies are based on first-ever national sexual health surveys. Middle-Aged Canadians Not […]
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