Climate change affects how plants and animals evolve, but temperature is less important in driving natural selection than rainfall and snowfall amounts, according to a new study involving a University of Guelph ecologist. Precipitation influences natural selection in organisms more strongly than how hot or cold it is – a surprising result that further underlines […]
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Fewer mass disease outbreaks and better vaccines may result from a new nanoscience-based method for identifying emerging flu viruses developed by international scientists including a University of Guelph researcher. The team’s discovery may significantly speed up identification of flu viral strains, thwarting disease spread and leading to more reliable vaccines, according to U of G […]
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By Owen Roberts Whether snowmobiling can be deemed a health pursuit is open for debate. Some people would say no. Casually cruising along at a steady tempo on a flat, well-groomed trail requires little effort (outside of loading and unloading the snowmobile from a trailer). On the other hand, wrestling a powerful 200-kilogram machine through […]
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Engineering professor Graham Taylor, academic director of the artificial intelligence (AI) research consortium NextAI, was interviewed in the Financial Post March 10. He discussed the first cohort of 20 teams of AI researchers, which will be working to expand AI solutions. Each of the 20 teams selected will receive $50,000 in seed funding and an […]
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More than 30,000 people are expected to attend the 93rd annual College Royal, taking place March 18 and 19 at the University of Guelph. College Royal is North America’s largest student-run university open house. The theme of this year’s event is “A Royal Night in Guelph,” a take on the long-running television program Hockey Night […]
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Rats live in cities around the world, often in close proximity to people. You probably don’t want them as your neighbour, but does the city environment increase potential risks to human health? “Rats can carry a broad array of pathogens, including those that can be transmitted to people,” says Jamie Rothenburger, a veterinary pathologist and […]
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The University of Guelph and CUPE 1334, the union that represents 240 trades, custodial and maintenance workers on campus, have reached a tentative agreement. The agreement now requires ratification by both parties. The University and CUPE 1334 released the following joint statement: “Together we have come to a fair and innovative agreement that recognizes the […]
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It was a medal-filled weekend for University of Guelph athletics. The men’s track and field team won the U Sports championships and the women’s team captured silver, and the women’s hockey and men’s volleyball teams won awards at the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) championships. It was the fourth national title for the men’s track and field team, which finished with 141 […]
Prof. Mike von Massow, Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, appeared on CTV news this week, talking about potential effects of the Canadian-European free trade agreement on Canadian dairy farmers. While consumers favour more choices, Canadian farmers worry the agreement will chip away at their percentage of the market, said von Massow, who researches […]
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A University of Guelph professor was featured on Discovery Channel’s Mighty Ships March 12. Shoshanah Jacobs, Integrative Biology, talked about her experiences as an expedition leader and the challenges of sailing the Arctic. Filming took place last summer while Jacobs was on holiday with her family on the Ocean Endeavour cruise ship as expedition leader for Adventure Canada. […]
A University of Guelph graduate has been selected as the top co-op student in Canada. It’s the second time a U of G student has won the award, and the first since 1998. Brianna Guild was announced today as the winner of the 2016 Canadian Association for Co-operative Education (CAFCE) Student of the Year Award, […]
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The University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) has placed sixth worldwide, and tops in Canada, in a new global ranking of universities. This year’s ranking by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) names the world’s best universities in 46 academic subjects. QS looked at 1,127 universities from 74 countries, the most comprehensive global overview by discipline of […]
Canada — and just about every other country in the world — still has a distance to go in advancing the status of women. That is what Charlotte Yates, provost and vice-president (academic), at the University of Guelph, hopes people will remember on International Women’s Day March 8. “It’s a day to recognize and celebrate […]
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Members of CUPE Local 3913, which represents about 1800 teaching assistants, graduate service assistants and sessional lecturers, and the University of Guelph have ratified an agreement that was reached through mediation Feb. 25. “Members of CUPE 3913 are integral to the teaching mission at U of G and at the University of Guelph-Humber, and we are very pleased […]
Prof. Liz Lee, Plant Agriculture, will be interviewed on The Agenda with Steve Paikin March 9 at 8 p.m. Lee will discuss how climate change affects farmers and how plant agriculture researchers are helping farmers to adjust. Lee studies corn breeding and genetics. She incorporates crop physiology, biochemistry, molecular biology and quantitative genetics into her maize breeding […]
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With worldwide health experts worried that antibiotics are becoming less effective against illness and infection, two University of Guelph researchers will use new federal funding to look at growing microbial resistance to drugs in hopes of stemming the trend. Patrick Boerlin and Scott Weese, both pathobiology professors in the Ontario Veterinary College, will receive funding […]
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This bulletin is intended to update the U of G community on talks between the University and CUPE 1334, the union that represents approximately 240 trades, custodial and maintenance workers on campus. The University is negotiating a renewal collective agreement with the union. Negotiations began in November 2016 and, since that time, the parties have […]
Check out these social media superstars from around the University for interesting ideas and creative content. They’re three accounts well worth following this month. Brightmuslimwomen on Instagram – U of G photography student Sondoce Wasfy is broadening perspectives on Muslim women with her Brightmuslimwomen Instagram account. Check out her photos that show the great accomplishments […]
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After years of research into animal ethics, Natalie Evans has discovered the way humans think about animals often depends on how humans believe those animals think. A media studies instructor at the University of Guelph-Humber, she recently published Animal Ethics and the Autonomous Animal Self, a book that challenges the notion that only humans are […]
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Following an extensive search, U of G has appointed Ray Darling as registrar, effective March 1. Most recently, Darling served as registrar at the University of Waterloo. Earlier, he was registrar at Wilfrid Laurier University. He is a recognized leader in strategic enrolment management. He has more than 25 years of experience in post-secondary education, […]