Finding the best jobs in Canada often may require changing positions or careers, according to Prof. Sean Lyons, Business and Economics, in a Global News article Nov. 30. He noted that jobs may be made obsolete by technology or globalization trends, meaning some people will have multiple careers in their lifetime. Lyons studies career development […]
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Geography professor Evan Fraser, director of the Food Institute of the University of Guelph, was interviewed on CBC Radio’s The Current Dec. 1 (his interview begins at the 15:20 mark). He discussed the future of meat amid agricultural and environmental challenges with feeding more people worldwide and if he expects a tax to be implemented […]
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This is part of an occasional series featuring members of the University of Guelph community explaining, in their own words, why they support the United Way. The University of Guelph has raised more than $518,000 toward its goal of “$600,000 and beyond” for this year’s United Way campaign. “Why I Give to the United Way” Jonathan […]
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Annual rates of gastrointestinal illness in Canada’s North are among the highest reported in the world — three to six times higher than regions to the south — but there is currently little or no information about why it’s so prevalent in the Arctic. University of Guelph researchers, along with representatives from the Nunavut Research […]
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The University of Guelph is marking Giving Tuesday, a national day for supporting charitable activities, by highlighting its United Way campaign and student bursaries. Several events will support the University’s United Way effort, including fundraising with red piggy banks in the University Centre courtyard. “Giving Tuesday celebrates making a difference in the lives of others […]
Campus flags were lowered to half-mast Dec. 7 in memory of Fan Li, a postdoctoral researcher who died in a car accident Nov. 23. Li worked in the research lab of engineering professor Graham Taylor. “Fan was a talented and dedicated researcher who was determined to make his mark in deep learning following many contributions to […]
As the men’s health awareness month of Movember winds down, men need to take charge of their health year round, says Prof. John Beaton, Family Relations and Applied Nutrition at the University of Guelph, who has studied men with cancer and the impact on their families. He also researches health and families, specifically family members […]
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Tunchai Redvers grew up in a Dene First Nations community of about 3,500 people in Hay River, Northwest Territories. Like many aboriginal youth in Canada, she experienced feelings of isolation and witnessed the effects of substance abuse. “Drug and alcohol addiction was very present and visible growing up in the communities and also within my […]
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University of Guelph philosophy professor Karyn Freedman finds the recent election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States “terribly discouraging” on many fronts, but in particular for those concerned about violence against women. Freedman, who wrote about her own experience of being raped in her book One Hour in Paris, says: […]
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The future of Canada’s northern regions will be the focus of a panel discussion at the Guelph Civic Museum Nov. 29. All Eyes North will look at University of Guelph research on improving life in the North – one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s promises during the last federal election campaign. Doors will open at […]
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A University of Guelph professor has won a top research honour from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). Ajay Heble, a professor in the School of English and Theatre Studies, was named the SSHRC 2016 Impact Award winner in the partnership category during an event today in Ottawa. He is the first U […]
The new home of the College of Business and Economics, Macdonald Hall was showcased in a Globe and Mail special feature on redesign of business schools. Dean Julia Christensen Hughes and student Madeline DeCorso, president of the Business and Economics Student Association, discussed changes to the former women’s residence and benefits for students. Following a […]
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Prof. Amar Mohanty, director of the Bioproducts Discovery and Development Centre, was profiled in a Nov. 21 Maclean’s feature, Bright Ideas, on great inventions developed at universities. The article looked at how Mohanty and his research team enabled single-serve coffee pods to be composted. Mohanty studies engineering of sustainable new materials for the bioeconomy. […]
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Prof. Ryan Norris, Integrative Biology, was part of a live on-air discussion Nov. 21 on the popular CBC Radio program Ontario Today on the gray jay being named Canada’s national bird by the Canadian Geographic Society. He was also interviewed by the Toronto Star Nov. 17 for a front-page article and featured on Yahoo! News. Norris, who has studied […]
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Prof. Lawrence Hill, School of English and Theatre Studies, was featured in the Globe and Mail Nov. 18. An address he gave upon receiving an honorary doctorate from McMaster University was adapted into an op-ed article; Hill spoke about recent attempts by some people to verbally and electronically attack alleged victims of assault. He said […]
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Ontario Veterinary College professor Lee Niel, Population Medicine, was interviewed in a Toronto Star story Nov. 21 about pitbulls. Niel talked about the difficulty of enforcing a ban on the dogs and whether or not banning reduces human injuries and deaths from dog attacks. She studies animal behaviour, molecular genetics and neurobiology, as well as […]
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Can being a bully actually make you more popular? Perhaps, especially if you’re in elementary school, says Prof. Paul Sherman, program head of Family and Community Social Services at the University of Guelph-Humber. He says recent research shows that kids in Grades 6 to 8 often think that bullies are “cool.” Bullying behaviour tends to […]
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The gray jay has just been named Canada’s national bird, chosen over more well-known front-runners such as the loon and the snowy owl – and an excellent choice, says University of Guelph integrative biology professor Ryan Norris. The Canadian Geographic Society spent two years searching for Canada’s avian representative. “Gray jays embody a lot of […]
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The University of Guelph received the highest amount of research funding over the past 15 years among Canadian comprehensive universities, according to a new report from Research Infosource Inc. U of G was the only comprehensive school in Canada to generate more than $2 billion in sponsored research income from 2001 to 2016, ahead of […]
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The University of Guelph has a new undergraduate major in Neuroscience. This interdisciplinary B.Sc. honours major was recently approved by the University’s Senate. The program brings together scientists from the departments of Biomedical Science, Human Health & Nutritional Sciences, Molecular & Cellular Biology, and Psychology, to offer innovative courses and research opportunities in molecular, cellular, […]
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