The hot summer has taken a toll on grass throughout Ontario but will recent rainfall help? It depends. Plant agriculture professor Katerina Serlemitsos Jordan, a researcher at the Guelph Turfgrass Institute, told the CBC that, although grass isn’t functioning at the moment and we’re unsure whether recent rain will help, a prolonged period of rain can […]
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Geneviève Lalonde won’t bring an Olympic medal back to Canada, but that doesn’t matter to the residents of Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories. Lalonde, a University of Guelph master’s student in geography and former Gryphon varsity team member, finished 16th in the 3,000-metre steeplechase event in Rio this week. She studies Inuit education, so she travels to Ulukhaktok annually. […]
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Toronto is vulnerable to flooding so prevention planning is an important topic. One groundbreaking retrofit solution is the use of permeable pavement, which University of Guelph Prof. Andrea Bradford, School of Engineering, discussed in a Toronto Star article. She explained how the multilayered system drinks in rainwater and cleans it of sediments and pollutants. Although permeable […]
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The bigger the brain, the higher up the food chain a fish is, according to a new study from the University of Guelph. U of G researchers also found that fish moving among more habitats providing wider food sources have larger brains. The study looked at fish food webs in Lake Huron’s Big Sound Bay […]
The Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association (OSBA), in partnership with the Guelph Gryphons, will make an announcement at the Brass Taps on the University of Guelph campus Aug. 17 at 3 p.m. Attendees are expected to include Scott McRoberts, U of G director of athletics; Jason Janssen, executive director of the OSBA; Karen Brenner, director of basketball […]
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By Owen Roberts It’s already Canada’s “food university.” This fall, even more food options will be available on the University of Guelph campus through several new ventures. Hospitality Services will roll out a funky-looking food truck called the Caffeine Canteen. Besides offering up java, the vehicle will provide baked goods made in a new specialty […]
One in 10 Canadians has kidney disease, and that number is growing as rates of diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity continue to climb. University of Guelph professor Nina Jones hopes her research will ultimately stem that rise through better treatment and diagnosis of what she calls the “silent killer.” Jones researches the molecular “sieve” […]
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Prof. Dorothee Bienzle and doctoral candidate Laurence Tessier, Pathobiology, were interviewed by CTV News – Kitchener Aug. 11. They discussed research they are conducting on horses and asthma, as well as potential implications for treating people. Bienzle studies the pathogenesis of retroviral infection and mechanisms of inflammation in recurrent airway obstruction. […]
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A new agreement between the University of Guelph and the Mexican government will build on a program that has already brought a first-ever cohort of Mexican higher education teachers to study at Guelph this summer. A memorandum of understanding signed Aug. 10 in Guelph by Charlotte Yates, U of G provost and vice-president (academic), and […]
Two University of Guelph researchers are among Canada’s most influential “food thinkers,” according to the Globe and Mail. Geography professor Evan Fraser and adjunct history professor Ian Mosby are among “The Food 53,” a list of the most influential people in Canadian food, including chefs, CEOs, farmers, restaurateurs, consumers and academics. The national newspaper compiled the […]
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Integrative biology Prof. Merritt Turetsky is quoted in an Aug. 10 New York Times article on the effects of peat fires. The story discusses how warming temperatures can dry out northern peatlands, increasing the risk of fires that release thousands of years’ worth of stored carbon into the atmosphere. Turetsky has participated in numerous international studies on […]
It’s never been cheaper to generate electricity but Ontario bill payers are finding that’s it’s never been more expensive to buy it. Prof. Ross McKitrick, Economics and Finance, says relief for citizens is unlikely, thanks in part to the hidden global adjustment tax that has increased the purchase price of electricity. McKitrick wrote about Ontario’s “disastrous […]
Lower crop yields and higher food prices are concerns in a summer of intense heat and little precipitation. Prof. Hugh Earl, Plant Agriculture, talked about the effects of hot, dry conditions on crops such as corn and soybeans in an interview with CTV News. Earl suggested farmers plant earlier in the year and develop more heat-tolerant crop varieties. He […]
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Adults with asthma struggle to breathe when they are exposed to dust and allergens. They can exhale without too much difficulty, but their inflamed lungs with narrowed airways make it hard to inhale enough oxygen, and the mucus in their airways leads to coughing. When horses have the same symptoms, the condition is called “heaves.” […]
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A breakdown product of modern refrigerants that replaced banned ozone-depleting coolants will likely not threaten future generations, according to new University of Guelph research. The study, published recently in the Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health – B, found that trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) is extremely persistent in the environment and ultimately ends up in water, mostly […]
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A University of Guelph engineering professor working to get computers to “think” like humans has been named to a prestigious new network created by the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) for researchers “pursuing answers to the most difficult challenges facing the world today.” Graham Taylor is among the inaugural cohort of CIFAR Azrieli Global […]
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The water flea is a tiny creature — as its name suggests — and it can have a big impact on freshwater ecosystems. “Pretty much everything eats Daphnia [water fleas],” says Gustavo Betini, a postdoc in integrative biology at the University of Guelph. He’s working with Prof. John Fryxell to study the effects of climate […]
A University of Guelph professor known for his groundbreaking work has won a prestigious award from the International Society of Electrochemistry. Prof. Jacek Lipkowski will accept the Bioelectrochemistry Prize of ISE Division 2. “I am very honoured and pleased by this award because it recognizes our very recent research performed in the last five […]
Prof. Karen Racine, History, had her book highlighted in an article in The Economist July 23. The story looks at Francisco de Miranda, who was born in Venezuela in 1750 and travelled around the world as a soldier and statesman. Racine wrote about him in her book Francisco de Miranda: A Transatlantic Life in the […]
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The University of Guelph has received a $460,000 donation from Nestlé Waters Canada to conduct leading-edge groundwater research in Wellington County. The funds will go to the U of G-based G360 Centre for Applied Groundwater Research. Led by engineering professor Beth Parker, G360 involves studying groundwater and surface water interaction in fractured sedimentary bedrock to […]
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