Identifying species of all kinds is critical to human interactions with nature, and thanks to the innovative DNA barcoding system developed at the University of Guelph, this monumental task is becoming easier. The work of barcoding species – how many exist, where they occur and how to tell them apart – is the theme of […]
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The federal government will reform the process of appointing Supreme Court judges, an announcement that’s stirring debate throughout the legal field. University of Guelph professors Troy Riddell and Dennis Baker, both in the Department of Political Science, comprised half of a four-person roundtable in Maclean’s magazine on the potential pros and cons of Ottawa’s more transparent approach […]
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With four generations potentially working together, employers face challenges balancing needs, expectations and biases. […]
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If you want to get a little, you should try giving a little. New research from the University of Guelph and Nipissing University shows that people who help others are more desirable to the opposite sex, and have more sexual partners and more frequent sex. The study was published recently in the British Journal of […]
Prof. Gard Otis, School of Environmental Sciences, was interviewed by New Scientist Aug. 3. Otis discussed a recent study of how bees keep giant hives cool. He said hive structure generally hampers observations of bees in the interior of the hive. Otis studies honey bee behaviour, ecology and evolution. […]
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Saving the world’s bees is a race against time, as international “bee heroes” try to find out exactly why bee populations are decreasing at an alarming rate. Profs. Ernesto Guzman and Nigel Raine, School of Environmental Sciences, were featured in a Civil Eats article about people working on the front lines to rescue these pollinators and enable […]
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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. #PokeBlitz – The world is caught up in the Pokémon Go craze and players are doing more than just catching computer critters and racking up the kilometers on their FitBits. If […]
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Battling disease-causing bacteria – including potentially deadly microbes resistant to current therapies – is the ultimate goal of research by a University of Guelph microbiologist chosen to receive a prestigious $2-million federal grant. Prof. Chris Whitfield, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will use his seven-year Foundation Grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research […]
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Approaching the end of life can be frightening and difficult. For members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, there can be additional challenges and barriers, says Prof. Kimberley Wilson, who teaches gerontology in the Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition. “There’s often an assumption by health-care providers that everyone is heterosexual,” […]
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The Zika virus outbreak and the re-emergence of raccoon rabies are among the topics that will be discussed during an international gathering at the University of Guelph. The 71st International Conference on Diseases in Nature Communicable to Man will bring together experts from the medical, veterinary and public health communities. They will address a variety […]
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The popular TV show Murdoch Mysteries will be filming at the University of Guelph Aug. 2-5. Filming will include some scenes for the fifth episode of season 10. The first season of the show was set in 1895, and features Yannick Bisson as Detective Murdoch, who solves cases using forensic methods considered innovative at that […]
The University of Guelph’s campus flags will be at half-mast Aug. 5 to mark the funeral service for a U of G professor. Kees de Lange, a professor in the Department of Animal Biosciences, died Aug. 1. A visitation is set for Thursday, Aug. 4, from 6-9 p.m. at the Gilbert MacIntyre & Son Funeral Home, 1099 Gordon Street, Guelph. A funeral mass […]
The University of Guelph’s Food Institute has a new director. Evan Fraser, a geography professor and Canada Research Chair known for teaching about global food security issues in novel ways, was named to the position this week. As a portal to food expertise at U of G, the Food Institute connects researchers with Canadian and […]
U of G student’s #PokeBlitz hashtag connects biologists and gamers to help identify wildlife […]
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Prof. Robert Hanner, Integrative Biology, and Amanda Naaum, a post-doctoral researcher at U of G’s Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, were featured in a July 26 Globe and Mail article on mislabelling and food fraud. In the article, Hanner, who is also the associate director of the Canadian Barcode of Life Network, says that mislabelling fish can pose health […]
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The federal and provincial governments announced today they will invest $180 million in a broadband network for southwestern Ontario, a digital initiative involving the University of Guelph. The funding will support the Southwest Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT) network, which aims to provide open-access, high-speed fibre optic network capacity to more than 3.5 million people in […]
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Research shows that caffeine boosts athletic performance, and according to Prof. Lawrence Spriet, Human Health and Nutritional Sciences (HHNS), it can be an enhancer with low potential for side effects. Spriet commented on the use of caffeine as a performance enhancer for elite athletes in a Wall Street Journal story. Spriet, HHNS chair, co-authored Caffeine for Sports […]
Recent violent acts by and against American police officers are a difficult trend to reverse, according to a University of Guelph professor and criminal justice expert. And Canada is not immune to these lethal encounters, Ron Stansfield says. The high-profile, back-to-back fatal shootings of men in Baton Rouge and Minnesota, last week’s wounding of a […]
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There is a significant difference between foods that are cultivated in Canada and those processed in this country. Anita Stewart, the University of Guelph’s Food Laureate and founder of Food Day Canada, was inspired to make that difference clear – it’s the Produced in Canada label that fans of Canadian cuisine want to see. For the […]
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Anita Stewart, the University of Guelph’s Food Laureate, wants to celebrate Canadian producers and their products. Stewart discussed the topic, as well as plans for the upcoming nationwide event Food Day Canada scheduled for Saturday, July 30, with Radio Canada International. Stewart founded Food Day Canada in 2003 to help Western farmers after borders were closed […]
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