Kayaking among the sea otters in Kyuquot Sound is just another day at the office for Dave Pinel. As managing owner of West Coast Expeditions in Courtenay, B.C., he leads adventure tours that tread softly on the earth, leaving the smallest possible environmental footprint. The Canadian Tourism Commission has named the company’s five-day sea otter […]
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Ontario Lieutenant-Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell today discussed food, volunteering and the environment while visiting faculty members and students at the University of Guelph. As part of a series of community visits, Dowdeswell is meeting with students, faculty and community members in Guelph Sept. 27 and 28. On campus, she attended a roundtable discussion held by U […]
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Eight Canadian restaurants have won the 2016 University of Guelph Good Food Innovation Awards for inventive approaches and imaginative entrées. The annual awards recognize chefs and food professionals using Canadian ingredients to make unique, healthful menu selections and who follow sustainable management practices. “There a purity, an honesty in their cooking,” said University of Guelph […]
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Five authors involved in the 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize for Canadian fiction have ties to the University of Guelph. Four of the authors on the shortlist announced today have U of G connections, and the jury for the prize — viewed as Canada’s top literary award — is chaired by U of G Prof. Lawrence Hill. Zoe Whittall, a graduate of […]
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University of Guelph plant scientists have shown for the first time how an ancient crop teams up with a beneficial microbe to protect against a devastating fungal infection, a discovery that may benefit millions of subsistence farmers and livestock in developing countries. Their discovery may also point the way toward a natural treatment to thwart […]
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Creative writing professor Lawrence Hill has been invested into the Order of Canada, considered the country’s highest honour for lifetime achievement. Hill was honoured by Governor General David Johnston during a ceremony at Rideau Hall Sept. 23. He was among 36 new Members welcomed into the Order of Canada, along with nine new Officers and […]
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Lawrence MacAulay, federal minister of agriculture and agri-food, visited the University of Guelph Sept. 23 for a discussion on youth in agriculture. MacAulay, who has been agriculture minister since 2015, was joined by Guelph MP Lloyd Longfield and Rene Van Acker, dean of the Ontario Agricultural College, to meet students and to tour the Biodiversity […]
Naled, an insecticide to control Zika virus, is worrying residents of Florida’s Miami-Dade County. According to an article in the L.A. Times, the insecticide is sprayed to kill adult mosquitoes on contact by inhibiting an enzyme called acetylcholinesterase, also found in humans. University of Guelph emeritus professor Keith Solomon, School of Environmental Sciences, told the Times […]
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Prof. Graham Taylor, Engineering, was featured in a full-page ad that ran in the Globe and Mail Sept. 23. The ad featured 18 Canadians who are the inaugural group of early-career researchers in the Canadian Institute for Applied Research (CIFAR) Azrieli Global Scholars program. The prestigious two-year appointment provides each scholar with $100,000 in research […]
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The University of Guelph’s 2016 United Way fundraising campaign officially launched today with the campus community gathering for music and food at the annual kickoff barbecue in Branion Plaza. U of G president Franco Vaccarino announced this year’s fundraising goal: $600,000 and beyond. “This is, of course, an ambitious goal but it’s a goal I’m […]
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University of Guelph researchers are finding that dogs provide a good model for human lymphoma studies. “The kinds of lymphomas that dogs are particularly prone to tend to be similar to the kind humans get,” says biomedical sciences professor Brenda Coomber, co-director of U of G’s Institute for Comparative Cancer Investigation (ICCI). “In many cases, […]
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U of G professor Myrna Dawson took part this week in a scientific panel on gender-based violence held in Ottawa by Status of Women Canada. The panel discussed current methods for preventing gender-based violence in Canada and key questions for future research. “The panel’s discussions will contribute to the development of the federal government’s strategy […]
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University of Guelph history professor Kevin James has a passion for researching tourism history in the United Kingdom. From 2010 to 2012, James lent his expertise to the BBC program Grand Tours of Scotland. British Columbia-based Knowledge Network is currently airing the travel series in Canada, including three episodes featuring James. CBC News interviewed him Sept. […]
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University of Guelph graduates Ambera Wellmann and Wallis Cheung are among a list of 15 up-and-coming Canadian artists, according to notable.ca. Wellmann, who recently defended her master’s thesis in U of G’s School of Fine Art and Music, uses porcelain and visual motifs of 19th-century paintings to critique how women were represented. Toronto-based Cheung, a […]
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The University of Guelph’s 30-metre-high water tower has translated into big savings — and recognition. The thermal energy storage facility, which cools 22 million litres of water each night to be used for power during peak daytime hours, was featured on CTV News. The U of G system has been credited with saving seven megawatts of […]
The University of Guelph’s leadership in energy conservation and sustainability was recognized today by the provincial government. Glenn Thibeault, Ontario’s minister of energy, and Liz Sandals, MPP for Guelph, toured U of G’s novel thermal energy storage facility and delivered a $5.8-million energy-saving incentive to the University. “Congratulations to the University of Guelph for being […]
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Veterinary clinic staff support heartbroken owners who have lost a pet. But how clinics handle pet euthanasia varies. University of Guelph graduate student Alisha Matte is surveying clinics to understand practices and ultimately establish guidelines to better help grieving pet owners. Matte, a PhD student in the Ontario Veterinary College’s population medicine department, told CBC that veterinarians and clinicians […]
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When Kevin MacNeill arrived at the University of Guelph six years ago as defensive coordinator of the Gryphon football program, the team was seeking a new identity. MacNeill, interim head coach of this year’s squad, didn’t attend U of G, but he thought it was important to know about the team’s history and alumni. Homecoming […]
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Prof. Timothy Dewhirst, Marketing and Consumer Studies, wrote an op-ed column in the Globe and Mail Sept. 17. The column discussed how ad space was sold on jerseys at this year’s World Cup of Hockey, potentially as a precursor for selling ads on NHL jerseys. Dewhirst said problems could arise for athletes sponsored individually by […]
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University of Guelph professor Nina Jones has been named to the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, joining the “emerging generation of Canadian intellectual leadership.” Created by the Royal Society of Canada in 2014, the College recognizes academics who have made exceptional achievements within 15 years of completing their doctoral degrees. Jones, a professor […]