The sights and sounds of progress are unmistakable. Three weeks before the scheduled Labour Day weekend opening of the new 170,000-square-foot Athletic Centre on the University of Guelph campus, the roar of heavy machines and electric saws is deafening. Sparks fly from various locations in the cavernous building. Dozens of construction workers focus on the […]
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The University of Guelph will receive more than $30 million from the federal and provincial governments to enhance research and innovation facilities. The funding will allow the University to undertake one of its largest-ever infrastructure improvement projects, involving six initiatives across campus. “This critical investment will allow us to expand our world-class facilities and the […]
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China is once again imposing restrictions on Canadian canola over concerns of blackleg, a fungal disease that destroys the crop. The Chinese did the same thing six years ago and Canadian researchers, including the University of Guelph’s plant agriculture professors Dave Hume and Mary Ruth McDonald, are wondering if the recent decision is based on science […]
The University of Guelph’s 2016 Community Breakfast will be held for faculty and staff Wednesday, Sept. 7, from 8:30 to 10 a.m. in the Gryphon Field House (located behind the W.F. Mitchell Athletics Centre on East Ring Road). The annual event is intended to mark the start of the academic year and to celebrate achievements […]
A video capturing a plant “sneezing” out pollen may be the only recording of its kind. University of Guelph emeritus professor Peter Kevan, School of Environmental Sciences, was quoted in a CBC article discussing how Paula Maria Montoya-Pfeiffer, a master’s student at the University of Sao Paulo, captured a plant’s explosive release of pollen on […]
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The University of Guelph will move about 5,000 new students into residences this fall, including a group to live near campus at the newly created Biology House. Some students will move in their belongings Friday, Sept. 2. Motorists should expect minor traffic disruptions that day on the campus ring roads and increased use of campus […]
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Does spreading mealworm margarine on a piece of toast sound like a good idea? University of Guelph professor Alejandro Marangoni, Food Science, isn’t so sure. Marangoni was interviewed for an article in The Washington Post on a new butter substitute made from mealworms. Dutch researchers are studying the viability of mealworms, which are sustainable and easy to cultivate, […]
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Human relationships and interactions form our social network. Crickets are no different, except their networks are simpler — no food photos or political rants plastered all over social media. Studying field crickets in Spain during his PhD at the University of Exeter, David Fisher — now a post-doctoral researcher in U of G’s Department of […]
You dine out, you tip. But according to University of Guelph Prof. Bruce McAdams, it could be time to end that common practice. Interviewed for a CBC article on the elimination of tipping, McAdams offered statistics from a recent study he co-authored that show inequality in wages between servers and kitchen staff. He said servers make about […]
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Prof. Beth Parker, School of Engineering and director of the U of G-based G360 Centre for Applied Groundwater Research, discussed the importance of industry funding to university research in a CBC News article Aug. 25. The story discussed community members’ questions and criticism after the centre received $460,000 from Nestlé Waters for seed money to apply […]
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The interaction between servers and customers at restaurants is often discussed. But less is known about the interactions among staff within an establishment, particularly the impact of tipping on workers. Prof. Michael Von Massow, Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, spoke to CBC about how tipping may present challenges for restaurants. He said that servers often do much better financially […]
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Tipping in restaurants is a widespread practice in need of reform, according to a new study conducted by University of Guelph professors. They found tipping poses significant challenges for restaurants, with managers seeing difficulties in hiring chefs and maintaining a cordial workplace environment. Surprisingly, servers welcomed changes to how tips are divvied up, even at […]
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Bacteria know there’s strength in numbers — that’s why they form biofilms. These bacterial communities are more resistant to antibiotics than individual free-floating cells, thanks to a protective exterior that encases the biofilm “like a tank,” says Prof. Cezar Khursigara, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology. His lab is studying how Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria form […]
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A nice cold beer can do wonders on a hot summer day. But be prepared for unwelcome visitors. Mosquitoes apparently like beer and particularly the people who drink it, University of Guelph researcher James Heal said in an interview with CTV. Heal, who works in the School of Environmental Sciences, said that mosquitoes are attracted […]
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Like capturing a sneeze, researchers including a University of Guelph scientist have recorded the only known example of prehistoric pollen caught in explosive mid-discharge from a fossil flower. The team describes this “freeze-frame” fossilized pollen release – preserved in amber more than 20 million years ago — in a paper describing a new genus of […]
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Sasha Boulton and Christine Robbins spend a lot of their time tethered together, literally. Boulton, a 22-year-old biomedical engineering student at the University of Guelph, and Robbins, a legally blind athlete from Abbotsford, B.C., will travel to Rio next month to represent Canada in the first-ever Paralympic Games triathlon. With Boulton acting as guide, the […]
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) deserves no medals for its failure to ban lead shot from shooting events during the 2016 Games in Rio, says a University of Guelph professor. Despite repeated calls to use non-toxic, lead-free ammunition during Olympic events and training, the IOC continues to require lead shot for the Games, according to […]
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Some of the best female basketball players in Ontario will become regulars on the University of Guelph campus this fall through a new partnership with the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association (OSBA). U of G’s Department of Athletics has helped establish a new high school travel team for elite players representing the Guelph Youth Basketball Association. […]
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We have the okay to eat certain foods past their best-before dates, but there is a need for caution with others. Prof. Keith Warriner, Food Science, was interviewed on CTV on food quality and safety. Warriner said some foods, such as crackers, hard cheeses and baked goods, may be consumed after their best-before dates. But those […]
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Michal Laszczuk, a University of Guelph master’s student in landscape architecture, has received the Mackenzie King Open Scholarship. The prestigious award is given each year to a Canadian university graduate pursuing graduate studies in any discipline, in Canada or abroad. “I am honoured to receive the Mackenzie King Open Scholarship,” said Laszczuk, calling the $8,500 […]
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