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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U of G researchers: Ready for your close-up? A public outreach initiative that explores how Ontario university research affects everyday life is inviting university researchers to “take over” its Instagram account for a day and share their work with Ontarians. Research Matters, an initiative of the Council of Ontario Universities, uses a website and blog, […]
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A new $1.5-million gift to the University of Guelph will allow the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) to provide companion animals with an unprecedented level of care before and after surgery. The donation from the Angel Gabriel Foundation will go to support OVC Pet Trust’s Friends Together for Longer fundraising campaign, which launched late last year. […]
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A University of Guelph professor has been honoured with a top award from the British Society of Animal Science and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Prof. Georgia Mason, Animal Biosciences, received the RSPCA/BSAS Award for Innovative Developments in Animal Welfare at the International Society for Applied Ethology conference in Edinburgh, […]
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If you’re about to crack open a cold one on a hot summer day, don’t be afraid to try a new brew, says certified beer expert Mallorie Edward. She will teach a series of beer seminars starting in October through the School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management (HFTM). Beer is the most popular alcoholic […]
University of Guelph athletes and support staff will shortly be on their way to Brazil to compete at the Olympics this summer. A number of current students, alumni and staff will visit Rio to compete and coach during the Games, taking place Aug. 5 to 21. More than 10,500 athletes are scheduled to compete in […]
A University of Guelph staffer has been elected president of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ). Owen Roberts, director of research communications in U of G’s Office of Research, was elected by representatives from 41 countries at a meeting this month in Bonn, Germany. Roberts has served as president of the Eastern Canada Farm […]
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Changing the hospitality industry business model, specifically the practice of tipping, was the focus of an op-ed column by Prof. Michael von Massow, School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management, in the Globe and Mail July 16. An Alberta restaurant recently introduced an automatic mandatory charge, and von Massow spoke about the public appetite for […]
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Going to the vet is often a stressful experience for pets and their owners, but there are techniques vets can use to help calm nervous animals, says Prof. Lee Niel, Col. K.L. Campbell Chair in Companion Animal Welfare in the Department of Population Medicine at the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC). Niel’s research studies the efficacy […]
Postgraduate students need to be motivated self-starters, and the expensive decision to attend grad school should not be taken lightly, said Chris McKenna, associate dean of research and graduate studies in the College of Business and Economics. He spoke about the subject in the July 18 edition of 24 Hours Toronto. McKenna, who focuses on […]
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Prof. Bruce McAdams, Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management, said consumers are suffering from “tip fatigue” and should expect more disruptions in restaurant wage structures. He was interviewed about the elimination of tipping in the Edmonton Journal July 16. McAdams studies sustainability issues in the food service industry. […]
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A study on identifying new wasps co-authored by Prof. Alex Smith, Integrative Biology, was featured by CBC News July 15. Researchers found 20 new species of wasps in a remote forest in Costa Rica. Smith studies biodiversity and parasitoid insects (insects that eventually kill their hosts). […]
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Graduate student Meghan Grguric, Plant Agriculture, is researching how herbicides and pruning can disrupt the natural reproductive cycle of the invasive and toxic plant Giant hogweed. Grguric discussed her work, and the dangers that come with it, with CBC Kitchener-Waterloo. […]
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