The University of Guelph will host the 38th annual Guelph Sexuality Conference, Canada’s largest and longest-running sexual health forum, June 23 to 24. Featured lecturer for the event will be Dr. Marla Shapiro, a well-known Canadian medical doctor and a health journalist for CTV and The Globe and Mail. The conference will bring together several […]
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Want to fight many disease-causing bacteria? Disable their protective cloak, says a University of Guelph scientist. Two new studies led by U of G researchers showing novel ways used by pathogens to make and attach protective cell coats might open a route to new drugs for penetrating those defences and treating often-serious infections, said Prof. […]
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Guelph naturalist Chris Earley faced a key challenge when he set out to co-author a new guidebook to must-see natural areas in Ontario. “My biggest fear was how to choose only 100 spots,” says Earley, interpretive biologist and education coordinator at the U of G Arboretum. “And what are my friends going to do when […]
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This Father’s Day will double as a convocation rehearsal for Kaitlynn Downey and her father Bruce. Both are University of Guelph-Humber students and will be graduating during U of GH’s convocation June 20. Kaitlynn came to U of GH in 2012 to study kinesiology. She’d been an athlete in high school, playing both soccer and […]
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Prof. Ross McKitrick, Economics and Finance, wrote an op-ed column in the Financial Post June 16. He discusses models used around the world for carbon pricing. McKitrick studies environmental economics, carbon pricing and taxes on carbon emissions. […]
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The University of Guelph today became a full partner in Mitacs, a non-profit national organization that fosters collaboration between academia and industry. Mitacs works with 60 universities and thousands of companies across Canada, developing partnerships that support industrial and social innovation. The organization has designed and delivered research and training programs for 16 years. “There is […]
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In time for Father’s Day, a new University of Guelph study has found that parents, and especially fathers, play a vital role in developing healthy behaviours in young adults and helping to prevent obesity in their children. The researchers found that young adults who grew up in stable families with quality parental relationships were more […]
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Andrew Bretz, sessional instructor in the School of English and Theatre Studies, was interviewed by CBC’s Ontario Today June 15. Bretz discussed the importance of post-secondary institutions in mitigating gender violence. Bretz teaches from texts that include stories of rape, and leads discussions with his students on the topic. […]
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A new study about the discovery of a mineral on Mars that is baffling scientists was co-authored by a University of Guelph physics professor. The research involving Ralf Gellert was the focus of a CBC news story today. Gellert was part of a team of international scientists whose research appears this week in the journal […]
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Prof. Evan Fraser, Geography, and Malcolm Campbell, vice-president (research), wrote an op-ed column in The Hill Times June 13. They discuss the potential for climate change to affect farmers, and what this could mean for Canada’s agricultural sector. Fraser and Campbell write that we need to foster innovation in the agri-food sector, helping farmers to […]
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Prof. Alfons Weersink, Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, was interviewed June 15 on CBC Radio’s Ontario Morning (interview begins at 21:15). Weersink discussed the changing demographics of Ontario farms. He studies farm structure and agri-environmental policies. […]
A $1-million gift to the University of Guelph to protect pollinators honours the farming history of an Ontario family and the memory of Donald Pinchin. The donation will create the Pinchin Family Chair in Bee Health and the Don Pinchin Scholarship in Honey Bee Research and Beneficial Insect Health. Don Pinchin, who died in July 2015, […]
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If you live in Guelph, you might have an opportunity to take part in a University of Guelph research project that involves tagging and tracking local squirrels in and around the city. U of G scientists have launched a new project to combine field and laboratory investigations with citizen science monitoring techniques to study local […]
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Librarian Peggy Pritchard’s book, Success Strategies for Women in STEM, inspires female scientists around the world […]
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WATCH CONVOCATION LIVE Thousands of University of Guelph graduands will cross the stage during 2016 summer convocation ceremonies June 13-17. Several faculty members and students will receive awards for teaching, service and academic achievement as more than 3,400 graduands cross the stage. Top faculty awards will be presented to professor emeritus Maurice Nelischer, School of […]
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The University of Guelph community joins others around the world in mourning following the weekend tragedy in Florida. More than 50 people were killed early Sunday morning in a gay nightclub in Orlando, the worst mass shooting in American history. “Such senseless acts of violence and loss of human life are saddening and shocking,” said […]
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Story by Anna Wassermann, a U of G student writer with SPARK (Students Promoting Awareness Research and Knowledge) At the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC), advanced surgical procedures for removing tumours are getting companion animals back on their paws. But sometimes tumours present themselves in odd and inaccessible locations, and innovative techniques are needed to locate […]
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Psychology professor Barbara Morrongiello is among 15 inaugural chairs named to the new Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) College of Reviewers. More than 100 candidates from across Canada applied for the positions. CIHR created the College to provide an internationally recognized resource for ensuring excellence in peer review for Canadian health research. Morrongiello and […]
Prof. Jeff Farber, Food Science, was interviewed by Canadian Living June 12, and by CTV News – Kitchener and CBC Radio stations across Canada May 30 and 31. In the Canadian Living interview, he spoke about recalls of food and ways consumers can protect themselves. In the CTV and CBC interviews, he discussed Health Canada’s recent […]
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Prof. Lianne Foti, Marketing and Consumer Studies, was interviewed by Radio-Canada International June 12, and CTV News Channel and CTV News – Kitchener June 6. She was discussing a U of G survey she co-authored looking at how Canadians are changing their shopping habits when it comes to purchasing fruits and vegetables. Foti studies sustainable […]
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