The University of Guelph broke ground today on an $8.5-million facility to upgrade the football team’s locker room and offices. The project, funded by the Angel Gabriel Foundation, the charity started by former head football coach Stu Lang and his wife, Kim, is scheduled to open in December of 2016. It was unveiled at a […]
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Profs. John Prescott, Pathobiology, and Sylvain Charlebois, Marketing and Consumer Studies, were interviewed by Global News April 28 about a move by a Vancouver-based restaurant chain to use U.S. beef instead of Canadian sources. Prescott discussed misconceptions around antibiotics in beef, while Charlebois spoke about how companies are shifting supply to address marketing campaigns. Prescott […]
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Profs. Evan Fraser, Geography, and Sylvain Charlebois, Marketing and Consumer Studies, co-wrote an op-ed article in the Ottawa Citizen April 28. They discuss the importance of finding alternative sources of protein. Fraser studies food security and land use changes; Charlebois studies food policy and security. […]
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University of Guelph research professor Robert Enright will receive an honorary degree June 9 from the University of Winnipeg. A member of the School of Fine Art and Music, Enright will be recognized for contributions to the arts. A longtime Winnipeg resident, he is known as one of Canada’s most eloquent and prolific thinkers on […]
Thirty University of Guelph students have won awards for writing papers about using anthropology to discuss ethical concerns. The Community Action Project, created by the Center for a Public Anthropology invited students from across North America to write about research ethics and human subjects. Under the project, the students grade each other’s papers, and the […]
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University of Guelph professor Lawrence Hill will see his award-winning novel The Illegal made into a television miniseries. CBC-TV confirmed this week plans to air an eight-part series based on the book. Hill, who will begin teaching creative writing in the School of English and Theatre Studies in July, will serve as co-writer of the […]
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Prof. Bruce McAdams, Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management, was interviewed by the Globe and Mail April 26. McAdams discussed the move by some restaurants to a no-tipping model. He worked 20 years in the restaurant business, including roles as a kitchen manager, dishwasher and cook. Before starting at Guelph, McAdams spent 13 years at Oliver […]
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Most pet owners think they know what’s best for their pets, especially when it comes to nutrition, but they’re not always right. That can lead to nutritional deficiencies and health problems for their pets, says Prof. Deep Khosa, Population Medicine. She and master’s student May Kamleh are surveying prospective and first-year veterinary students at the […]
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Rural studies PhD student Valencia Gaspard was featured in a Research Matters story April 27. She discussed her research examining the availability of ethno-cultural foods in Toronto. Valencia and her team are working with Somali communities in Toronto to study the importance of cultural foods to physical and mental well-being. […]
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The Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) at the University of Guelph has won a gold award and an honourable mention in the 2016 Hermes Creative Awards competition. OVC earned a gold award in the marketing materials category for its “Friends Together for Longer” fundraising campaign for Pet Trust. It also won an honourable mention for its […]
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Engineering professor Suresh Neethirajan is making headlines this week. His new study on how soy isoflavones and peptides may inhibit the growth of microbial pathogens that cause food-borne illnesses was covered by CBC and United Press International. Neethirajan is the director of U of G’s BioNano Laboratory. […]
The University of Guelph will lower its flags to half-mast at noon on Thursday to mark the Day of Mourning in Canada. This is the 25th anniversary of the event, observed on April 28 each year to honour people who have died or been injured on the job. A joint proclamation recognizing the day has […]
The University of Guelph has “graduated” its first cohort in the scholarship of teaching and learning. Fourteen graduate students and staff members completed the Inquire certificate program Tuesday and will present their research today during U of G’s annual Teaching and Learning Innovations Conference. Inquire is a year-long program accredited by the Staff and Educational Development […]
The U of G-invented Yukon Gold potato was featured in an April 23 Maclean’s magazine article. The story discusses the 50th anniversary of the “game changing” potato and one man’s efforts to increase public awareness of the spud, including writing a textbook. The Yukon Gold potato was created in 1966 by the late Gary Johnston, a […]
Inuit community-based project will collect data on all facets of health […]
Soy isoflavones and peptides may inhibit the growth of microbial pathogens that cause food-borne illnesses, according to a new study from University of Guelph researchers. Soybean derivatives are already a mainstay in food products, such as cooking oils, cheeses, ice cream, margarine, food spreads, canned foods and baked goods. The use of soy isoflavones and […]
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Plant agriculture professor Gale Bozzo is researching how to store apples and pears so they last longer […]
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Nathan Skoufis competes internationally while balancing martial arts training, instructing and academic studies […]
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The University of Guelph’s Board of Governors today approved the 2016-2017 budget plan including the general operating budget. The general operating budget is the largest component of the University’s $725 million in revenue, accounting for $420 million. The budget includes $4 million earmarked for new student assistance programs and about $20 million in new available revenues, resulting mostly […]
Research looking at a program designed to improve healthy behaviours in toddlers was featured by CBC News. Lead researcher Kathryn Walton was interviewed by CBC Radio’s The Morning Edition. She spoke about why parents felt the program reduced their stress levels and helped improve their children’s overall behaviour. Walton and Prof. Jess Haines, Family Relations […]
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