Elementary and high school students will talk science – lots of it – at the University of Guelph over the next two weeks. U of G will host Let’s Talk Science events on DNA and chemistry this month. On April 21 as part of Canada’s DNA Day, students will look at the role of the […]
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Prof. Brady Deaton, Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (FARE), was interviewed by the Globe and Mail April 18. Deaton discussed why some farmers are looking to expand their operations and buy land instead of renting it. He studies food production, rural development and farmland ownership. […]
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U of G research on saving the monarch butterfly was featured in an April 16 Toronto Star op-ed co-authored by environmentalist David Suzuki. Prof. Ryan Norris, Integrative Biology, and post-doctoral researcher Tyler Flockhart are partnering with the David Suzuki Foundation to plant more milkweed, which monarchs depend on for survival, in southern Ontario infrastructure corridors. […]
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Prof. Sylvain Charlebois was interviewed by Maclean’s April 16. He discussed the trend to support Canadian grocery products. He was featured on the popular CBC Radio program The Current April 5 as part of a story on high-tech in farming practices. The marketing and consumer studies professor also did a live interview with the Business News […]
Gryphon swimmer Evan Van Moerkerke is on his way to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio this summer. Van Moerkerke, a fourth-year student, earned a spot on the 400m freestyle relay team during the Canadian Olympic trials held in Toronto earlier this month. He also qualified for the 2016 world short course championships taking place […]
Prof. Ross McKitrick, Economics and Finance, was interviewed by CBC News April 15. McKitrick spoke about how Ontario’s green energy strategy affects hydro rates. He studies environmental economics and Ontario energy policies. […]
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A University of Guelph psychology professor has won the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Cannabinoid Research Society (ICRS). Linda Parker received the honour during the ICRS’s annual symposium in Bukovina, Poland, the last week of June. The award recognizes a senior researcher who has dedicated his or her career to cannabinoid and endocannabinoid […]
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A professor in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics appeared on TVO’s The Agenda April 14. Prof. Glenn Fox was interviewed by host Steve Paikin as part of a segment on land policy and farmland. He discussed the cost of preventing development of farmland. The interview is based on an economic analysis co-authored […]
An educational program offered to parents and young children at community centres may provide benefits beyond its initial goal of reducing childhood obesity, according to a new University of Guelph study. The pilot study found that parents in the Parents and Tots Together (PTT) program reported less stress and better management of their children’s general […]
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Ajay Heble, a University of Guelph English and Theatre Studies professor, is stepping down as artistic director of the Guelph Jazz Festival, which he founded 23 years ago. Heble will retire after the 2016 festival, which will run Sept. 14-18. He has served as artistic director since beginning the festival in 1994. “This has been […]
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A University of Guelph biomedical sciences student is one of 10 recipients of this year’s 3M National Student Fellowship Awards. Third-year student Nia King was selected for the award, given to promising Canadian undergraduate leaders. The award is presented each year by 3M Canada and the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE). […]
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Prof. Catherine Carstairs, History, was interviewed by The Guardian April 13. The story looks at the debate surrounding fluoridation in water and a paper Carstairs published on the topic last year. She studies the history of public health, fluoridation and dentistry. […]
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Prof. Stefan Kremer engages students by adding a pop culture twist to artificial intelligence course […]
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Prof. Ross McKitrick, Economics and Finance, co-authored a Globe and Mail April 12 op-ed column. The authors discuss their new study suggesting that energy conservation programs cost more money than they save. McKitrick studies environmental economics, Ontario energy policy and carbon emission pricing. […]
The Toronto Argonauts will call the University of Guelph home this spring. The Canadian Football League (CFL) team confirmed today that it has chosen to hold its 2016 training camp at U of G’s Alumni Stadium. The Argos will be in Guelph May 25 to June 18 preparing for their upcoming season, which begins June […]
Check out these three social media superstars from around the University for interesting ideas and creative content. They’re three accounts well worth following this month. @m_m_campbell – Malcolm Campbell, U of G’s vice-president research, shares #SixIncredibleThingsBeforeBreakfast on his Twitter feed – six snippets of fascinating science from the past week to kick start your brain […]
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Guelph basketball player Taylor Redmond already has a gold medal from the 2008 Special Olympics provincial competition and a silver medal from the 2012 event. He’s hoping to add to his collection with another gold this year, and this time he’ll have the home court advantage: the University of Guelph is hosting the 2016 Special […]
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Thomas King, one of Canada’s most well-known and respected authors and an English professor emeritus at the University of Guelph, will receive the 2016 Blue Metropolis First Peoples Literary Prize. He will be honoured April 15 during the 18th annual Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival in Montreal. An award ceremony will be held at 5:30 […]
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The 2016 recipient of the Excellence in Undergraduate Academic Advising Medallion is Anita Beaudette. She has served as undergraduate academic adviser in International Development Studies (IDS) since 1999 and holds a master’s degree in political science and IDS from U of G. “I’ve always really enjoyed working with individual students, listening to them and then […]
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The inaugural “Take a Paws” event at the U of G Library that involved connecting students with comfort therapy dogs as an exam stress-buster was featured on CTV news April 6. Hundreds of students signed up to participate in the two-day event in the Library. The program was organized by associate librarian Peggy Pritchard and […]