Canadian university graduates with disabilities struggle to enter the permanent workforce and face a wage gap even after landing a full-time job, according to a new study co-authored by University of Guelph researchers. In the Canadian Review of Sociology study, Prof. David Walters, Sociology and Anthropology, and PhD candidate Brad Seward found that students with […]
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Brad Hanna’s restored 1960 DeSoto Fireflite has been up for several movie roles […]
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A University of Guelph lecture featuring Joe Clark, Canada’s 16th prime minister and former secretary of state for external affairs, is set for Nov. 26. Clark is this year’s Winegard Visiting Lecturer on International Development. His lecture “Leading From Beside” will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m., in Rozanski Hall, Room 101. The event is free and open […]
A University of Guelph student has won a coveted national painting prize. Patrick Cruz, a master of fine art (MFA) student, was announced as the winner of the 2015 RBC Canadian Painting Competition Wednesday night at an awards ceremony in Vancouver. The $25,000 prize celebrates promising new Canadian visual artists. It’s the second year in […]
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A University of Guelph professor has found the first evidence that low-level neonicotinoid pesticide exposure affects the pollination services provided by bumblebees to an economically important crop.The study by environmental sciences professor Nigel Raine was published today in Nature. “Until now, research on pesticide effects has been limited to direct effects on bees themselves,” said […]
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France is ‘irrevocably changed but steadfastly the same,’ says Prof. Dawn Cornelio, in Paris for research studies […]
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A new initiative to attract the best and brightest researchers to the University of Guelph will include substantial entrance scholarships for top graduate students, U of G announced today. The $1.5 million annual scholarship program will provide 25 doctoral awards worth $30,000 apiece and 50 master’s scholarships worth $15,000 each per year. These one-year entrance […]
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The University of Guelph’s strategic renewal project management team is seeking volunteers to participate in facilitated small-group conversations during the week of Nov. 23 to 27. The purpose is to gather perspectives on the University’s uniqueness and future direction. The conversations will consist of up to 15 volunteers from the broader University community, including faculty, […]
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The Office of Diversity and Human Rights (DHR) has released the results of its Diversity Matters Census conducted in November 2014. The data helps determine representation of four designated groups within the U of G workforce (Aboriginal Peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities and women) under the University’s employment equity program. In keeping […]
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Reproductive veterinarian Cathy Gartley’s work at the Toronto Zoo sees her working with a variety of species […]
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Noted Canadian author Margaret Atwood will be speaking at the University of Guelph on Nov. 25. The event, which takes place at War Memorial starting at 8 p.m., is sponsored by Café Philosophique, The Bookshelf and the Eden Mills Writers’ Festival. Atwood will read from her recent book, The Heart Goes Last. Atwood, whose work […]
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The University of Guelph’s football team won the 108th Yates Cup in London on Saturday, beating Western University 23-17. It’s the first Ontario University Athletics (OUA) championship win for the Gryphons since 1996. Saturday marked the sixth time the Gryphons and Western Mustangs have met in the Yates Cup. The Gryphons went into the championship game […]
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The University of Guelph won the women’s team title at the 2015 Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) cross-country running championships Saturday. The men’s team placed second, with the University of Victoria winning the banner. The event was held at U of G’s Arboretum. It’s the 11th straight win for U of G’s women’s squad, and the 18th consecutive […]
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Tongues of bees living near the Rocky Mountains have gotten shorter over the last 40 years in response to climate change, according to a study co-authored by a University of Guelph professor. The study, published in the journal Science, found bumblebees’ tongues shortened by 24 per cent between 1966 and 2014. Over the same period, […]
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Program helps introduce Guelph to students arriving from around the world, and helps them feel like part of a community […]
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Two of Ontario’s top “game changing” discoveries in the past 100 years are from the University of Guelph. DNA barcoding, a technique for rapid species identification, and the popular Yukon Gold potato were voted among the top five Ontario innovations in a new public survey. It is to be released Friday by the Council of […]
It’s important to pause and remember the sacrifices of veterans, but that should not involve a day off from school or work, according to a University of Guelph history professor. While surveys suggest a majority of Canadians favour a day off for Remembrance Day, Prof. Kevin James fears a day to remember veterans could eventually […]
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Guelph artist in residence Greg Denton paints 100 portraits in honour of the 100th anniversary of John McCrae’s poem, In Flanders Field […]
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Prof. Emeritus Michael Keefer, English and Theatre Studies, wrote an op-ed column in the Toronto Star on Nov. 11. In the column, Keefer discussed his family’s history with World War II, as his father and uncle both served in the war. He also wrote about the need to care for veterans, and said many struggle […]
University of Guelph scientists are part of a team of Canadian and international researchers that won one of the world’s most lucrative science awards. The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) is one of five experiments named winners of the 2016 Breakthrough Prize in fundamental physics on Sunday. The honour comes a month after Art McDonald, a […]
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