A new decision-making tool created at the University of Guelph could aid in the complicated task of prioritizing responses to zoonotic diseases and outbreaks. Many diseases can jump from animals to humans, says Jan Sargeant, director of Guelph’s Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses, and a professor in the Department of Population Medicine at U of G’s […]
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Last October, the Toronto Zoo announced that panda Er Shun had given birth to twins. The excitement about the birth wasn’t just because pandas are cute — it’s because panda reproduction can be difficult. If you want to know more about why that’s so, this year’s Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) Discover Vet School event will […]
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University of Guelph faculty and staff can learn how they can make a difference in developing nations around the world during four “Leave for Change” (L4C) information sessions to be held in February. Past participants will share their experiences in L4C, a U of G-sponsored program that allows regular full-time staff and faculty to volunteer […]
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Members of the University of Guelph Faculty Association Unit 2 (UGFA-2), which represents about 40 college research professors, college professors and college lecturers located at the Ridgetown and Clinton campuses, have ratified the tentative agreement that was reached Jan. 16. This represents the first collective agreement between the University and UGFA-2. In a joint message […]
The University’s flags will be lowered to half-mast Feb. 1 to mark the funeral service for Prof. Karen Gough, who died Jan. 25. Gough, a professor in the Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies, joined U of G in 1992. Visitations will be held on Sunday, Jan. 31, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 […]
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Annie Dunning, artist in residence in the School of Environmental Sciences, is exploring sound through her mixed-media installation […]
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The latest Canadian Interuniversity Sport rankings include six University of Guelph teams among the top 10. The women’s hockey team is ranked first in the country, with a regular season of record of 15-2-1. The men’s track and field team is ranked second, and the women’s team is fourth. The women’s varsity wrestling team is ranked […]
Criminal justice policy during the Conservative years and how it might change under the new Liberal government is the topic of a Truscott lecture being held at the University of Guelph tonight. The speaker is Anthony Doob, a University of Toronto professor who was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2014 for his research […]
Prof. Shai Barbut’s contributions to egg and poultry food safety and processing have been recognized with an international accolade. The University of Guelph food scientist is among four international researchers who will be inducted into the American Poultry Historical Society’s Poultry Industry Hall of Fame Jan. 27. A ceremony will be held in Atlanta during […]
The chicken eggs in Prof. Shayan Sharif’s lab look like ordinary eggs, but they’re not. Some of them have been vaccinated against diseases that can cause illness in humans and have cost the poultry industry hundreds of millions of dollars. “We are developing better ways of controlling microbes in chickens to stop the transmission from […]
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University of Guelph scientists working to improve cancer therapy for dogs — and potentially to enhance human cancer treatment — have received a $100,000 grant from Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE). Principal investigator is Brenda Coomber, a biomedical sciences professor in the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) and co-director of U of G’s Institute for Comparative […]
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A parasite recently arrived in Ontario that can kill dogs and humans will be the subject of a new study by University of Guelph researchers. Andrew Peregrine and Claire Jardine, both professors in the Ontario Veterinary College’s Department of Pathobiology, and master’s student Jonathon Kotwa are investigating Echinococcus multilocularis. Known as the fox tapeworm, it’s […]
Two-day event includes 20 sessions with tips and instruction for a wide variety of writing […]
Applications for the 2016 Gryphon’s LAAIR (Leading to Accelerated Adoption of Innovative Research) funding program are now being accepted. Based on popular “innovation pitch” television shows, the Gryphon’s LAAIR involves faculty from across campus pitching ideas for commercializing their inventions and discoveries to a panel of industry stakeholders. The products and services must be intended […]
Using the innovative technique in a dog is thought to be the first attempt of its kind in Canada […]
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The University of Guelph and University of Guelph Faculty Association (UGFA) Unit 2 have a tentative first collective agreement. The tentative settlement, reached Saturday during mediation, now requires ratification by both parties. It will be presented to UGFA Unit 2 members during an information meeting; details are forthcoming. UGFA Unit 2 represents college professors, college […]
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Canadian Minister of Health Jane Philpott announced at the University of Guelph today a new federal investment in genomics research to improve plant protection and food safety regulation. The funding will allow the U of G-based Biodiversity Institute of Ontario (BIO) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to jointly create genomics and DNA barcoding […]
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The University of Guelph and other universities in the Southern Ontario Water Consortium will benefit from up to $12 million in new funding announced today by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The funding will come from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario). The consortium, based at the University of Waterloo, is working […]
The University of Guelph has named Scott McRoberts as director of athletics following an extensive search. McRoberts, currently athletics director at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC), will begin his appointment March 14. “Scott has the breadth of talent and experience we were looking for, and we are thrilled that he will be joining U […]
A new model developed by an international team including a University of Guelph researcher will help better understand and manage threatened ecosystems, says integrative biology professor Andrew MacDougall. The research was published today in the journal Nature. MacDougall was the only Canadian among the 26 researchers from five continents involved in the seven-year-long study of […]
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