Canadian farmers might one day grow sugar corn for a potentially huge alternative fuels market through a new project involving University of Guelph researchers. Along with scientists from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), and Western University, the Guelph researchers will study sugar corn varieties whose higher […]
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Prof. Ross McKitrick, Economics and Finance, has been appointed Research Chair of Energy, Ecology and Prosperity at the Frontier Centre for Public Policy. His appointment begins January 2016. “I am pleased that Prof. McKitrick is bringing his expertise to Frontier’s $24-million campaign to improve the economic and scientific literacy of Canadians,” said Peter Holle, president […]
Professor Jordi Diez’s book studying the politics of gay marriage in Latin America receives support from Canadian embassies […]
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University of Guelph professor Judith Thompson, one of the nation’s top playwrights and directors, has been elected to the Royal Society of Canada, considered Canada’s senior academic honour. “This is wonderful and well-deserved recognition for Prof. Thompson,” said Charlotte Yates, U of G’s provost and vice-president (academic). “Judith Thompson is a highly respected playwright, director, […]
The Guelph Gryphons will face rival McMaster Marauders on Sept. 19, 1 p.m., at Alumni Stadium in the annual University of Guelph Homecoming Game. The traditional alumni football game, the Glory Bowl, will take place at 10 a.m. For the Gryphons’ match against McMaster, stadium gates will open at 11 a.m. The event will include […]
The University of Guelph has officially launched a Centre for Cardiovascular Investigations to develop innovative ways to fight cardiovascular disease. The new centre involves eight lead cardiovascular scientists and clinicians, as well as dozens of collaborators, graduate and undergraduate students from across the University and beyond. It’s one of a few centres worldwide looking at […]
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Carver Simpson was born in rural Ontario in 1859; twenty years later he was attending school and not very happy about it. We know that because his diaries, illustrated with little sketches of farm animals and wildlife, are included in the collection of rural diaries, some of which are housed in the University of Guelph […]
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Prof. Madhur Anand, School of Environmental Sciences (SES), has been appointed interim director of the Waterloo Institute for Complexity and Innovation (WICI), based at the University of Waterloo. Beginning September 1, her appointment will last until August 31, 2016. An ecologist and a poet, Anand is an expert in complex modelling and analysis. WICI will […]
President Franco Vaccarino kicked off the University of Guelph’s strategic renewal process today at the 13th annual community breakfast on campus. “This is a wonderful opportunity to review where we see ourselves now, what we think the University of Guelph stands for, and how to chart our path into the future,” he said. The president […]
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Prof. Timothy Dewhirst, Marketing and Consumer Studies, wrote an op-ed column published in the Globe and Mail – Report on Business on Sept. 8. The column looks at the branding issues facing the Washington Redskins, with much controversy surrounding the team name, seen by some as an insult to Native Americans. The article examines past […]
The last of 100 portraits being painted this year by a University of Guelph instructor and alumnus to commemorate the 100th anniversary of John McCrae’s wartime poem “In Flanders Fields” will feature former U of G president Bill Winegard. Winegard, a Second World War veteran, will sit for the portrait Wednesday at 10 a.m. in […]
Yvonne Su and Tyler Valiquette are promoting political literacy and youth voter turnout through a series of fun and friendly campaigns […]
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The University of Guelph awarded its most prestigious annual scholarships Sept. 4 at the Arboretum Centre. The President’s Scholarships are awarded to first-year students based on high school achievements, leadership abilities and citizenship activities. This year’s recipients are Spencer McGregor, Julia Bryson, Jordan Buchan, Chris Gray, Joyce Cheng, Emily Hill and Owen Krystia. Jodre Datu […]
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Workplace challenges can help employees excel and learn. But without the right support and resources, some challenges may harm performance and even affect employee health, according to a new study from the University of Guelph. The study, published in Work and Stress: An International Journal of Work, Health and Organizations, surveyed hundreds of employees and […]
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Prof. Barbara Morongiello, Psychology, was interviewed by CBC News on Sept. 3. In the story, Morongiello discussed her research into preventing injuries to children walking across streets. Morongiello and the researchers in her lab have developed a virtual reality system that allows them to study the behaviour and attitudes of children at street crossings. Her […]
Why are there not more lions when there’s plenty of prey on the African savanna? A research team including two University of Guelph ecologists has discovered an unexpected pattern linking prey and predator species in diverse ecosystems worldwide. Integrative biology professors John Fryxell and Kevin McCann co-authored the paper, published today in Science. The team […]
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Noted social activist and author Naomi Klein will speak this month on capitalism and the environment at the University of Guelph. The event, to be held Sept. 12 at 1 p.m. at War Memorial Hall, is part of the 2015 Eden Mills Writers’ Festival. “In Conversation with Naomi Klein” is sponsored by the College of […]
Saving monarch butterflies is the goal of a partnership between University of Guelph researchers and the David Suzuki Foundation (DSF). Prof. Ryan Norris, Department of Integrative Biology, and post-doctoral researcher Tyler Flockhart will work with the foundation on a project intended to increase monarch butterfly numbers in Ontario. Researchers have noted monarch population declines in […]
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Since 1964, the University of Guelph has graduated nearly 1,500 landscape architecture students […]
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Michael Ridley, formerly chief librarian and chief information officer at the University of Guelph, will receive the Ron MacDonald Distinguished Service Award from the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) this fall. Recognizing Ridley’s contributions to digital scholarship and the library profession, the award will be presented in Ottawa Oct. 21. He teaches in U of […]