When University of Guelph students don Halloween costumes and visit city neighbourhoods this week to collect food for the Guelph Food Bank – a longtime tradition — they will take along some younger assistants for the first time. The U of G students will take part in the annual Trick or Eat campaign run by […]

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“How could this have been prevented?” That was the first thought for University of Guelph sociology professor Myrna Dawson upon learning last month about a Winnipeg woman charged with killing her two-month-old daughter. Dawson asked herself the same question this past summer after a Montreal man killed his 10-month-old-son and then himself. And she pondered […]

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Better protection of biodiversity in remote and threatened natural areas from human impacts such as oil sands extraction could eventually come from a new study of large-scale DNA barcoding published today by researchers including University of Guelph biologists. For the first time, scientists have demonstrated the usefulness of high-throughput genetic monitoring as a quick and […]

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Two heart disease researchers in the University of Guelph’s Centre for Cardiovascular Investigations (CCVI) will receive grants from the Heart and Stroke Foundation (HSF) of Canada. Prof. Tami Martino, Biomedical Sciences, is researching how heart disease is affected by day-night rhythms, which might help in treatment. Prof. John Dawson, Molecular and Cellular Biology, will study […]

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Tickets are still available for College Idol, the University of Guelph’s annual talent show supporting the United Way. The event, which features performances by U of G faculty, staff and students, will be held Oct. 29 in Peter Clark Hall. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. and the show starts at noon. Lunch is included. Tickets […]

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On hot, humid days, you might jump into water to cool down, but for the tiny mangrove rivulus fish, cooling down means jumping out of water, according to a new study from the University of Guelph. In the study published today in the journal Biology Letters, the researchers describe how these fish air-chill themselves on […]

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“Green” commercial buildings bring in the green for landlords, according to new research by a University of Guelph professor. Environmentally friendly office buildings have higher rents and occupancy rates as well as more satisfied tenants, says the study by Guelph real estate and housing professor Avis Devine. It was published recently in the biannual special […]

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  The 2015 Winegard lecture featuring Joe Clark that had been scheduled for Oct. 27 has been cancelled. Clark will be attending funeral services for former Canadian ambassador to Iran Ken Taylor on that date. The lecture will be rescheduled for a later date. […]

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