Distance runners Ross Proudfoot and Carise Thompson have been named the University of Guelph’s Athletes of the Year for 2014-2015. They were among student athletes honoured at the Guelph Gryphons awards banquet held at the W.F. Mitchell Athletics Centre March 26. Proudfoot, a fifth-year human kinetics student, is a back-to-back winner, also receiving the award […]
Improving our Dairy Food Choices
Dairy Microbiology Professor Gisèle LaPointe’s research links dairy production, processing and health […]
U of G’s Extensive Scottish Chapbook Collection Goes Online
Old-time writing meets modern technology in a new website launched today to showcase the University of Guelph’s collection of Scottish chapbooks. These popular booklets were written in the 18th and 19th century, and contain songs, poems and short stories. They were sold throughout Scotland by peddlers, called chapmen, before newspapers and other periodicals became widely […]
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U of G Volunteers Receive 2015 Winegard Awards
Three outstanding volunteers from the University of Guelph received 2015 William Winegard Exemplary Volunteer Involvement Awards today from the United Way of Guelph Wellington Dufferin and the Volunteer Centre of Guelph/Wellington. Awards were presented to Prof. Rich Moccia, associate vice-president (strategic partnerships); Linda Wing, a clerk in the School of Environmental Sciences; and undergraduate student […]
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Five U of G Innovations Recognized as Game-Changing
Five University of Guelph discoveries are being recognized as life-changing breakthroughs by the Council of Ontario Universities (COU). The discoveries are among 50 innovations from Ontario universities over the last 100 years in COU’s Research Matters campaign, which will include a contest with the public voting. The campaign includes five U of G innovations, beginning […]
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Faculty First Responders Ready to Help
Professors log hundreds of hours volunteering at community events to assist with medical emergencies […]
Prof Finalist for Notable Book Award
A University of Guelph professor is in the running for the 2015 Canada Prizes awarded by the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. Stephen Henighan, School of Languages and Literatures, is one of five finalists in the humanities category for his book Sandino’s Nation: Ernesto Cardenal and Sergio Ramirez Writing Nicaragua, 1940-2012. The Canada […]
New Provost, VP (Academic) Named
The University of Guelph’s Board of Governors has appointed Charlotte Yates as provost and vice-president (academic). Her five-year term begins August 1. Yates has served as dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at McMaster University for the past seven years. She joined McMaster as a faculty member in 1987. “We are extremely honoured and […]
New VP Research Named
The University of Guelph’s Board of Governors has appointed alumnus Malcolm Campbell as its new vice-president (research) for a five-year term, effective June 1. The announcement was made today by president Franco Vaccarino, who chaired the search committee. Campbell comes to Guelph from the University of Toronto, where he has been a professor since 2004. […]
Is There a Dark Side to Dark Tourism?
Marketing professor Brent McKenzie explores why deathly sites attract tourists […]
Project SOY Winners Named
A high-tech epoxy, an industrial seed coating and hair products -– all containing soy — are among the winners in this year’s Project SOY (Soybean Opportunities for Youth) competition. The 19th annual event held last week in Guelph showcased eight projects from a total of 18 University of Guelph students from the main campus and […]
Guelph Profs Make Headlines
Prof. Eric Lyons, Plant Agriculture, was interviewed by Sportsnet.ca on March 19 for an article on his efforts to develop a sustainable grass-growing system for the Toronto Blue Jays. Lyons, who studies turf production and athletic fields management, discussed the challenges involved with growing grass in an older stadium such as the Rogers Centre. Prof. […]
Students Brave Cold to Raise Money for Homeless Youth
The cold wasn’t enough to keep five U of G students from sleeping in a tent in Branion Plaza for five days last week as part of the annual “5 Days for the Homeless” campaign. They relied on the kindness of strangers, who donated food, drinks and money. This year’s team raised $10,000 for Wyndham […]
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Canadian Art Icon to Give 2015 Shenkman Lecture
A noted Canadian artist, filmmaker and musician whose contributions to art stem from the 1950s will give a rare public talk for the 2015 Dasha Shenkman Lecture in Contemporary Art. Michael Snow will discuss the identities of image and sound with examples from his practice, including drawings, paintings, sculptures, film, video, music composition and soundtracks. […]
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Campbell Centre for Animal Welfare Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Research focuses on the ethics, economics and relationships between humans and animals […]
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U of Guelph to be Featured on CTV’s MasterChef
The University of Guelph will be featured this week on CTV’s MasterChef Canada as students test poutine products in a challenge that pays tribute to the school’s agricultural and food research history.. For an episode airing March 22 at 7 p.m., 12 contestants visited U of G to make a poutine product that would appeal […]
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U of G Engineers Develop New Test for Common Cattle Disorder
Hand-held nano biosensor allows for more accurate and rapid diagnosis of subclinical ketosis […]
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Gryphons Have Strong Showings on Track, at Rink
The Guelph Gryphons had a strong day on the track and on the ice, with their men’s teams claiming silver in track and bronze in hockey during the national competitions. This marked the eight straight year that the Gryphons men’s Track and Field team has finished on the podium and the sixth straight year they […]
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U of G Prof Offers Tips for Surviving March Break
March Break. Those two words can spur feelings of exhaustion for some parents faced with occupying their kids at home for five days straight. But it doesn’t have to be so onerous, says a University of Guelph professor. Jamie Gruman says parents need not fill up the week fighting the March Break crowds at museums, […]
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Love of Research Sends Accounting Professor Back to School
Louise Hayes studies the determinants of unintentional errors in financial statements […]
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