Turning 91 this year, College Royal is is expected to attract more than 30,000 people to the University of Guelph on March 21 and 22. The free annual event, running this year with the theme of “Take Me Out to the Royal,” is North America’s largest student-run university open house. “College Royal isn’t just for […]
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An CBC The National news story featuring an Ontario Veterinary College professor who studies diseases that can jump between animals and humans has been rescheduled to March 18. Scott Weese will discuss his research on companion animal antimicrobial resistance and “superbugs” with CBC reporter Kelly Crowe. Weese will talk about the need for further regulations […]
Fouad Elgindy’s summer job inspires his career path […]
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A University of Guelph professor has been asked to share his knowledge with the Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. Prof. Sylvain Charlebois, Marketing and Consumer Studies, will will speak on Canada’s future in food and agriculture Thursday at 8 a.m. This is the fifth time he has testified before the committee. He plans […]
Join U of G president Franco Vaccarino as he hosts a lunch and learn at Cutten Fields. “Building Bridges: The Next Big Step with U of G President Vaccarino” will focus on the University’s efforts to build bridges with the community. The former vice-president of the University of Toronto became U of G’s eighth president […]
U of G student balances studies with acting role on hit TV show […]
Debut short story collection wins $100,000 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature […]
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Two town hall meetings have been set to update the U of G community on ongoing issues including strategic planning, vice presidential searches and the University’s budget. The first meeting will be March 19 in the University Centre, Peter Clark Hall. The second is set for March 20 in the McLaughlin Library, Robert Whitelaw Room. […]
Last year about 300 units of blood were given to dogs and cats during life-saving surgeries at OVC’s Companion Animal Hospital […]
The University of Guelph’s new Working Group on Responsible Investing will hold drop-in sessions this month to gather information and perspectives from the University community. Sessions will be held in the Academic Town Square, McLaughlin Library, on March 13, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. and March 25, noon to 1:30 p.m. Members of the University […]
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The University of Guelph’s men’s hockey team won the 104th annual Queen’s Cup Saturday night on home ice, defeating the University of Quebec at Trois-Rivieres Patriotes 4 to 0 in front of a sold-out crowd. It is the Gryphons first Ontario University Athletics (OUA) men’s hockey title since 1997 and the eighth overall. It was […]
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University of Guelph researchers hope to develop better treatments for cystic fibrosis (CF) and improve patients’ lives through new awards from Cystic Fibrosis Canada. Pathobiology professor Sarah Wootton has received $157,674 to study a method to permanently treat the disease. Amber Park, a post-doc researcher in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will use […]
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Sketch comedian Natalie Metcalfe makes people laugh for a living […]
History professor Susan Nance is making headlines today, offering insight and commentary on The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus decision to phase out elephants – an iconic part of their shows for more than 100 years – by 2018. She was interviewed by The Atlantic and was a guest on National Public Radio’s morning news […]
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A paper published this week in Nature by international authors including U of G integrative biologist Merritt Turetsky identifies microbes in northern Canadian permafrost and their potential role in releasing greenhouse gases under permafrost thaw. Understanding those microbial processes in permafrost and warmer, post-thaw soils is key to predicting release rates of greenhouse gases such […]
U of G staffer is a research facility coordinator by day, guitarist and composer after hours […]
Canada’s top three research-funding agencies recently announced a new harmonized open-access policy. The Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications requires all peer-reviewed journal publications funded by one of the three federal granting agencies — the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, and the Social Sciences and Humanities […]
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Professor emeritus Keith Solomon, School of Environmental Sciences, has been named a Fellow of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC). Established in 2014, the awards have recognized the contributions of researchers to environmental science, engineering and SETAC. Solomon is among the first group of honorees to receive the award. A faculty member at […]
Dave Whittle, associate director of IT operations and infrastructure, says Internet users must be vigilant […]
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The University of Guelph has appointed a new dean in the College of Biological Science (CBS). Prof. Jonathan Newman, director of the School of Environmental Sciences (SES), will begin a five-year term Aug. 1. The announcement was made today by Prof. Serge Desmarais, interim provost and vice-president (academic), who chaired the search committee. “Jonathan has demonstrated […]