The majority of Ontarians rank universities highly for their contributions to society in the form of research, science and health care, according to a recent survey by the Council of Ontario Universities. Universities scored highly for how they benefit the province; 88 per cent of Ontarians ranked universities’ contributions as important, just behind hospitals at 92 per cent, and elementary […]

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Prof. Gerald Adams, retired from the Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition (FRAN), died Jan. 22 in Guelph. A renowned expert on personal identity and adolescent development, he held degrees from Midland Lutheran College in his hometown of Fremont, Neb., the University of Nebraska and Pennsylvania State University. He was a psychology program chair […]

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From the faculty member who takes extra time to help a student to the undergrads who create a non-profit organization to benefit others, the University of Guelph is filled with caring and passionate individuals. To honour those who contribute to our local, national and international communities, the University presents nine awards overseen by Student Life. […]

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Things we ingest to alter our minds – purposely or not – are the topic of a new book by food science professor Massimo Marcone. The Psychopharmacology of Legal Psychoactive Foods is published under the custom publication program of Nelson Education Ltd. Marcone uses the text in “Principles of Food Science,” a second-year course taken […]

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Can you change the world in five minutes? Maybe not. But geography professor Evan Fraser figures five minutes is enough time to share key messages about feeding a growing and ever-more hungry world. This month and next on his “Feeding 9 Billion” blog, he’s releasing four short animated videos on aspects of food security. Fraser […]

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Learning in a different culture and experiencing the “futureness” of China’s largest city are key reasons for U of G students to apply this week for the Shanghai semester in fall 2014. So says Guelph history professor Norm Smith, who has served as semester co-ordinator since the program began in 2010. Third- and fourth-year undergrads […]

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An interview with Justice Minister Peter MacKay conducted by U of G political science and criminal justice and public policy student Samuel Mosonyi is making headlines this week. The interview was published today in the Prince Arthur Herald (Mosonyi is a columnist for the paper) and then reported on in the Toronto Star. In the […]

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Prof. Donna Lero, Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, has been invited to speak at a North American expert group meeting to be held May 19 to 24 in Mexico City. The meeting is being organized by the International Federation for Family Development (IFFD) in co-operation with the United Nations Focal Point on the […]

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The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) recently launched a video competition open to current and former Ontario university students. The contest is part of an OCUFA campaign called We Teach Ontario that highlights the connections between teaching and research at the province’s universities. To enter, students need to make a short video explaining […]

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