Graduate student Lesley O’Brien won the prestigious Billy Martin Award at the International Cannabinoid Research Society meetings in Vancouver June 25. This award recognizes the best pre-doctoral student presentation at the conference. O’Brien, a first-year master’s student working with psychology professor Linda Parker, competed against senior PhD students for the honour. O’Brien studies a particular endocannabinoid, […]
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Tired of worrying about whether your parking meter is about to expire while at the University of Guelph? Now there‘s an app to ease your mind. Using newly equipped parking meters, you can “feed the meter” via your smartphone. Download the “pay by phone” app or access a mobile web site. Once parked in a […]
Focusing on child’s strengths can boost positive feelings […]
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University of Guelph athletes won six medals — one gold, three silver and two bronze — at the Canadian Track and Field Championships in Moncton, N.B., June 20 to 23. Leading the Gryphons was Andrea Seccafien, who won the women’s 5,000-metre. Her performance guaranteed her a spot on the Canadian team for the Francophone Games […]
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Forensics specialist helped solve murder cases […]
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Prof. Carla Rice, Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, is part of a novel project celebrating the urban aboriginal community. “inVISIBILITY: Indigenous in the City” comprises visual art, performance video, digital stories and a speaker series. Aboriginal artists, scholars, filmmakers, teachers, students and parents will creatively share their experiences and perspectives with stakeholders in education and […]
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A new Grain Farmers of Ontario Professorship in Wheat Breeding has been established in the Department of Plant Agriculture. Supported by a $1-million investment and involving the Grain Farmers of Ontario, SeCan and the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC), the position will help meet a growing need for cereal breeding, especially winter wheat breeding, in Ontario. […]
Professors from six Indonesian universities are on campus for three weeks of workshops about “The Promise and Practice of Community Engaged Scholarship.” Their visit is part of a broader project funded by the Canadian International Development Agency on supporting Islamic leadership in Indonesia. The professors, who are from Alaudin State Islamic University and the State […]
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A memorial service on July 5 will honour the memory of R.P. “Paul” Gilmor, who died June 20. He was the University’s first provost, serving from 1967 to 1987. The memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. at St. George’s Anglican Church, 99 Woolwich St. He is remembered on campus through the annual R.P. […]
Methane, nitrous oxide and ammonia can harm environment […]
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Plant-based toxins may cause illness in pets […]
The human anatomy program in the Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences will hold a committal and internment service at Woodlawn Memorial Park on June 24 for those who donated their bodies to the University of Guelph for educational purposes. “It is truly a selfless act to donate your body, and there is so […]
Cheese study looks at vitamin’s effect on insulin resistance and sensitivity […]
Wind power has little environmental payoff […]
Guelph Campus Co-op turns sod on its second century […]
Kevin McCann, a professor in the Department of Integrative Biology, has been named a 2013 fellow of The Ecological Society of America (ESA). The fellows program recognizes contributions to ecological research and discovery, communication, education and pedagogy, and management and policy. Members are elected for life. McCann was one of 17 people internationally and the […]
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Stronger resistance helps plants fight disease naturally […]
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Anniversary exhibition features contemporary art […]
The University of Guelph departments of Alumni Affairs and Development, Athletics, and Communications and Public Affairs received three gold awards, two silver and one bronze in the 2013 Prix d’Excellence competition hosted by the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education (CCAE). The awards were presented during CCAE’s national conference June 8 to 10 in […]
Course integrates science, business and marketing […]
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