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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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 […]

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A Council of Ontario Universities (COU) report released today says Ontario universities are shrinking their environmental footprint and that students are helping to drive the agenda. COU chair and U of G president Alastair Summerlee says the Going Greener report acknowledges that students are playing a leadership role in reducing waste and increasing recycling on […]

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Grant Maxie, Animal Health Laboratory and co-director of U of G’s Laboratory Services Division, has been named Laboratorian of the Year by the Canadian Animal Health Laboratorians Network (CAHLN). The annual award recognizes a diagnostician, educator, researcher or mentor for their contributions to veterinary laboratory medicine in Canada.  Recipients are selected from provincial, federal and […]

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This month the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) welcomed eight new members to the Order of OAC, an honour recognizing donations to the college of more than $100,000 each. “All of these individuals have shown great leadership and commitment to OAC – our research, service and our exceptional students. I am honoured to welcome them into […]

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Salim Islam, a PhD candidate in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will receive the 2013 Armand-Frappier Outstanding Student Award. The award recognizes the top Canadian graduate student in microbiology and will be presented at the Canadian Society of Microbiologists/Société Canadienne des Microbiologistes (CSM/SCM) conference in Ottawa this summer. Islam’s PhD adviser if Prof. […]

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