Agriculture communicators from around the world will be hosted by University of Guelph researchers Sept. 18 and 19 following the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) Congress. Organized by the Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation, the five-day conference runs Sept. 14 to 16 in Guelph and Niagara Falls and is expected to attract 250 delegates from […]

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Environmental biology professor Madhur Anand is one of 50 scientists from around the world invited to attend the International Academies of Sciences (IAP) Young Scientists Conference Sept. 12 to 17 in Dalian, China. The conference is held in conjunction with the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions. Anand, who holds the Canada […]

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Recently retired professor Maurice Nelischer, the former director of the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development (SEDRD), is taking on a new challenge: overseeing U of G’s sustainability efforts. Nelischer has been asked by president Alastair Summerlee to serve as the University’s inaugural sustainability director on an interim basis. In that role, Nelischer will […]

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On Sept. 7 and 8, plant agriculture professor Rene Van Acker joined other plant scientists and representatives from plant production industries and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to discuss the implications of gene flow (the migration of genetic material from one population to another) for agriculture. He was the only non-American among experts invited to […]

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The annual Guelph Jazz Festival and Colloquium begins Sept. 7 with three days of workshops and concerts running through Sept. 11 on campus and in downtown Guelph. The festival features jazz performers and musicologists from around the world, including colloquium keynote speakers Aldon Nielsen, Pennsylvania State University, who’s Sept. 8 talk is titled “Meeting Over […]

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Prof. Jack Trevors, School of Environmental Sciences, was recently named a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Fellowship is awarded to people who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement or application of chemical science or who have demonstrated excellence in the chemical science profession. Trevors is a professor of microbiology and environmental biology. […]

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The Hon. Gail Gago, South Australia’s minister for the status of women, visited the University of Guelph on Tuesday to discuss domestic violence death review committees with sociology professor Myrna Dawson, who holds a Canada Research Chair in public policy and criminal justice and established a research unit at Guelph dedicated to the social and […]

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