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Embarking on the Academic Year Together: Message from the Provost

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Dear U of G students, faculty and staff, I am deeply honored to have been appointed as the new Provost and Vice-President (Academic). Since starting in this role in August, I have been truly overwhelmed by the warmth of this community, the dedication of everyone I have met, and the collective commitment to advancing our […]

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Homecoming to Welcome Alumni Back to Campus 

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No matter where life takes Chad Nuttall, he always makes his way home to the University of Guelph.  “I love coming back for Homecoming,” says Nuttall, who graduated with a bachelor of arts in 2004. “It’s a nice tradition to come back every year.”  Nuttall first attended Homecoming as a student in 2000 and enjoyed […]

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Expert Available: Grain Terminal Strike

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Workers at several major grain terminals in Metro Vancouver went on strike on Tuesday. The strike could be devastating to Canada’s farming industry. Grain farmers say more than half of Canadian-grown grain moved through these terminals last year.  Dr. Michael von Massow, a food economist in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, studies […]

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Join U of G in Recognizing National Truth and Reconciliation Week and Orange Shirt Day

Truth and Reconciliation Week. Orange Shirt Day.

This week marks Truth and Reconciliation week, a time to honour the lost children and survivors of residential schools and commit to playing a part in advancing reconciliation with First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.   The week concludes with Orange Shirt Day on September 30, a grassroots movement started by Phyllis Webstad in 2013 […]

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Fostering Safe and Respectful Spaces for Difficult Conversations: A Message from the AVP, Diversity and Human Rights

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With the first few weeks of the academic year behind us, we hope you have now settled in and are well into the many exciting courses, activities and initiatives that are sure to make this an enriching and busy year.   Amidst the energy and promise of a new semester, it is important to take a […]

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Exercise is Medicine: How Physical Activity Impacts People Living with Parkinson’s Disease

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Exercise is medicine. That is the philosophy Dr. Philip Millar abides by, no matter the circumstances of one’s health. When the University of Guelph professor and his team set out to gauge the impact exercise can have on people living with Parkinson’s disease, the results further proved his belief correct. In a study recently published […]

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Expert Available: Federal Non-Confidence Vote 

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The federal government is back for the fall session, bringing with it the possibility of a non-confidence vote and a federal election. Dr. Tamara A. Small, a professor in the Department of Political Science in the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences, is available to discuss the pending non-confidence vote and what people need […]

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Expert Available: Rogers Buyout of MLSE 

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Rogers Communications has announced plans to purchase Bell’s shares of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE). The deal, worth an estimated $4.7 billion, will give Rogers 75 per cent ownership of MLSE.  Dr. Ann Pegoraro from the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics is available for interviews about the buyout. Pegoraro is the […]

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Visit U of G’s New Negotiations Webpages for Collective Bargaining Updates

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The University has recently launched uoguelph.ca/negotiations, an online hub for collective bargaining updates and information. This hub will be used to keep the U of G community informed throughout the bargaining process when the University is actively negotiating with an employee group. In addition, the hub contains important information about collective bargaining to help students, […]

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U of G Internship Course Will Match Master’s Students to Agri-Food Employers 

Getting that first job post-graduation might be daunting, but a University of Guelph course could give students the head start they need.   A new master’s-level internship course at the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC), titled Internship in Agriculture, Environment, Food, and Communities, will help connect graduate students with a range of organizations in the agriculture, environment, […]

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