Two University of Guelph alumni have made the Governor General’s Literary Awards shortlist for works of poetry and theatre. Robert Chafe, a playwright and graduate of U of G’s MFA program in creative writing, is a finalist for the second time for his recent work, Everybody Just C@lm the F#ck Down, a play that looks at […]
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Dr. Robert Enright, an art theory and criticism researcher at the College of Arts, discussed the role of technology, such as NFTs and AI-generated art with CBC Entertainment. Enright explained the interest to these new technologies may be a result of “the industry shifting to value the selling of art over its creation,” where there’s […]
Dr. James Fraser, a history professor in the College of Arts, spoke with Postmedia about his course on Canadian football and its role in shaping the country’s history. The article appeared in several publications across Canada, including the Toronto Sun. “I began to realize the different ways in which what I was doing wasn’t […]
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Ontario Agricultural College food economist Dr. Mike von Massow lent his thoughts to media publications on Loblaw’s decision to freeze prices on all No Name brand items. To CBC Business, von Massow explained that while the price freeze is likely to do with public relations, it “gives people some certainty now” with rising costs. In […]
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Plenty of patients have had a doctor tell them to get some rest. But what does that mean? In what Dr. Tami Martino calls the beginnings of a brand-new research field, University of Guelph researchers are discovering how rest works to help the body heal from heart disease. Beyond heart patients, she says her lab’s […]
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With housing prices still high, some landlords have an incentive to sell, threatening tenants with homelessness. A University of Guelph PhD candidate says two types of changes are needed: one at the policy level, the other within the community. Edith Wilson recently started research on non-profit housing activists and advocates’ life histories in the Department […]
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Last week, some faculty and staff accounts were enroled in multi-factor authentication (MFA) for Microsoft 365 services (e,g., GryphMail/Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, Office, SharePoint, etc.). MFA is used by many universities and financial and government institutions to ensure secure access. You may have seen it when logging in to online banking. MFA involves verifying your identity […]
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The University of Guelph is providing an update on the IT system incident first detected on September 11. While University IT systems are largely operational and as we continue to work to ensure they are secure, we have learned that limited information has been compromised. As part of continued efforts to ensure the security of […]
Dr. Simon Somogyi, an agribusiness researcher in the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics, spoke with several media outlets about food price inflation, vegetable oil prices and allegations of grocer price collusion. Somogyi spoke to The Canadian Press about the latest inflation numbers that showed steep increases in the price of groceries. which […]
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As Alaska cancels its harvest of snow crab for the first time, a University of Guelph human ecologist says it’s a moment of reckoning for how fisheries approach sustainability. Dr. Philip Loring holds the Arrell Chair in Food, Policy and Society and is a professor in the Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics at the […]
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Remember: Masks help protect you and others With the return of cold and flu season and to help reduce the risk of COVID-19, the University of Guelph reminds you of the importance of wearing masks in high-density spaces, including classrooms, labs, elevators and meeting rooms. Think of the 3Cs when choosing to wear a mask. Masks […]
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CBC Arts spotlighted College of Arts professor of studio art Diane Borsato’s newest book Mushrooming: The Joy of the Quiet Hunt. Borsato discussed the inspiration behind the book, which serves as a field guide while also exploring how mushrooming inspires art. At the School of Fine Art and Music, Borsato explores the relationships between art […]
Dr. Nita Chhinzer, organizational management researcher in the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics, discussed Ontario’s new electronic monitoring policies for workplaces with The Close on BNN Bloomberg. Chhinzer said policies help increase workplace transparency, noting for employee stress and privacy concerns may be alleviated if they know why they’re being monitored. A […]
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Indira Naidoo-Harris, the University of Guelph’s AVP, diversity and human rights, has been named one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women for 2022. The Top 100 Awards were presented this week by the Women’s Executive Network (WXN), which promotes the advancement of professional women across Canada. Twelve categories of awards recognize outstanding women who create meaningful change […]
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Everyone has a gender identity; everyone uses pronouns. International Pronouns Day (Oct. 19) was created in 2018 to make common practice of asking, sharing and respecting personal pronouns. The observance arrives the week after Coming Out Day (Oct. 11), which many honour in terms of sexuality but which is also about gender identity as coming […]
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During the third week of October, the Indigenous Student Centre hosts its annual Indigenous Recognition Week. It is an engaging opportunity for the U of G community to learn more about First Nations, Inuit, and Métis cultures. Events take place throughout the week and are open to everyone. Indigenous Recognition Week Events Monday, October 17 […]
The municipal election has officially begun. Election day is Monday, Oct. 24. You can vote if you: live in or own property in Guelph, are a Canadian citizen, and are over 18 years old this October. Find your polling station online. On Oct. 24, a polling station will be held in Peter Clark Hall (University […]
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Dr. Ann Pegoraro, the Lang Chair in Sport Management in the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics, lent her thoughts to several media publications on the latest developments in the scandal ravaging Hockey Canada. In a Canadian Press article, which appeared in several outlets including the Financial Post and CityNews Toronto, Pegoraro explored […]
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Ontario Veterinary College avian immunologist Dr. Shayan Sharif co-wrote an opinion piece in The Globe and Mail on how a One Health approach could prevent further avian flu outbreaks. Sharif examined the causes behind the outbreaks before concluding a One Health approach could “prevent (threats) to domestic poultry, wildlife and human health (and the emergence […]
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The first thing Stephanie Cairns wants people to know is that environmental governance is not exclusively about the government. “Redesigning economic systems to operate within ecological limits demands new and often challenging forms of deep collaboration across a spectrum of actors – innovators, producers up and down supply chains, consumers, civil society and activists, governments […]
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