University of Guelph athletes have excelled in recent days, reaching the podium numerous times in track and field, winning national wrestling medals and advancing in playoff competition in men’s hockey. For the fourth straight year, the men’s and women’s teams won the Ontario University Athletics track and field championships held Feb. 21-22 at York University. …
The recent media focus on the University and the Athletics Department has served as an opportunity to have a valuable discussion, and we believe now is the time to move that discussion forward. To begin, we want to reiterate that we do not tolerate sexual violence or harassment of anyone within our community. In 2018 …
Bringing peace of mind to University of Guelph students serving in the Canadian Forces is the aim of a proposal that would offer these students academic accommodations. The Serving Scholars initiative will be the first of its kind in Ontario and unique in its focus on reservists. There are at least 30 U of G …
Like many of you, I was deeply troubled and affected by the contents of a Globe and Mail article published Saturday that reported details of unacceptable behaviour from former track and field coach Dave Scott-Thomas toward past student-athletes, particularly Megan Brown. As a university president, as a teacher, and as a father, I was upset …
The Globe and Mail published a deeply troubling article today about the treatment of our student athletes by one of our former coaches, David Scott-Thomas. The behavior of Scott-Thomas is both shocking and disturbing. The University extends its apologies to all athletes, students and co-workers who experienced this behavior. In recent months, the University has …
Health care professionals are providing advice regarding the 2019 novel coronavirus. Coronaviruses typically affect the upper respiratory tract and can cause the common cold and pneumonia. In some cases, the virus can cause more severe symptoms. More information on the new coronavirus and its symptoms are available from the Government of Canada. The University of …
Back in November, University of Guelph student Alyssa Dugay enlisted fellow students to send “best wishes” cards to Canadian peacekeepers in Egypt in time for Christmas. Her mission was to let the roughly 55 Canadian men and women stationed in the Sinai Peninsula – including her dad – know that people back home were thinking of them during the …
How climate change affects traditional food systems and food sovereignty of Haudenosaunee communities is the focus of a new Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Studies at the University of Guelph. Jessica Dolan will work in U of G’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology in the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences (CSAHS) this …
How the human body has been represented in art over the last 200 years, and what those representations tell us about art and society, will be the topic of a keynote address by acclaimed painter and sculptor Eric Fischl at this year’s Guelph Lecture: On Being. Co-presented by the University of Guelph, the Guelph Lecture takes …
A new director has been appointed to the University of Guelph Arboretum. Justine Richardson, an experienced manager focused on facilitating interdisciplinary research and community engagement, will step into the position effective February 3. The Arboretum is the largest and most comprehensive of its kind in Ontario. It is home to more than 40,000 specimens in …
It’s only about the size of Nova Scotia, but Costa Rica is a biodiversity hot spot that’s home to some four per cent of all known species on Earth. Against ever-mounting threats to the planet’s biodiversity, helping to catalogue and conserve many of those organisms in the Central American country is the purpose of a …
Five University of Guelph researchers exploring a range of subjects from human health to the resilience and sustainability of communities have received 2019 Research Excellence Awards worth $5,000 each from the University. The award program highlights the achievements of recently tenured faculty members and helps to raise their profile among external funding agencies. The awards …
The University of Guelph is deeply concerned and troubled by information it recently received concerning Dave Scott-Thomas, who was terminated on Dec. 16, 2019, from his position as the head of U of G’s track and field and cross-country program. The University strives to provide student-athletes with an environment that is safe, positive, respectful and …
Links among human health, animal health and environmental well-being will be explored in this year’s Derry Dialogues, an annual interdisciplinary speaker series at the University of Guelph. The event takes place Wednesday, Jan. 15, 5:45 p.m., in Rozanski 101. This year’s One Health theme embodies the concept that humans, animals, plants and their shared environment …
The candidate brief for the University of Guelph’s ninth president and vice-chancellor has been finalized and is available on the presidential search website. The brief reflects the input of over 3,000 members of the University community who engaged with the Presidential Selection Committee through surveys, e-mails and in-person meetings. As the committee moves towards considering …
Martha Billes has been appointed to a second term as chancellor of the University of Guelph. U of G’s Senate approved the reappointment during its November meeting, extending her tenure until April of 2023. “I am delighted that Martha has agreed to continue as our chancellor,” said president Franco Vaccarino. “She has done a wonderful …
A woman or girl is killed every three days in Canada, with a total of 118 killed by violence in 2019, according to the latest report from the University of Guelph-led Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice and Accountability (CFOJA). The annual #CallItFemicide report provides statistics and insights into the killing of women and girls in …
A University of Guelph team has won a $20,000 (U.S.) grant for developing a tool kit to help families reduce their household food waste by improving the way they shop for groceries, prepare meals and store food. The Food Waste Reduction Toolkit was among four projects recognized in the Danone Institute North America’s “One Planet …
From breeding climate-adapted dairy cattle to improving disease resistance in winter wheat to brewing better craft beer, seven agriculture and agri-food research projects led by University of Guelph experts will receive more than $2.5 million under the Ontario Regional Priorities Partnership Program (ON-RP3). Funding for eight genomics projects across Ontario – including seven initiatives led by U of G researchers – …
Following an intensive series of discussions, the University of Guelph has signed four partnership agreements with major post-secondary institutions in India. These formal agreements in research, education and outreach strengthen U of G’s role as a global leader in veterinary medicine and One Health, said Malcolm Campbell, vice-president (research). Campbell signed the agreements during a …